The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-07-07
BOSSES, BILE.
Goodness of the Republican Leaders
Toward Their Presidential
Candidate.
The Maohinists Mournfully Hopeful That
Defeat in 1880 Will Give Them
Grant in 1884.
sherman's Defeat and the Success of His
Fellow-Ohioan Rambling in the
Financier's Bosom.
Especial Telegram to Chicago Times |

WASHINGTON, June 30.-'It is by no means
a settled question whether General Garfield
is to be slaughtered or not" was the remark
to-day OF one of the oldest and most con-
sentative of Washington Republican officials,
man who has close relations with the Re-
publican leaders, and is a very shrewd OBJ
server, with strong Independent judgment.
From his conversation with the Times cor
respondent, it is clearly to be seen that the
situation in the Republican party at the
present time is very remarkable one.
There is at present no union anywhere
among the leaders.
THE cAMERoNs
ere especially SILENT as If meditating some
blow. Not a single ratification meeting in
the interest of the Republican ticket has
been had in the State OF Pennsylvania. This
is attributed entirely to the Camerons, who
have notyet made up their minds just what
they will do. Don Cameron is sulking in his
teIt at White Sulphur. II Is now reported
from his present location that under no
circumstances will he take the Craftsmanship
OF the Republican Campaign COMMITTEES.
The dissatisfaction of the Camerons is too
deep and lasting to be set aside by anything
but most extraordinary means. The dissat-
isfaciion is not confined to the Camerons.
/ All the members of
THE SENATORIAL SYNDICATE
are more than opposed to fighting for success
friends they use very plain language about
Garfield. They call him a canting Ohio
hypocrite, who has had his hand In every
/ job at Washington. without the courage to
avow it. Indeed. it is fact that nearly all
of the most terrific things that are said about
/ Garfield come from Republicans. Still
worse than this discord are the tactics of the
! Garfield peple. By their course since the
| Chicago Convention they have alieneated
the Grant people almost beyond repair,
/ instead OF making an attempt in the interest
of harmony. In fight where a commun-
ity of interest and sympathy is so essential,
nearly everything which would conduce to
that end has been steadily, and with the
blindness of folly, neglected. A prominent
Illinois Republican, who was identified
with
THE GRANT FIGHT,
in Illinois said to-day: 1--WE were treated
badly enough az Chicsgo, but it has been
worse since. We are heartily tired of being
told that the defeat of the third-term was the
only means of saving the party. They may
think Us very bad, terrible men, bound TO
compass the destruction of the party, but it
is not very good policy to be continually
telling us of IL and then ordering us in line
to work for the salvation of the party under
their lead. They can not win without us,
and their constant antagonism and criticism
OF US will wear out at last even the most rigid
sense OF loyalty to party" This sort of talk
is very common among the Grant Republic
CABS. So great is
| THIS DISSATISFACTION,
and so openly is it expressed, that there is
at present regular panic among the depart
ment people over their prospects of retain
ing office beyond the 4th of next March.
This panic has stimulated payment OF the
regular assessment called for by the Score
tary of the Republican Congressional Com
mittee, printed in last Mondays Times
Every clerk who receives salary of 81, 200
per annum is expected to pay per cent. of
his salary. 1t is known that Mr.. Hayes will
not object this year 10 rigid enforcement
of this assessment, and the instances of
refusal among the clerks are comparatively
rare. 1t is expected that the meeting of the
Republican National Committee in New
York next month will decide something of
the nature of the coming campaign.
SENATOR BLAINE,
too, is said to be among the dissffected. He
has never called upon General Garfield, and
all reports OF his intention to engage actively
In the campaign arc entirely unwarranted.
| In Maine there is to he a union between the
| UIb60DdCheIb huu OSu(CCdIS WHICH uhy
result in Republican defeat in September.
This combination has been openly formed
and is going vigorously ahead; yet Senator
Blaine has not raised bis hand to do anything
to prevent its success. Last, but not least,
Secretary John Sherman curses Garfield
when among his in.imates. He says that
GARFIELD BETRAYED HIS TRUST
at Chicago, and had he remained true to him
(Sberman) he could have been nominated.
Like Mcdonald at Cincinnati, who absolute-
ly refused to be considered, when present, as
Hendricks representative, General Garfield
should have refused TO stand. The feeble
protest he made should have been a bold,
positive denial. He should have said to the
Convention Gentlemen. | can not allow
my name to be used without running the
risk of injuriDg my reputation for loyalty
aud furnishing my honor" That he did moi
do so, aud that, after his frat weak protest,
Garfield consented, has made Sherman his
sworn enemy for life. He hates with the
rancorous hatred of
DISAPPOINTED AMBITION,
specially outraged by a sense of trust be.
trayed Then the Grant people, who stand
at present in the background, are not sure