The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-01-28

CO.. JOIN W. FoRNEY telegrapls from
Philadelphia to the New York San:
"The election OF delegates from this city
to the Republican Staie Convention is q
death blow to the hopes entertained by
General Grant and George Washington
Childs, A. NJ. that the Republican party
in Philadelphia would be unit for Grant
for q third term OF the Presidency. !
have talked with majority of the State
delegates from each oil the five Congress.
sional districts in this city, and am now
prepared to say, without any attempt at
contradiction, that OF the twelve del
egates to the Chicago Convention accord
ed to this city not one will be for third
term nomination for Grant. Secondly, il
any attempt should be made by the third
term plotters to force the Harrisburg
Convention to commit the Republican
party OF Pennsylvania to General Grant
| Tor third term, the forty.six delegates
from this city will violently oppose it,
and, to man, will vote against it"
Mr.. Forney further says that the dele.
CATION from Philadelphia to tho State
Convention Is almost solid for John Sher-
man. There seems TO be settled deter
mination among the Pennsylvania Repub-
licans to resist the dictation Of bosses and
rings, and to manifest their preferences
for Presidential candidates in their own
way.
The Washington correspondent Of the
Chicago Tribune prints an interview with
cone Of the most eminent public men in
the country" from which We make the
following extract:
"The sources OF Grants weakness arc
twoiold, opposite to third term, and a
prevalent feeling among the people that
his former Administrations were simply
bad. lind good many politicians, too,
who say that Gen. Grant could not be
elected II lie were nominated. ask you
candidly, How could Gen. Grant carry
Ohio2' The German vote is against him.
Have you read Fred Hassaurek's suite.
ment? 1t is said that lie will not support
Grant under any circumstances, aud he
represents very powerful German con-
sdtuency, The reliable Republican ma
jority OF Ohio Is 4, 900 to G,000. 1t is doubt
iul whether there are not more than this
number OF native American Republicans,
TO say nothing Of the Germans, who would
not vote for Gen. Grant. have no doubt
either that the nomination OF Grant would
lose New York. know pretty well what
the Young Scratchers are about, and tell
you they won't have Grant under any cir
cumstances. What they say they mean.
That was proved in the last campaign, and
1t will be proved again. The better class
OF business men OF New York are also
against Grant. The vulgar rich, the specu.
lators, and the sporting men generally are
for him, but the old and respectable lami.
lies and the conservative business inter-
ests are against him. Finally, there Is
reaction against tho Conklinglsm in New
York which will make itself felt in any
election supposed to be controlled BIZ him.
He may still be able TO dictate nomina-
tons, but he cannot drive men OF liberal
views to the polls, as formerly.
Tho German vote is likely 10 be oppos.
cd 10 Grant In a body. In New York 1t
cannot amount to less than $4,000, and in
Ohio aud Illinois each 1t Is 10000. In
Wisconsin 1t is strong enough to control
the State In close VOTE The late i'm.
mense gains OF the Republican party In
the Northwest have been due to the re.
turn OF the German to the party more
than any other single cause. What would
be the wisdom Of alternating the great
power alresh In contest that promises to
strain every resource Of the party to the
utmost?
"The common report regarding the con.
dition OF the German vote Is not based on |
mere hearsay. A number Of German edi. |
tors were lately in this city, and called on |
Secretary schurs for advice. They told