Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-05-21
5l ,RDS THE MOVEMENT FOR A

r,,r,nrs. o.. May 2O.-Tbe Colum-
E U.puel to-day makes public a
.-..... matter, q copy OF letter writ
-,- T. $ Grant 20 Roscoe ConklinS
-..-t.r- his effort 90 have the General
...--~.-r-ei as % candidate FOR President
.rs-5 time. Following is the letter:
'-' NEW YORK, May 10, 1850.
~ 1srr Nr. Cu.mJ.
--- .- receipt OF your last letter and
.-.--.-- agus.dera-e.y weighed the mat
.-.-s. rs bearings.
-rsr tribute YOU pay Uy services 10 the
.--t-v appreciate, out at tue same
.-s fear YOU oVereSllihale my
.--..5- and underestimate tEc indoISeuce
f.-- country There have oeen eN.gen-
~ rrs- warranted q second term, oUl 4
u q. believe tlaJ the best interests or the
.--.-g-s r1ul have ever demanded a
..rl term or ever Will ,-.--,..,,.--
rssf nav doubts even 90 the advlsaOlllty
..s,-rf Term. and yOu know that / have
.sxeresseI myself To- You IN our co1nden.
r a.ss THIS is "a big country, IuI OF
---.rr and ambitious men who can serve
..-- -..-r-rv emiuentlv wcil as its Presi-
.s-- arfI sincerely question the policy OF
r-arapubHc. cosmopolitan ike ours, a
ems fsrs is too frequently dependent
--.r +ra status of public sentiment Fame
-rts country eObs and flows. To-day
marc -ge peer: tomorrow YOU may be
.~arrei beneath the wave OF adverse
S1'uelt.
mis- is another reason why the noble
,-7-.1r t0 be President should not be re-
.-.--.t 10 one man. j feel that our cOun-
-- fss amply repaid me for all my ser
-.ss 1v the hJnOrs 10 has bestowed upon
-s and feel that 20 be a candidate or ac-
,.r- the nomination for third term
rt-r4 3e 3eiurraJiude and would eventually
Acct me with the people, who have loved
rsard whom / love.
Ian saI OF the opinion that l should
s-fsxt0 the country, tnat i should break
reg.eace ia a letter declining emphaucal-
'rt1 accept a nomination for third term.
f.7r-rr-ats yOur efforts, your friendship
ut 1vaItv out fear that your Zea.OusuesS
tr me is an error not Of heart but OF
Knowing that with all your nobleness
75r have highly sensitive nature, and
knowing your autipathy 70 the Maine
,.s-e,uar. / have always reiralued from
speaking of him 90 YOU, but i now feel that
Tsfrr'l speak on that matter, and plainly
Ttfses.raucemeut between YOU TWO, unless
checked. must prove a mutual dlsadvau-
u-e
twiu hurt Mr. C0ukling. IL viii hurt
Nr Blaine. 10 viii b6 a stumbling block
r the way OF the ambitions OF both. / be-
.sys that could the differences existing
bsau.lab,s adjusted, the nomination this
year would 20 20 one, leaving the honor
-FOUR wears hence more than probability
Dor tla other.
rIsuot only necessary for the good of
each thar an amicable adjustment be
reached 0C' for the good Of the party; and
more. for the good of the country.
fear the presentation of my name at the
convention would not only assist ia the de-
iat0f Mr. Blaine. but seriously effect
your FUTURE besides warpiug my career.
Even should be nominated 70
could only come after a spirited
Cor'gs. iu which much bitterness would be
injected; and then i doubt if / could be
elected. as seriously doubt whether any
man cal ever again Oe elected even for q
second term, unless perchaUce there should
arise some extraordinary emergency, which
Low appears Improbable even IN the dim
future
unaware that this matter has gone on
% an extent where an announcement from
me refusing 20 accept would be looked
upon as cow3rllce. But would lt not be
Jar better OBJ Oe considered q coward than
-alrg-r. also appreciate your position as
got SOY "t1e final and supreme effort of
your NE for supremacv,' yet in the face Of
a.l s-- believe that my name should not
.e presented. And further, I believe that
your anxiety about the effect an announce
mem, from ue would have on your future
sa1 error
4 trust yen viii consider gravely and
carefully my wishes. ] am generous
e-o.r. On suffer myself rather than have
'{ friends suffer 10 / ann convinced that
any a'' o.. mine would cause them 90 suffer
Awaiting your reply before acting, I re-
li.. sincerely your friend,
signed. L. $. GRANT.