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Show Charley Foster Cbrt!urs. New York, 31. The Ohio republican republi-can candidate, Foster, is here, and waa interviewed by tbe Tribune, Times and Hun, respecting tbe Grant influ ence in tho convention. Ho said to the Tines: Frankly I think tho only thought in the minds ol delegates to convention was to put up men who could get the most votes. Tbe gentle man who nominated Talt is a special friend of Secrotary Sherman. Persons who were warm frienda of Talt voted for me. There was nothing thought of but to Belect the beat man to win with. It i9 eaid my nomination was the work nf Shnrrnan. T hiAvn nn doubt Sherman preferred that I should bo nominated, but if he did anything to bring it about we are not aware of it. We do not know when, or how, or where be did it. Then I see one ot tbe New York papera puts tt dowu to the manipulation of the President. If the administration did anything, we don't kuow that either. The action of tho convention was neither for nor ayainil Grant or Soer-man. Soer-man. It was entirely with a view to securing a republican success at tbe next election, and of this being done Foster bad not the least doubt. He thought Bishop would be his democratic demo-cratic opponent. If Grant be nominated nomi-nated for president he will receive tbe republican voters. There is Btrong antipathy, however, to the establishment establish-ment of a third term precedent. |