The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-08-10

IMPORTANT III TRUE-CAx COSKLIN0 PER
sUADE GRANT TO STUMP THE SOUTH FOR
GARFIEIDf
Especial TO the New York world.I
WASHINGTON. August ga project has
come TO light here with reference TO the
South In the present campaign, which,
whether practicable or not, goes far TO ex'
plain the purpose OF The open discussion
over southern needs and prospects az the
Republican conference In New YORK the
other day. Great care has been taken since
the project was conceived 10 hedge II about
with secrecy, and since its developments
were iDtrusted to discreet management u
has been skiliully and quietly engineered
IL may have been noticed that at the confer
ence several speakers upon the subject OF
prosecuting the campaign In the South laiC
stress upon the eminent desirability OF nav
ing men go south who were well known
there as staunch Republicans, and upon
whose utterances the cOlored people could
rely, and whose influence would govern
them at the polls.
Plnchback, for instance, was explicit II
the declaration that the South did not wan'
money for campaign purposes, but men
To casual observer the discussion might
rs well not have taken place, for it seemed
10 accomplish nothing. But it accomplished
all II was intended 10 accomplish publicly,
and that was to sound the conference upor
the subject OF sending into the South mer
whom the negroes would be likely TO trus
and follow implicitly. There are not {
dozen Republicans OF whom the mas
| OF negroes know and by whom they
would be guided. It's doubtful If there
are half-dozen. They have heard, mos
Of them. OF Blaine, but not In way to
inspire them with confidence in him. %
sherman most of them have heard. but as
the purveyor Of official patronage for pri
yate ends, and they are not so benighted o.
10 repOse confidence in one addicted 10 sucl
operations. Garfield was a stranger TO then
before the Chicago Convention. Since ther
they have heard little OF him except in con
nection with the questionable career whlct
has furnished his prospects in the North
and the history OF the Credit.Mobiier anC
De Golyer transactions, with the salient
features and the moral effect OF which they
have become acquainted, has rather deep
enc! their disappointment over his nomlna
ton.
The original reason OF their disappoint'
mpnt was because they had set their hearts
on General Grants nomination. Inter
views published just after the Convention
and circulated throughout the country were
abundant evidence that the bulk OF the ne
yroe, regarded the defeat OF Grant a de
feat Of the party. Their intuittons lee
them even further than this, for Girfield's
nomination was interpreted by them as 4
Democratic victory. Grant was and is thelI
hero. The affection they cherish for him il
little short OF worship. With him leading
them they would go anywhere and do any
thing.
A few shrewd political managers here
took in these notions and then cast about tt
see what their practical application would
be i'm the present canvass. At the same
time the debt troubles OF Virgins, Tennes
see, and Arkansas began TO attract pubic
attention. Many OF the would-be repudla
tors are negroes, and the Republican mana
GERS having the matter in hand concluded
that this could be explained by the lac
that the Negroes sole political aim just
now was TO array himself against Demo
cracv. They did not for a moment believe
that he chose to side with repudlators
because Of regulating instincts. The Re
adiusters last year, with the aid OF th'
negro NATURALLY Republican, vote, they
argued. carried Virginia. There was fail
chance that Tennessee ana Arkansas would
follow. Putting the conclusions VIII
reference TO Grants supernatural iDfiuenc'
over the negroes and OF negro Ignorance
and gullibiity together, the plan OF having
Grant himself make another tour OF tb'
South was hatched.
The proposed operation was to be tina
Grant could wean the negro Readlusters II
these three States from their new allegiance
and since tie State-debt agitation is reason
ably certain to continue through this cam
paion. its advocates, barring the negroes
being largely Democratic, would leave tht
Democrats divided and give to the Garfield
electors in each State plurality. Then II
the Caroinas, Florida, and Louisiana
the preponderance OF the negro VOTE
Duld be relied upon TO return these
States Republican. Such in brief was
the project. Garfield and COnkling were
both made acquainted with it. The know
ledge that no public discussion OF it would
he attempted accounts plausibly for theil
absence from the conference which they
went 10 New York ayowedly to attend
Whether or not the matter was discussed
at the subsequent conferences OF the man
ayers, with closed doors, depends en-
tirely upon Mr. COnking. The task OF
inducing General Grant TO undertake tho
tour was to fall. naturally, to him, foI
it was conceded that he alone could
do il. That also Mr.. Conkling realized
and he understood perfectly the advantage
he held in that respect. 1t was but natural
then. that he should have demanded OF the
party managers and OF General Garfield
such promises and concessions for himself
in advance OF the undertaking as would
duly compensate him. II the scheme was
TO succeed, a. many OF the managers be
Iieyed ii would, the party was entirely in hi
power, for without such success he knew a
well as they what would be the fatal conse
quences in November.
The really probable effect OF any such un
dertaking would in all likelihood fail a.
short OF what the Republicans expect OF Il
as wild schemes usually do OF realization
but there is little doubt that it has beer
strongly urged during the past few days il
New York and duly weighed, and II 1t has
been abandoned it was becalse OF the
failure TO agree on compensation between
the managers and General Garfield on one
side, and the eXacting functionary wbt
alone could put 1t in operation on the other
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