New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-02-23
OpINIONS PLAINLY EXPRESsED.

VIEWS OF GENERAL woODFcRD. GEORGE BLISS,
JOEL W. MASON, CHESTER A. sOUTHwORTH AND
OTHERS.
United States District Attorney Stewart L.
woodford when asked his opinion TO the results Of
the New-York City primaries of Friday evening, said
that had not yet sufficiently informed himself on the
snbject 10 express opinion But on the political COM
plexion of the Brooklyn delegation and his personal
preferences he more at liberty TO speak. When
asked as the results Of the Kings County primaries
be SAID: think Kings County will be substantially for
Grant OF there may be few gentlemen on our
delegation who prefer some other nomination, but |
Judge will not enough of them to affect the gen
ela result in county"
"Gencral, may ask why you favor Grants nomlna-
tonar
Certainly. He is absolutely trustworthy on the nan
cia question: witness his OF the nnation BILL He
isas Trustworthy the question OF Communism; witness
his refusal to KearDey in San Francisco. He be-
eves IN Justice 10 tho black man, and enforcement OF
the Constitutional amendments secured by the war. AT
the same tine his nature would not allow him TO be
generous TO any Southern white man who honestly ac
cepts the resuts OF or ali public men he is
the only one for four has been removed from
ell our local strifes Daring his Journey around the
world he must TO better conception OF the
needs and future Of the whole country than those who
have home and have been naturally biass"d by
local contentious 1t was his glory to command our
armies In successful Because believe that his
natural ana Just Ceslro uusL OC 10
country In peace aud because think he is the man
whom the blacks OF the South will most naturally trust
and 10 whom the whites Of the South easily
surrender for the second time, hope he will be nom
mated and believe that nominated lie will be cleo
ted"
do Won not fear the cry OF the third termi"
"fn 1876 that might have amounted to some,hing but
Grant to-day is private citizen out OF office and absent
from the country He has neither asked sought a
nomination. can see just reason why tho people
should not have the benefit OF his services they so
wish II he be nominated have entire confidence that
their sober second judgment will so decide"
OPPOSED TO GRANT.
yell-known politician one the delegates Utica
was on the other band bitterly opposed the nomina
tlon of General Grant 90" Will not" he sald vote for
General Grant II he is nominated. II any other
Republican is nominated shall support the ticket and
work heartily for IL. Blaine Sherman Washburne
would anti me- IL s perfect talk of General
Grant MS simply private citizen travelling abroad FOR
his health, aud not seeking the nomination. Grant Il
here in the persons OF all the old Office who were
auponfed under his administration and are working
for his denomination. President Hayess tenure-of
cice order has kert these from being disturbed iu
their places and they are doing their best 10 brnl
back the old order OF things Grant Will be defeated
nominated unless Tlden should be the Democratic
candidate think there VIII be third ticket In the
0eld II Grant Is the Republican nominee"
WINS or GEORGE BLISS.
Colonel George Bliss formerly United States District
Attorney, was called upon by TRIBUNE reporter
primaries ~ was asked,
certain that every Congressional District in the city viii
send Grant delegations the National Convention Ths
op.y chance any successful opposition elcc
tioD OF simonfon delegates IN the XVIII Assembly Dis