The daily gazette., 1880-05-08
Washingt01t.
THIRD TERN SENATORS ABANDON.
ING THEIR CATDIDATEZALARM

THIRD TERM SENATORS ABANDON.
ING THEIR CATDIDATE-ALARM
OVER THE NEWS FROM NEW YORK
AND PENNsYLvANIA-M FISH AS
A CANDIDATE.
WASHINGTON, May THE third
term Senators have at last begun to
consider the possible necessity of
abandoning and withdrawing the ex-
President, and have held Informal
consultations concerning the best
man to substitute in his place. They
incline to think Mr.. Fish, for many
reasons, the most available and best
candidate for them. AS the most
prominent member of the ex-Presi-
dents administration, they feel that
they can most gracefully and agreea-
bly, fall back on him. He would be
more sure to carry New York. they
admit, than any other cfn 'idate. He
could unite the New Yer. delega-
ton, the serious split i'll which has
alarmed a good many of the third
| termers this afternoon, and this
would rescue Mr.. Conkling from the
unpleasant dilemma of having his
own State delegation refusing to
obey orders. For this reason, it is
thought, Mr.. Conkling would be glad
and ready to support Mr.. Fish and
himself place him in nomination.
MIR. FIsH's AVAILABILITY.
1t is thought by them also that be-
sides consolidating the New York
delegation the third termers' adop-
ton of Mr.. Fish as their candidate
would enable them to control the
Convention and reap very substan-
tlal victory over their opponents.
Hence the Herald's suggestion of Mr..
Fish as a proper and popular candi-
date has been welcome to a number
OF the third term leaders, who now
see that they cannot carry their
point with the ex-President and who
have not known where to turn or
how to get out of the awkward
dilemma they found themselves In.
1t is thought besides that the ex-
President, when he is brought to see
that he cannot himself succeed, will
prefer Mr.. Fish to any other candi-
date.
A GENUINE ALARM
The alarm in the third term ranks is
very real and undisguised' The anti
third term letter Of Mr.. Robertson one
OF the New York delegation and the
speech of Mr.. Woodin in the Albany
Senate and its approval by Mr.. Sessions
created a profound impression to day
and werere much discussed by repub-
lican congressman. Anything which
looks like bringing the third term move
ment to an end lifts weight of anxiety
from the hearts of a great many Rep
resentatives who have become convinced
that the reuomlnation of the ex Presi-
dent would cause the defeat of the
party and their own defeat in their dis
tricts. The progress Of revolt in Penn
sylvania has been watched with great
eagerness and it has been generally
known that their were strong opponents
of the third term in the New York dele
CATION also; bu: it was not thought here
that this New York opposition would
manifest itself 81 early. he news which
was telegraphed over here from Albany
this afternoon 10 several persons was
therefore very gratytaing to nine out of
ten OF all the republicans Representa-
lives.
ANTI-THIRD TERM STRENGTH.
1t is freely said here by men VINO think
themselves well informed that at least
thirty of tue Pennsy lvania delegation
and twenty-five OF the New York dele
CATION will be found at Chicago un-
alterably opposed to the third term and
that the number is likely to be even
lal ger. This is almost equivalent to
eliminating the whole Pennsylvania vote
from the ex-President, list.