The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1880-07-16


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5adge %. ~ Eochssne, one sf ath'
'stsengest hiends OF General Grant IN th'
South, being IN New ork, was asked bl
? reporter Of the World yesterday WHY
ne hsd 30 suddenly changed his politica
course. e3ta ta esN 'ise sff1 s.'fA
u The Judge replied: = have not beer
identi6ed with the Republican party eithel
u it. State or national conventions
favored the nomination OF Grant becanss
I believe he would have done justice Il
the South It elected, - well ss TO othel
'seckiOns." M Alads asaa@v5fa
,,s What is your opinion of the chances
Of Hancock's election / ask you this ~
heard one OF the most distinguished
Sta1esmen of the country say, 8 Ii is good
sign TO see Lochrane on the side Of Han
cock, for he generally strikes the side oi
the majority"
From my information no nomination
since ls40 has been received with more
solid suthuaiasm or more absolute conf
dence by the masses IN its assured victory
than that of Hancock"
What do you think, judge, will be the
effect of his no mination on the Republic
cans In the South ?"
The Republicans will 60 into the field
ut the South with knowledge that they
are defeated from the outset They will
have neither heart nor hope, and Han
cocks victory in every Southern State will
be 20 decided and oveFwheimning as to al
most annihiiate sll Republican resistance ;
for Gen. Garfield has no following among
the intellectual men in any of the South
ern States. He will not receive the sup
port OF the intellect or the capital of that
section, nor social or moral support, but
his followers will be worse than Falstaff' 3
men in bnckram, and equally impotent to
breast the tide of Hancock's followers,
representing the power, the intelligence
and the honor OF almost the entire people
OF t9St Wh:s section :; Son, o0;n;o, ;,a.s vii, b.
tho sfsa.. 49, ~ .ha !nans.ry;es yetb tba ao-;.
cnltn-.I I -s!1.o.S snd rannf. o.u-;nr ;n
ta-ss.. sa'ansTs sho.,a I 49, Do..nas.--
rn5sr Eene-si HanoocL,s I..ao-sb;r -
sur,a .ho noI;.;..1 oor.,,nI of .hs nou,tr, -,
Ut th;nk H.r.ocL,s sdr,;n;str.t;o x,;,,
o;va q naw ;mnotns 70 not onIv ,he .or;.
cultnral hr+ tho rnachan;cal ona commer-
c;aI ;n...as,s of .ho -. oonn.rr T.
vii, -astors -.a' .on4;danco hv haaI;nc tbe sac'
t;o..I fo.En~s of tho No-th cd Sonth
snd I'll, 1.-.ssIu do~alo, - .ha No-tho-,'
sa".;on &c +S;s .on,;nant con6donoa - =
AZ ;n+ao-;t- &c ,ba ~ano-al o.ora~nraan.
T. w;Ii ;6.ngrr.+e 1ew e-o p tb;s that
for the frst time since the war the neonle
.vsr,rxvhars iii enrrac;.to the f.nt tbot
the cyo.s-a,eu. ~ haar nn;.ad ,hot ;+s
;ntaros.s No~+b &C Ill =. Son.h h.vo
49,, hla,5aS go 90 .n5 oIo,,.n+ of
net;onai h.r,non,y r,h;.h w;Il rosrIt =, .
stiiI Greater M an,o,,rt Of rational nrosner-
itv
.Wh.+ ao vo,, .h;nL u;,l ho -. cotton
of 4ha w -. o .ho.. =. ho ~ sn0,so..od s,,0 ~od
G-srt e. tha ron;n.t;a, s;n.a Hena~.i
Uaa.aI -. 1 nn o";osS %,
@My judgment is that the hght OF the
Republican party in the present campaign
is one of life or death to the organization,
and no stone will be left unturned to har-
monte the friends Of General Grant in
support Of Garfield for the Presidency, and
/ do not doubt but that a majority of
those who were warmly for. Grant will
yield to the appeal; but there are many
Grant men-and some of them might be
designated among the soldier element that
fought for the Union-who, feeling in
their hearts that Grant has been cheated
ont of the nomination at Chicago-that
he had been meanly treated in the house
Of friends that while some would be
active supporters of Hancock, others
would be indifferent. and plenty rejoice
at the defeat of Garfield, and this ele-
ment would not be inconsiderable at its
enumeration among the popular voters in
the Northern States. The action of the
Chicago Convention was stupid in it's hos
tiity to Grant, as we'll as mean, and they
will live to regret their action when re-
gret will be embittered by the conscious
ness that it is unavailing to repent of their
blunder."
swell, Judge, l suppose you are pre-
pared to spell up from the ranks and pay
. penalty for following the false God of
Grantism, for you know it is said that the
Democrats, while welcoming all recruits,
may put you on probation."