Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-02-20
GRANT STILL IN THE ASCEND mt.

GRANT STILL IN THE ASCENDANA'
There seems to have been something of
reaction among the Republicans IN some
parts of the country as to the expediency of
nominating Gen. Grant for third term in
the White House, and the Blaine papers,
both East and West, are using every effort to
promote it and, if possible, make of it a
revolution which shall be potent in infuenc-
ing the action of the conventions yet to be
held, and also lead to reversal of the action
of the Pennsylvania convention. 1t is being
argued that the delegates chosen are not
bound to obey the mandate of the conven-
ton thst selected them, but can vote as their
individual preferences may dictate. 10
stimulate them to thus disobey the instruc-
tions of the convention, all the Blaine men
in the State are being brought forward by
interviews and correspondence, and as was to
bs supposed they give utterance to their
opinions in no doubtful manner. The result
is a perceptible wavering among some of
the delegates, but these will no doubt be
held to the rack by the Cameron influence at
the critical juncture.
Even the most enthusiastic friends of MIR.
Blaine admit that Conkling will deliver over
the delegation from Now York to Grant, and
Logan that from Illinois, while there is good
reason to suppose that he will carry other
Eastern States and more than half of the
South. This will ensure his nomination be
yond a peradventure. 1t is not unlikely
that he will be able to make the South solid
in his favor, as it is his intention to spend
q few weeks in that section previous to his
return to his home at Galena. His friends,
too, are asserting that they have assurances
from Blaine that he will accept the second
place on the ticket with view to harmonic
ing the party, but this Mr.. Blaine's conf
dants emphatically deny, asserting that he
is in the field for first position or none.
They further declare that Blaine can carry
the united German vote. while Grant
will be scratched almost unanimously,
and that to nominate the latter
would be to invite almost certain defeat. In
this assertion they are supported by many
leading German editors and politicians, who
oppose Grants candidacy with great vehe
mence. The machine operators. however, do
not appear alarmed at these threats, having
apparently an abiding faith in the efficacy of
the party lash, which will be vigorously ap-
piled in case all goes according to the plan
they have marked out
Gen. Grant and his supporters have the
whip row thus far. They will start out with
he unanimous support of the three most
important delegations in the Union, COM
prising hundred and seventy
votes. The 'smoral influence
of such a support will be great,
in the Republican party, in which
the masses, like flock of sheep, follow the
lead of the bell-wether, even to the extent
of leaping over precipice. We are con-
vinced that no efforts Blaine may make at
this time will avail to check the Grant wave
that is now sweeping the Republican party
before it. The time before the meeting of
the convention is too short to enable suf-
6cient obstacles to be placed in its path.
The first engagement of the campaign hav-
ing been won, and every assurance given of
continued successes, Mr.. Blaine may as well
hang up his fiddle and retire to the seclusion
of the Senate, there to serve until he can
have another chance to enter the lists. For
all purposes of the present campaign he is a
dead cock in the pit.