, 1876-05-11

=, W!;As;n1NaTosi 7; nm; .. G, May 1o.3;A private 1ss-
"a office hero tonight, says: T" As each D|alr1ot
os S9f sGes - % h.;S y s
Second Congressional Diatr!et to-lay Hc,.-
r. u. >, Hyde, Vice President 6f tic
Boston BriF,pT Club, anil Jphn +. ,Osgood, IL
pronounced }rietnw rn1n, were elected delegates
10 Cincinnati. Ting Third DIstrfct includcs over
bali ot Doaton nild Hrouki!nu.
AitEH's FRIENDS.
DAfToN, O., 3iny lo.-Thc Fourth Disttict
baek resolutions to-day. Alien delegates wcro
elected TO thu State aud National CONVENTIONS.
PRESIDENTIAL GOSSIP.
aEaEnAL GRANT ANXIOUS TO LEAVE TIE WHITE
HouaK WHO WILL SUCCEED ntM7-TnE
CHANCES or T1iE VARIOUS CANDIDATES f0N
TfiH c1HUfRNArf OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
FAV0HfTKH-HOsTILE HEADQEAkrEHA-InyE5-
TIuATloN-ARpoHTs.
Sptcfat Correspondence Of The Chicago 4rlbuu,,
WASHINGTON, p. C., Atay 7.-"1n lcas tint
ten months" satd President Grant to Senator
yesterday, "my term Of oilco will expire, a,,tl
slInu aga'n 10 private c!tlzcn I count
tho intervening days with tho sa,nu
pleasure that I used, when tn tho
graduating clasa at West Point, to count tho
days TINT must pass before would receive my
diploma aud leave tho Academy" His At!nit-
stration, which had such glorious beginning, Is
certainly not ending very pleasantly to hin /;
and IL Is not strange that ho is anxious to be
rid Of the responsibilities and ycxatlons attendant
on life at The White House, or that ho regrets
having yielded to tho solicitations Ut Republican
friends, who persuaded h!m to leave his proud
position III the head of tho army, whcyo he was
'lo'ized BY the people, and where he could have
m
"Fau,c'e etornnl ratnnlnu-cronuda, :,
a"A' ."'np.s'e siouluS'
WHO Is THE hlslSo SUM-
rods, 40 docs tho Presidential question arsorb
all other questions here Inst now, II ]irs hc-
ncot}, 81, inrtv1u,,o,. T. T. H., s....,a ~,
snnn.,,aa. !. ~ ,',,.' ~ 10 Nv psop.ef ol a'l
sPccclses' IL is INC leading topic ot convcsEa-
It is even alluded to by prcaeers in our pulpIts,
na., t4s, e.'".tg ~. unoe. 1,ieir ueleats
VI ~, - ".u cesGa sI, ~ Inc oaa behavior OF
some of those who have tnstcned themselves on
Treasury for thcir own Ieuet apnear I,n punptcs
,v tlcsi+e IN mi rtovc r,s, 1nssos o,,S ., .a".-a
~, M ,es .onseS' nnu u testotc
luz, lAst3 ~ Ns or's''a' purity: n''t VINO Is TO
to lead tue hosts ID to y victory ur;'D'I, IN
Novcmbcra Many think thai hc
s ,' sst uee rpat pa9mnet hame 'at Will
portne Us arryes e rsis n hG
,s 'avs n.y., convinced tho friends Of others TINT
rsen, Mi.o s9.ne nefo Ifnm various Sectons,
represent brsstnw u gainng ground every
Wiefe III popular estlhlatlon; but the poll
tlelalls arc althost AZ against litn. Only few
0Ays ssnee, IN tllG JssAcx District Of Musscllu-
setts,. the of!lee-llo!dcrs, who controlled the
ptstTict Convention, elected as their delegate 10
saeSar Gaarrs 5n nscs !, na oee
ing nIu republican, tiie poet Whittier. LorlMg
1s B . hialne malt1 and Whittier Is, Of course, fur
or's'o"' - ,,,.
uow TINT In can;i nA1SE =, f. As;xiaoGgs, ;in ,
i siic New England yote, Us lie Ind expected, nnl
Ills friends arc illdustriousIy picking up stray
eo1thern delegates. but n considerable portion
81 llls strength IN tho Ganyentlon Will con,c
@t tic eIectIe od CON States VIII se asy leps sgts
!essiy neMocrntE. ,,, Ing question Wlll tlcn
naturally ar[se: What Stutts can Blaia carry
at nc fsoFt ~ 1sotentoeF" On this there will be
mnsi nn,|, e1pncTlng, ald already elaborate
calcuiataona haVo been ,Isadc; but none
oi Acm Insure l!lIll success unless he
c9n c4ffy too S1ato OF AcW lorii. Cun no carry
Muw AoIK the ,iisepupncans from t!iat Stato M
ansmn sdaSse emRhasaiY a ana posltively No. This
Ing tho nomination; and bis henel,ulen nrc
nov working like beaycrs, trying to gobblo
up votes here and there III sufficient
hnmbcrs to :, demonstrate that they
san carry tho iall election without thu vote of
thc Empire state. And, as they know that
they cannot get tho Conkllng or Morton
strength, they are doing Their prctt!est To form
ah aiIiaice Win br1sioW, II which they will
gum Ills prestige without making my return.
and apparently indifferent as to TIC result, but
MS friends claim TINT ny VIII 80 Into the Con-
yclltion With the vote OF tho state OF New York
to @ Gtart from. and that other largc delegations
Tii specdliy wheel into his column. Ills
lollowing at Cincinnati WILL comprise alrnit
follt!elals, trained Oy Seward anu Weed;
1ncrShunts aud bl1ltets to INFLUENCE tho proper
y eleh,cht II inc convention; genial, go9d fel-
LOVE ' wo WI seek to capture distant delegates
Dy hospitalit1cs, with srrt1!kiing OF tho h'!nys
to drhk at bars 70 talk in l!otc! corridors,
anu cheef n the gailcrics OF the Convention
when Conkltngs naInc Is mentioned. The
Conklit'E organization is perfect, with ~ placo
for every mum aud eTery man IN his plaee," n
wcil-1tilca military chest, antl-beyond Doubt
the support of tho Administration. ! spenls
Coslkliftt Is the 1aF0rate cnudid!o Of Ulysses j.
GFa"t.
COY. OLIVER ?. MOTION
EtnrGA merit In fhn t11,H f,f the Rrna{fnr{