The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-03-16
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Among Tue YhFluuA pTuBhphUvhloha w. W
who win probably DO tho Ropublloaa noml'
lnee for president, va SEQ no mention made
Of Senator Conklng, II occurs to vs. lhal
he Is by no means entirely oyerhadowol
At tho Cincinnati convention, IN 1915, he
figured consplcuously for tho nomination,
md developed no little strength
II must be remembered that he mud
General Grant are In the same boat, lilo
Il the staunch friend ofthe er-Presldent, and
Ia foremost among those urging his ponIna-
ton for third term, lie has secured the
delegation Of New York for bis friend and
with Senator Cameron, Of Pennsylvania, viii
go TO the Chicago convention prepared TO
make mastery fight for General Grant
But General Grant has given no lntmatlon
as 10 whether or not no desired 10 again
stand for tho Presidency further than to
say that he would not feel at liberty
to decline II he was the unanimous
choice Of tho convention. The Inference
from this remark Is that he will not consent
TO entor into scrub race for the position
that he will not 60 into a scramble for the
nomination. We know that he will not be
the unanimous choice Of tho convention,
because both Sherman and Blaine will bt
there with fast friends TO back them and urge
their selection, This being the case, suppose
General Grant should say TO the convention
"Gentlcmon, decline to allowmy name 10 be
used before you for the Presidential nomIna-
ton and withdraw my claims in favor Of my
friend Senator Conkling, Of New York;
Would not this concentrate Grants strength
In tho, convention on Senator Conkling I,
Would it not disarm those opponents in the
convention who were only opponents be-
cause of their opposition to third term, and
influence them to support Conkling? Sena-
tor Cameron is Senator Conk!ing's
friend and coadiutator In the
Grant movement and his weight and
influence would certainly be thrown
in his behalf. The astute New York Sena-
tor has done much to strengthen himself
with his party since the Cincinnati conyen-
ton in 1876, and must reasonably be able to
command better vote, on bis own merits,
ut Chicago than he did four years asq, He
was prominent in the electoral college fight,
which seated Mr.. Hayes and saved the White
House to the Republicans. He saved New
York to the Republicans last year, and if that
State can be carried against the Democrats
in the Presidential race il will be by his in
auence and skillful management. These
things considered, Is IL an unreasonable sup
position that he may be able to secure Il G
nomination while Mr.. Sherman and Mr..
Blaine are wranging and striving to defeat
each other: 1t is announced that Senator Don
Cameron has said that it may become neccs-
sary for the good of tho party to withdraw
General Grant from the race, and who knows
that this remark is not m inlling of what
the programme is to be? 1t certainly would
be brilliant campaign if the understanding
WIS that the fight in the State conventions
vas to be for General Grant, and if in the
National convention he could easily get the
nomination it was to be given 10 him, and if
he should be elected he was to take care Of
his friends, Conkling and Cameron, but if he
could not get the nomination with
out severe contest, why then he
was to withdraw from Che race in favor
of Conkling, springing it suddenly
on the Convention and asking his friends as n
personal favor to him to support Coalling.
1t would beget sudden enthusiasm for the
New York Senator and sudden enthusiasts
are always contagious, men being carried
away by them before the sober second
thought has time to assert its sway. 1t would
deprive the Blaine and Sherman supporters
of their strongest argument, that against a
third tern, and Mr. Conklng not having been
in the race, and no weakness Of his having
been discussed, there would be nothing
to urge against him and the
weaker of the two, Sherman or Blaine, see.
ing his chances .hopeless, would throw hi:
strength for Mr.. Conkling and he would be
nominated without difficulty. There is nc
doubt but that Hon. L. B. Washburne is the
dark horse who hopes to step into Grant.
shoes if any contingency should retire him
from the race, but there is little Question OF
Grants ability to throw his rg:h ia the
convention for whom he pleases. and 1t
would hardly neglect his friend Couk,ing.
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