The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-03-31
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Special Correspondence ollie Iai,ttigencer. ,
! New York, March 29.-lt ono thit
more than another ia impressive It Is Il
absence Of Republican leader iu Ne
York. One hears many familiar nam,
mentioned, but the days Of the Seward
the Greeleys, the Weeds and tho Conkl lin,
are numbered with the things Of the pas
The determined revolt OF the Reforme,
under George William Curtis In 1876 wa
powezlees to destroy the bossism OF Coul
ling. He reigned supreme until tho Chi
cago Convention Of 1880. and even there
Ia indeed doubtful II lie did not disp}s
the most magnificent mastery ever exhi
bited in a political convention. lie wa
supreme amidst his iudomitable 500. t
And even when defeated, and the roya
ensign Of Grant for the first time In It's his
tory! was trailing in the dust OF defeat
Conkling. though defeated, was recognized
at once and by all as the arblter Of fate 10
the party and to appess9 his godlike wrat,
Arthur was chosen President without ,
man who voted Tor him knowing 1t or eye1
suspec.ing 1t. II
But with Ga, dsli's downfall went Couk
ling and Bossism never more 10 rise
What the RsfdrmeIs OF Boston anu Nav
York had tried for years TO ACCOMPLISH
the destruction OF Bosasm-was accom-
plished in the flash OF the mnrderous pis.ol
Thus In unseen and unexpected ways doet
destiny or late or Providence b,iav poo,
out Of evil. George William Curtis and
hts ,Reformera might have protested for 4
decade to come ayains. Bosaism, but 80 lonu
as Conkling held the reins here be would
have been able to laugh than 10 Hcorn.s
;oSIs tyS-s!. !".now HAVE THE MIGHTY rALLEN?' y. y.
The people are always pleased to SEQ
great man humboldt is Of the essence o.
human nature in its meanest aspects tc
gloat over great nan's decline. But II If
aquestion il the decsdencA of Bossisn i.
not sign and precu,sir>of political decay
as well. II tho iron.willed Bosses like Sew.
ard and Greeley. Ben. Wade and Thnddeus
Stevens, Oliver p. Morton and Simon Cam.
eron, Conk!ing and Sherman, had never
existed, nor others like them, 1t is doubt.
iul whether this country to-day would not
be divided on the line Of the Ohio and
MaBen's and Dixon'a. 1t Ia csrtai n TINT no
Grant or Hayes or Garfield anyhow, would
have set in the White House. So do moi
find among practical politicians so much
cause OF graduation over the decay Of
Boesism as soms Rsforners here in New
York seem to feel, because in the decay Of
party leadership philosorhic minds defect
q corresponding decay Of party cohesion,
and consequently signs Of party dissolution.
am not allowed to doubt the correctness
Of these conclusions when hear the Dem.
ocrats all around the talking Of these thipgs
as their only hope for 1884 They roll
them like pleasant mo,sels under their
tongues. They Cannot suppress smile Of
com mplacency when they mention Conk.
lipg's fallen fortunes, or the quarrel be.
tween the Stalwatts and Hail Breeds. a
leading Democrat up at the Filth Avenue
tonight boldly esid to me, "Your party is
without leader, and no army We. ever
won a victory without one. You have
killed off all your leaders under the pre-.
tense Of destroying B1e'ism, and they will
revenge themselves in the coming cam.
paign by leaving you to fight end lose
yonr battle alone, to show you how
little the masses can do without thei,
leaders," 5.,s
GRANT IN TIE CONVENTIONAL LINCOLN COUP,
But be this as 1t may, there are many
would.be.leailrrs hero in New York, but
no one large enough to command the gen.
eral respect aud confidence which Conk.
ling 30 fully inspired. The blind are fol.
lowing the blind aud both doomed to tie
ditch. !.
A sensational rapport wgs started here
last week, which do not credit, but only
inenticn to show you how much this lack
of leadership ia felt. 1t was said TINT
though Senator Conklipg would not be in
the Chicago Convention personally, he
would be thers by proxy, iu tho actual
presence there, rs a delegate, Of General
Grant! 49, yl.F1
The plan waB this: General Grant is to
be elected ono Of The delegates.et-laryc, and
TO go upon the platform and, in that laeoait
style OF which he is a perfect master, pre-
sent the name OF Liuc6ln. X. 49,
1t ia freely. acknowledged here on all
hands that the instant Grant does 80 one
of two things must follow in moment,
and that is either the nomination Of Lin.
coin for President or Il general breaking
away from all the minor candidates and Il
rapid combination on Grant and bis non,
ination amid tempes,nous cheers, the
likeliest thing in the world. - h
Y Nothing could please Conkling more,
for the darling dream OF his life, ID which
he staked all md lost all, was the election
Of Grant for third term. Grants Last ap-
pearalce Is to DO made melodramatic and
Grand. Few men are large enough TO fill q
State. Conkling WIS one Of hcm. Grant
is one-the only one in New York. Think
Of Grant on lhD pln.foJm Of y National
Convention and the power OF his personal
appeal for Robert Lincoln!
IN HOW THEY WOULD FEEL ABOUT IT. r.
Poor John Sherman, chagrined at bis
failure to carry Ohio eolidly to the convcn.
tiop; Logan, after all his prestige with the
soldiers and his success in obtaining large
help at the South, struck deaf and dumb
at the sudden, phenomenal md over.
shadowing opposition CT Lincoln rising ur
to contound and defeat all his well. laid
s.heme'; Edmunds, touched to the quick
at the superior popularity Of Blaine 10 the
bosom Of his own New England Fair.
child b"littled and humiiatea bv the
brilliant popularity Of Blaine III the North.
west right around him, would all quickly
face about with their followers and fall
into the support OF my man to beat Blaine,
especially il so commended by Gen. GIan!
I do not find any hope here for Arthur.
His candidacy ia indeed pitifnlly weak, ex.
cept among oilieeholders Their zeal in his
cause would bs amusing il it were not 80
pililully weak and unavailing. Often one Of
ihtm-a!l oihss.hoIders, MUD you-!owers
his voice, and, looking around carefully Ia
see il any one il listening, tells me in a
s'Nge whisper that he honestly fears that
Artnur may not have single delegate from
New York, and do not believe he will
though in New York. lie certainly hiss more