The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-01-23
Tho Grant Boom.

,r.. :, s,a,es fba, The GRANT boom "
,.n,,y Il Is not meant that u IS certain '''a'
No csn ~. defeated of the Republican no'n''
nation for the presidency, but 'na' Tue '''
dence OF his popularity with the ,,''ses
switch was expected to be ina"'ieseS'
80, his reappearance In this couc'ry
-. No, shawn ITSELF and that toe IN
s,,cat,ons point to his defeat even noun,
mated by reclamation "Tbe msch,ne
a. nowerful In Pennsylvania sod New
York. aud It is working for Genera,
CR,Srss nomination. IL Is sot setueo
that Mr.. CoxxLryo can deliver tue who'e
,o,. =, New York 10 Generss GRANT, nor
,n., ur CAMERON can deliter the whoie
veto ~ Penney .vania TO him. There are 'h
,.,,h STATES many signs q dissatisfaction
ss,y,,h the working OF the machine. In Penn
xv,yania the papers have ehown by sort oi
suteryiewers' caucus that GRANT Is D! no
means the choice Of a majority OF the ke-
publicans. In Montgomery county IN tnat
State the Republicans have gone so Tar as
TO elect six BLAINE delegates to tue STATE
Convention and to Instruct those delegates
10 favor a representative TO the National
Convention who il pledged to support MI.
BLAINE. Several ciher large counties are
said TO have done the same thing.
TWAS reported few days ago that there
had arisen some GOODNESS between MI
CoNKI.iXG and General GRANT, but the re-
mort lsnow contradicted, and apparently by
authority. Mir. CoNKLISG Is represented as
having gone so far as TO say that he "made
a mistake when he yielded TO the solicita-
sions Of bjsfrienGs in 1876. and allowed his
name TO be presented TO the Cincinnati con-
ysntjon. and that he is determined not TO
repeat the error he then fell INTO. Under no
circumstances, his friends affirm, will he be
a candidate at Chicago. and they are CONT
dent that his support OF General GRANT
will be thoroughly loyal and effective"
This sweeping declaration would seem to
indicate that New York Will give her undi-
yidcd vote to General GRANT in the Chicago
Convention, Mr.. CONKLrNG being the dicta-
Tor OF the policy OF his party In that State.
But, as we have said there are facts which
prove that Mr.. C0NKLING is not to have his
own way this time without struggle.
GEORGE WILLIAM CURTIS, who at every OPP
por.unity cast one vote against Mr.. C0NX-
LING in the Cincinnati Convention OF 1876,
is outspoken in his opposition TO the third
term movement, rot only in the very inSu-
entail weekly which he edits, but in private
conversation. He is represented as saying
TO an interviewer that the movement has
greatly declined Of late. He processes not
TO be aft aid OF General GRANT, but OF some
worse man who might rise hereafter upon
the ruins Of bis country's liberties. He
saws the politicians are the only men who
want GRANT. lie declares that GRANT is
the weakest OF the candidates. We quote
~ think the nomination Of the General
would be very ineXpedent, for, OF all who
are prominently mentioned for the office, he |
would combine most elements OF opposition
and would be most likely to lcse the vote
that is essential TO the success OF the party"
Blu: the strongest proof that Mr.. CoNK- |
LING has enemies at home whom he must |
yet overcome is found in the u,terances re-
ported in the Herald as having been made |
in the New York custom-house. We quote |
again:
"a wel-kpowu official, who is conspicu-
Gus as a politician, but who desires that bis
name should not be used, said that the oc
cupants Of the custom-hOuse are obeying
Secretary Sherman's orders as nearly as
possible to the letter, and that the Secre-
tary's orders are that the third-term move
ment In New York shall be defeated at all
hazards and by any combination or any
bargain that may be necessary. Anybody
but the ex-Presdent is the slogan the
official said, 'for with him out OF the way
the possibilities for Sherman brighten.
Nearly I'LL the men who scratched Cornell
are against third term but some OF them
are apsthetic. and will support the EXPIRE.
sident il he gets the nomination. AS to
any general movement, why that is ont Of
the question Just at this hour, for the anti
third-term men have no organization, no
leaders. nothing to work on. Still you can
depend upon il that in the custom-house
they are preparing 10 do their utmost to
break the thrd-term power in this State.
no matter how they may have to affiliate"
Surely that CLOCKS like business" JOHN
SHERMAN Is not a man to be despised When
he makes up his mind TO accomplish GER
tain object, he uses the means necessary to
that end. SO look out for lively prelimi-
nary campaign even in New York; and
that, too, although Mr.. SHERMAN should
deny the truth OF his subordinate's state
ment.
We repeat that it is one thing to nominate
General GRANT and another TO elect him.
or, as II congressman has said. "GRANT
would be an easy man to nominate, but a
hard one to elect" The GRANT boom may
60 on, therefore, until he shall have secured
the nomination, and still lind the third
tern advocates as far as ever from securing
the object which they had in view when
they originated 1t.
Delaware