The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-12-13
The Republican National Conventiou-Csen.
cral Grant In Possession.

The Republican National COnvention-Gen.
cral Grant In Possession.
The Republican National Committee Zap
pointed for the purpose by the National Con-
vention which nominated President Lincoln
for reelection in 1861 met in Washington on
the 18th instant, to appoint the time and place
for the Republican Presidential Convention Of
1868. Twenty-three States each by one mem-
Der personally present, were represented. The
10th Of May was, without difficulty, agreed
upon as the time, and then, after considerable
debate and ballotng, Chicago was adopted as
the place, and the COMMITTEES have issued their
proclamation accordingly.
The question next recurs-Who is to be
the candidate of this Convention9 Upon
this point we think there is something sicnid-
cant in the fact that the Convention is
conceded to Illinois, the State to which Gen.
eral Grant belongs. 1t appears, however, that
all doubts rs to the candidate OF the National
Committee were settled by an informal vote In
council, in which, it is reported, twenty men,
bers appeared for General Grant, one for Mr..
Chase Ono doubt Horace Greeley, of New
York;, and two scattering. In any event, we
infer from the recent popular manifestations in
behalf Of General Grant, and from his nomina-
ton by that powerful republican body, the
Union League Club OF Philadelphia, and from
various ougivings Of his strong position among
the republicans of the National Committee and
of Congress, that our present General-in- Chief
win carry the Convention by exclamation.
Air. Chase, through seven years Of active and
skiltul manevring, has, with the aid of his
national banks and other agencies Of his
financial system, secured o pretty firm grip
upon the management Of the republican
party. But his recent disasters have pro-
duced recoil against him and in favor OF
Grant, which, operating upon the masses Of
the party, will be apt 10 undo all the labors OF
the aspiring Chief Justice in the election OF the
delegates 10 the Convention. In short, from
present appearances, he will be shelved at
Chicago, in Nay next, as neatly as he was
shelved at Baltimore in 1864, and as decisvely as
Mr.. Seward was disposed Of at Chicago in 1860
Excepting the melancholy case of poor old
James Buchanan, who at last came in on an
dliji, every man who has thrust himself forward
for the White House and Professionally pushed
his own claims has signally failed, either In
convention or before the people. In this
category we may mention Clay, Calhoun,
Webster, Van Burcn, Tyler. Fillmore, Wood
bury, Cass, Douglas, Marcy and Seward. After
the Goth OF May next Mr.. Chase will, in all
probability, be added to the list
In the call for this Convention il il declared
that leach state In the United States Is
authorized 10 be represented therein by he
number Of delegates equal TO twice the number
Of Senators and Representatives to which each
State is entitled IN the national Congress. The
States not represented in Congress will be
excluded; but We presume that most of the
ten outside States, II not all Of them, will be-
recognized on the basis OF universal negro
suffrage and reinstated in season 10 be repre-
scented at Chicago. The object. with GRAFT
a. the republican candidate, viii be not
so much the votes OF these negro reconstructed
States 10 help him In the election as 10 clinch
this negro system Of Southern reorganization,
with the admission Of the States concerned
upon this footing. This will be heavy load
even for General Gran. TO carry, but II may
possibly be lighsencd little before the mouth
Of May or In the platform Of the Convention.
The radicals in Congress, since The collapse OF
the impeachment bubble, seem disposed to
halt In their mad career. end even 70 rerace