Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1879-10-01
A PREDICTION.

The Helena (Montana) Independent pre-
diets that General Grant will be the Re-
publican nominee for the Presidency. That
journal says he is clearly in the hands of
his friends. which means that he is anxious
to receive the nomination. A leading Re-
1t Is no secret among party men that Grant
is figuring for q third term. He Is being
we'll gronmrd by willy politicians. and the
present boom is to be kept up throughout
the country. ostensibly non-partisan, but
it is nevertheless the programme Of the
inside third-termers. The Independent
says:
We are neither . prophet. nor the son Of
. prophet, but we venture the prediction
that Grant will be the Republican nominee
for President. He was never in better
health. and Is too active and vigorous q
man to be shelved. He has been too long
in the midst Of the glare and splendor OF
public life to retire c~ontentedly to the se-
clusion Of private station. He has none Of
those resources the result Of mental cul-
ture-which would bring TO such retire.
ment the solace Of philosophy. He will
not only visit all the Pacific States, but we
shall not be surprised to and him visiting
the leading States II the East prior to the
meeting Of the Republican Convention.
The Grant managers are playing their
cards well. They had pushed their man q
little too fast and discovered their error.
He was becoming . mark for partisan ortiz
cism. and had he arrived at San Francisco
when first contemplated, his reception
would have BEEN purely = partisan affair.
Hence 1t was necessary to have it under
stood that he did not want to be President.
and thus disarm criticism and allay preju-
dice. In this way they would secure for
him . generous welcome-such . welcome
Is would naturally be accorded to . distin-
guished American who had retired from
the arena Of politics. When the country
has been dazxled by these enthusiastic and
splendid receptions. the whole will doubt
less be crowned ct last by the nomination
Of the Republican Convention for . third
Presidential term.
Ix his speech in Lawrence, on the occa-
sion Of twenty-ffth anniversary Of Kansas,
Colonel Forney said: '.The South is full Of
wealth. genius. eloquence and invention.
The mighty elements that helped to make
and IRE the Revolution are not dead.
Harness these elements to progress; in
spire them with Jeffersonian liberty. and
before the Nineteenth Century closes its
doors. the old Southern States will be
abreast OF the new Western Republics. and
the next silver wedding Of Kansas will find
Texas divided into four empires. each ~
grand and potential as Kansas IL at present,
aud from the Potomac to the Rio Grande
m athletic liberty - strong ~ that Of
Massachusetts and Pennsylvania to. day"
IT 10 rather dangerous in Indiana for .
church member to express in open meeting
his readiness to receive the angel Death.
Elisha Grimes attended . prayer meeting
1t Little York recently. and while In Q state
Of religious excitement made the remark
that he was prepared to die. A few minutes
afterwsrd George Jones called HIM outside
the building and slew him with Z knife.
No motive has been discovered for the
murder. and it is conjectured that Jones.
. keen sense Of humor. thought
that il would be q good joke to kill Grimes
whils he was In . state Of perfect sanetif-
'ation. This may DO called broad. West
humog.