The daily gazette., 1880-05-13
THIRD EDITION
THE PRESIDENCY.

WASHINGTON, May 18th, 1880.
THE QUESTION OF WITHDRAWAL.
There was a report in town to-day
that the exp President had expressed an
intention to withdraw from the can
vass, but it was not credited. That he
ought to do SO at once, TO save his own
credit, was the general opinion, but
the expectation that he would do SO,
which was strong some months ago
when the weakdess of the third term
movement in Pennsylvania and New
York became apparent, has now pass
cd away.
"He wants it, and he is so anxious
and bent or it that he does not mind
what dirty and disgraceful political
trickery is used to secure it for him."
said a Republican Congressman here
this evening, "but l have not the least
fear that the Convention will do any
thing SO disreputable and ruinous to
the party as to nominate him. He is
out Of the question.
TO BE NOMINATED ANYWAY.
Against this somewhat sanguine
opinion it must be said that at any
rate the attempt to nominate lim will
made, and thot great Irregularities and
. more desperate man9uvers than even
the Chicago bolt will be resorted to to
accomplish the purpose. "He has got
to be beaten in the Convention if he is
beaten ALL" was said here to-day, and
evidently the third term leaders pre-
fer defeat of the party with the ex-
President to success with any other
man. Their attitude is firm and un-
compromising. 1t is the followers aud
not the leaders who talk of another
man and propose Mr.. Window.
ILLINOIS MEN ON THE SITUATION.
The situation in Illinois is described
here by Illinois men who know all the
parties to the struggle as full of danger
TO the republican party. The third term
boilers at Chicago were led and control
led by such men as Emory Storrs, who
figured disgracefully in the Babcock AID
Whiskey Ring trials; Leonard, SWEET
and Num-, men Of antecedents similar
to those of Storrs, and the anti-third
term majority have, it is said, mai y of
the best citizens OF Chicago among them.
Letters and dispatches received here
show that the feeling on both sides is
intensely bitter, the third teruers being
bent at all hazards on success and their
opponents being animated 10 resistance,
not only by hostility 10 the third term
but by indignation aud disgust at seeing
the kind of men who aim 10 control the
party.
COURSE OF THE BoLTERs.
1t Is believed here that the boilers
will fill up their delegation so as to COW
er the whole of Chicago, and that their
delegation will be admitted at Spring
field and will then be strong enough to
secure the State delegation to the ex-
President, But it is also believed that
if this is attempted it will be resisted 10
the u most, and if the third teImers,
ences will be able to prevent break in
the party in Illinois, which would give
that State to the democrats.
PEBBLE TENURE OF THE REPUBLICANS.
1t 1ill be remembered that the repub-
licans now hold the State only by
plurality. A union of all the elements
opposed to them would defeat them, and
IL TO this were added split In their own
party their defeat would be certain, The
Illinois quarrel is not unlikely to make
Its appearance in the National Conven-
ton, which may be called on TO decide
between two contesting State delegations.
1t is thought here in some quarters that
1t Is the purpose of the third term leaders,
now that they see their movement so
strongly opposed, TO prepare as much
trouble for tie Chicago Convention as
possible.
DEMOCRATS DISAPPOINTED
On the whole tie democrats are the
people most seriously disappointed at
the probable failure of the third term
movement. They have counted on the
ex-President's nomination all along
with great confidence as giving them
their best hopes of success. 1--WE shall
make an unexceptionable ticket" said a
leading democratic representative TO
your correspondent this evening, sand
my hope is still that the ex-President
will be nominated at Chicago. He is
the easiest man for us to beat, and, after
all, the best place to definitely and for
century to come settle this third term
business is at the polls. Therefore
hope and also l believe that Messrs
Conkling, Cameron and Logan will
stick"