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est workers-is that no greater calamity
ould befall the ltarty than to nominataa

pest W0rkers-ls tnat no greater calamity
could befall the lfarty than to nominate
:, II is conceded here by nine-tenths of tho
Republicans that the third-term nnestinn
would be productive Of discord in the ranks
OF the party, aud insure Democratic success s
know whereof I speak. I am giving the
readers Of THE TRIBUNE the state Of the ser-
timent here and the feeling Of the people as
it exists.
day: 2" Nominate Grant, and the third term term
VIII defeat the party rs sure as there Is sun
in heaven.'
The few may control conventions and en-
fo1ee the nnit ruie fa,l 6t 1he people have the
machine tactics will have proved poweriess
to accomplish aught save ruin and defeat.
Your correspondent has no hesitancV in
saying that in the event of Grants noniina-
ton no small element of the party will bolt
The feeling in Indiana is so unanimous
against the third term that Us the probabilities
, of Grants nomination grow more apparent.
the masses are growing more determined to
stand by what has been from the first with
them an honest conviction.
+ have exaggerated nothing I know the
state of feeling among the people of this part
Of Indiana, and I have tried to give it as
it is. ......,
The masses here cannot and will not EN-
thuse with the stigma Of third term resting
on them. xxx.
WITH GRANT NEW YORK, OHIO, ILLINOIS,
AND INDIANA ARE LOST TO THE IEPuB-
L1cASs.
To the Editor Of The CHICAGO Trtbun.
WEA, Tippecanoe Co., Ind, May y, II de-
sire to enter my solemn protest against the
nomination Of Gen. Grant. It is NV grave
conviction that in the event of so dire
calamity the Republican party is defeated,
o9ghdf to be- +ba washington HIM
in nomination under similar circumstances,
could not be elected. From the earliest or
rather embryo Of the Government, the Amer
lean people have in all their various or
the continuation Of power. There is nothing
upon which they have so uniformly looked
with Jealous eye, and right fully, too; and
now shall we, who have led In many
hard.fought campaign. with our banners
the old Whig and then the Republican parity,
forgetting Ill our traditions, all our princi-
pies as party, turning our backs on all,
biindly, yea crininaliy, appeal to the coun-
you no man can, no man ought to be-, elected
to fill the office of President for the third
time. It is one Of the great fundamental u1l-
written laws, greater even than the Constitu-
ton ITSELF that no man Shall trample d9wn
great law, sa,lctitied first BY the Father of his
Country, WASHINGTON. and revcred By all his
successors till Grant. Look at it, With any
good man save Grant the success of the Re
publican party is certain. With Grant at the
head of a ticket New York, md
Ohio, and Illinois are lost, and
does any sane man suppose that
there will be. any contest in Indiana? 1
don't know Of one Grant man in my town.
ship, and but one in all this section outside
of Lafayette. Ny township elected its IT,
publican Trustee by 10s majority, and know
that Grant cannot carry it. Nominate Grant,
and tell you desolation, yea, ruin and death,
stalks over the proud and hopeful Republic
all party Of Indiana. We are undone, ru-
ined. could write all day, and then would
not have fully discussed this grave subject;
but hope have conveyed to you my con-
victiou, in part at least. hold that thousands
OF patriots ought to 20 to Chicago and shame
these machine politicians, these office seek
ers, out Of existence: The Republican coun-
ties are all opposed TO the nomination of
Grant, but will support any other nominee.
Yours truly, j. +. O'NEALL~