The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-01-28
GONE GLIMMERING.
The Grant Boom Gradually Weakening
The Boomers 10 Pennsylvania Dis.
hsartened-Grant Should Now
Throw Up the Sponge.


iFston correspondents created quite q aut
ter here to-day by announcing that infor
nation from Trustworthy sources" indi
Gated the sudden termination Of Grants
candidacy for q third term. They go 81
far as to say that personal friends Of Gran
In this city, who are nearest to him, stat
that before the meeting Of the Pennsylva
mia Republican State Convention, on The
4th Of February, an authoritative declara
ton will be made taking him out OF the
list Of candidates.
George W. Childs and ex.secretary
Borie are probably the nearest personal
friends Grant has in this city, but being
questioned they both deny any know.
ledge Of the subject, saying that the first
intimation Of such an idea they got from
the sources mentioned. Mr.. Childs goes
further and says he received letter on
Saturday from General Grant, in which
the latter expresses great enthusiasm over
what he saw in Florida. He says he will
remain in Havana about week, then 60
to San Domingo, Yucatan, &C., and ar
rive in Vera Cruz about February II. He
expects to meet General Patterson at the
latter port, so they can travel together
through Mexico. General Grant does not
expect to see Mr.. Childs or any Of his
personal friends again until he meets them
at Long Branch in the latter part OF June.
Notwithstanding this caution on the
part OF General Grants friends here, it is
certain that there is deep.seated anxiety
among them and the projectors OF the
Grant third.term boom in this city, where
that project may be said to have been first
crystalized into definite movement. All
the leading journals will have editorials in
the morning on this reported intention to
withdraw Grant, and Colonel Mcclure, OF
the Times, double leads his remarks under
the caption: "Will Grant withdraw He
says the ovation to Grant in Philadelphia
was the grandest ever given to any man
in our land, but the day he ceased 10 be
our guest he was the weakest OF all the
prominent Republicans named for the
Presidential nomination.
But we have political leaders who learn
nothing and forget nothing. They re-
solved that he must be whirled into
third term on the flood OF the popular
enthusiasm that welcomed Citizen Grant,
and they arrogantly assumed to demand
submission from all in Pennsylvania, in
utter disregard Of the known preference
oil the people for Blaine. The State Con-
vention was called for an earlier period than
ever before named, and it was confidently
expected that State Convention would
be gathered on the 4th OF February that
would nominate Grant with a yell. Penn
sylvania, the first OF the reliable Repub-
lican States, thus declaring for Grant at
the opening OF the National contest, was
reckoned as sufficiently potential 10 settle
the candidacy and make Grant the nomi-
nee by acclamation. The error OF that as
sumption Is now so clearly manifest to all
that there must be positive change OF
programme at the Harrisburg Convention,
or the regulation orders will be utterly
and detiantly disregarded. Not single
county has instructed for Grant, while
scores have instructed against him, andi
is now settled beyond question that ma
jority Of the Harrisburg Convention will
DO implacably against any policy that
looks to Grants candidacy. Senator
Cameron, with all his skill and power,
must yield to the opposition. But how
is Grant to be retired with honor?
We submit that the time has come
when his name should be formally with
drawn as q matter OF justice to himself.
Rumor is again rife about his positive de-
clination before tho meeting OF the Penn
sylvania State Convention, and II the men
who are recognized as Grant leaders are
rot stone blind, they will have him honor
ably retired from the canvass before it be-
comes manifest that his withdrawal is
simply to avoid the crushing defeat that is
at his heels. The day has come for Gen.
Grants peremptory declination OF the
presidency, and lit shall be delayed until
the 4th OF February it will compel him to
60 into history as ending his political
career by the positive condemnation OF the
peoDle.