The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-06-06

WHO SHALL BE PREsIDENT?-Tup TT.
ION LEAaUEs.-The real and the wop,S ~
president makers are already bepinninr ~
lay their pipe and place the lines for IN"
next presidential election. 1t n,tns
no difference that President lin
coins term is but little more than half Or,
and new election cannot possibly oocr'
till just a year and five months from tn
present date. The feet that the ccrntry =
in the midst of civil war does NOT WIS
IN the matter at all. There is q good a.
OF surplus patriotism that doesn I talya 70.
direction. There are a great many M
who rather make a speech than a Cha"
on the enemy; and these men endowed
with this sort of patriotism have comrnar
ced looking out candidates and weigbinn
probabilities in regard to the new nras;s
dent. IL would have looked better. In d.
sure to have put off the business for 81,
months or year, and If men must talk ="
speak more about patriotism and less ahnn,
politics. But the manipulators of part;as
couldn't wait. They are like the old wN.
man who scarce ever was quiet, and so tbs
grand race has commenced. Nothing def
mite is decided on OF course. How copn
there be, when month or even a weet
may bring about important changes. Bn,
the available candidates are being talked
over, and it is quite amusing to see the
process going on.
We had thought that, if President lin.
coin finished up the war in good shape he
might have chance to run for ano;her
term. But the New York Herald hiss
killed him as dead as a door nail by advo.
eating his reelection in a column and
half leader. The Copperheads have tried
hard to train Gen. Mcclellan at the point
where he could be nominated and elected
Some of his friends are foolish enough 70
think this has been accomplished bp,
most of the party feel that he is a dead
weight on their hands. Then there is Ere.
mont whom the Western Germans are
bound to have any way. a certain Class
want Ben Butler, and Banks also has hi,
circle of friends and admirers, who think
that he would be Just the man for the place
Secretaries Seward and Chase and Valau
digham and Gov. Seymour, are also among
the candidates already trotted ont. How
soon all these will he dropped and Other.
taken up in their places, it is impossible
say. But not many who are now running
will come in at the goal. However, let The [
race go on. We can all enjoy it if we don't
care to participate, and shall see the result
as soon as any body. -. .s.
1t is becoming Il question of much inter.
est what influence the secret organization
on either side, known as the Union leagues
and the knights of the golden circle, are I'd
have on the presidential question. BotfE
are extending their influence and power as
rapidly as possible, with the design of con
trolling theneXt election. But neither has
got up to the point yet where it can decide Y
the result. There have been two grand
conventions OF Union leagues during the I
week, one at Utica, N. Y. .andon al Cleye- :
land, Ohio. Judging from the newspaper
accounts, the former especially was not
very great success. A great many people
attended it, but there was good deal of
clashing of opinion. In reality there wereS
two rival leagues present, generally known
in New York as the Seward wing and The
Chase wing from their supposed favor
lite presidential candidates. This split viii
preventive league from having much in
fiuence in New York, and it is doubtfulhv
the two ever come together, for the diVs
ion is not so much one of opinion, as on ~.
count of personal ijealousies and bicker
ings. The Cleveland league split on tie
question ofsecressy, and though the secret |
plan was adopted, some very Influential |
men left on that account. There is not en- |
tire unanimity among the Union leagues |
as appears from these Two Conventions
And the copperheads are not any more
united. In fact, they fall out oftener than
the Union leagues do. If this continues
neither organization can dictate the next
president. Like the professional presi-
dent-maker, they have commenced too
soon, and will be played out before the
time for election comes. Springfield Re
publican. sa..