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sHERMAN'S CHANCES.
shermau's Presidential strength Grow
inr at the Expense Of Grants.
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washington Cor. Philadelphia Times.l
Little has been said lately about John
Sherman's candidacy for the Presidency. yet
am firmly pursuaded that he is slowly LIZ; iorg1
do not mean to say that he Is now ahead of
Grant, but he is within calling distance and
is rapidly gaining. He Ia buckljng nobiy toe
the work. The fact has not been lost sfgnt 0l
by some of the promising Republican candi-
dates for President In the Senate. though "
does not appear to have been noticed ~ out
siders for many months past. Secretary
Sherman has been paying great attention 10
the South, and Mr.. Hayes has been helpiHg
him. Not an officer ls appointed q from tne M
is not satisfactory to Mr.. Sherman, and he is
never In any hurry until he knows his man.
The whole strength Of the administration,
SO far as Mr.. Hayes and Mr.. Sherman can
the interest Of the latters candidacy. The
members Of the Cabinet, however, are not all
easily controlled. McCrary. Secretary of
War, Is openly for Blaine. Key. is for Grant,
reserving for himself the second place On the
ticket. Schurz, who has quarreled. with
for Sherman, since he can't well be for him
self, being BY birth q foreign subject. Evarts
is most certainly not for Conkling, but he is
personally very intimate with Blaine. 1t has
been intimated that Evarts would not object
to being thought Of as candidate himself.
Devens Attorney General, is against Blaine,
owing to the fact that they quarreled about q
year ago. Blaine cutting him at O. White
House dinner; and he Is not for Conkling
He may probably be set down for Sherman.
lovely old Secretary OF the Navy, is rather
slow In politics, and as 1t is said that certain
Democrats In Bucks county are still for An
drew jackson for President, SO also 1t may be
| said that Uncle Dick iS for Senator Morton
for President. 1t would be difficult to tell
who his second choice would be.
The offices In the South are being loaded
down with Sherman men, and they will be ex-
pected to do their duty and set up. delegates
| TO the next Republican convention In favor OF
Sherman for President. delegate from
Georgia will count just as much In the con
vention as delegate from Iowa. but why his
| is 80 do not know. The delegates to Re-
publican convention from Kepublican state state
than the delegates from hopelessly Demo-
cratic State. Thus, at Democratic cOnven-
tion the delegates from Georgia should count
more than those from Iowa. Grant IS just
through that country after his return next
August would set the country wild. under
stand 1t is the programme for Gen. Grant,
at the proper time after his arrival home, to
have u letter addressed to him by some one
In regard to the Presidency. To this letter he
ls to reply that he Is not o candidate. that he
wants to settle down and enjoy the repose of
this great and good country, and SO
on. Then the crown must be forced on him,
like CAESARS, as described by honest Casco.
The crown, II remember, was thrice offered
C@sar, and he put 1t off with the back of his
hand gently. Then Grant is to be nominated
at the convention by acclamation, with a
whoop- at least that Is the way the pins are
set now. / heard very old and very astute
politician say the other day that Grant did
not have the ghost Of chance He said that
Grant would continue In peoples minds to q
very great extent until his return home; that
three months previous TO his return there
would be great enthusiasm; that he would
be received with tremendous demonstrations
of applause, and that for three months after
his arrival he would be the great lion Of the
country; that then he would die down, and
| when the convention came to be held he would
not receive mention In 1t. Thus it is seen
| that there are different ways OF looking at q
| thing. 1t has generally been understood that
| the negroes in the South knew nobody but
Lincoln and Grant, and that their names
were always potent. 1t will now be seer
whether Sherman can win the negroes away
from Grant