Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-05-06
The Grant Candidacy.


Ii appears that Senator Logan was suddenly
''called home from Washington to take the lead
ership of the Grant party In illinois," This Is
the statement of the most prominent third-term
organ In the west, which adds that the Senator
has entered into the campaign sin most decld-
edy vigorous manner" The Grant managers
are alarmed at the progress OF the Blaine BOOM
and they are determined to bring the power OF
the political machine to bear against it. They
now accuse Mr.. f. Il. Washburne OF treachery
to the third-term cause. 1t is alleged that he
Joined in a secret conference having for its
object the defeat OF Grant and the nomination
OF Blaine, II he could get the strongest support
at Chicago, or OF Washburne If he should happen
to command larger vote than the Maine Sena-
tor. Whether this allegation be true or not it
Is evident that the Grant managers In Illinois
have entered upon vigorous canvass for their
favorite. and that they intend to contest every
Inch OF ground yet remaining for the selection
OF delegates TO the state convention. The
Illinois delegation is absolutely necessary
to Grants candidacy. Should the state con-
vention fail to declare for him, 1t necessItates
his prompt retirement from the field. This Is a
fact patent to all. The Inauguration of an ac-
tive canvass for Grant In that state shows that
the thirt-term managers have abandoned the
Idea OF their favorite being carried into the
nomination by spontaneous uprising" 1t
deponstrates that Gen. Grant is a candidate
precisely in the same sense and upon the same
conditions as are the other aspirants for the
nomination; that there is nothing higher or
loftier in his ambition or candidacy than in any
of the others. 1t puts an end to the claim that
Gen. Grant is felt by the people to be the one
and only man needed for President and that
this popular feeling was being left to work its
way to the nomination. 1t makes 1t apparent
too, that Gen. Grants friends mean to fight for
his success in the convention with the ordinary
methods and with the same motives and reasons
that prompt the supporters of the other candi-
dates. In short, this contest in Illinois, brings
the third-term movement down from the realms
of sentiment to level with the other political
movements now agitating the country.
The late efforts OF the ways and means COM
mitteee TO frame tariff bill demonstrates that
the members are as much at cross purposes as
ever, and that the general discussion OF the sub
ject has not changed any OF their views. Salt
has been saved from any reduction of duty by
vote OF four In favor OF reduction to seven
against It. Yesterday Mr.. Wood offered an
amendment TO put wood pulp and other pulp
used In the manufacture of paper on the free
list, but it was violently antagonized by Messrs.
COnger and Frye, who consumed the remainder
or the committees session in talking against
the amendment These are, however but two
members or the committee, aud II the PROPOSE
ton fails ultimately, the other eleven members
cannot throw the entire responsibility upon this
small protesting" minority. The fact that
several members conspicuously oppose this pro-
position will not divert attention from those
who pretend to favor it and yet permit it to be
killed In their very presence. Every member
will have TO stand upon his own record.
careful analysis of the returns OF the late
Parliamentary elections in the English King
dom show that the conservatives were not de-
feated by falling of in their vote but by re-
markable increase In the voting strength OF the
liberals. The conservatives In fact increased
their aggregate vote over that OF 1874 by nearly
l6 per cent, while the liberal increase reached
nearly 50 per cent, Or double that of their op-
ponents. In fifty OF the largest boroughs
which contributed most to the liberal victory,
the aggregate vote OF the highest liberal candi-
dates shows an increase OF 80 per cent over
their vote OF 1874, and in the same boroughs the
conservatives made gain of ~ per cent. over
their vote Of 1874. The conclusion Is that
very large number OF liberals who refrained
from voting in 1874 took part In the last cleo
lion, and that majority Of the young voters
Just coming into the right OF suffrage, went
with the liberal party.
There is case on trial before the u. s. dis
trict court at Omaha 10 determine the status OF
the Indian under the fourteenth amendment
to the Constitution. An Indian named Elk.
who abandoned all relations with his tribe and
located IN Omaha, after a years residence
Claimed, at the last election, the right to vote
lie was not permitted TO register and subse-
quently, upon rendering his vote at the pol Is it
was rejected Oh the ground that he was an
Indian Elk has brought suit against the reg
lister and judge OF election for So O00 claiming
the rights OF citizenship under the fourteenth
amendment In the discussions In Congress on
the Indian question. some OF the able lawyer
members have maintained that the fourteenth
amendment conferred the right OF suffrage
upon the Indian. Now that the adoption OF a
permanent policy for the government OF the
Indians has become matter for Congressional
legislation, 1t is highly important TO have the
red mans legal status determined and a
decision by the court Will be looked fer with
interest.
A prominent Grant organ is authority for the
statement that Senator Conkling Will in fact
make the greatest effort OF his life at the
chicago convention in presenting the name OF
Gen. Grant for nomination. The Senator's past
oratorical efforts Will all be eclipsed by his Chi
cage speech. and he expects it to BE- followed by