Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-09-05

Ulysses the Sphynx Has Disappear. ;.
Cd Conn., letely,
loQUAcITY SUCCEEDS RErlcsNce


HOTEL LAFAYETTE, MINsEroSkA REIcg.
MINI, September 4.-The Willard e1cur.
sion party have put in day OF rest here
to-day and the first gathering Of the entire
party has been in itself an incident OF very
considerable interest 1t is an aggregation
OF stars, as the theatrical advertisers have
put It, and the close grouping OF all the
foreign and American nobilities under the
roof Of the Hotel Lafayette has offered IN
teristies Of men OF distinction and marx,
not only in their own country, but In more
than one case OF worldwide reputation.
General Grant among the guests is materi-
ally the most prominent parsonage IN the
crowd that has occupied the lobby OF the
hotel all day, and among those who made
| the round Of the lake on the City OF 81.
Louis this afternoon il is remarked by
everybody that he is noionger Q sphyni.
Grant the silent
Has Disappeared,
| and We have instead of himG rantthe louus.
ciouA lie is looking in better health than
for several years and mingles with the
common herd with all the unreseryed
ease OF a man who feels himself out OF poll
tics and is not afraid 10 have opinions on
every subject or 10 express them in q
long conversation. To the correspondent
this afternoon he spoke freely and posi-.
lively about political matters and political
candidates, volunteering his views about
affairs and men with freedom Il expires.
sion and an utter lack Of all constrainl in
remarkable contrast with the persistent
reserve and caution with which he has
been wont TO converse for yesrs. Instead
oi taciturn he is now q notably talkatiye
man and man OF very pronounced op,u-
ions. He freely declared that he would
rather see Conkling President than any
other man in the lnitcd States; that he
thought the Democrats had so
Good y Chance
this time that he wanted them to make a
good nomination, so as TO assure q good
PitSident II they were victorious. and that
Of the Democrats prominently taxed OF he
thought Randall would make q good, safe
President IL the country had TO take Dem.
ocrat. Asked what he thought OF Bsyard,
he ilatly DECLARED that he would rather sec
any other man in the country President.
Speaking Of Tilden's candidacy, he said. IL
he got elected and delivered his inaugural.
he would never give his vice president any
chance Of the succession. but would keep
himself before the country as the Presidest
his full term OF four years, even IL he died
The day after the Inauguration. Upon
other topics OF leading interest al present
he Was equally open in the expression OF
his views, defining his position in regard to
the tariff as
In Favor OF the Repeal
OF the internal revenue taxes TO get rid OF
the army OF oiiiceholders and tarin to
put u figure which would lust supply
enough revenue TO- reasonable expenses,
placing that tariff on such articles as would
make II an effective protection TO Amcri-
can industries He said he believed in free
trsJS i-~.-o >-~--s r",'-'''"' S>'"'.
talked inst as openly. Respecting the story
that Conkling had been told at the Chicago
convention that he could have the nomi-
nation aud had answered that he would
cut of his right arm rather than take IL,
even if offered by the unanimous vote of
the convention, he said he had heard this
story AT the time. and was surprised when
that II had been going the rounds
OF the papers recently, saying he hal
Never S~en 10 IN Print.
About the part he took in coming to the
rescue Of Garfield after the nomination. he
admitted that IL went greatly against the
grain after Washhnrn and Garfield coqnet-
ting with the convention while pretending
10 serve other interests than their own. lie
was flatspoken, and in . dozen ways gave
evidence that IL was as pleas
ant as a day out OF school 10 have chance
to speak his mind ~ freely. Altogether
his freedom Of intercourse with everybody
and inclination 10 downright loquscity ~
the striking incident OF the excursion
so far