The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-01-08
The President Makers at Work for
Charles Francs Adams.
THE BASIS OF THEIR Hopes.
Agitation Of Senators Over the
Presidency of the Senate.
PROBABLE CABINET VACANCY.
FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.

WASHINGTON. Jan. T. 1876
OPERATIONS OF THE CHARLES FRANCIS ADAMS
MEN TO SECURE HIS NOMINATION FOR THE
PRESIDENCY AND DEFEAT THE THIRD TERM
THEIR HOPES OF SUCCESS
While the democrats vainy casting about in
search Of policy we'll a candidate with which TO
go before the people with show OF in the
approaching Presidential campaign, and while the
publcans equally at loss to know whether they
10 be called to the support OF third term candi-
date or not the representatives, Of the neutrals in
party politicsthe swaow-tals OF both parties-have
been secretly active OF late and it begins to leak
out that the surviving friends of Charles Francis
Adams have been holding repeated and earnest
situations the proper pursue looking
the success OF that gentleman Presidential candl-
date The result is circular letters have addressed
and forwarded to the hestatng hating, noncommittal
members of both political parties urging cooperation
in the proposed bringing forward Of Adams and
questng suggestions to the best Of accom-
plishing this object AS yet prominent democrat
has been identified with the movement There is no
doubt. however, but that such republicans as Carl
schurz and Sam Bowes have been putting their heads
together with a view OF taking advantage OF possible
opportunity for bringing Charles Francis Adams for
ward candidate for Presidential honors Ny in
formant gentleman Of national reputation-who, by
the way is in receipt OF of these circular letters
Indicated the following the programme of the
Adams cabal:-The nomination of Adams even by SO
persistent and enthusiastic admrer and supporter
Bowles, is not believed to be either practicable
advisable, should the republicans, instead Of
nominating Grant for third term select such
a representative republican Blaine or washburne,
and the democrats should at the time nominate
hard money man. such Hendricks, Tilden, Bayard
Thurman, in the combination OF these the
party lines would be fairly and squarely defined and
each candidate would be able to poll the entire vote OF
his party, thus leaving occasion for call
ing forth third candidate, whose aim and hope would
be to combine the better halvesas expressed in Gen.
eral Bartlets letter declining the democratic
ton Lieutenant Governor OF hassachusets-ofb both
political parties. Hence such division and marshal
ling political adherents and followers either OF the
above Indicated nominations would cause would leave
opening through which the familiar and well worn
name OF Charles Francis Adams could be Haunted be-
fore the Presidential voter
But In the minds Of Adams men there is not only
hope but q firm conviction that the republican and
democratic parties not destined TO select standard
bearers who will be able to unite the voters of the
respective parties AS regards the republican party
they believe that the OF Grant has become
so assured that the efforts OF Blaine Bristow Morton
other or and leave the way to nomination open
and unobslructed to Grant The nomination Of
Grant, in any event and under any and all circum.
stances, would be recognized propltfous and
favorable accession TO justify the presenta-
ton OF Charles Francis Adams as tho
candidate about whom all dissatisfied repub-
lcans and anti-third termers might successfully
rally. II the democrats at the same time acting with
their characteristic propensity blunder should nom
for tho Office OF President man Who while not
necessarily in1ationist should entertain any but
hard money principles, this, too would be regarded
furnishing additional element OF strength to the
Adams movement 1t remains to be whether the
who failed the nomination for President
in 1872, who failed subsequently to the vote Of
either party in his State for United States Senator
and for Governor and who most Indifferent fourth
falling in turf parance place in the State
election for Governor be revvned by having the
breath OF political life breathed into him by men acting
opposition 10 and outside the lines OF both political
parties.
or all the men cassed among republicans and
named as Grants successor no ono will be bitterly
and obstnaely opposed by the third-termers as Brs
tow. The impression is already sought to be con-
veyed to the public by the ntimates at the White
House that Bristow is Ear from being true and rep
resentatve republican at heart Andrew johnson
whom the latter quarreed with the party through
whose favor he reached the Presidential chair One
constantly hears here from those whose hopes are
based upon the success OF the third term movement
and who regard Brstow with his increasing popularity
a stumbling block in their way that Bristow bid
ding for the democratic nomination for President and
with good prospects OF securing il AS evidence OF this
they refer boastngiy the fact that many Of the
ocratc papers throughout the country have spoken ap
provingly OF his nomination and that Kentucky his
native State several OF the journals
not only declared for him, but express the belief that
he would receive the electoral Of that homo OF the
Bourbons Among these the Journal Is Chased
FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT