The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-01-15
Grant an Asplrant f0r the white House.

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The departure of Gen. Grant for the
ments, can have but one Interpretation.
cy ~ precisely as much so as John
boomers throughout the country have
been duly notified. The silence of Gen.
Grant is no longer mystery. It simply
gives consent. The Southern trip amounts
to public advertisements that Gen,
Grants longing for home scenes and
friends, ofwhich so much was said while
hs was abroad, was Of singularly brief
duration, and that week Of the lepose
said to be so essential, at Galena, was
quite enongh. The truth is, Gen. Grant
goes South on an electioneering tour and
to, he ont or The way for a few months,
while the boom works. After he satisfies
his deep curiosity about Cuba and Next
co, he will return to find an organized
series of boom5 from New Orleans 10
New York. Gen. Grant declined the
proffered hospitality of the White HOUSE,
lin spite of the extraordinary induce
ments held out there to temperance
man-for two reasons. One was his re-
membranee that Hayes did not accept his
hospitality at Long Branch in 1876; and
the other, the President had not called
upon him, SO az to establish relations.
/ Gen. BeRle, whose guest Gen.. Grant
was while here, said:
"Gen. Grant is no affected in the
slightest degree by the ovations that were
rendered him during his grand tour. He
lis thoroughly lnspoiled by it. He. is as
modest as young lady in her teens. His
modesty is one of the evidences Of his
greatness In my opinion he is the
greateSt man in the world, and my great
est pride Is that i am counted one of his
!. fast personal fsiends.v
| The fact is that Gen. Grants modeaty
] Is oi;fiiousiy illustrated by his pB7tinaoity
liz questions of social precedence, which
| was so strong in Europe as to make his
meeting with the ambassadors of the
eovetsigns highly embarrassing. But Mfr.
Beale goes on to say:
"He comes back TO us with the incense
OF royalty's PTai555 ssiii ss;ii clinging 20 his
garments, and doubting Thomeses on
this. eide of the water are nc laat forced TO
believe Gen. Grant has never thought OF
the Presidency, and he Is making no ef-
effort whatever TO secure tho prize, and
will not do Ho; nor would he, in my
opinion, except 1t unless 1t was the viii
of the people. In that Gaze he would
accept out of sense of duty
His friends 60 SO far as TO resent as aIl
impertinence the andIdacy oE others. A
story was put out last week that Sherman
bad given in bis adhesion TO Grant. II
was started with the view of impfeHsing
him that it was high time he was
out of tho way OF the chariot. Sherman
promptly said he was acaudidate; would
stick 10 the last, and was on principle
opposed to shA third term. AnosheE
membar ofthe Cabinet 0ssd to! The third
term is the sscretary Of the navy, and ii
is noticed thst while Gen. Grant called
on EvaFtg, (Who Is q. boomer, he did mol
cali on Sherman or Thompson. The
pressure for anearly convention In
Pennsylvania "a to lead ahe way
for Grant. It is arranged that
when Cameron puts In Pennsylganfn
Conkling 10 to follow With New York
! The postofice machine IS being worked
by Sen. Tyner to bring Indiana next 20
the frcnt, and Logan and Waahburns are
-. ;.s...s.;, l.. .iee haa.z Ia
Illinois. The calculation Is that With
Pennsylvania, New York, Indiana and
| Illinois ahead for Grant, Republicanism
can be made mater personal 10 Grant
WJshingtoas Dispateh 10 The Cincinnati
| l6nlnie efcid!