, 1880-05-31

~ fi'c cnmln9 election, FEnaia fna ny "ysIe. nsso
NIL i,niIr tla ii. him int#t CERTAIN ~ ins.lr'
sn,ecs' tr rII'l W, NUT t.,rry t,o , nrIf rlcc-
s"ivcs Nv i" Il ,ntIan III snIiar 10 tbo int cIection
we wolIt I',4r tho result. T',e thing to tn,. he
ssattl, was % {: make e s.lro r. tho atata nf NGw
wihp.tt II we wt,,lltl 1t,sc tho wholc.
In his Judgment. flof,. Grant WA tho Dnu who
Hl,.I'sli e i!na.nd VIII hi hn rexaretl ,,'l
VIZ would .m III dnnxcr Of ltHing that State. 1i'
tn"nt1olMsl no lultp in Col,st!cs'on With tho
Presidency except tl'nt Of Con; slss uss't T..
The Rl,0vn relates to n conversation that tonk
p!nee tho first week Of Octpt,er. lS1s, and while
tioh Drtnt was still ubroad-ln 1npun. perhaps.
ut tho time. Whnt tho deceased Scnator sHid
IL less complete ar important than whnt no
wrosr tu persDnnl friend Ia Aslzon1 few hayA
Irr,vinaa to his dc1lth. Thls is what he ihon
wr.Ite:
" "nEruHLlcAx STATE CENrNAt COMMITTEE.
~, ,s lSs,o tho i}ta hit. il nj hand and con:
,"Tho prospects for tho success ot tho 1.cpun-
sca. party fl tho Nauonnl electlo, next yc4r
tic @ year ris p5ccr,F tS tSe cceslo1, ii iss. ' w
the SAtosI lsrptibl!cnn Cts!vontIon, u,'!or tho
psvsion tl,at Uns,as ehcex arc i,citsr 'han u.ose
" nhH I~rsm: nCr ESLE9i III ls NOMINATED
MT rK s1s snsyi1 M po III ai Tf II y .scnft a 1s e
tweI ti!c friends md supporters Of II few sta-
wart t.HIisalt: :, ,,,..,x,u,,, ,,,,.,,,o.,.
or obscure nntecr1ltnt4 Will be nrf,tnnt4t1.
III h very M,ssibc TINT Michigan, viii present
T. na!nc IN tl.o Convention US wei! NJ Maihs
New York. Ohio, and perhaps Otlior sttees: hut
know mining specinl in rnxar, to tho matter
onIy tint, it tsn iir.ut il catllllatc, no ot.u
else will be- Vers truly yours g. c,tAxn.x,."
This letter ehnws that he anticipated thotc
would hu nthor candidates. and rave It lis Ills
belief that ",lnicss Grunt onn be nominated
without Il contest l1o ,ott bk 0it " Tic fetd,' MD
the nomination will go to one OF tho Dthor Gill;
inscs. HI says that ut is reIu Itsssibfc that
MthitaA lctll present t,ans III Tue conxntfot1,
~ well IN Hnne, Now Yark and Ohio" What
oi1lcr Nntnr frIm Michigan, except his own,
would that Suite think Of prcsc'lttng7 Hind t,e
lived znch Chandler would be tho icast-
islv gAIl,latr tl,is Inst ilay of hihy bcfDrt the
Chicago Convention, ui,s1 With nyery pA1sprut
" nStt.lftion. At H.. time Uf hls chat with SIr.
Splng II Kenrral Impression undoubtedly
prcyAited nnon9 politicians tlult GrHNt was the
cunning ts,ntl. They hail NIT fou,ul out Mt tho
time tho tlccp liked, and h,Gt1tIirnblt husttllty
tu |. thrl turn 10 my nlnH thMt anltnntctl tho
l,rcHssnf tile american reople. 1hfs powerful
und n-pcrvns1ing uppualuon WIS revelation u
,lnst politicians who had mt drEant thnt It Tx
tstc III H.1ch Irresistible strength u1I volume.
And ytt Senator Chnntllpr seemed u have purity
forescun II, for hu says tint Grnnt's chnneeA
seemed ut tl,nt tong distance nhcnd bettnr thtt1
thoss Ut amy other p.Eeon; yet, "enlesa
| tllo nomination should bo rendered To him
| wlthmt II contest hcI. will bc OUT
OF the ilelsl," md thcro Will bc trlnl of strength
between utller v,n,l.lutcs Of tho htAlwart Kind
Nhcn he Aaitl this he did not kEu,w 0rant IN we'll
lis he III nuw knnwti, fnr he hls permitted nut
| only " "en1,tcst" for his nomination 10 DO car