The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-11-13
Grant Making WAY for Blaine.

In politics the latest sensation now Is
the story that Gen. Grant will certainly
be out of the Presidential race within
thirty days. Whitelaw Reid told q friend
of mine as much within few days.
The story that Col. Scott will retire from
the presidency Of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road and that Grant will take his place
tnay not have any truth in 1t, but there
Is certainly something on foot TO fix
Grants future. Tho report comes that
Senator Blaine, who has bean in New
York, if he is not there now, said recent
" that Gen. Grant would be out of the
way in thirty days, and that his (Grant's)
course would be such that all his person.
al and political friends would be satisfied.
This is news of the highest importance if
1t is true. All accounts from Grant agree
that he does not want the office and will
not seek It; also that be would refuse 1T
in the event that any contest was had in the
Convention. James f. Wilson, for many
years member of the House and who
was offered by Gen. Grant the secretary
ship of State before Mr.. FISH was appoln-
ted, has kept up his intimacy with Grant;
has had letters from him. Mr.. Wilson
says that he knows that Gen. Grant will
not accept the nomination if it comes to
him through q contest; that he does not
want the place, but that if he were nomi-
mated with any degree of unanimity he
would feel obliged to accept. None can
deny that there will be "contest" in the
next Republican Convention. Blaine's
and Sherman's friends respectively are
not going to let Gen. Grant or anybody
else walk off with the next Presidential
nomination without contest" The
friends of both will 60 into the conven-
ton for the purpose Of kicking up row
to drive Grant out. Mr.. Wilson says
that Grant will have friends In the Con-
vention who will be severally instructed
to withdraw his name in the event of a
row, and that they will follow tho in
structions. This much Must be said of
Grant, he has not sought the Office.
Even his closest friends can get nothing
outOf him with reference to the subject
more than the fact that he is not candl-
date and does not think of it. With
Grant out of the fed what is left? Why,
Blaine, of course. Blaine is strong, for
he is the first choice of all those who sup
ported him at Cincinnati, and he is sec
ond choice of all the Grant men and all
the Sherman men. OF course Grant
then Conkling is out Of the ques-
ton, and even heavy man like
Grant can see that. Grant and Blaine
have never been particularly friendly in
their social intercourse. Blaine disliked
Grant, and Grant suspected blaine. It
may be different now, for Grant has for
given everybody but Bristow, and Blaine
is man who cannot treasure animosi-
ties Notwithstanding his attitude toward
Conkling, with whom he has not passed
word for over thirteen years. 1t would
not surprise me at all-indeed rather
look forward to tiff Grant should keep
out of the Convention and that Blaine
should be nominated. 1t will certainly
be Blaine or dark horse. It cannot be
Sherman, Conkling or Washburn, and
nobody else has been suggested Of conso-
quences thus far.