The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-05-25
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The English Papers Of This Morning.
The Commercial SAYS: Alabama is the
Leading Grant State. Tllden's majority
in 1876, 35,O00-1h he regular Republican
Convention of Louisiana elected to Chicago
divided delegation. Pinchback, hsviI G
been in communication with Logan, bolted
with gang of the usual reprobates, and a
Solid Grant delegation was fixed up.-The
overwhelming defeat of the Rep blican
party throughout the United States in case
OF the nomination OF Grant at Chicago,
Is as certain as any event for the
fulhliment Of which We have to wait few
months and the defeat would be thorough
ly deserved. Tie Third-termers are not
capable OF reason. They want to use a
great military name to set up Boss Gov
ernment, in which we should have vulgar
limitations of royal state-Presidentia four
in-hands-hOuses built for the Senators by
the States-back-pay grabs-salaries dou-
bied-money poured out in jobbing schemes
In all sections-whisky ringstefs elevated
TO an rislocracy-street-pavi plInderers
gwen the deepest assurances of execu-
tive favor-Boss Tweedism made National
and self-perpe uating. The purposes of
these gamesters are nut obscure. They are
well understood in Ohio; and we say to the
bosses who have been bred in the shoddy
politics of the war, that if they do succeed
In degrading the Republican party to sub
mission, they will hear their doom an
nounced by this State on the second Tues
Gay OF October next-and don't forget it.
The Enquirer says: Butterworth and
Young are billed through to the Chicago
Convention. They should be labeled, "Han
uith ~ har Haall,.
Bishop, &C., somebody is talking about
den-Randall lcombination.-The Democratic
State Convention to be held in Cleveland
in July will no doubt ratifv the Cincinnati
platform with enthusiasm. The Onio
Democrats should have thrown out a few
hints to the National platform carpenters
in May.-Blaine is to 20 to Chicago to man
age his own campaign, against the advice #
his friends Blaine probably wants TO
be on hand to promptly congratulate the
II minee. There is a current impres sion
that he will not have to stand before mir
ror when he conve 8 his regards. Some
boiy has started the dreadful rumor that
Stanley Matthews will be candidate for
Vice President in the Blaine interest. We
advise Stanley against anv such a proceed
ing He would be as well, certainly to
watch and wait for Cabinet position or a
filst-class foreign appointment. 1t is the
intention to wart the ambitions of STAN
ley or any other Republican by the cleo
tiOn of Democratic President but we
want to see so able statesman as the Ex-
Senator go down, if 20 down he must,
fighting for something on a line with the
enemy.
The Gazette says: Grant will not meet
Blaine at Chicago. Grant is the silent
man.-.The Onio delegation at Chicago will
be headed bv Senator Garfield. He is for
Sherman. that David Davis is ont
for President, Tilden wants him for Vice
President. Seventy pounds at one end and
three hundred pounds at the other would
hardly balance. Senator Davis, weight three
hundred pounds or more, is candidate for
the Presidency. He has written letter.
Secretary Sherman will be the nominee
for President or nothing All the talk
about his accepting the second place is bosl.
The Chicago Convention should ask not
what the machine men want, but what the
people who control the ballots want. The
LITTER will settle the election, however the
nomination may be determined. We are
for the men who handle the ballots that
WILL as snow fakes, be dropped into the
boxes in November.
The German Papers.
The Volksfreund: Grant will not decline.
1t was some davs ago asserted that George
w. Childs, of the Philadelphia Ledger, has
been notified that Grant would give an
order to withdraw his name at the Chicago
Convention. A personal friend of Grants
in Galena, however, positively denies this.
He says neither Childs nor any one else has
been authorized to make such statement
The Volksblatt says: The vanguard of
Republican politicians and managers has
made its appearance in Chicago and by the
end of the week will probably swell to a
formidable army. To all appearance the
attendance at this years Convention will
be extremely large.
The Freie Presse says: The Enquirer acts
as if it were Grants official organ. Will it
remain true to th S role in case Grant
should get the Republican nomination for
President2
Yesterdays Abend Post says: If General
Grant gets the votes of those delegates who
are known 10 be his supporters, he will still
be lacking 80 of the necessary 377 votes
and it is impossible that he will on the
second, third or fourth ballot develop any
additional strength. His nomination,
therefore, is not as assured as has been fig
ured ou. by the Third-termers and Demo
Gratis.