Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-05-20
GENERAL GRANT.

How as Candidate He is Re-
garded by Friends in
Galena.
Washburne, His Devoted friend, is
Grants Presidential Heir.
Apparent.
What Gen. HowIey Says About These TIVE
Distinguished Men.
Galena is proud of Grant as q
local celebrity, and IL takes advan-
tage OF every opportunity to show
it. And yet, when it comes to
politics, Galena is anti Grant. The
city has, for score or more years.
been democratic. True, in the ex-
element attending Grants candi.
dacy in 1868, it gave majority of
about twenty for Grant, but the
votes that turned the scale came
from the little hamlet on The west
where the military chieftain had
taken up his residence, and local
pride had more to do with the result
than politics. Nor are the republi-
cans of this city.a unit for Grant,
though a majority of them talk that
way because it is considered the
proper thing to do. Blaine has
many slaunch friends. here. Thew
are not loud-mouthed, but they are
in earnest and where 3leins has
one adherent, Washburne has many.
In one of Grants "favo rite resorts ?
tonight, where l was sitting incoo.
nito, gentleman remarked, II tell
you, ifit was put TO vote OF the re.
publicans of 10 Daviess county 1.-THE
county in which Galena is situated 4,
whether Grant or Washburne should
be the next president,
wAsHBURNE WOULD GIT 1T
by a largo majority" And every
man present cnimed in With "that's
so," or"i reckon you are about
right"
Perhaps the most intimate friend
Grant has IN Galena is Gen. w. r,
Rowley, the only:surviving m en- Der
OF his original staff. "If Grant talks
politics to anybody it MIST be to
kowley," is common expression
here. | have spent pleasant hour
with Gen. Rowley, and obtained
from him many details of Grants
life, both here and elsewher most
of which l will reserve for subse.
quent letter. Gen. Rowley Gays be
has every reason to believe that
Grant has said at least as much to
him on the political situation as to
anybody else. lie haa seen him
almost daily since his return, and
talked with him hours ct time
and yet oil he has sad of his pers
sonal candidacy would scarcely fill
a page of legal. The most pos.
tive declaration that be had
heard him make was shortly after
he had received the news of the
Cook county convention, and had
learned that many of his friends were
inclined to censure Washburne for
the result. His statment was. In
effect. that he regretted that any
suspicion of double. dealing should be
cast upon Mr.. Washburne, az he was
ENTIRETY UNDEsERvINa OF 1T.
and had always been, and would
continue to be, q stanch friend of his,
Gen. Grant, he says, follows
the newspapers pretty carefully,
laughing at what phases amuse him.
and passing unpleasant alIusions by
in utter silence. Occasionally he
makes some comment, in a general
way but studiously avoids saying
anything that can be construed
into an sllusion to bis own ohanoss.
Once, OF perhaps more than once, he
has expressed sence of wearisome.
ness at the pressure upon his attcn.
ton which his candidacy involved.
and has declared that he should
feel greatly relieved when the cues.
ton was settled-that he should
feel better were ho not a candidate.
And the few admissions comprise
about all the politicaliconfdence with
which Gen. Grant has burdened his
most intimate friends in Gslena.
There is an under current of feel.
ing here, among both Democrats
and Republicans, that Gen. Grant
DOES NOT INTEND TO BE A CANDIDATE
before the Chicago convention, and
yet no one can point to syllable ut.
tered by him which gives shadow
OF an excuse for such belief, unless
it be the steady, persistent defense
ne has all along made of Washburne.
For it is not to Gen. Rowley alone
that he has declared his unsweryine
confidence in Washburne's integrity
and singls-heartedness, several cap.
tious persons having been calmly re.
buked by him for venturing to make
even the faintest suggestion Of du.
plicity on the part Of bis old friend.
This under current voices itself sub.
stantially thus: Gen. Grant has had
all the country and the world can be.
stow upon him. The salary which he
would receive as President is about
the only induoement that can be held
ont to him. He is comfortably situa-
ted financially, and can spend the re-
mainder of his days in peace, respeo.
ted and honored by ali. He knows,
as everybody does, that, should he
accept the nomination and be defeat.
ed, ne could never hope to recover
what he had lost.
HE IS BY NO MEANS SURE
that he would be victorious. He is
sure, however, that Washburne
could not be beaten. He is likewise
sure that. with Washburne in the
Presidential chair, he could have any
position at his disposal for which he
Is qualified, and could thus retain ali
his honors and secure a moderate
compensation as well. Being a man
OF acknowledged common sense, why
should he pursue a desperate chance
to what, in all human probability,
must prove to be the abyss of disas.
ter lie did not do it, but unless
the prospect brightens, will, at the
proper time, decline in favor of E. b.
" ashburne, the man to whom he is
largely indebted for what be is, and |