The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-01-02
THIRD TERM TALK.
Chatter About Grants Supposed Lease on
the White house-Eyidsntly He Is on
Presidential Starring Tour to
Rally the Masses in lune.

WASHINGTON, January 1.-The friends
Of Secretary Sherman feel much encourag'
ed over the development OF public opin'
ion in favor Of his nomination as the Re-
publican candidate for President. His re.
cent visit to New York disclosed the fact
that he possesses much strength among
leading Republicans in that State, and the
feeling in his favor is not confined to New
York. There is a strong Sherman senti.
ment in New Jersey, and good judges gay
that he stands the best chance Of carrying
the delegation from that State.
XESn, o., December 3l.-The Nenia
TorhligM publishes the expressed prefer.
ence ofninetyeight Republicans ofthis scity
and vicinity as to the next Presidential
candidate. The list is chiefly composed
OF business men, but includes several lead
ing farmers, mechanics, and few labor
ers. The expressed preferences Of this en-
tire numhes are in brief as follows:
For John Sherman, decidedly, 10; pre-.
fer Sherman, but would not obieCtto any
other good man, II; Grant decidedly, II:
Grant preferred, but not decidedly, s;
Hayes, first choice, .; Blaine or Sherman,
4; Sherman or Blaine, 6; Blaine, Is; any
good man nominated by the Convention,
S; anybody but Grant, lS, Washburne
and Woodiord, .; Washburne, !; Blaine
or Washburne, l (; any one that will win, !;
Grant or Sherman, !.
0fthose who expressed preference for
some other man, five declared decidedly
that they would not vote for Grant, and
eighteen expressed the hope that Grant
will not be the nominee. Among the list
interviewed there were Eve colored men;
OF these four are for Sherman, one for
Grant.
WASHINGTON, December 3l.-A gentle
man who has intimate relations withs some
OF the most prominent Republicans OF H.
diana, reached here to-day, after having
passed a week among them. He says that
great change has taken place in their
minds within few weeks, and especially
since the meeting OF the National Com
mittee here, in regard to the policy OF
nominating Gen. Grant, and ut present
there is q rapidly growing feeling among
the managing Republicans OF that State
that it will be inexpedient to nominate
Gen. Grant.
It seems that q short time since the In.
dianapolis Journal sent circulars into all
parts OF the State, asking for an express
sion OF preference In regard TO the Repub.
lican nominee. The responses to this cir
cular are said by this gentleman to have
greatly surprised those who were looking
upon the nomination OF General Grant an
generally desired. Some oil them are now
reported TO have serious doubts whether
he can carry that State, and, therefore,
they are coming to the conclusion, in spite
OF themselves, that 1t will be altogether
inexpedient to nominate him.
This representation OF the situation
among the Indiana managers Is corrobo.
rated by prominent politician OF that
State, and one well known to the country.
He says the current is beginning TO set
strongly against the nomination oil Cen
eral Grant. He says it is beginning TO
appear that opposition TO the third term
idea is much more general among the peo.
pie than the politicians OF his State had
supposed, and that the latter are now
really fearing that the nomination OF Gen.
eral Grant may result in the loss OF the
State.
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