Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1880-02-27
National Politics.

uary. Grant was 81 last April. Sherman
was Sc last May. Washburne was 6S in
September. Copkling was 80 in October.
Garfield is in his 49th year. Bayard was
81 in October Thurman reached his Goth
birthday in November. Hendricks was
so in September. Tilden will be 66 this
February and in the same month Gen.
Hancock will be So. Seymour will be 20
in May.
Ex-senator Dorsey, graduate of the
Arkansas carpet-bag school OF politics, Is
the latest statesman to crjtic!Se MI. Sher-
mans peculiar methods - 1t is perhaps.
unnecessary to add that Mr.. Dorsey is for
a third term and all that it implies.
A national republican league, embracing
many prominent Republicans, has been
organized in Philadelphia to resist the
third term programme.
Hon. E. B. Washburne says his one
great desire is the nomination of Gen.
Grant for President. which he now regards
as a ssforegone conclusion"
The two German papers at Cleveland,
Ohio, are opposing, and the German Re-
publicans OF that town are signing a rem
onstrance against d third term for Grant.
LII Is uOW Sdiu GljdL tuO ICol pCliGICSi
and personal friend of Gen. Grant, who
has announced that the latter will 60 IN
for the nomination like any other man, is
Edwards Pierrepont.
The Chicago Times declares that its
canvass OF Illinois Republicans shows
Blaine to be fifty per cent. stronger than
Grant in that State, ami proves that the
delegation to the National Convention
will vote for him, unless the Harrisburg
game is played over again.
Rev. Henry Ward Beecher, in his speech
at the celebration of the Lincoln Club, in
New York, Thursday evening, pronounced
strongly for Gen Grant for {. third term.
He added ''But suppose you don't want
Grant-suprose you get Bayard. whom l
would vote for first on the other side? L
am not alarmed"
The Democrats of the Maryland legisla-
ture stand Bayard SO, Tildan 10, Seymour
6. Hancock 4, Thurman l, the best man s.;
and the Republicans stand Blaine 10,
Grant 5, Sherman l, anybody but Grant 4.
The Washington Star" figures out that
| Senator David Davis. of Illinois. and Sena-
tor elect Malone, of Virginia. will in all
| probability III Id the balance power in the
| federal Senate for the two years after the
4th of March. 1881.
Rev. Joseph Cock is of the opinion that
''there would lie gathered about the effort
| to induct Il man into third term all the
| political corruption of the republic"
The New Yerk Tires continues its
war on. Secretary Sherman with great
vigor.
At Harvard College they have been hold
| ing an election for President of the United
| States, and Thomas F. Bayard, has been
chosen by very handsome plurality, 2Sa
votes to 1854 for Grant. Sherman was
next Blaine followed, and Ben Butler
brought up the rear.
Mr.. German, ex-secretarv of the Senate
and of the Republican National Commit
tee. says he has no doubt of the nomina-
ton of Grant. He further says that one Of
the reasons for his nomination is that il
will drive out of the Republican party
such men as Carl SchurZ.
I bad a talk to-day with Democrat
whose sagacitv has been long recognized
all over the country. and who is wei
known in Virginia. I asked him who viii
be nominated bv the Democrats for Presi
dent. why. if Grant is nominated, sey
mour. beyond Doubt said he, with EN-
phasis: "and it will be done like the noBi
nation of Hendricks for Vice-President a
st. Loris. New York will not be- consul
ted: for everybody knows that he can car
~ New York if nominated. and can hea
the divisions in our party there Wash
ington correspondence Richmond Dispatch
According to the Cincinnati ''Enqni
rer's'' canvass of Ohio. Tilden has LOG
Democrats in his favor to 1921 TO
Thurman. Hendricks makes a mucf
better showing in Indiana. for in 4:
counties which have been canvassed h
has l 500 supporters to Tilden's 319.
A canvass of the presidential preference
of the leading Republicans of Fremont
Ohio, the home of President Hayes. give
these figures Blaine so, Sherman 6, Gar
, field 8. Grant 4, Washburn 2. the candi
date of the convention IL. Hayes 8.
The Cincinnati "Commercial (rep says
f sit might as we'll be understood at one
3 that the advocates of Grant desile t.
change the form of our government. LIE
!, us have the issue whether fthe republic
to be maintained fairly made"
Three thousand Germans took part il
. the anti thrd-term meeting in New Yor
Monday evening. and the expression
against Grant were of the most emphati
character.