National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-04-10

that IL Grant should DO killed, dark and
prancing steed by the name Of Washburne
stands hard by, caparsoued aud ready TO jump
into the race.-Ci hciimdH Enquirer.
No Grant man ever threatens to bolt. No
Grant man has been in the habit OF boiling.
No Grant man assais either of the other can
didates. Every Grant man declares his pur-
pose to support the candidate of the Chicago
Convention whoever lie may be--Boy CITY
Tribune.
Is the Blaine bureau ut Washington rospon.
sibo for the circulation of that silly pam
phlet, "Grant and the Crown" A great
many of Mr. Blaines best friends would like
to know. For the sake of Mr.. Blaine's good
name, let us have fair and square answer TO
this question.-Chicago hner' Ocean.
There arc rumors that tho Westliehe Post
will wheel into line and support Grant. We
hope not. 1t would alternate the German vote.
Wo judge from the effect of tho Pestliche Posts
present hostility to Grant that Its circulation
is chiefly among tho Irish, because they are,
as a class, opposed to Grant-Globe. Dem.
Deacon Smith, of the Cincinnati Gdsetie,
gives u as his opinion that Grant could not
carry Ohio. SO thought Carl SEIZURE, Nurat
Halstead aud n score or moro of just such
ravens as Deacon Smith in 1872, and yet he
carried the State by nearly 10000 majority
Ne1 York Commercial AdUetiser.
the United States, and we want the South and
tho Southern people to occupy a soft place in
his heart That is our reason for asking them
to como out like men and patriots aud cast
their votes where they will accomplish the
greatest good for the South.-Louisidnd Republi-
| can
All the Grant men need to do in this State
is to work in unison aud with a will. The
young blood of the party is all for Grant.
ni tar Inns thn tyiaIn mud
expedienoy of Grants nomination, aud COM
menced TO advocate him. The people are for
| Grant. The further you go from the railroad
towns out in the country among the masses
| the stronger the sentiment for Grant.--Omdld
Republican.
| General Grant is popular In the South. The
| States OF Texas, Georgia and Virginia are con-
trolled by white men, and the Democratic
party in all those States is divided. 1t will
not be surprising it, by the help of the large
Republican miuorties there, Grant will carry
| some of them Florida and the Carolinas are
naturally Republican, and Grant, if any body
of his politics, can carry them. The blacks
believe in him, and will rally to his support
with enthusiasm. FitchJWg Sentinel
| Within the past forty-eight hours there
have been some important overtures between
the Democratic factions with view of har'
mOnizng things in the State convention. Tho
specific result is not known as yet but, so fal
as tho so-callod Irving Hall organization il
concerned, there is information to the effect
that it declines any compromise or utilization
with any other organization that will moi
| pledge itself to support the nominee of the
National Convention, whoever he may be
This, of course, shuts the door in the face oil
the Tammany people. The Democratic
Union" which is essayinq the role of peace
maker, as between tho other two factions, i.
now, as a dertier resort, seeing what it can dc
to persuade Mr. Kelly to give some such pledge
in writing.-New York Cor. Philadelphia
Ledger.