New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-04-15

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General James M. Comfy, in letter from
Washington to his paper, the Columbu
(Ohio) State journal, writes thus unde
date Of April 4:
The New York Times, of Monday, has
according to my judgment, the best and
most candid review of the Republican can
didates and possibilities that / have seen
anywhere. 1t is too long for our columns,
but trust you will have copied that part
referring to Hayes.
End by recent inquiries that ito claims
for Wheeler, of New York, may certainly
be conceded to him. There is not another
! man in Congress who has 90 universally
the respect and regard Of his fellow-mem.
bers Of oil parties 40 Mr.. Wheeler. have
numerous times the past week asked tho
question of members of Congress, "If the
question were submitted to Republican
members upon the sole ground of personal
knowledge as to the fitness of the man in
every respect, without regard to any
other consideration, who would receive
the most votes President!" The reply has
been in nearly every case, "Wheeler" do
not know what peculiar properties there
may be in Mr.. Wheeler to enable him to
win this almost universal respect and re-
lance from his fellow members. He rarely
makes speech. He is much like Hayes in
that and other respects. I take it that it il
his undoubted integrity and his great
ability in accomplishing the legitimate
work of the legislator, in committee and
elsewhere, that has given him this high
standing. I am told that he might have
been Speaker, if he had not thrown his in
aoenoe for Blaine, years ego: and that no
from being Speaker of the next Republican
House of which he may be Q member.
Moreover, one of the most experienced and
dispassionxte of the prominent Ohio Re-
publicans in Washington has suggested a
contingency that may happen in the con-
vention to make Whesler such formidable
candidate as the friends of some of
the other candidates have not antici. |
patsd: That CONTINGENCY is no less
friends of Blaine and Conkline, in the
event of its being clearly demonstrated |
that neither of those gentlemen can be |
nominated. 1t would seem, at first glance. |
~ the most unlikely that could happen, to
have the friends of two such hostile csndi-
1stes as Blaine end COnkling unite on auy.
body: Ordinarily this would be true. But
Mr.. Wheeler has the respect of both. Now.
'uppoee time should come in the conven.
ion when the friends Of Mr.. Blaine ehould
~ to New York, eve are forced to the
conclusion that We can not nominate
3Ieine. Neither can you nominate Conk-
ing. We can not give our votes for Conk-
ing under any circumstances. But there
} another New Yorker who can have the
otes. if You will give him yours-and that
] Wheeler" Does it seem 90 improbable
hat such prefer should be made and 40 |
eptedf At least, this is one of the posi-.
ilities which it is the business of the
of events and eventuslities to |
in fh0 2ofn /
Let me make one observation a. to the |
lhio convention. The special to the New
ork Times was almost the only first &C. /,
punt In any Estern newspapers that give |
ny adequate idea OF the depth and earnest
ess of the feeling for Hayes in the CONVEX /
en-. The press report was emasculsted of l
!ery eymptom OF feeling, except such as
light be conveyed by the resolution adopt
Oy the convention. This resolution had ! q
lthusiaem of petition in chancery. II
Epressed the feeling Of the convention h
'out ~ adequately as q mathematical
eorem-and in the same way, by force of l
lmbers in the sum of its factors. 1t was \
ly when the full accounts of Ohie papers o
ached here that people outside began
reach realizing senee of the profound 9,
d earnest nature of the feeling for j.
Eyes in his native State. Since then IL
yes has gained faster in the public esti- 81
ltion than any other candidate before the e
ople. The satisfaction of his friends .;
re has increased accordingly. Their Ii
owledge of the real situation led them to :.
IMPLY diecredit the cold and corpse. T.
e report Of the convention from the be- Is
ming, and they waited with what pa. pr
noe they might for the true detailed &C. y
mt, sure of its affect in starting the cur u
+ Whatever may be said of Wheeler iii
ne East, he is not acceptable in that an
9 of the West with river interests. at
yes ts - good . man every way, and a e.,
ter man for rs. The East is beginning re-. re-.
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