The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1879-02-22

drncv in it for him Sherman- noini-
nation would he bitterly opposed He
could not carry the Ohio delegation In
begin with He has never been popu-
lar with the people Of ONO and has
never been elected 10 office nv popular
vote outside Of his own Congressional
district Mr. Chase made him Senator
in the first place. and he was twice re-
elected each time Inv the most vigOr.
Gus use OF the machine 10 which the
administration is now 80 strongly op-
I posed As nominee Mr.. Sherma IL
would he very weak especially in the
West. where he would lie denounced hy
Democrats and by IA certain class of
Republicans as the Wall street candi-
date He would be badly beaten in
Illinois. for instance: and ! think lie
would lose Wisconsin,. too. Thess are
generally counted as Republican States
but they are, in fact. doubtful States
Just as much 80 a. Ohio see the
Cincinnati Commercial " is for Shrr-
man and is printing his biography. But
the Republicans cannot elect any man
this time who has 10 start a campaign
with Il biography.
wAsHBJESE AND GRANT.
Cor.-IIow would Elihu b. Wash
hurnc do as 4 candidate
Mr.. New ashburne is good
man. and would he very popular in this
section, hut be would have all the faults
Of Grants administration to answer
for without any of Grants personal
strength To overcome them.
Cor.-What about the story that
Grant would like To he made Field Mar
shall ami 10 have Washburne nominated
for President.
Mr. McC.-Grant cannot he made
Field Marshal and he cannot nominate
ANYBODY he chooses for President. If
he were really out Of the list himself
his Influence in behalf of anv body else
would not amount TO anything Con
ggess wont create anv additional mil tary
positions in the nature oi pensions the
people do not want II. 30 far as his
past services are concerned. Grant has
pttu IL wen pali IL otHtl~ IL "OuIu
he unjust 10 hundreds of others to
make special military berth for him
There ought. however. Ia he law pro-
vding some decent maintenance for cX-
Presidents. 80 a. TO save the country
from repelitions Of the disgrace at
rached To it by the spectacle Of Mr.
Monroe's death in poverty after he had
been President for eight wears Monroe
went back 10 Virginia and was elected
Justice Of the peace He could not
make living nj this. and he went 10
New York 10 live on the charity of his
sou-in-law.
Cor-What is Grants financial CON
diiinn.
Mr. McC--I don't know a. to that
But | know that he owns farm near
MS city which is no; worth much, and
that he has written 10 a friend within 4
couple Of wears saving that he would
nave TO sell II 10 get an income. Ii
Yields nothing now and it would not
hring much if sold His most intimate
friends saw he : very far from being
well of \ general law giving all cx-
Presidents $1,000 4 year while they
lived would he approved ny the people,
nut 1t would not lie right 10 create an
Office for Grant which would die with
him.
MR. BLAINE NOT DESIRABLE.
Correspondent How would Blaine.~
nomination he received
Mr. McCullagh-lf republican con
vcniion could elect the next President
il would be Blaine But there Is Il good
deal of voting In he done between the
nomination and the Installation. and
Blaine would stand good chance Of
defeat As between Grant and Blaine
there are thousands Of republicans who
prefer Blaine: he got almost the solid
vote Of the Northwest al Cincinnati.
and nobody Is sorry for having sup
ported him. But To nominate him in
l>SU would he TO take chances which
the party in lis present condition can
not afford TO take Then there is anoih-
er point. TO put Blaine forward a.
candidate would be Ia make another
row in the Intervals of the party.
Conkling's friends would be up in arms
and the next Convention would he Il
faction fight. resulting in an accident
l. Ike that III Cincinnati.
SENATOR CoNKLING.
espondcnt-Does Conkling stand
anv chance
Mr. McCullagh-CoukIing is recog-
nzed here as elsewhere a. n very great
mau-a very great Senator. But he
would not he a very strong Presidential
candidate in this section. for the reason
that he i considered hostile to Western
interests He Is not national man 50
much as he il u New York man To
paraphrase from Macaulav's Essay on
Or Johnson" lie has studied not 80
mrch the genus American a the species
New Yorker" But there is the same
trouble with him a. with Blainc-a fac
ton fight in prospect. whish the party
cannot afford until it is put >quare!y on
i'll feet once more.
REPUBLICAN IsSL r. FOR 1850.
Correspondent What will the issues
hc in the next campaign!
Mr.. McCullagh-The same that have
been up sinrr he close Of the war Not
the bloody shirt, exactly, but the general
/ proposition thaf----par;y that saved
/ the I Mon is best fitted To administer it,
affairs Then the republicans Will have
n good chance al the democrat, on the
I Southern claims business. and on the
. undoubrcd tendency OF the democrats
( toward reputation Bu; with Gran, A.
. a candidate there will bc sort Of r2iil-
/ ic.l revival all along the party iine-.
/ and the fife aud drum will do good
I deal Of the work heretofore Inlrusted To
the stump speakers. Arguments are
I not needed 80 much n enthusiasm
! Correspondence the event Of
Grants election do vuu suppose the
Southern policy Of President Huve-
would he changed
Mr. NrfullaUh Not ~ all TL,,