Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-04-23

James r.. Davies of New York. who was
secretary of the New York delegation
u the 1871 convention, and treasurer
Andrew j. Kaufman, ut PENNSYLVANIA.
appointed hy Mr. Harrison 90 the post
of naval officer of the port Of lhiludrl'
phiu, is the prime mover In the reunion
movement
The idcn of % third term for General
Grant commenced To hc talked of early
m the Hayes administration. The old
frul between Blaine aud Couklng, which
Ind developed In the national convention
of 1876 into a light between these Two
men for the Republican nomination., and
which resulted la the defeat OF both,
aud the success of the unexpected man,
Hayes had since become more bitter
and dccp.sented. The brilliant, grniul
smooth and polished Blaine Ind nnt weak.
cnpd since the 1876 contest, On the
contrary, hc had strengthened. lie had
% stronger aud wider following, and In
the eyes of that following me- had become
moro brilliant moro genial, smoother
aud more polished. Blaine had grown 60
he u commanding figure. IL was seen int
Hayes was uut Oi The race for the lNNl
nomination. Bur "a WIS quite as plain
that Blaine was iu it and that lac had "a
great chance of success.
This lnvt was like gNll to the senator
from Sew York Years back, when as
" Z
first Cutvrrcd thr House ot Representa-
tiyes, the member from New York, hy his
singular exhibition pi ,cliconlidcncc iu
both curriago and speech. his dirpturial
manner and his cutting tongue had cali.
ed ont from the member from Maine
during the heat of fractional ,titc the
drriSiVc upppllutiou of turkey gnhblor'
and 'prarurk' These words We're never
forgotten and uuklod as the years passed
over. and, In the mind of Conklug, at
least, added bitterness Wnd hlackness and
anger to the other things hat had since
trnspircd Go separate the two men.
To COnhlng, Blaine was what red is To
q maddcucd hull, and the eager surgiug
desire of the Now York senator was TO
See Blaine destroyed
As much this motive as any other inn
PEELED Couklmg To himself urge and To
inspire others to urge Grant 10 enter
the held for the nomination nt 1850
For Cuukliug 90 contest the nomination
would simply he tn repeat the contest of
1876 hut with Inc peerless name of
Grant announced, what Republican
would bc so foolish as 20 enter Jhe lists
With hope of successl Aud So NE and
che fiery Logan aud his colleague, Car
peWter of llliulos, ana the cool, deliberate
Don Cameron at Pennsylvania, srt about
agitatiug for Grants nomination,
GRANTS ATTITUDE.
What did Grant saw Nothing. when
the movement commenced la real earnest
Grant was IN Europe Ia close. intimate
comnanionship with him WAS John Rus
sell Young, at that time brilliant star
in the newspaper world afterWnrd ca be
appointed minister to China 10y Arthur
~ Grants request and Nt present the
itth yiee-prosideut of the Reading rail
road system Mr. Young accompanied
Grant through most of his old world
tpycls, and, for the wear Immediately
preceding Grants wmrn 10 the Emitted
states n 1870, had the relationship of
private secretary thus acquiring a knowl.
edge oi pretty much AN save Grants
most personal correspondence lie there
torf had means of knowing more about
What Hwnt was writing aud thinking i'm
connection with The home political affairs
lhau any other living man. Yet SO Tar
from Grants plotting for nomination.
rs charged Ia the newspapers al home.
Mr. Young says that mp a. the time they
landed IN san Francisco. Le knew Of the