, 1876-01-21
PRESIDENTIAL.
Inatde Inforlnatios,-The Mcnuing Of
CinCiNnAti.
Cisc,nnlh CIR, H&.tci1'.

THE 1SstDE or rn1stss.
We bnye q few items OF inside inform Aion
from Washington that may tn4o,net cur readers.
1t iB thoroughly understood among tbo Kepub-
ljcAna that Grant is substantially candidate for
n third term. II Ia satd Of lin that ho will not
do anything, but Tint l,o expects his roticenco,
tho force OF his will upon the negroes and onco-
holders, anil tho jealousica aroused between op-
posing candidates. 10 result in tho exiEoncy in
Which ho is to bc called To tho country aSnin.
Theu le will bo roady to 1esr,oud. IIa will conecut
slightest doubt that oil theso things will tnrn
out Just so. aud the evil influence of tho Gahg
Ut brothess-iu-law and military fAvor1teH about
tho Whiso House ia Intensely for third torn.
This is not conjecture or gossip, or malice, or
hatred, Or invontion, or anything but infor,nA-
tion md we may Bny confidently to my NepuU-
l!can politicians in tho rural regonB WHO arc
Disposed to doubt that tnls state Of facts osiate
that If they will appuA eonhdentialty to Rny OF
tho members OF tlleir pasty in Washington who
nre in poaltion to know the whole truth. they
will find that ~o have stated it with impartiality
and precision.
coming to tho front III Republican eantldlt,a
aud obscutinX tho prctcusiUu5 OF others No
rotcr to blaine and ,1ortou. They arc in Tue
Thick Of tho dust and thoF ncchs nro clothed in
Tho tirAt definite trial Of stEo,gth botween theu
wns in tho selection OF d plncu for holding tho
National lsepubican Convention. Morton was
for Cincinnati. Nlhine proforrcd Philadelphia
Morton's doftncsH aud forco ns manager and
strength liz his party arc aeon I'll tho result.
Morton couiI command almost anything with
tho single exception OF tho thing ho wants. His
nlnbltion III TO 10 PtoHidcnt. md perhaps ho
wa4 not in his olse d question ol safely, before
which. whcn the test cornos. prudont politicians
will iirst hesitate and then somonst rate, Rnl then
his strength will fado like 4 dream.
Dlaino Is forcing the fighting. and will con-
tinuo to loso. lIo ~ q man who + growing in
tl,a estimation Of the country. Ills acquaint-
R,lccs i,nye long known that llo tn not only
''tha sllartcst politician in Congress-" but
mhn of very high order of abll-
itv. His arrogant superiority On the floor OF the
Aollso has boom anticipalol by tl.oss who know
hin, we'll. lie Is, howevor, from QUO OF tho re-
tuoto cornors OF tho country. and il tho tau-
pcstuons warfare Of tho House hv will hayo his
brmor hackot, und. II wo may slightly chanlo
tho Aguso his kuucklcs broEon and Als ribs
bruised, aud no will layo extraordinary luck il
he does not show stain Of blood on his upper
LIP and 1iseoloratton Of tue oyeA. At any ratio
llo will DO Ia Precipitation, brcsthing hRr,l aud
ready for rcd hot war. Now thiB III not exactly
tho tompor IN which prudent party In an
emergency, w'ould 10 likely to prefor to soethcir
Irosidautlal champion.
Neither Morton nor Blaine could tolerate thu
idon OF a second place Oh tho ticket. With thom
II III first place or no place. II either Of them
rides tho high lora0, 1t must 10 In front. When
tho irieut!s of these foremost canldatoa discoy-
or, poIllpA bofOrc tlla meeting OF tho Couv0n-
tion. b,lt iu Ill probability in the Convention
itsolt .!,at shoy cannot have their hrst choice.
tho critical momDnt will have arrived, 1t ts ut
this point that the third term employees expect
to got in thDlr work, md TO put upon tho couH-
try ticket something like this; Graus and
l1ayes.
Wo rreau,no tho frionds Of Gov. Hayes car
trnthfuly say that thBy have not contemplated
this contingency. Il docs not SOON improhablp.
however. that thoy may have soon to coisdor
thiH idoa. Gov. Hayes IL vol kuown auaot4g
politicians aA the HlucorcAt mud most constant
aud ardent OF tho a1mlro.s Of Gen, Gsans. Wo
may be Bure that Qrant knows ths thoroughly.
md thule In something III tic nature OF gossip
at Washington to tho effect that Grant NAV
throw his intluoneo III favor Of ilayos for tho
i!rAt place On tho uckot. profcrring hun 10
Morton or lIaino. II is to 10 thought
Ut, howoyors beturo attaching Importance
TO this theory, that dEnnt has not thus far
considered seriously any policy oxcept tha.
Of holding OF. Tho presumption thai lse tavoya
1Iayas for tho Prosilecy ltseit ss therefore coii
joctur0 only, having. it il extremely lkcly, the
foundation that ho thinks Well Of Hayes a1l
acceptable candidate for the Vlcc-PreAldancy. II
ia alao to bo remarked in tlta connection that u
Grant should laSp tiH Cycs oioned to tho fact
tint third tern, IL ltnroHsihlt Ito voaM cara 10
Heoure tie prestige or ualnin9 hia snccossor, al
TINT Who hn might solect liaycs for ths first
place, the chaucea are Ae would look beyOn1
him. VIC think it not Improbable that he might
form In lis mind Buch a ticket ~ shss: Wasl,-
bntns and Hayoa-And in hts way recommend II
10 his devoted and ilattering fnelds.
1t may not DO inappropriate to say tlak Iris.
tow would most Clearly represent tho aggressive
eplrit Of Roforna, aud command = larRsr Liberal
aaa nntsluo sup port than my other KepuullsAn
candidate who llas beou namoa; d. or M Who y likely
talo 70 thy whether this May bo 10 h's hdvant-
rye or dissd;yantaHo anlong tho prevailing poll
t,cfhuH. Taking The field ID wo fluid it. tho al-
poasauceh arc that tho KepAbllcan nominee vii!
ae onn OF these l3an-llayes, Drsstnw, and
WasAbusno. llayea III n possibility. The other
two arc decided probabilities, atl seon to have
The winning c..anroa. We e11eet 10 sos thom
cnicr The home.Hssetcn on the deciding Leat in
Ciaciuuati in Juue 1lo1t neck and neck.
TIE MEANING or clSclSSATt.
.ti,r fark 1Faittae
THO NepubliclTl National Cunvtntion will moot
in t!.t placu aeuatur Morton stlucloI. No doubt
Ae believed that solne g1oat alrauta,o wAa to be
gained by thta soiect,on. OF t,o, candidate for
Tue Ffssdenry, woai4 not have stoope.i so far a.
10 take active part Ia tho coutost regarding 1t.
lie necessarily lost somo.hias, ho risxcd
much aud whether Aa gained anything
By Aiq supcQ3H 4opl1l4x to bA lakaE-