The daily gazette., 1880-02-18
WEDNESDAY. YEBRQARr Is. 1850.
THr farRpp TEHM Nor PopuLAll

THK fHrRp TERx Nor POPULAR
The third term policy does moi
please the Republican party. On ths
contrary It is working great dissensior
in the rank and file,a, and hundreds o
the active men declare they will moi
support any man for third term.
The New York Tribune did mot pin
its faith 10 the action Of the State
Convention In Pennsylvania, and sincs
the sadjournment Of that body, has
addressed letters to the Republican
committeeman throughout that State
inviting replies to questions as to
whether they favored the action of the
convention, or would support third
term, candidate. These committed
men number about 1000 of the active
Republican politicians in Pennsylvania.
The replies are pouring into the
Tri5sAs Office. and are found to be
directly opposed to the instructions OF
the delegates to vote for Grant at
Chicago.
Out of All responses received to
these circulars, 355 are for Blaine, and
only 80 for Grant.
Some of the remarks accompanying
.A~.rvsmns are very significant. Thus
Mr.. ]. A. Stone, who figured con-
spicuously in the State Convention
writes:
Il had the honor Of being one of
the delegates from our Crawford
county to the Republican Convention
at Harrisburg. As the reports show,
/ presented the resolution against a
third term, believing as did at that
time, that said resolution was the
sentiment of large majority of the
delegates, as well as of the Republi-
can voters of the whole State. | did
not at that time really think, however.
that Grant could not be elected if
nominated by the Chicago Convention,
but since my return | have received
numerous letters from all parts of
this Congressional district, as well as
talked with good stalwaIt Republicans
who never have faltered in their sup
port Of its candidates who now say
they cannot and toiH not support Gen
Grant Il nominated. These are no
exceptional cases, for l find every
fourth or fifth man of this class, and
scarcely one but what prefers Blaine. :"
The Chairman of the Republican
Committee at Montrose says 81 ven
ture the opinion that Blaine is the first
choice Of more than Jour:ffths of the
Republicans Of Susquehanna county. I"
The response from Norristown is
Mine thousand of the ten thousand
Republican voters of Montgomery
county arefor Blaine first CHOICE
]. s. Gvin writes from Upton /:
First, Blaine, second, Sherman. l
fought under Grant from the Kappa
hammock TO Clover Hill; supported
him twice earnestly but am not in
fdror Of third term"
S. Molby, Beech Creek: "Nine-
tenths of all the Republicans in this
section are in favor of Blaine as first
choice"
And so on. After all, it may be
that Grant is not going to have a
walk over.
The Tribune Of to-day, says ''The
Irt6UHe's canvass of the Republican
committeeman, in the counties and
townships Of Pennsylvania is con-
tinued below. There is still spon-
taneous and remarkable preference for
Senator Blaine as first choice for
President. Yesterday mails brought
1872 responses TO the Tribuns's circu
lar, Of which 141 were for Senator
Blaine, and 40 for General Grant. In
ALL 1,051 replies have now been re-
ceived, showing a total of S12 first
choices for Senator Blaine and 1ss for
General Grant"
That is a remarkable evidence,
which cannot lie, of the unpopularity
of Grant and of his certain defeat at
Chicago If the popular voice is re.
garded /; and of his still more certain
defeat if he is put forward for third
term.