Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-05-10
WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP.

THE CONVENTION IN BALTIMORE continues to
be the subject Of most current interest in the Fed
eral metropolis. The high personal and historical
character Of large number of its delegates causes
Its deliberations to be viewed with more respect
full attention by the politicians of both the great
parties surrounding us, than they would other
wise receive. The character Of the Convention Is
thus certainly giving weight to the party it repre-
SCENTS, which, under ordinary circumstances is not
credited with the possession of strength anywhere
rendering 1t likely that IL might carry in Novem-
Der single electoral vote Nevertheless, the state
of uncertainty existing as to the future Of the
Democratic party, and to the nomination and
platform to be made at Chicago, aided by the
character OF the Convention itself as explained
above, are inducing all the many Presidential as
Prants and the followers Of their Individual for
tunes, who are as "plentiful as blackberries in
season" to watch for the development of the
policy Of the Constitutional Union party with evil
dent uneasiness and anxiety 1t was generally
thought here last night that General sam Houston,
than whom no other American public man has
had fortune more invariably upon his side, would
receive their nomination, being regarded as the
only gentleman seriously named in connection
with their candidacy, likely to bring substantial
strength to their cause.
The great age Of Judge Mclean, and the fact
that a considerable wing of the Republican party
are seeking to compass his nomination by the
chicago Convention, render the idea of his selec-
lion as their standard bearer inadmissable with
great majority Of the delegates from the States
which the Constitutional Union) party hope TO
carry In November, in the event of the expected
breakup of the Democratic organization Their
theory is that opposition candidate directly or
indirectly identified with the Republican party
will have little chance of carving either
Maryland, Tennessee, Kentucky, or North Caro-
lima, as any Democratic nominee could have of
carrying Vernonti sensible conclusion truly.
We trust that General Houston may be honored
with their nomination IL there be any possible
chance OF their success in the final cut shuttle
and deal in the House Of Representatives, to
which IT is by no means unlikely the current
presidential game may come at last His six
years service as the Chief Magistrate of the Re
public Of Texas certainly proved him to be one |
OF the best administrative officers our country has
YET produced-conservative, clear-headed un-
yielding, and an uncomPromising and inveterate
foe to every species of orcial corruption or short
comings While differing from him in politics.
we do not feel at liberty to deny to him the nos
session Of those qualities in an eminent degree.
than which there are i'm portant reauisites for
the Presidency, In times like the present All the
parties will be lucky, if securing candidates i'm
whose hands, In case of election, the country's |
Interests would be safe as in those of Houston
TEE CHICAGO NoNINATIoN-Senator Wade. Of
ONO Is certainly looming up into great promi- |
nencs as an asprant for the Chicago presidential
nomination. II Is evident that he is to dispute Il
most seriously with Mr.. Seward,-Chase. Banks
Cameron, ct al, having fallen completely into
the oack ground In the course of the last fortnight
The Republican party wire-workers now here
ana tnelr name is legion, who oppose Mr. Sew
ards nomination, are rapidly concentrating upon
Mr.. Wade as the candidate with whom thew can
possibly beat Mr.. s. without losing, I'm November
large portion Of the ultra anti-slavery vote The
TACT that Judge McLeans nomination would
prove intensely Objectionable to that wing of |
.neir FORCES is already understood to have settled
.ne question against him. Indeed, none of the
Republican party politicians in Washington. er.
cePt the few of them who profess intense conser-
sdnsh on the slavery question, dream that he |
could De nominated at Chicago without driving
On nVe abolition votes for every conservative We oppo-
auon vote his name would bring to their ticket /
we Sill continue to believe that Mr. Seward |
will be their nominee because he is confsssealv
theif great representative man. There ia not /
point about him rendering him unacceptabls tn
any OF his party which does not likewise attach /
70 senator Wade, the bitterness Of whose political
o04AHS iehoefs MIN, Indeed, much more reDuO- |
nant TO those Of his party not favoring political
Sewardsm, than Mr.. Seward himself; who. while
holding extreme views, manages to render him
sell as popular as a.gentleman, with those differ.
Ing from him, as Mr.. Wade manages TO rend.,
himself personally unpopular with those not en-. |
dorsing his politics. Were aught to be gained
ny substituting Wade for Seward, the efforts
being made here to that end might succeed. Blu,
as IL Is clear that the former cannot command an
electoral vote that is not equally as sure for the
later II nominated, that fact we take II, will in
sure MS nominations the only plea upon which it is
proposed 10 throw him overheard being that the
chicago Convention must cater to catch conse,v,-
tive votes The idea Of batting any such hook
"lln senator Wade, is, indeed so preposterous. as
tnat all here are now beginning to comprehend
me utter folly Of trolling after any such fish The
ruin Is, the coming presidential contest must he
iougnt oy the two great parties fairly and sou,,eIv
on tneir distinctive principles and policies The
democracy, where 1t can give electoral votes. do
NOS more emphatically demand that their candi S,,e
snail stand as unequivocally opposed to slavery
resurrection, than the Republican party, where
fAey can give electoral votes, demand that their
candidate shall be an embodiment of "Irrepr,s-
sible conhictismn