San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1880-10-23

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Grant. On the evening OF the see
ond day there came 70 my rooms y
the Arlington Hotel, as my inneAaon
q largo number OF the MOST innuenUa
Democratic members OF bceh house
and some prominent OUTSIDE Domo
Gratis. ! was the sole nepu1nca'
present The only other isepuDnoaa
present l made pravy to my coufo'
was Cara6churz, and ne approved OF y
Ny reason tor this was that : move
msnt Of such nicety and imporsAno'
might have been confounded Dy
general effort 70 direct and 70 de@e' 4
its possible eclat The disengnsn
ed party ! had invited ogesnsr wAas
ed grsvely and cur1ousay sor M
opening. Isaid in etiect: /,
"Gentlemen, from what nave .
ready said TO each o. you IN ssnne
for this conference II not neoessa1.
| should consume any sme m opsn
ing the business we came 70 cons'del
a canvass is psnd,ns l.a ior me. 1ns p,ss, nss
dency, 70 wmcn tnere are taree pH.
ties. The one TO which l belong y
the weakest beng Tor tne time mere,
" a detection, but very p9weril
one, from the present great nepuO'
lican party. You, gentlemen rePre
sent the great historic Democraue
party, very much greater ana mort
powerfulthan we Liberal hepuoncans
as am ready TO concede' Dut col"a-
erably damaged by the war; ana q
take q business view OF ~ no mols
able to win against Grant py your
selves than we are. Now,if drantshouia
find himself IN such o nx az we are
he would instanchvely endeavof' ~
o military man, TO make o complna
ton; ana by oil signs the people seem
to think 80, too. Now II we remain
apart, we can only offer ourselves 70
his vengeance II we unite ana only
for the campaign, under MIR. Greeley
l mean, -Me can take him captive.
"Weli, lets near now you proPoSe
to do it. .
Il do not propose py any means
gentlemen, tiiat we mako resomtaons,
draw up papers, or that you shouid
enter into any promises OF pieo8es
with us OF any sort Whatever; you
are 80 much larger and stronger
than we as to render that unnecessa-
ry; indeed, such proposal on our
port would DO absurd. We 90 not
intend even to ask you TO open your
nand; we only propose " snow you
ours. In short l am mere IN Wasn-
ington before you to develop tne
plan OF our campaign, ana W ASK
you, If you deem our movement
good, to unite with us ior sne com.
mon benefit under tne canaiaacy u
Horace Greeley. As we stand 70
day, and as we are hkely 70 remaan ~
until tho end OF the canvass, unless
we unite our forces' trant mas got
us. Ii we are Wise, We nave Bot
him. MY war cry ~ anything 70
beat Grant!
Appreciation was expressed ns !
cOnciuoeo, put one osorva"'ioa'
gentleman, who had not yet quite
got the matter through ms IN, nead'
broke IN with: "Wen' Mr, Wilkes
what do you intend shall become
the portion Of the Democrauc party
after MIR. Greedy is IN for fresident'
IL should hardly tninK IL wouia o1
necessary for one to answer taat
was my response; ana LOOKING
confidently around, l added: den
tlemen, you all know Mr.. dreeley! -,
"On, yes! "Yes! "Yesl "1es!
"Yes!' rAn around the room m sal
isfactory tone. "but, repeated my
pertinacious and unsatished locker
out for the interests OF the Demo
cratic party, "what position is 70 %
assigned to us when you get Mr.
Greeley in with our helpT
There were some murmurs OF DIS
APPRECIATION at this thickness OF men
tai vision on the part OF tie worthy
member, but after u proper pause 1
answered:
"fhe fortune that always falls to
the strongest. You will be masters
of the country
ayes, SAID Fernando Wood, II
am not ut all afraid that, having
elected the President by fve-sixths
of the votes, we shall be able to con
troll the Government Mr. Wilkes
mas put this matter fairly