Union and American. [volume] (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1875-1877, 1876-03-02
A COUNCIL or TYgE GRANT
FAMILY on TEE 1FIiRD
TERM QUESTION.
TChiea.to Times
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A COUNCIL or TfRH GRANk'
FAMILY on FEC aFIIHD
TERM QUESTION.
[Chlcago Tines
On last evening a. zi@es report
or came in contact w'th a gentle
man who has the confidence Of
Grants relatives inNew York, IN
cluding his mother, bis brother Or
| vile, and his brother-iii-law Corbin,
etc, and who but a fOR days since
spent an evening with them, our.
| lag which the entire situation was
canvassed in o confidential way.
| A condensed report Of The conver-
3ation, in interview form, will b;st
serve to present the farfa.
AS you are iutilbaJely aequaint-
ed with those supposol to be IN
Grauta eaaGdoacc, yaa have had
peculiar advantages for forming an
opinion as To whether he is or not
la candidate for q third term" sug
gested the reporter.
Eyes; l was present during a
conference of his relatives and
prominent political friends, and
could perhaps tell you what
you would find it impossible
to get from anybody else, Poll
| tciars--at least those who are in
| the socret--are mum and those
who are not can have nothing to
say"
The Times would be glad tore,
assure the world that Grant is 4
candidate"
"Wcll, take a seat here and |
will tell you something about that
conference. You can say that
Grant and all his relatives are in
! favor of hard money. The iinan-
cidl question was fully discussed,
and the idea was that a dollar
| in currency should represent a
| cold dollar and that not till it did
so would specie payment practical
| Is be resumed
eyes; but what bearing has that
upon the third tcrmp
Il don't know that ought to
say anything about that; and yet
| could give you the whole TRUTH
"rhat is Just what the Times al
ways searches ior.'
But it might be unpleasant for
me to be implicated. Don't under
stand me to say, however, that I
would shrink from backing up any
thing that 1 might say, in case
your authority should be demand
| ed.
ut is not necessary that your
name should be mentioned, and If
| YOU expressly desire it, l Will prom
Use to suppress it,"
CAS- l was introduced to you 10y
q gentleman, l viii rely upou you
word. You may state without
/ couiyocation or fear Of successful
contradiction, that the intimate
| political friends of Grant expect
| him to BE- the nominee Of the Re
publican Convention. They have
! the most positive assurances from
him that he will accept the nomi
nation in case there is probabili-
ty Of his being elected"
Il had been inclined to believe
that Grant did not desire the nom
ination.'
"You have been misled. He is
not only willing, but anxious to
receive it,"
SIS he working for it?'
"No, not individually, as that
would kill him: but he gives the
leading wire puIlers to understand
that in case they are satisfied that
he is strong enough to pull through
he viii accept the nomination
"Who are the intimate friends OF
the President in whom he reposcs
thin trust?'
"One of them is Murphy nom
inalIy ex.collector of New York,
bu. virtually the present collector,
rs the incumbent OF this Office is
nothing more than q sub. Dns-
more the express man, Is another,
and John Hoy is another. These
men are all on the most intimate
terms with Grant, and they are
laying the plans for his re-nomina-
ton"
They certainly cannot hope for
his clectionY
"Thcy not only hope for it, but
they are confident of securing it
| and | actually believe that they
| will. could tell you enough OF
the transactions and schemes Of
those men to till your paper, but
| am afraid l have said too mucl
already. l have no objections t.
the facts going before the public
but | must again require pledg,
from you that my name shall moi
be used in case Of emergency