The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-05-11
SPIRIT OF THE PRESS.
The English Papers Of This Morning.

The English Papers Of This Norning.
The Enquirer says: Butterworth will
seek denomination in the First District
Butterworth is handicapped by mistakes.
but he is a handsome man.-lh he special
advocates Of Sherman for President seem
| to be falling back on the theory that he
has q good chance as dark horse" e."-0hio
still stands out in bold relief. John Nc
Sweeney is expected to do the Ingersoll
business for Thurman at Cincinnati, while
General Garfield is suppos d to be in train
Ing for an eloquent effort in behalf of Sher-
man at Chicago. There is a suspicion that
Garfield hasn't enough heart in the enter
prise to properly steam up for the occasion.
MIR. Thompson cerlifiee to the steadfast-
ness of the Ohio delegates to Chicago to
| the expressed will of the State Convention.
Mr.. Thompson has had experience in
politics. He wouldn't say any thing dis
respectful OF the gentlemen who have been
| indOrsed by the Ohio Convention.-It has
been urged by the Anti-Grant organs that
any opposition to General Grant in Illinois
| would be fatal to his nomination, on the
theory that "Illinois is Grants State" I"
There are two or three facts which over.
| throw this theory. The man who has been
General of all the armies. and whose home
was the White House eight years, is not U.
s. Grant, of Galena but General Grant OF
the United States. Mr.. Grant has been abb
sent from Illinois on important business
nearly twenty years. If Grant should fail
to secure all of the delegates from Illinois
the damage inflicted by the failure would
be precisely equal to the number of dele
gates he should fail to obtain. Illinois
vo,es will count no more than other votes
Without vote in Illinois Grant might
still be nominated. Certainly lie would
not be like Sherman without Ohio, or like
Blaine without Maine.
The Commercial says: There is a wall
among the Third-termers that Washburne
is not a candidate for the Presidency as
against Grant. What of it? Grant has
said that he preferred some other man than
himself should be selected. He says he las
had all lie wants or is willing to have of the
Presidency. The Washburns men are
simply for taking him at his word.-The
third.term men of Chicago could not have
made more conspicuous acknowledge
ment that they were beaten than they have
done by bolting. Their purpose is to pre-
sent themselves at Springfield with full
Cook County delegation. The battle out
side Cook County is 50 close that the de-
cision of the Convention on the Chicago
case is doubtful. Whichever party
is rejected will b,lt So it happens
| that Illinois will have contesting delega-
tions, and the National Convention will
fully represent the discordant condition
into which the third term devilment has
thrown the Republican party.-Perhaps
nothing but the Grant bolt in Chicago yes
terday, would have convinced the fat
witted Third-termers Throughout the coun-
try that their performance is a failure
1t will not be we'll for Garfield to be called
to make great Sherman speech at Chicago
His heart would be far away, protecting
the whirling grind-stone On watch wood
pulp is worried from the buckeye los.-'rhe
Dayton Journal sees in the battle in Him
ois that John Sherman is the coming
man." Well, we shouldn't wonder.
The Gazette says: If Bismarck should
carry out his threats, some day, and actu-
ally retire from Office, Europe would be
surprised. He is talking again about re-
signing, but nobody believes him.-The
Chicago Times divides the Illinois State
Convention-CookC County excluded-as fol-
lows: Grant, 247 delegates; Blaine, 18S;
Washburne, q. This estimate, if correct.
insures the admission of the Grant boiling
delegation from Chicago.-A. c. Hesing OF
Chicago whisky-ring notoriety, appeared
in the Cook County Convention yesterday
among the Anti-Grant delegates. 1t was
the strongest third-term argument OF the
day.-A fortunate error of the late Legisla-
ture. according to an opinion Of the City
Solicitor, nullities the action of the Coun-
Gil in appointing the Board of Public
Works. According to the same opinion,
Council may appoint certain persons
to look after the sanitary con.
dition OF the city. The man who is most
fit for the position of Health Officer is Dr.
IT. G. Minor. He has been tried under the
most trying circumstances, and has proved
himself most capable man.-The mos
notable fact Of the political situation i.
that not one of the promoters of Gen
Grants candidacy has made any allusor
to his speeches, certifying that the South
ern people are as loyal as the Northern Re
publ cans, and as mindful of the duty O
protecting the freedmen in their politica
rights. These declarations antagonize al
the arguments of the promoters of his can
didacy, aud yet not one OF these stalwar
has recognized them. They present the as
tonishing spectacle Of candloa'e
launched upon he cry for a crusade agains
the Southern whites as unreconciled reb
els, renouncng that cry, certifying tn
loyalty of the Southern white party, ap
pealing to them ON the platform of fra
ternity, and 50 dumfounding all his sup
orters.
The German Papsrs
The Volksfreund sa> Messrs. Conklin
and Cameron still trust that they can hol
together with their tried party lash TIL
delegations from New York and Pennsyl
vania at Chicago. Their previous expert
ences are MT in opp ,sition to this opinion
The immigration this month will, as
looks, exceed that of April Every da,
brings new masses of those tired Of Europ
to the hosptable shores of the Unlte
States.
The Volksblatt says: The outlook is tha
Tilden will &c. the nomination after all
This is a great year for storms ON land an
seat is to be hoped that the Presidentia
election will pass off smoothly.-We hop
that Garfeld's friendship to Sherman
purer than that OF Washburne to Grant
The Freie Presse says: The appropria
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