, 1876-02-23
THE HON. S. A. HUR,LeUT.
TIE RESUMPTION At.t'.

A Tp1prHE reporter mot tho Hen. Stephen A.
Uurbut al tho PaclAo laat night, .aftor tho gen
tlsmau had made his fousiDg speeo b. mud began
to tslk With him on n1attors in genea'al. Among
other subjccts broached was Tho poa sible repeal
OF tho assumption act, and rho reporter asked
tho Congressman what his opinion wa, ns 10 tho
likelihood Of tho act being rcpealcd.
"1f tho bill can ever la gotten ba foro ths
House." said Mr.. Hurlbut, II think II will bo
repealed. Almost everybody admits that 1879
is too curly. and somo people are incilood 10
think that no special t'mo ought to be app71utod
for the resumption OF spoco payments"
"You aecm to Imply that thoro is some hitch
In getting tho mattor before tho House." OBJ
gesYed the reporter.
ayes. tho truth is." responded AtF. 11urlhnt,
that neither sdo Is very anxious 10 call 1t up.
II s aubicct upon which there Is wonderful
difference Of opinion: hnd Tho arguments pro aud
it will bo called up thls session, but II 1t should
be. an OF tho opinion that It would DO repealed
and q subasituso onactod.'
"Do you think that substitute would specify
any Particular dato for resumption :" quosled
mo, think tho general sopao OF Congress- Is
not 10 appoint any particular Tins, but to pro-
yidc fer resumption 1ust ~ soon ns the country
y fsady fns III M 1sas sst'ea y n9t far enough of
"Wll tho banking net stand a chance Of being
repealed I"
,,a ~ ! doG,, .', think .nyb0dy wants that act
'You loubtieBs hear all nurts OF opinlonn as to
tho prospects OF tho various candidates for nom
nation under
THE REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL r1cgEr,"
eald The reporsor' "Now who secmsto bo ahead
II think Blaine hna the best of It. 40 fnr. Thc
East will probably 90 for him ,lnbrokon. IIo
also is second choice Ia Ohio. uaycs, of course,
has tho Nrst choice in that stato."
"Do you think Hayes a'anda chance outside
''i think not. He Is popular man In his
State whore he filed tho Qubernatoriat chair for
two terms with marked credit but outside OF
OHIO don't th'nk Le han strong anppors.,",
''ai!ght .hcy not slip him in a2 tia candidnte
for President with ono Of tho others as n can
dlauto for yico psosidont, and thus maks some
sort OF q compromised Z"
"Nono Of the others would compromise with
him OF anybody else, guoas. Daino wouldn't,
Couklng wouldn't, Morton wouldn't, and those
arc about all there are for call
out OF the racs now,"
"Why do you count him ont I"
"Well, il Dr;atow leavos the Cabinet, and 1t
Bcems to look little that way, you may DO auto
ho won't leave without mighty. good ea,lso.
Grant il no fool. and will not retro him unless
publican party Isn't going to tako up man who
has boon retired from tho Cabinet. So count
Brlstow out"
"Wouldn't 10 make strong Republican can-
didato, thought"
II don't 500 it. Tho Republicans would never
elect a prositont from Kontucky in the world
lie might bo d Btroug tnan with some Of
tho newspapers for nbout four days, and would
give tllom q Ano opportunity for ecpHation.
After TINT they would drop Lin and take up
somo ONO olsc."
CoNELtHU.
"I1ow do you think ConkIlng stanaa7"
"Conkllng would get the Now York ds1oga-
ton mud fcw In tito West on the first hnllot.
Thsn thinls ho'll begin.to weaken. lie may
have some Southern strength, but think not
much"
"Iiow about Morton -
| "Morton outside Of Indiana would hhyo very
| littlo strength in tho North. In tho South ho
would pick up oomo votos among GFans'a friends.
Dus after all, when tho tug cones shouldn't
| wonder II Jim Blaine would bo tho successful
candidate"
Congressman Hurlbut 10 evidently Blaine
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