Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1864-08-26
Who will they Nominate ,

The three main factions which will COM
pose the Chicago Convention. are thus aptly
described by the Springfield Republican
lst, the out-and-out war democrats, behind
whom stand large section of radical republicans
(such men as Secretary Chase, Senator Pomeroy,
possibly Senators Sumner and Wilson, certainly
Thurlow Weed and David Dudley Field todd
conjunction y Senator Ben Wade and Represen-
tative Winter Davis, and the New York Evening
Post editors their hope is to nominate such a
man as Grant, Sherman, Hancock or Dix, on a
short and sweet platform against the rebellion
to the death, and take Lincolns strength right
out from under him. ID are the antpodes, the
peace at-any-prce men, such as Vallandigham,
the Woods, etc, behind whom are the Clifton
House cabal, and the whole ring of rebel leaders
at Richmond; their proper candidate is expires
| ident Pierce or Gov. Seymour Of CT, and their
/ platform a demand for the immediate cessation
Of hostilties, and a convention to fix up the Union
with slavery or separation. And, Sd, are the
/ friends Of Mcclellan, who, as to the war, are in
/ state of betweenity; like their candidate, they
/ 60 for it, but rather mildly in practice, not so
| as to hurt very much, or create hard feelings
down south Really, these represent the old spirit
and body of the democracy, with the addition Of
D INV ttAoNnhi lttlllE luE spirit OF
1 compromise and body Of Office holders
The fight at Chicago, will be sharp between
these contending parties, and he is very
knowing or very bold man who will under
take TO say positively which will come out
ahead. Somethingof a surmise, however.
may be formed from the set of currents.
There seems, for instance, TO be no prospect
that the first class can control the conven-
ton. The out and out war democrats are
not strong enough, nor in sufficiently close
afliation with the rest OF the party. to great
" influence their action. There is not a
ghost of a chance that Grant, Sherman, or
Dix will be nominated, or that if nominated
such a man could secure the support of the
democratic masses. The peace men are
stronger. At the West they seem to have
full control. But 1t does not seem possible
that they will venture to nominate distinct
exponent OF their principles. They must
know that there is not Northern State that
can be carried on peace-at-any-price plat
form, or for any such undoubted ally of the
rebels as Gov. Seymour of Conn. or Frank
Pierce The latter certainly is out of the
question Nor do we believe that any New
England man will be nominated by the dem
ocrats in national convention.
Nobody thinks any longer about Fremont.
lie is much more likely to be struck by
lightning than to be nominated at Chicago.
\ while since it seemed improbable that
Gen. Mcclellan, having been up for the
nomination for three years, and running
down hill all the time, could be taken by the
shrewd managers of the democracy. lie
was apparently being used as stalking
horse but with DO real intention of entering
him for the race. The lack of available can
publican presses-the n. Y Evening Post
having lately, for the sake of embarrassing
the Administration, dropped its longtime
opposition to Mcclellan and urged that he be
authorized to raise a hundred thousand men,
and entrusted with the defences of Wash
ington-with the growing fear of the army
vote on the part of the democrats, and belief
that as against Mr.. Lincoln Mcclellan can
do more with the soldiers than any other
man-have of late improved the chances of
1.-THE young Napoleon" 1t looks now as if
the choice of the convention would lie be-
tween Gen. Mcclellan and some new man,
holding negative position, one who can be
claimed for war with war democrats; and
for peace with the peace men. Such man
is Mr. Guthrie, of Kentucky, but he is 20
years old. Another is Judge Nelson of New
York, of the U. S. Supreme Court. lie is a
strong man individually, but when approach
ed heretofore with propositions to become
candidate, he has uniformly declined to re-
sign his judgeship for the uncertain prospects
OF a nomination, and it would hardly do to
run for the presidency judge upon the
Supreme bench Some one not hitherto
mentioned is quite likely to be the man. Be
he who he may, (though he will doubtless
be put on platform devised with devilish
cunning to hoodwink the loyal democratic
masses) he will be the candidate of the reb-
els, and on his defeat or election will largely
depend the speedy downfall or possible sue
cess of the rebellion.