Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1880-05-19
SPIRIT OF THE AGE.
wednesday, May 10, 1880.
Prom our regular correspondent,
WASHINGTON LETTER. .
WASHINGTON, D, q, May Is, 1850,

WAsHiadfps, u, Y, MAY 10, ippV'
We arc within three weeks OF the
Chicago Convention and politics from
q republican standpoint are, as Henry
Ward Beecher would say, so id
hot" that pretty much the entire pt'
tentlon Of politicians hcreabouis Is d.
rec,ed that wuy, The third term
syndicate, which until lately seemed
to DO having things all It's own way,
has during the last few days received
a terrible black eye and the managers
are badly scared, not TO say demoral'
lied. Some Of them openly declare
that tor tho sake Of harmony In the
party II IL now necessary TO think OF
another man, Senator Window Is
tho "other man" named, lilo was
nominated by Mr. Conkling last vim
tor as his second choice, and II Is
known that Mr. Window has for
some time past freely expressed his
belief that the ex-Presidenls nomIna-
ton would split the party aud DO fatal
to republican success. The projection
of Mr.. Window into the canvass at
this time IL, however In some quarters
regarded rs merely an adrolt flank
movement on Mr., Blaine, intended to
carry away the Minnesota delegation
from him. The efforts Of the New
York Herald, TO work up n boom tor
Hamilton Fish seem 10 meet with no
success whatever Quite Il good many
Conservative members OF the party
believe that Sherman IL destined to
come in between the Grant aud Blaine
factions, but his methods Of securing
strength through the disgraceinl use
OF Treasury patronage are so well
known aud so heartily dcspised that !
believe he has no possible chance. lie
has aroused the antagonism of Grants
supporters by this means and through
his ''literary bureau and would be
opposed by them almost as much rs
Blaine. The "Plumed Knight OF
the "Mulligan Guards" will come dan
gerously near success, but miss is as
good as a mile. Mark that.
The third term syndicate by no
means gives up Grant. They have
put their political fortunes into his
boat, and, if one may judge from what
is said here, they will not now allow
him to withdraw even if he should
want TO. TO withdraw him, suffer
another man to be nominated, and
have that man elected, would place
the three members of the third term
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on and Logan--in the awkward posi-
ton of having failed in their enter
prise and committed a capital blunder.
If they should, however, secure the
ex.President's nomination, and he
should thereupon be defeated, as ev-
erybody now admits he would be, it
would be open to them to assert that
no republican could have been elected
and that they did for the best. There
is, moreover, an apprehension among
some of the third termers that If they
should withdraw Grant, large part
OF the delegates favorable to him
would 60 over to Mr.. Blaine and in
sure his nomination, and this fear Of
not being able to hold their men if
they give up the third term, probably
influences the leaders to hold on the
ex-President at all hazards. There is
very little doubt that they will do so.
A report was circulated early in the
week that Con. Grant had telegraphed
his intention to withdraw, but it could
not be authenticated. A republican
member of Congress who is opposed
to the third term said yesterday: "He
wants it, and he Is so anxious and
bent on it that he does not mind what
dirty and disgraceful political trickery
is used to secure it for him." This is
the situation to-day. and with the de-
termined attitude OF the third termers
aud the desperate tactics Of both fac.
tons, the prospect does not look flat
tering to whichever side triumphs.
The nominee at Chicago Will never pc
elected.
A disposition is still manifested by
some leaders Of both political parties
to bring the session of Congress to a
close prior to June LIST. So far as the
appropriation bills are concerned, it
would be easy enough to fix June LIST
as the day for final adjournment, but
there are several important public
measures pending upon which action
is desired at the present session, and
it Is probable that these will prevent
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