, 1880-05-31

I Inquirer. In response to some questions d
said: Stanton and had been employed In th'
suit of Mccormick VS.. Nanny for infringement
of patent on the reaper. We found 1t WIS pcoes'
sary to have Il lawyer in the Suite of Illinois
The only lawyer we knew of out here was Ar
Arnold, and We wrote to retain him, but tonns
that Mccormick had got him already. Then w
sent to Washburnc, the same man who is no"
a candidate Tor President. aud askes rs
him il he knew Of any lawyer proper prop .ai2 doi
Us to employ IN ll1nnis; ,re, ne ieokc salG oi
ip practice, who lived in the middle OF the state
We could not find, however, the first name OF
this Lineon We INQUIRED in ,f yaroSs S ay
New York We found simply !; Ltnco!q: III Mso aud aa
| tanning fee was $500
| Did you win the case?
| ayes, we won in the court below and above.
| Besides his contingent Mr.. Lincoln got SOME
! Thing a little more respectable; think $4,000"
| aI nave heard, Mr.. Harding, that yon and
Stanton we're not mitch impressed with Lincoln
"No. We did not give him any chance at all.
| often look back at that meeting with sadness,
aud M rot not much aoquainted with lawyers on the
! frontier, took our inventory of Lincoln too
| hastily. He vas q queer-looking man., with
| body. Stanton rode right over him, and did not
allow him to appear 10 = the , case . to tf1 make
man. S head dlsire to be loved and respected,
and when he became President OF the United
Suites, greatly 70 my surprise found myself
the Pntent omee Thinking how We lid buily-
ragged that poor old man. chilled on him, and
he shook me ly the hand and s.sid: There was
one man had made Up ny mind to appont ,s IL #
Vii viii q4izz,ca! smile out I hope You did:
to something had to decline the Office, but
whenever I think Of the small amount of charity
we showed poor Lincoln, and the immense .e;IS
standing, feel thnt nobody can measure the
greatness Of his. simple heart stanton, too,
came to me and said In whisper: Harding.
He forgavt Stanton too, and put 1t all down to
the misunderstanding Of localities, and so STAN
ton became associated with his fame" Mr-
Harding sud Grant presented nothing novel to
the country and would be defeated II nominated.
Mr.. james Deldcn, the owner of the Windsor
Hotel property New York delegate ,de from syraao r.
celebrated canal prosecution. said that he was
for Gen. Grant, but admitted that within tho
very strong feeling in Western New York
taal t. stand by him. sud Mr. Beldon. sbnt tbe
thought it would be. Grant has 70 carry in New
York some of the nntipathy developed to Conk-
ling, and the people are not only suspicious
improvement in political management l think
GrAnt, however, 4 well-meaning man who would
make us q Eo0d FfcsjdenI~
THE DANCER OF NOMINATING GRANT.
Mr.. W. n. Hudson, of the Boston Herald, eays
that the mere outcry and assault on Grants
character Is not doing him any harm. but that
more praetical eonstderationf ~ are influencing
said, :. there is the next Congressional election
in which the Republicans ought to have
fhcy a'q5d 9 Grant e the ey SweF are House. meacfd Il
with the'loss Of four districts in Ohio. and the
State Of Maine. will be sur. to 20 anti-nepub-
sec If Grant is put up. and they will take that
State away from Bluine and his friends. 1t is
this class Of men who are having an Influence in
of Gen. Grant would not stop there, but would
involve scores OF seats in Congress George +.
Hoar, Of Massachusetts, is Il respectable friend
against him, but he secs clearly that the nomi-
milton might be fatal. and is IN favor OF taking
up any good man who can bold the party vote,
three Grant men in the Mussachusetts dcleg:t-
ton, and only one Of them, Boutwell,. is beyond
G4ans wh M of 1bs sa Mr
DR.. conover: the Republican candidate for
Governor OF Florida, told ME Sunday morning
ida- = 1 was nominated for Governors, he said
'':at the largest and most harmonious State Con-
vcntion our party ever held there. For the first
time in years the Northern emigrants settled in
Florida. who have heretofore nbs1ained from
political action, sent up word that If we would
come together and make respectable nomina-
saFRS5 of Fard inG
YES: Yet net | think we could snrry SIT the State
too %ts tat or bs or M2sh1H5g
been instructed for Grant, but not with the de-
sign Of being obnoxious to anE other candi-
Nj. John II. Francis, owner Of the Troy Times,
the richest paper Of interior New York, and late
Minister to Greece, said: They may beat
Grant here; don't know. II they should, I |
think We want to select 4 candidate that will
draw the largest vote. If we cannot have the
man Of choice, let US as his alternative NOM
mute some one to be elected; Who j., that nlan:"
asked Mr. Francis, retlectivey is it WASH
burne? Z. Perhaps it Is Then why not WASH
Gen Fort, the distinguished Congressman. |
whose currency views were not exactly those Of |
John Sherman said some time SATURDAY after,
tor Gen Grant. thought rs that was to DC the
we Republicans in Illinois had best
take counsel fr9m New York. Sol have been
III favor Of Gen. Grant Perhaps II had waited |
longer might have seen
REASON TO MAKE 4 DIFFERENT CHOICE. !
Within the past week Or two there has been n |
gtod deal of bitter feeling against his reelection.
1t exists in illinois, as / suppose it does every |
where"
Could Grant carry Illinots?"
"o.,yes; think he could. Illinois is Repub-
Gould Wnshburne do better in I1linois?''
" Yes Our politicians who have been drawn |
into intimacy with Washburne say that he used
Of being the dog Of the Treasury, to- !
gcthcr with his foreign services and support of
6 rant during the War, gives him great Oppor-
tunty among the people, He would have n
large majority out here.
= Would George r. Edmunls drnw the whole
Republican v0te!''
II do not think," said Gen. Fort. that he
would run we'll In the West 4 lsrgc number of |
our people thought the currency good enough. !
introduced tue legisia ton which kept the /
legal-teuders from being retired. They are
popular with our people. Resumption has come
about and there is no opposition to it, but MIR.
and onc or two more Of his cluss are
making new aggressious on the anti
people uf the country. lie is the
attorney Of Chit1tnden, who is bringing the suit
In the Supreme Court to test the legal-tcnders.
We ma;r have duller times this summer, and,
therefore, ! do not think it would be wisdom to
nominate EGmunds" |
'How wuuid Sherman do for a candidatc?"
II think he would run better in the West
here than Edmunds. because be il Western
nan. There is not lnuch disposition among our
people 10 to the small States III the East which
1avc their advantages over t1s. to lind our pulit
cal rulers While Sherman hnS bccn the leader |
If resumption, he always had some respect and
understanding for the anxieties Of the Western |
people in this matter"
PROVISION FOR RETIRED PRESIDENTS.
"Gen- Fort, does not the TEN ptation Of Grant
@ run again show us that provision ought to be
S mot allowed to do anything, and probably has
3ut Il few thousand dollars Il year to live on
=" Yes" said Gen. Fort, !" that muy lead the
,cope to think favoraby Of retiring our Presi- |
lents with some competency. tbclieye We have
lt3t n single ProSjInnf 1iYiun nov mar he |