The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-02-14
NOMINATED BY DCGANNE.
HHfT TUE TUTRD-TERw MFN IN
THE CRY IRE DOING.


doubted RiRtt to Vote for Grant and Vfz
Hugh Lee IL they Wish 81 TO Vote.
The Central Grant club of this city has
lust publ he'd a letter in favor OF the nonina-
tion Of " Ulysscs s. Grant Of New Jersey for
lrcadcn', and ritz Ifn,h lee of Virginia for
Vice Pre- ident." CDpiol Of the letter, hand
soneiy hogrnnhc and ST .nod Low Col. A. T. n.
Ducannc. the President Of the club, and Henry
C. = rks. the Secretary. have been sent to infiu-
entail politicians North and South, East and
West The letter starts OF with the assumption
that peace Ia not yet restored 10 the country. II
continues: "This contonniai year Is the year OF
"a Presidential election. IT IA ntting season for
patriotic men Of oil parties to unite for the peace
and prospaf ity Of our common country. II a
indicate for President and candidate for
Vice President Of the United States could be
selected under the AUSPICES of a Peoples Con-
vcniion, reprcsrntinQ botn orr national uoliticaI
p'rti :. we might Afford practical means TO Sc
cure that restored Union Ut the states which all
good citilors seem to dCsite."
The persons TO whom copies OF the letter have
been mailed, VINO are STYLED lea ing ana patri-
ouc members OF their marty, have the following
propositions submitted to tusu, With tue re-
quest tnat they shat respond to them:
FIT positonof Grant ef,srei.it ye,rs q cly
f l one iha ns renomiaau You'd b, Ga ra1y
second liz avowcd DESIRE not 70 Nc disputed for
ma retirement from Office constitutes no obstacle IN
O. way o nopular rcnonnnttlon brciu.c the people
,4 IT, cnoiee afior he NE ,ervci thcn faithfully during
y,r. ~ ,h' Voted ior hm after -four year. -.
pac aY'e of aitl VI Prcsic,t as tioy continue IN
1hlri ne prictlcihrv ~ associaung tho name Of
G-nHt for President Ga the of suuthrf0 citi.
zen ior Nc.I'r. ilcn.. Who's oyowed loyalty TO our
e n.epe az 'n't Il m'rs. nanno ,gts han meniy
n,ntly ne candidate to rcpse-cit a loyal sju,n.
The letter closes thus:
su.m 'tins the retong prorositiors VIC ask your
H. nomineii,na tr fs7T Yrp.rs r,St =, Sr
!ersy. no rrsideat. Gnd Fil Hugh Lee OF virginia
Col. Dueanne the champion proclaimer Ct
third iermsm, wn- found yeste-d Az In his room
at li9 Grand street An oil painting Of Grant.
admit ed that his club nld no: made much
hoadway ~ yet. lie said that 1t was not doing
u'ucn eXcept 70 mail It's address and the iitho-
gl'ih icucr@ through the country. I'VE ere not
doing much hesidcs," he added. "Just now
toonei Tor tnnN ing. Ito Is having men re-
I. owed from olllce and Others appointed tn their
place ia order Ia secure the state delegation to
thc National Convention. We shah not BEGIN to
wot. in earnest Tor our candidates until
have secured psrmanent headquariers. We
h@pe t. c-titli-h ourselves IN the Aston
House Grant aud Fitz Hugh Lee are our
l,lalnees for lr"-i INT ana Nicc-Pfcsidcnt
", Think that they can beat any ii, kct that can
hc Iut up. Their election would tranquilize the
N.rtn and South. aud would bur, the Ratchet
Or discoti so dcep that Blaine could never get
hlid ~ the handle. Lee "a a rcures cnt.tiyc man
In the Spdth. It, is NEPHEW OF Robert Y. Lee.
ana dc-ccnl1 lint q Light ilorse Harry Of Tho
R'v liIton. lie is also related TO Washington.
Daring the WAY he fought hravely for the Con-
icdcr"cy. ani since - close he has remained
quiet. AZ the Bunker Hin celcbration last wear
hc ihbdr IN aNlrt-s iuli OF pa,nolitm. nave
never met hini, but understand that he Is
l,ctcd D. nm Tor TIE nomination for Wee Prcst-
d'ut there wcr' several names suggested.
em them that Of Holden, the Governor Of
North c n llin' during tue war.
Has Ice accented YOUR domination -
We Lave 50 M him one Of our letters. but no
johnston, Heaurcgard, Meninger, Gordon, I'M.
Soith have b., n invited 10 give their opinion In
II VI or Ioomos oi Georgia"
~ lat j. tue present condition OF the third
term movement through the cIuntryf'
." 10 is encouraging. In Maine the movement
Is quite sr1us. \ n'wsnai er has been started
tncrs are sevcr-l papers for CIR mt. and hear
that clubs are cine organzed there, as well as
sponience with leading men In the country, but
then responses 10 US cannot be made puolic
"what Is tho feeling IN New York;"
the Grant Contra CiuD is the only orranizs-
ti"n inst hls 50 itr nutiicly declared itstl fora
Of tat viii come out for Grant NJ the proncr
time. 'iuus have been organized IN j rev CRY,
iiuhokcu, AMI Hr loklvu. Mr. Woifsineer. who
l. m business in this city, is the President at the
mrr.a,nts nd nankris dat they are Tor the
reuoininatlon Of Grant. cannot tell their
names.
How do the oficeholders feol7"
>tun lus. fnc ollector OF Boston. "a for q
third term. Collector Arthur Of thi- cit, IL non.
cuWmittsl, The Postmaster "a for Conkliur.
Gen. Jones' the Rerisier. Il a wc-kuOwn third-
term advocate. lie W.. > 80 uefure ms election.
LINT II strange that ne should to- elected while
the candidates oi the hepHrlicbn Cpnveni ion,
wnich denounced tue third term. were de-
fcatedf"
-. Edward +. Thorne. the Grand Master Of
Masons IN this state, n Grant MANI"
He las written letter denying that he IL, and
he also denies that our club WIS authorized to
his name "a such. Whom his denial was
made puhhc kept sui, bat here is letter from
hlM to the Secretary Of the cub. in which he
saws that he will at with the club to secure the
denomination Of Grant"
" VIII the Republicans accept Grant p
" They had better. II they don't, the Demo-
Gratis vii tlke him and win, just as they did
with MeeloN ana Fish as they would nave
done with Chase, Il 1t had not been Tor sey-
mnur's trlck rs. "
The Colonel cropped tho subject OF Grantism
70 talk about the q. L. A., which he exclaimed
ne mt tho Order Of United Americans, the or
uiZatiun from which the Know ofhirg move
ment sprang. lie said that he belonged to II,
aud intended to spe * at Its celebration on
Wa-hin! ou'a birthday. lie mentioned Mayor
Mickh IN, Gen. ID mel Ulm ~, Police Commits
sioner Voorhees,, Iophat Mills aud others "a DC
longing to the order.