Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-05-07

the Nomination of Grunt-sherman.s
Chances.
Washington Special MAY ~ to Cincinnati En-
quirer.
When the political excitement attendant
on the army bill was at it's height, it was tel
egraphed the Enquirer by your correspon-
dent here that there was good reason to be-
ieve that neither President Hayes, his cab
met nor the more conservative Republican
politicians had desire to make the next
Presidential campaign on the Staiwart issue.
Ihls because the issue was not considered
the strongest One-because it was really
dead, and among the better classes of peo-
pie In all sections there is feeling of an
tipathy to raking up the old sectional wounds
OF the war. 1t was predicted in these dis
patches three weeks ago that after the smoke
had cleared away it would be found that the
party would fall back to its financial record
and upon it, with John Sherman as the cen !.
trail figure, would the national campaign be
made.
The agitation of the stalwart issue in Con-
gress, though, was opportune, for the reason
that 1t gave the party chance to heal its
distraction upon which all the elements
could unite ; and better than that, it gave
the President chance which he availed him
self of, by the veto power, to come back in
to the Republican fold and in such an en-
phatic way that none dare gainsay his fealty.
Hence the object of the Stalwart agitation,
to bring together the Republican brethren
in unity, accomplished its purpose.
There are manifold reasons now whv it
should be abandoned. The paramou Mt on
is that, if it is kept up, Grants nomination
is foregone conclusion. Even if the Presi-
den be not unfriendly to Grants nomina.
ton, it is certain that majority of his
cabinet are, and not only is the antipathy to
Grant not confined alone to the cabinet of
the President, but the feeling is largely
shared by good many Republicans who op-
pose third-term candidate. Then there are
a large number of the leaders who feel that
if Grant be nominated and elected Roscoe
Conkling would be the Warwick of his ad-
ministration, and he would use Grant solely
for the purpose of paying back old
scores, and dealing out with that
vengeance of which he is capable
the necessary blows upon those within the
party who have stood in the way of his own
ambitions. Indeed, many think that the
return of Grant to power would mean, and
be utilized to get even with large class of
Republicans who upheld and indorsed the
present administration.
It being evident, then, that Grants third
term would mean only personal admins
tration, the thinking leaders have about
come to the conclusion that it was high time
to jump from the issue which alone can nom
mate him, and prepare to conduct cam
paign and 60 before the people with live
issue.
There are two great States, which, if the
Republicans can carry, will make it almost
| impossible for the Democracy to secure a
national victory in 1880. These are New
York and Ohio. If Tilden be the Demo
cratic nominee, it is believed by the sagacious
leaders that Grant can not defeat him in his
own State solely on Stalwart issue, and
with the opposition which will be hurled
against Grant by the influential newspapers
in the State which will oppose him. Again,
with Grant as the candidate, the Republi-
cans Of New York, who are really growing
tired of Conkling's domination, would feel
that Grants success would mean the per
petuation of the Conkling power.
There are other reasons, too, why Grant
with Tilden against him, would be less
popular candidate in New York than Sher-
man. The leaders, at all events, believe that
Sherman on financial issue will be equally
as strong in New York as Grant, and strong
er than Blaine on a stalwart one. This being
conceded, the question to solve is whether
Sherman on the financial issue can carry
Ohio. If this can be demonstrated before
the time comes on for the nomination of q
President, the chances of Sherman will be
tenfold better for the Presidential nomina-
ton. It will also, if vigorous canvass be
made solely on the fnan.
cial issue one year in advance
of International election, bury out of sight
the war issues, and put the party in a posi-.
ton to make campaign with its financial
record as the principal feature, upon which
it will invite the suffrages of the people.
Putting all these things together, is it any
wonder why Secretary Sherman will not de-
cline nomination to lead the Ohio Repub.
licans this fall, and will, moreover, do all
he can to get that opportunity? He is
candidate for the nomination beyond perad
venture.