The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-02-03
rnn sHiDow or rHE rnIRD TERM.
s"m Bard and senator Conkiins boib In
Favor of II.

WAsHiNgTON, Feb. 1.-The third term
las broke loose again TODAY under the Joint
huspi,es 81 senator Conkllhg an the notorious
IN Bard. Ihe lattor made speech before tho
southern Republican IA ociuion this evening,
In the course Of wni III he said;
In NY opinion Gen. Grant f. the only man who can
r,c-nciliuion The present Democratic Congress
proof that the south not yet rcconsiructcd. We may
We uloYdsh q ~ he ciny - W. must stand ~ OR
then there is no uod
Senator Conkling Ia neither So blood y-minded
nor So public ~ Bard IN his thifVl-term NANTES.
TAFT M. HIS arguments as made to an Eastern
politician Yesterday, were to the effect that Gen.
GIANT IL the strongest M n Ia the party, the
easiest to ecci, and the only candidate who
could carry any 81 the Southern States. with
nnv other candidate, he Thought, no southern
state could be carried 10y the Republicans, and
doubt. lIo believed Gen. al. Ut t. he gaining
constantly In popul MY, end thought the am
No Is debate N the House hsd strengthened the
dcsirc " the people TO r'nOminate him
In connection with this tn re Is curiou. re-
p ~ which comes n IN the friend OF a nrOmi-
nrht lnwyer OF THIS Ntty VINO has long had conf
dental relations n the White House. mi gem
t'eman I, authority fJr.a statement that vfthln
wee, the Ptesten' h"a mad n vorv free talk
with ono ~ his friends in regard II the third
rm qicstion, Ia vhich the President H. salt to
nave III thi', " ht tie tune OF the meeting Of
the Convention. ~ felt that the chances were
I vorahe to his nomination, he would cert tinly
he n candidate and allow his friends TO nr.ss his
nomination. From all present arpe 7 noes he
felt convinced that the Southern delegations
would oe unit for him, and that his friends IN
solid vote. to control the bal nee OF power and
nnal Character of the Convention. In case tn. y
were not able To do this, he felt convinced that
H. could name bis successor, and fully intended
10 do so After further conversation. the Presi-
dent said that In TINS last contingency the per-
| son nominated would be ono who had not vet
been prominently considered IN connection with
the nomination.
Recalling the names Of prom Inc Mt candidates
! he said u al as to Mir. Blaine. while there was
some little probability ~ his nomina ton,
| his Grdutsl strength would not be thrown for
! him. Senator Morton would not receive II, and
there was little probability OF his carrying tn
Convention. The President was then asked by
his visitor;
" What of BristowS ="
| In reply he siid that least Of all who had been
! mined would he receive any endorsement Or
| help from him. In his opinlon, MIR. Dristow had
used his oilco Tor his own political advance
nent, and Ia such "a way ~ t. be exceedingly
dtstasietul to hun, and he did not propose to AZ
ford such an otlcial any help In promoting his
Ambitions. The contingency to be called upon
to name tho candidate. IN consed renee OF his
own failure to receive the nomination, seemed
To ho regarded "a very remote by the President,
wiile therc appeared to nim To hc a certainty OF
enough from the North To compel his nonnna-
tion. This story OF the Presidents oonyersa.
tinn H. given AS N Is reported 40 second hand by
a friend OF IL, gentleman 10 whom the remarks
arr said to have been Addressed. There IL 40
doubt, however, that Con. Grant has said To-
Others that he tcrSuu who would receive his
support In the invention f. one whose name
mas not been prominently mentioned as "a can
uiudtr.