The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1875-05-11

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An Interview With Murat Haastead
about the Campaign of 1915.
Marat Halstead, editor of the Cincin.
natl Commercial, attended the Schurz
banquet in New York last week and was
afterwards interviewed by Sun report
er. The first point of interest was as
follows.
Reporter. Mr.. Halstead, do you know
or have You any reason to believe that
Gen. Grant means to run for third
term!
Mr.. Halstead. Yes; the evidence is too
strong for anybody not to believe it who
has given attention to the subject. It is
certainly known that herefused distinctly
before the New Hampshire election to
say that he consented to letter which
was written by = Republican Congress
man from that State, for the use OF the
Republicans in it, asserting that he had
no thought of running whatever. The
Congressman wished to correct any i'm
preston that there was in New Hamp-
shire to the effect that Grant desired
third term, and called on the President to
obtain his approval Of letter which he
(the Congressman had prepared, endors-
ing what the Republican State Conven.
ton had said on that question. You
may remember that the State Convention
Of New Hampshire declared against
third term, and this Congressman de.
sired that the President should consent
to say that he had seen and approved Of
this letter endorsing that declaration.
The Presidents manner. was cold and bit
ter, and he positively declined to say any
more than he thought the Republicans Of
New Hampshire had nude themselves
very ridiculous by noticing that matter
at all. The fact is certain, and there are
not so many Repub lican congressman in
New Hampshire but the question may be
easily investigated and reduced to q per-
sonal matter.
Reporter. Do you think it possible for
him to be nominated by any Republican
National Convention
MIR. Halstead. think that if he should
command his delegations to come from
the South, as he expected to do, so as to
make a strong show i'll the Convention.
and so that with the aid Of the Northern
offceholders there should be a serious
effort to nominate him, the Convention
would break up. Republican impatience
and INSTRUMENTATION under the Grant Ad'
ministration will by that time be uncon-
trollable. There will not be delegate
from Ohio in favor Of him for a third
term under any circumstances. There Is
not school district in the State where
you could find three Republicans for it.
They think when he has had as much
as Washington, Jefferson, or jackson,
and that at double their salaries for the
past four years, it may fairly be stated
that he has been reasonably compensated
for his illustrious military services.
Reporter. What are all the independ'
ent voters going to do about this thing?
Mr.. Halstead, The phrase ''independ'
ent voters is not mine; that was espe'
cially used at the Schurz dinner by Mr.
Charles Francis Adams, Jr. The ''inde'
PENDENT voters" however, think there
may be chance to do something. They
think that the Democratic party will gel
into mischief next winter with their Con
gress; that the sixty Confederate officers
who are in the next House will to a great
extent control that body, in which ther'
will be plentiful lack of competen
leaders that there will be an introduc
tion Of rebel war claims, a movement
looking to pensioning rebel soldiers, ant
possibly toward compensation for slaves
the whole to be backed by a tremendou
imitation; that Senator Eaton State fla
will be thrown to the breeze in the ''sev
eral sovereign States, each acting for it
self in its own capacity and some o
them think in order to check all this
would be good time for the Cincinnati
Convention $50 to speak) to meet agai
and do what it did not do three years age
Whatever may be said in disparagemen
of the Cincinnati Convention, it Nigh
have named the President. The bette
element that composed it may do mex
year that which was left undone thre
years ago.
Rep. What is that!
WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN.
Mr.. Halstead. Three years ago, if tn
Cincinnati Convention had nominate
Charles Francis Adams, he would in a
probability have been elected. He ce
tainly wovld have carried the State
Ohio by $4,000 majority; and it does nj
seem irrational to think of calling the Ii
eral and independent element of the cou
try together about year from this da
and nominating Charles Francis Adam
The Democratic party will be sufficient