Year: 1879

The Washington correspondent OF the
Detroit Evening News, writing from
Washington under date of May 23d,
giyes.at length the views OF the Michi-
gan delegation upon Mr.. Chandler
presidential candidacy. The writer
says: "Many who have heretofore been
pronounced Grant men, seize upon the
name Of Chandler with the utmost en-
thusiasm, and declare their preference
for him above all others named
Others name him as their second
choice; but nearly all concede that as
matters stand to-day he would do moro
to unite the party aud enthuse the
masses than any other man living -
The correspondent continues his re-
view of Mr.. Chandler's qualifications,
and says that he has all the prominent
traits which characterize Gen. Grant
and which command the admiration OF
the multitude and endear him TO his
followers-cOursge and fidelity to his
friends. "ro lead great and domi-
nant political party through four years
OF the most terrible war known TO civil
lization required not only the most sub
lime courage, but statesmanship OF the
most exaultod character, combined with
a rare business capacity. III any evi-
dence Of the latter qualifications were
needed y is found in the fact that
whilst he was yet young in years he ac-
quired an immense fortune In profes-
sion where % per cent. OF those engag-
ed in il fail. Aud, what is more 10 his
credit, during all the years in which he
was accumulating his wealth he never
had note go to protest, and no man
man ever impugned his character or
personal or business integrity. To
bring order out of chaos in a great de
partment Of the government which had
become a by-word and a reproach for
mismanagement and corruption, TO
break up and scatter the powerful
rings with which every bureau was en-
tangled. to enforce honest administra-
tion and efficiency at every desk in the
department, required the highest type
Of executive ability aud the most un-
compromising fidelity to public trust.
To carry his party safely through the
campaign OF '76 and snatch victory
from the jaws of defeat require cour-
age and capacity for party manage
ment such as no other man in the
nation possesses. To gather up the
scattered fragments Of his party, which
had disintegrated almost to the point
Of dissolution during his absence from
the Senate, and combine those frag-
ments within three months into pow
erfGl, courageous and formidable oppo-
sition, required a capacity for leader
ship such as few men in the world ever
possessed. If the qualifications do not
tit him for the position Of chief magis-
for the party IL he is nominated, 1t IS
useless TO look elsewhere in the nation
for material for u successful candidate
aud an efficient president. He
possesses the peculiar traits Of character
which so endeared the other "Old
Zach" TO the masses and procured for
him the title of "Old Rough and
Ready" and he also possesses in an
eminent degree the qualities of mind
and heart for which Lincold was veneer
ated and which earned for him the
title of Honest Old Abe.


Then follows the opinion of all the
congressional delegation in the House.
All endorse Mr. Chandler in strong
terms, though a number of them think
il is yet 10 early too name a candidate.
The correspondent concludes:


This finished up the whole nine and
/ gladly retired from the interviewing
business of the day. / did think |
would wind up by going TO see the old


man himself, but l concluded that un-
der the circumstances / would not be
likely TO get much satisfaction out Of
him. Ii doesn't matter much what he
may think, anyway. Everybody knows
that he does not seek it, and il the
nomination ever reaches him il will be
because it seeks him. learn, however,
that there is a strong movement care
fully concealed for the present from
him, in this direction; and If, in the
course OF few months a whelming tide
sets in in favor Of his nomination it
need not surprise the readers Of the
News. But it will surprise Zachariah.


L. J. III.