, 1880-05-31

JUDGE DITTENHOEFER-
4 large delegation of members of the Repub
ican Central Campaign Club of New York CITY
reached Chicago yesterday morning and tool
quarters ut the Palmer House. In the after.
noon a TRIBUNE man called upon the Hon. 4. J
Dfttenhoefer, Secretary Of the Executive Com.
1nittee Of the Club with view to obtaining
from him some facts regarding the feeling i1
New York, especially among the German 4 MGR.
leans, concerning the third terln. Mr. Ditten-
ho:fcr said:
IL ain now President OF the German Rcpub-
lican organization Of New York, and have beer
for tho last six years. 1t Is organization that
has always acted with the. Republican party
and supported the Republican candidates, Ma
t'or;a! and State AS such President I conc
very close to the heart Of the German people.
They are almost unanimously against a third
term. With them hisopposjtion is as deeply
rooted rs n religious conviction. No argument
can persuade them that it is either wise, neccs-
sary. or safe to try the experiment Of IL third
term. Whether right or wrong, they detect In
the scheme the entering wedge in the direction
OF monarchical Institutions. They reason that
Il third term necessarily means fourth term, Il
NTH term, and PERHAPS life term. For every
argument, they say. that is now advanced in
favor Of third term can and will with equal
force be urged fo7 additional terms, and the pow
Sa'AA ~ uAllAtEN1. GcItLJF1 lHttl Is HOW IQIIiDy
with whip md spur this nomination through the
conventions will with the increased power that
will come to them from General Grants rcIlcc-
ton. be able to compel his acceptance as It
candidate after the expiration Of the third
term.
80 powerful and controlling is this feeling
with the German Republicans that m over
whc!ning number of them will aid III stamping
9s,I fea, the @ @neresy # necessary BY assstn to g.
Ihey Will not submit to It nomination carried
through n convention BY sitting the votes OF
those who arc opposed to the third term with
the device Ut the unit rule. The robber who Ut
the dead OF night rifles house by RarrotIne its
lnsnute5 may he said to have carried the house.
Carrying conventions by gArrottng the delegates
that nominnti0n no regularity. aud releases all
Aepublscans from any obligation to support ii.
Such is the feeling Of the German Republicans
IN the City and' Suite of New York, and they
constitute i very large percentage Of tho he
publican voters: The same feeling, as | I'M
uerstand It, exists throughout the Westcrs,
and Northern suites, and.if Graut Is nominated
lt!on It Is absolutely certain tlat three -ror1rths
OF the German Republican, votes will bt: pollcd
against him. Besides this large Ger,nali ele-
ment. on principle and conviction op1Hsed to Il
tnifu Term, there are tens of thousands Of
Republicans ol other nationalitics that are ami
n,ated Win tho sntne sentiment happen to he
also Chairman OF the Executive Committee Of
Elty OF New York. It is un organization not con-
nned to any class Of citizens, but the members
OF which are mostly Of american birth. It is a ,
representative organization. having district
clubs in every Assembly district In the City Of
New York. Mr. Charles Tatrous Is President