New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-02-08

both parties prove undcservng OF confidence
or there may not, but one thing Is certalh-h
that case the Republican candidate VIII DC
beaten. The voters intend, if they find they
can do nothing else, to take the roof of the
Government Offices, and let the daylight SHINE
into dark places.
This being the determination of the majority,
fine question IL whether the Republican party
means to succeed or to get beaten. IL VIII get
beaten rs surely as the day OF election comes
with anv candidate like COnlIing or Morton,
and its leaders know it perfectly well. lhey
have not shadow Of hope OF elecung any
candidate without the aid of independent
voters in Ohio ard Ncw-York, Wisconsin ana
Massachusetts,, and they know that no s"cn
candidate will receive the support OF such
voters. To put up COnklimg or Morton Is 10
invite q defeat quite as overwhelming as Graht
himself could bring, destructive to the party
but also fatal to the ambition OF the man WHO
y unlucly enough TO be its candidate.
blr. Conkling is more honest than Nr. Morton.
He has, on OCCASION avowed his desire for
Grants denomination. Knowing that he would
be defeated as sur, ~ as Grant himself, nc would
prefer to be mentioned in that connections
but to leave Grant to bear the beating. Mr.. Nor
ton Processes to desire nomination perhaps
he does. The Presidential fever works rnac-
countabe changes in the minds OF men. Mr..
Morton is so shrcwd that he ought to know
that he would be defeated, but it may be
that hungry ambition blinds his judgment.
These men, and others, are put forward by
the tools of Grant in order to divide the Ke-
publican strength at the North, and prevent
lis cone, ntration upon any man who can De
elected. The tilrd-tcrm scheme Is to get as
many candidates rs possible TO come forward
i'm the Northern States. and to secure dclcga-
tons friendly to them, while the Southern vote
is 10 be held ~ nearly solid as possible for
Grant him self Thus he will go into the Con-
ycntion with more votes, it is calculated, than
any other candidate. Ii will become apparent
that Morton, COnlling, Hayes, liaiimnlt,
or Wa,hburne, cannot be nominated, and
then it is expected that the votes OF In
DIANA NcwYork, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and
Illinois may be turned to Grant as the one
man upon whom the party can unite. Inc
"emcrgcncy will make its appearance.
Conklug-so th"ir hopes iun-will prefer Grant
to Blaine; Morton will prefer Grant 10 Hayes
or Washburnc; Ilal,ranft VIII prefer Grant to
any new man II yves will repeat his obSerya-
ton that Grants declaration on the school
question carried Ohio; and SO. the third-term-
ers calculate. Grant can again be forced upon
the party rs It's candidate.
OF course thi, means defeat But the party
managers who are in this intrigue prefer defeat
to the election of genuine rciormcr. They
can appeal TO party prejudice when the Demo
crat. assault their rings but they power
les when as.ailcd by "A Republican like BliS-
tow. The Rcpublican part, will have % choose
between unsparing warfare upon all 'he cor
rlpt liug, that have been using The party and
defeat. Ii - is to he beaten. it may ~ well
nominate GLni. Ii it means to win. 1t Will
not nominate Morton or Coahlny.