Idaho semi-weekly world., 1880-05-28
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our regular Corresrondent.1
WASHINGTON. May 13, 1880.

Of the Chicago Convention and poll
tics from Republican standpoint are.
as Henry Ward Beecher would say. so
id hot' that pretty much the en-
tire attention Of politicians hereabouts
is directed that way The third term
syndicate, which until lately seemed
to be having things all its own way.
has during the last few days received
a terrible black eye and the managers
are terribly scared not to say demora-
iized. Some Of them openly declare
that for the sake of harmony in the
party it is now necessary to think of
another man. Senator Window is the
''other man. named. He was nomina-
ted by Mr. Conkling last winter as his
second choice, and it is known that
Mr.. Window has for some timc past
freely expressed his belief that the ex-
Presidents nomination would split
the party and be fatal to Republican
success. The projection of Mr.. Win
dom into the canvass at this time is,
however, in some quarters regarded
merely an adroit flank movement on
Mr.. Blaine, intended to carry away the
Minnesota delegation from him. The
efforts of the New York Herald to
work up boom for Hamilton Fish
seems to meet with no success what
ever Quite a good MANY Conserva-
tive members of the party believe that
Sherman is destined to come in be-
tween the Grant and Blaine factions,
but his methods of securing strength
the disgraceful use Of Treasury pat
ronage, are so well known aud sc
heartily despised that believe he has
no possible chance He has aroused
the antagonism Of Grants supporters
by this means and through his litter.
airy bureau" and would be opposed by
them most as much as Blaine. The
"Plumed Knight" of the "Mulligau
Guards will come dangerously neal
success, but miss is as good as a
mile. Mark that
The third term syndicate by n,
means gives up Grant. They have
put their political fortunes into hi
boat, and, if one may judge from
what is said her., they will not ALLOW
him to withdraw even if he shoult
want to. To withdraw him, suffe
another man to be nominated, an
have that man elected, would plac
the three members of the third tern
syndicate-Messrs. Conkling, Can
eron and Logan in the awkward pc
sition of having failed in their enter
prise and committed capital blundel
If they should, however, secure tn
ex-President's nomination, and h
should thereupon be defeated. as ever,
body now admits he would be, it woul
be open for them to assert that no Ri
publican could have been elected an
that they did for the best there l:
moreover, an apprepension amonI
: some of the third termers that if the
should withdraw Grant, large paI
of the Delegates favorable to hiI
would go over to Blaine and insur
his nomination, and this fear uf not b'
E / ing able to hold their men if they di
give up the third term, probably il
, fluenoes the leaders to hold on to tn
. ex-President at all hazards. There
. very little doubt that they viii do 81
: A reFo-t was circulated early in th
. week that Gen. Grant had telegraphe
his inteution to withdraw, but it coul
{ not be authenticated. 4 Republica
: member of Congress who is oppose
to the third term said yesterday: "H
,,.nts ~ anl haie Soatvious and har