The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-05-01

Y, MAY !, I86O.-TRlPIE
Troubles Of the Black Republican Pre-
sident Makers.
The Chicago Convention will commence its
sessions on Wednesday fortnight, and the wire
pullers are already in great deal Of trouble
through multiplicity of candidates. A little
while ago there were more of them, but even
now there is what might be termed q genteel
sufhciency, the party recognizing no less than
four living and two dead aspirants. The former
are Mr.. Seward, of New York; Mr.. Banks of
Massachusetts,; Mr.. Chase, of Ohio, and Mr..
Cameron, of Pennsylvania; the latter are Mr..
Bates, of Missouri, and Mr. Mclean, of Ohio. On
the principle Of treating the dead with the ut.
most consideration, we begin with them. Judge
Mclean has been comfortably inferred under
the Supreme Court bench for this many day.
We have heard of him any time these thirty
years as Presidential NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
by one party and then by another. Once he
was thought of by the democrats, and again by
the wings. He was put forward at Philadelphia,
in 1856, for both the republican and the Know
Nothing nomination. II there is such q thing
as being too available by half, Judge Mclean
is its exponent. Judge Bates died about twen-
ty years ago from sheer intellectual iaanity-
utter exhaustion of his political stamina, If he
ever had any. He was sleeping the sleep of
the Just in his political coffin, when old Blair,
of Silver Springs; young Blair, of St Louis,
and Hon. Massa Greeley, who were occupied
in some curious geological explorations, dis
covered him embedded one or two formations
below Greeley's tariff theories. So fine
specimen Of the pure fossil tickled old Blair
immensely, and Mr.. Bates was straightwaY ex-
cayated, rubbed down with the Tribune, and
added to the republican museum, and put in q
case of his own period, side by side with
Mclean, where we will leave them and look at
the living candidates.
The republican party is made up from the
rump of the old wing party and strong infu.
sion of dissatisfied democratic The wings as
sumo to control the party, and they put forward
Mr.. Seward, who is bitterly opposed by the
democratic element It is very true that Mr..
Seward gains some strength from the enthusi
astic support given to him by the radical abOli-
tionists; but their influence is in great mea-
cure neutralized by the fact that the election Is
| in the hands of the conservative voters of the
Central States, who would prefer q moderate
man. The democratic section of the party Of
| fers three distinguished men-Cameron, Banks
| and Chase Colonel Fremont being laid on the
shelf for the present Narrowing the choice
| down to Cameron and Banks, the former would
seem to have the advantages of superior po-
sition. while the latter Is better practical
statesman. Cameron is u very strong man, q
| general, fpancier, and "a skillful politician
| as Seward bimseM Cameron has the control Of
the peoples party in Pennsylvania and
New Jersey, and that party hold the balance Of
power in those Statee, which cannot now be de.
pended upon for either Of the two great parties
The moderate republicans will urge the neces-
sity of concilistipg that section Of the opposi'
ton which il represented by the hybrid organi.
zation called The Union and Constitution party
and which will hold convention at Baltimore
after the Charleston and Chicago nominations
have been made. Mr.. Seward would not be
acceptable to very many conservatives In the
North-wbo would vote for Cameron. And
whatever may happen at Characterization
the democratic party is split or no-the chances
for republican victory with Mr.. Seward are
very doubtful; while, on the other hand, Mr..
Cameron, with New Jersey and Pennsylvania
at his back, and his skill az political manager
to help him, would be rather tough customer
| for the democracy, even II united, and might
stand fair chance to succeed.
All the indications 90 TO show that the
| black republicans have a. much trouble in
| their camp a. the democracy. The difficulty
| at Chicago, however, will be free, open fight
| of the friends of Mr.. Seward against the very
strong combination which will oppose him. The
democratic section, although generally over
ruled by the old wings, is still powerful, and
is capable Of doing great deal Of mischief II
the Sewardites attempt to play tricks. Ofcourse
the republicans cannot indulge In the luxury
l Of sham fight for plaform-that u reserved
for the democracy-and therefore their con-
vention will be simply trial Of skill between
the managers of the several candidates, and
II will be one of the most interesting exhibi.
lions of political hnesse ever witnessed In this
country.
GIGANTIC CHEAT UroS THE ADMINISTRATION by
! NORTHERN OFFICE HoLDERs.-One of the most
remarkable Of all the developments that have
been made by the discussions ct Charleston, In
II ont Oft h Cop ontion II that min Al