, 1880-05-30

the Grant vote if it breaks away from Gran
after numerous ballots. There IS genera
feeilng that the wi nto1a9f{{ PAP n ed e
/ joMrn before Friday night,
Yesterday Gov. Charles Foster seemed te
be eXerting hisabilities to bring the sherman
and Blaine men together, and appeared u
Gen. Garfield. Foster is hardly a secondarr,
politician, and, with the Eice-lresldeney II
his eye IS playing as largen game OF pollr1cs
as Mr; Sherman himself. !.
a FRIEND OF F.. b. ;wAsHnuRSE
as is to be found about Chicago Is Gen. Chet
lain, who was one Of Grants oflIcers g; from ' IN
Fort Donetson to Vicksburg, and Ills Consu
to Brussels. Gen. Chctlain halls from Gale
nr, and was one of the party Of Washbnrne,
Gsant y Go: which recently vent to spring
ed; sud tq him: lis H. mere n9f soe
| friends?"
"Therc is slight cooiness on The part OF
some," replied the General; There were
some foolish friends of Mr. WaShburlle VINO,
against his advice and counsel, insisted ietool On
lmplored them, as fir as had the oppor-
tuntty, not to make that mistake. knowing
| that Mr.. Washburne's main prospect OF sue.
| cess was in Gen. Grants favor, and good
wishes. But, as far as Mr. Washburne him
Grant ever lived than he. His devotion IS
not a new thing. In all this part OF the co1n-
try during the War there were perpetual de-
mands being made for Grants removal from
wavered. Mr. Washburne stood BY Grant
almost to the point Of threatening, the
President I was with Gen. Grant
| when he and Gen. Badean, Gen. Hor-
ace. Porter Gen. Logan. Gen. McNulty,
and others met at Springfield RECENTLY. Nc
Nulty S;id in the 1llpsenco of both Grant
and Washburne: Here III my district re-
turning Blaine and Grant votes equally, and
three Germans who will have nobody but
m mPerWfps ye St 52ss
wrote letter to those Germans, which was
sent off, and telegraph dispatch was re-
turned that obetlicnt to his request they
would support Gen. Grant. Wasliburne
gram, and sent it up to him at Chicago,
"What is the matter with Mr.. Washburne
in Maine? Is it anything serious9"
mot serious. He has bronchial affec-
o non or 1es',!iing sMbieg from cold that has laid HIN
'Was there not at one time long cool
ness between Grant and Washburne while
the latte, was at Parls?''
Yes, there was difference, but not iIl-
Those men we're as hearty with each other
here rs ever in their lives.''
''What Is Gen. Dadeau doing over here ?"
~ think he is getting ready to publish his
SECOND and concluding volume OF Grants
that he designs to publish it US soon as Gen.
Grant is nolninated(o1. Mr.. John Russell
Young is ZIP ut Galena, and have guessed,
without any knowledge OIL the subject, that
he means to run off campaign book for
Grant"
But will Grant be nomlnated?"
II have always supposed he would be. /
am warmly for him now. We TO not ex-
pect to bring Mr.. Washburne forward it Gen.
view of the loyalty of 3fr. Washburne to Gen.
Grant through long period OF years, and Ut
the eminent fitness of WasEburnc for the
Presidency, and particularly Of his popularity
at this time, that if Gen. Grant fails of the
nomiination his friends ought to consider
'What are Wnshburnc's availabilities ?"
He will get tw0-thirds of the whole Ger
man vote of the country, without respect to
party. Me Will also get large Democratic
Chairman Of the Democratic State Com
mittee, says that between Washburne and
Iilden, he would vote for Washburne. Then
there is another element we have not said
much about In the time Of the Commune at
tion to rcsculng tile Catholic Bishops who
were to be shot, This service will tell
through, all the limits of the Catholic
Church."
"Do you believe Grant will be nomi-
Until very recently" said Gen. Chetlain,
tiny would give him the. nomination, and
elect lin, too. Ice,fld not see how it was to
that his luck would go With him. Yet it is !
rather appalling to see the opposition that has
arisen within the past two or three weeks.
It embraces great numbers OF Americans.
1t will certainly be lost to the Republican
party if Grant Is nominated. The people ap-
pear to feel that the reappearallce Of Craft |
in administration, without any new princi- |
pies, friends, orpromises, might be reaction
= Is not Gen, Logan resentfu1 at Wash
bnrne because ho was supported in this |
II think that is SO. Yet there are grounds
OF ambition for TINT perhaps. + Washburne |
not get the Presidency Tor years, and time is
slipping BY, and Gen. Logan has long been
Presidential aspiralt.'
- EUGENE HALE, OF MAINE,
said that Blaine's prospects were improving
all the time. 1.-The rock that Gen. Grant |
spit + o4n said Mr lIale, was Iogans con
anticipate that Grant can be nominated OH
the first ballot, and the Grant delegations are
full OF Blaine n!en,-enough, with his own
forces, to give Blaine tho nomination."
Governor Of utai i SAYS 0I that the &c chicago CHI ago
be eectea ass Rasd aud u hut Bane @ ~hs IS
Ia |he Il, easiest :. ,,1I man in the country
bouf e efs Gfeakne {rn be theX may Say
i Blaine is nominated" said Mr.. Shatfer,
:. they won't DO it in view Of the facts. 4
Democratic President next time means eight
Democratic United States Senators from