Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1880-05-13
Washington.
HOW THE TEIRD TERM MOVEMENT is
REGARDED AMONG REPUBLICAN
REPREs TATIvES-GROWING
oPPOsIrION TO THE EX-
PRESIDENTS NoMI-
NATION.
WASHINGTON, May 10th.-One Of


the most prominent of the Repub-
lican Senators, and one who has
been krown as friendly to the ex
President said to day TO a frie nd
! Il am now convinced that il we
nominate the ex-President there
will be split in the party. The
anti-third term Republicans Will
in that event be sure to put can-
didate in the field. If the Demo-
Gratis nominate Tilden, ,as now seems
proba Bile, who knows bnt opponen' g
of both the ex President and Til
den will form a coalition and unite
upon a candidate that will be mo e
acceptable to the people than either?
[ would not be surprised to see
both of the great parties go under
this year. Their are SO many dis -.
satisfied Republicans and Demo-
Gratis that the time is ripe for q
strong third party organization. l
am not alone in the opinion that
the nomination Of the ex-PresideDt
means the death o' the Republican
party. | have heard many leading
men in the organization expressed
the same view. | thInk that when
the Chicago Convention assemblies
this fact will have become SO APP
parent that the nomination of the
exp, eeident will Lot be seriously
consider ed"
ALARM AMONG REPUBLICANS.
This Senator, who is one of the
most IL dueutial auG also one of the
most staIwaIt Of ms party, Is by no
meaus alnne in the opinion above
ezpressed, and which was written
downs as he spoke it by the gentle
ma with whom he conversed. Sew
eral Western Republicans, mem
bers Of the House, have been In
consultation during the past week
with The purpose OF deylAing the
best menns Of creating eminent
among Republican Delegates against
tie nomination Of the eXPresIdent.
They have been led To this step by
discovering throuch the daily con-
versations OF the cloak rooms that
the c:.lre-poudence OF al! RepnO!l-
cans mem hero shows tbs existence
in every district of a more OF less
pronounced anti thlrG term feeling,
aud that in most districts this is 50
strong as 10 give to the local party
nuuageis considerable couceru.
Tue men who are engaged In this
nj, t,.>
have been very friendly to the ex-
President and would be glad to see
him nominated il they could con-
vince themselves that he could be
! elected.
| Mr.. CONKLING TALK.
The conversation Of Mr.. Conk =
ling on the political situation, pub
! iished in the UeraI2 on Saturday,
has created ptoloupd impression
here and is much talked of. The
general belief about it seems to be
that Mr.. Conkling spoke because
ho is alarmed at the evident and
craving dislike to the third term
movement here and among the
local party managers at home, and
thought 1t necessary to encourage
them. 1t is an undeniable fact, as
stated by your correspondent on
Saturday, that the belief that the
ex President cannot be elected i
uominared is rapidly growing here
aud it has tor its basis, us above
stated, the reports of political mana
gers to their members OF Congress
An unusually large number O
Republican Representatives, holo
: 'helr seats in this Congress bv pln
! rah,ies or very Slight tnaio,i,ies
and these men are naturally aIal IN
. ed at the prospect Of nominatio
. at Chicago which wou.L hazar,
: their seats
j FEEBLE TENURE OF REPRESENTATIVE Es
S So long ago as February 26,h
+ Republican, R-pr. sentative said l.
:, your correspondent iu an in,ervie,
: then p,in ell
: "a good many of our men hol
4 their -eat-,as just told you, seve
4 do in Illinois by a plurality. Any
: Thing which should consolidate Ii
Y united opposition would lose thet
their seats. In most Of their dis
q tricts they would he sacrificed
: they should not get the full part
q v"te, even supposing the Demo
cratic aud GieeDback divisions t
y continue, which Eever happens
. ,esldrntial election. There al
: others whose majorities are s
v small that even slight Jefeciio
o from the party vote would cefe;
them. A change of 500 votes
, some r publican districts woul
Is turn them democratic A chans
y of even $50 votes world do 1t
: two or tire. OF oar men who ttol
{ their sea by such precarious tel
ures, either by mere pluralities