The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1856-05-24
who will he Nominated ,

Everybody land that includes editors) is |
guessing and wondering and " surmsing'
who will be the candidate of the Republican
and Democratic parties for President. After a
careful survey of the field and the position Of
candidates for the nomination, we have satisfied
our own mind on the subject.
AT present, in the Democratic ranks, there are
three prominent candidates for nomination by
the Cincinnati Convention. Pierce, Buchanan,
and Douglas are the men and Douglas may be
thrown out. His chances are decidedly slim
for every reason used on such occasions. This
leaves Pierce and Buchanan in the field, and of
the two, the former has decided advantage. IL
is thought by many that nothing short of the
two-thrds rule will prevent Pierce from receiv-
ing the nomination BY the third ballot. Pierce
himself is said TO be confident of this, and his
friends are therefore exerting themselves to pre-.
vent the adoption Of the fatal rule. This they
will scarcely be able to accomplish. as many
who would support Pierce, would not be willing
to have him nominated by the abolishment Of
the principle which secured his nomination four
years ago. If the two-thirds rule is adopted,
then random shot will be made, and some OBJ
scure man, of negative popularity, will be the
candidate as last resort, just as Polk and Pierce
were The silent expectants, therefore, are numer-
Gus as the locusts of Egypt. Every State has any
quantity of men ready to accept the nomination
after failure to get any one on the track who is
known to have blood in him. We would ad
wise every Democrat who has ever tainted at
the smell of gunpowder, and every one who has
ever petty logged lawsuit before Justice of
the Peace to have in readiness a letter ofaccept-
ance, being careful to swallow all the platform
at one gulp, with the eyes shut!
In the Republican party, e different state of
affairs exists. There issnot so much bitterness
between sprants, or the friends of aspirants -
All, officers and privates, silently awaiting
the meeting of the convention. Delegates are
chosen without instructions and all seem deter
mined that when they convene, a consultation
shall be held and that there shall then be an un
derstanding as TO who, among the many goot
and true men, possesses the greatest share OF per
sonal popularity. The majority will rule upor
this point when personal preferences will yielC
to the general good, and man will be nomina
ted by unanimous consent. Among the promi
nent men for the Presidency in the Republican
party, undoubtedly Seward and Chase will re
ceive the heaviest vote on The first ballot
Whether either will be nominated, is as yet yer
+ doubtful. Other men will be voted for-enoug
10 prevent an early nomination, and none of tho:
i hitherto spoken of may be successful. We al
+ quite confident that no radical sectional ma
= will be the choice of the Convention, and we al
:. equally confident that the nominee will be
il man who will not hesitate to apply the ne, essa
i ry remedies for the eradication of border rufiar
d ism in Kansas, and use all proper means in h
:. power to put stop to the further extension
e slavery. Nothing short of this will satisfy Il
ID p ople anything more than this the do 4
l. want.