The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-05-28
SPIRIT UF THE PRESS.
The English Papers Of This Morning

Tne EnRIlsn fspers OF Inlf MORNING.
The Gazette says: The rank aud file of
the Republican party are beginning to say,
Why not nominate Hayes as the best way
out of the muddle? This, however, Is MT
probable. The movement in that direction
comes too late.-There is wide divergence
in the claims regarding the Presidential
preferences of the Missouri delegates 10
Cincinnati. The Tilden men claim 10 of
the 80 and Anti-Tilden men 81 Of the 30.
Both sides will know more about it when
the ballots are oounted.-Sherman, if NOM
mated, would be strong at the start and
he would improve every day until
the polls closed in November. He would
be elected. Under his candidacy the Re.
publicans would carry Ohio in October, and
secure decisive majority of the electoral
vote in November This Is our candid
opinion; yet we would not sacrifice frac-
tion of the party for him, as we would not
for any man. If there is stronger man
than Sherman, nominate him. No sacri-
fee can be too great for unity and success
There is danger that the Chicago Conven'
tion will be seized by the strong and un-
scrupulous methods which captured the
Illinois Convention, and which, in less
violent way, carried the conventions OF the
States of Pennsylvania and New York; that
| its action will not have on the minds of the
Republicans the weight of representative
body, but will carry the odium OF fraud and
degrading abuse; that these means Will
nominate man whose candidacy is an as
sault upon = custom made Sacred by illus
trious precedents, running from the birth
of the nation, and which large number OF
the best Republicans believe to he vital to
the perpetuity of the republic; whose can
didacy will be heavy load upon the party,
threatening its dissolution alike whether
he shall be elected or not elected. Why
should this perilous strain be put upon
large body Of Republicans who have fought
| its battles from the BEGINNING, when there
are in the party not less than 100000 fully
as we'll qualified for the executive of1ce as
he whose desire for more terms now
threatens the peace and perpetuity OF the
party?
The Enquirer says: Jewett is the second
choice of Congressman Converse. Tilden,
Mr.. Converse thinks, can not secure the
necessary two-thirds vote to nominate.
This indicates suspension of the intimacy
between Converse and Randall.-General
Robinson is at Chicago. The Committee on
Hall should provide General R binson with
a good seat on the platform. His forte is
the communication of dignity to public
body.-Updegraf goes to Chicago His
distinguished opponent for Congress- Pri'
yate Dalzell, has more important business
ON Duck Creek Gov. Youngs enthusiasm
for Sherman has the appearance of having
been diluted. The Governor should rush
into the arms of an interviewer or write q
card Hon, Ben. Butterworth has been
seriously suggested as kind OF comblna
ton candidate for Temporary Chairman OF
the Chicago Conventions man who is
not feared by either the Grant, Blaine OF
Sherman factions. Butterworth is harm,
less person.-There are many thousands Of
people in Hamilton County who will never
vo for John Sherman, even If he be
nominated for the Presidency. If we
cared to we could fill many columns with
the names of such individuals. Mr. Gar
field will do we'll to consider this before
he thrusts the name of Sherman on
the National Republican Convention
The friends of Grant to Chicago are
firm. compact, organized, confident, and
are not diminishing. They are depending
upon numbers upon fair majority in the
J Convention, and not upon tricks, for the
nomination of. their friend. Sherman
seems to be practically omitted from the
estimates and Blaine appears to be rel, int
upon devices, upon capturing committees
in lis struggle for the nomination. The
Grant forces are in such excellent condi
tion that they seem unlikely to lose grount
hereafter; and the greater body seems like
ly to draw strength from the smaller
bodies, rather than the contrary. Thes,
are the facts and tendencies as reported BY
our representatives at Chicago this morn
ing. Dt-r.. ...,.
The Commercial says Col. Ingersoll'
voice is still for Blaine. He is sorry Gran
ia a candidate. Simon Camerons son-in
law, WAYNE MacVeagh, one of the leadin
Republicans of Pennsylvania, and prom
nent enough to have had the mission t
Russia offered him, and Independent
enough to decline it. will not vote TO
} Grant if he is nominated. and is going t
+ Chicago to fight the devil with fire an
hrimstone. in answer to correspondent
b we have to say that nothing that ca
bappen at Chicago can change ou
, oninion of the Tbird-term raid {
. the bosses. That which we say o
: this subject we say because we believ
IL true and proper to be said, an
q we saw it for good. OF course we shall stan
. by it and all that it implies to the bite
o end. All rumors and suggestions to th
!. contrary are unwarranted and foolish.
J. Fosters majority over all for Governor
this State was 3.352-Why do not tn
Third-termers publish long lists OF Repul
f licans who will not vote for ANYBODY 5r
e Grant?-The Bosses made mistake. whe
they assumed that in Chicago they woul
have the advantage OF local opinion favor
BILE to Grant. Chicago sentiment is hotl
opposed to the whole Third-term fraud an
shame. In order to nominate Grant the u
ages Of all Republican National Convention
- must be disregar LED, and about or or
hundred delegates bought or bullied.-Tl
probability is very strong that Grant WI
be beaten as Seward was at Chicago
1860, and as Blaine was in Cincinnati
1876. The news is that while 1t was indi
t pensable to establish current for him
Chicago If he was to be nominated the Gu
- rent is against him.-It is not worth whi
for any one to say that Grants A
ministrations were credltable
y the country. Decidedly they we
discredited throughout by the grossest pc
W sonality, degenerating into shameless
) yoritism, and devoid of all pretense
principle. There was no reform, or apes
d ance or hope Of reformation. The e'
tendency at the beginning was fagrant
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