The New York herald., 1879-01-07
WASHINGTON.
Grants denomination Considered a
Republican Necessity.
THURMAN AND The OHIO GOVERNORSHIP
A Probable Sensation in Store for the
Potter Committee.
Postponement Of the Davenport
Investigation.
FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.

FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 6, 1879.
GRANT SAID TO BE A NECESSITY TO THE RE-
PUBLICAN PARTY.
prominent republican politician, who has the
means to be very thoroughly informed Of the
thoughts and intentions of the leading men of his
party remarked, in conversation to-day, that General
Grant will be nominated in 1880, not only be-
cause he can most easily carry tho Convention.
but because he is necessity to the party. We see
very clearly that the next election very uncertain
he said: I'VE may not be able to elect any man. but
We certainly cannot elect any one except Grant
He has the confidence OF the wealthy and
property owning classes at tho North, and
with him as candidate raise funds
more easily than with any one else
Moreover either Blaine or Conkling would have to
encounter the hostility lukewarn support Of his
rival and cannot afford to risk anything. Another
consideration which has weight is that in
of contested election should be certain that
Grant would not suffer himself TO be cheated.
If elect HIM he will 60 into the
White House. Whether elect him iA in
my Judgment, by means certain. 1t depends
all the republicans but the democrats. if
they will. shall have the country with us for
Grant, because even the antGrant men in party
will vote for him rather than incur the risk Of any
wild Communistic regime, which would make prop
erty insecure and capital valueless, because
it would cripple enterprise. II the democrats
insist keeping the currency questions
alive and nominate man like Thurman or Hen
dricks you will that the property of the country
will rally solidly for Grant and you know even
Thurman admits that property and intelligence must
rule and carry elections. THO next election de-
pends entirely the democratic party, and the
chances Of its acting sensbly and manifesting
conservative spirit to win the confidence Of the
country you know much about as /. They may once
more, they have often done, give the country
fright and disgust that will lead it rightly think
to ding itself into the arms Of Grant means of
security, because property means civilization. The
democrats have but few who could carry the
country against Grant think Of only three,
Bayard, General Hancock and Randolph. Of
New Jersey. With either q these they
can win. in my Judgment. and don't
know of any one else they have. These three have
al clean records currency and on all other ques
tions. They thoroughly respectable and would
kave the confidence Of the country sufficiently to
carry of from the considerable number OF men
who strongly dislike Grant and who will not vote
II
party is only mob; it has not brains enough to 60
straight, and that is our main chance
THURMAN AND rHE.GovERNoRsHIP OF OHIO.
Some Of the Western democrats inclined to. be
savage over Senator Thurmans obstinate refusal to
Allow himself to be nominated for Governor of Ohio
They say that he is the standard bearer of the West
wing Of the party; that he is committed to q
tain line Of policy and that he can emphasize
this and give it its proper weight in
Tho future only by running for Governor
this year on that policy. and carrying
the State. Mr.. Thurman. they say. belsyes in over
throwing the national banks and causing the govern
ment to issue all the paper money of the country.
In this they agree with him. but they say he cannot
hope to carry such measure through the present
Congress. To make the attempt in the Senate
and fa would injure him and tho policy
both, and If he attempts it he will
tainy fail. But if he should plant himself
squarey on that policy. the Ohio Convention
TO adopt it the prominent plank in its platform
snd accept the nomination for Governor and make
the it, thcn if he should carry the State
be- and they with him. would at least be able to go
into the national convention next year with strong
claim to consideration. for they would be able
to show that even If New York sacrificed Ohio
and some other Western States would than
make up the loss 1t is not certain that these views
have been pressed upon Mr.. Thurman, but they are
entertained, and il he should definitely refuse the
nomination good many of his followers will think
it equivalent to a surrender on his part
BUTLER HAS SURPRISE IN STORE.
There is a that when the Pot
ter Committee reassembles General Butler
will dump the whole mass Of Tilden ciphers
the committees and propose that they shall open
thc subject and go into it thoroughly spsring neither
licsu andi N, fhnf in
formed people say that there will be republican as
we'll as democratic bushes and confusion.
THE NoN-PRoDUCTIoS OF sEwARD's BOOKS.
1t is remarkable how differently an act looks to
politician, according II is committed by his friend
or his opponent. When Mr. Tlden refused to bring
into court his account books. needed TO show
whether not he honestly paid his income tax
no democrat openly found fault with him; but
when Consul General Seward, who is undergoing
investigation at the hands Of the Committee on the
Expenditures of the State Department refuses to
produce certain account books Of his. needed in like
manner TO show whether he acted honestly, Mr.
Springer Of Illinois, and his fellow democrats up
q howl and propose to invoke the whole power of
Congress TO punish so gross outrage. and. in the
meantime. Mr.. sewards refusal is held tact con.
fesson Of guilt.
In precisely the same way the republicans are never
Arcd OF ringing the changes on the Tiiden- -Pclton
cpher dispatches and filled with horror and dis
gust at such exhibition Of corruption, but they
have not . word to say of the Chandler cipher
dispatches. which are on record and which
Mr.. Chandler has, with the full con-
sent OF the republicans. refused TO
explain and they fearful of discoveries in their
own camp that they forbade Mr. Hale to bring in his
proposed resolution for investigating the Tildcn
cphers and IL is safe to say that the republicans will
not at this session ask for such an investigation be-
cause they dare not.
FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT.