Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-07-23
Who is TO be Next Presidept-
EN-SECRETARY FISH'S VIEWS ON THE GRAN
MOVEMENT ETC

| EN-SECRETARY FISH'S VIEWS ON THE GRANT
MOVEMENT, ETC.
EX-SecTetary Fish has been interviewed nv
the New York Herald on various political ton
les, including that Of the denomination of Gen.
Grant for the Presidency. He does not believe
that Grant wants il, or that any of his friends
had anything to do with bringing up the idea,
although thousands of them might desire his
| reelection But" he continued, "it seems as
II the democrats and diSatfected republicans
are the only ones who are trying to make
Grant the republican candidate, and if they
persist they may make him President, for their
bitter outcry against MIN now, before he or
any OF his friends have even thought of such a
thing, must force him upon public notice
You really believe that Gen. Grant, in his
own heart, does not desire another term of
office, MIR. Fish,
u do, most sincerely. Gen. Grant this was
said in rather enthusiastic tone for so re-
served man as Mr.. FISH is the most simple
known all my life. l know-nobody could
know il better, for to no one did she speak on
the subject more unreServedly and intimately
that when Grants second nomination was
Droached he did not desire it. He wanted to
go back to st. Louis on his farm. He was as
Indifferent to it as that"' [Mr. Fish snapped
Mr. Fish said that Grant did not decline a
denomination at the end of his second term
because he would not allow himself to be
driven by newspaper clamor into refusing
what had not been offered him.
What do you think, then, of the fear which
has been expressed that Grant will make him
self a king and set up an American monarchy
II elected for a third term
Mr.. Fish laughed heartily. Grant king"
he exclaimed; "a monarchy in this country?
IShaW. II Is not worth talking about. Grant
The simplest, the plaineSt man for really
SiTohS nan-and no one can deny that he is a
SIl0nS mani have ever known in all my life .
why, am in constant correspondence with
Gen. Grant, and only few weeks ago / re
celVed letter from MIN in which he tells me
how much more he is enjoying the latter part
OF his Trip, IN which he has not been DELAYED so
much II answering speeches in non English
speaking countries. L know, from all his LEI
terS, that he has never taken these attentions
III any other light than as a compliment to hIS
country. He knows that they meant not SO
much Tor himself as for the country he rem re-
sents.' After a pause, and in answer to a re
malk OF your correspondent, Mr.. Fish said
Grant Is no fool, and he who takes him for
one makes a sad mistake"
MIR. Fish, speaking OF the third term prin
the same man President three times they
would do it, and that is all there is about it,
DO you think il probable that Gen. Grant
VIII be the republican candidate, although he
may not desire it?''
Il don't-fOr the reason that no man has
ever been nominated President whose nOmi-
nation has been talked of three years before -
MIR. Fish then, with great wealth of historical
Illustration, pointed at the various contests
for the Presidential nomination in which inva-
1lably some new. almost unheard-of comprO-
mise candidate was finally taken, and partic-
niarly at the nomination of Polk, Tyler and
Pierce.
Mr.. Fish thought that the republicans stood
a very good chance of electing a majority in
the next House of Representatives and OF car
rying the Presidency. He inclined to the
opinion that Thurman had the best chance of
being the democratic candidate, but probably
he, 1lden and Bayard would all be run of
the track and a new man taken up as a com
pI OnlSe at the last moment,