Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-03-21

pouuctAur, out essuu uO 1noW Wue'Oveu III
the ,ming scramble for power in the Re-
paoh IN congregational convention.
Ks~naleeon's Chances.
MACK" the we'll informed correspond
sns Il the Cincinnati Com .Dercia, in . lei
tor from Washington, under date of tn,
18th instant. thus discusses the chances oil
Psndictpn for the Democratic nomins 1t. on
for Ia. Presidency:
4 month ago u did not seem, from q
Warrington point OF view. that Pendlcon
wonit Toe the nominee Of the Democratic
party. HIS fri.nds have. however, been ae
I've aud visiant since that time, aud pub
IL. sen ,ment has been steadily growing in
h,s favor, until his chances are to-day far
better than those of any other man in hs
party. The defamation Of Sey mour il great
iy Ia Mr.. P.ndirton's favor, for there arr
many inu ielusi Democrats here who have
al along spoken oi Sey mour a. their frat
choice and Prediction a. their second.
aaow Of scarcely "A Democratic Congress
man who IS opposed TO Psndie'on whose op
position may not he traced 10 motives o.
personal interest. La Indiana there are
f,w wh, would like u put Hendricks on
the ticket either Tor President or Vice Pres
idvnt, 30 as to open new contest for the
Scnstorshp -snd 40 on, here aud there.
throughout the country. But the psopl.
are fSs Pc .dirton. and the Democracy will
had hun the wsest choice they can make
J kh"v there sre those who Ia K of his - a,
r.rMa' a. certain 10 beat him IN the eec-
aen, 4nd TIE icye Therefore that II would be
better 10 takc W, say General II .ncock
Bat tais ~ great mistake Last hall :
ee.aon la Ono showed how mnsn, in ia.
presence ~ l'sins issue, people care for n
war rsc1td" G-ueral uayes started into
t1r canvass with "a Big cJnun.iritm w here
Ms Thur nan turing the war i'-rnd the
people came within low thou sand votes 81
SAVING that he WAS here he ought To have
bsth IN NcS lpfk, soldier candidates
were bgaiea hity III 'usaud votes. and 50 IN
other - aes. The iisa,cs viii show that thr
sa icoori argument IN politics oas been
siss NV losing us lnrcs since 1868. The ne xi
camp ign must DC bought aIt on two ISSUES
--kreVhbacNs aud recunatfuetlaa-ia both
ct $ hich the Repaid cans VIII be on the de-
fens,se. aud IN both oil which Mr.. Pend e.
ton represents, better than any other man,
tue svntitn, nts OF the Denuc stlc Marty
The R-publica ot tao Northwest have A.
reasy adopted the Pendleton doctrine on
nnanss, aud as between the two parties in
Oalo and lni ana, on that issue, the honors
a'c Easy. Bat IN ~ National Convention il
Mil b. different. The Republicans cannot
sn,rd to lose the active support Of the bond
hoiiers and III. National Banks; the Dem
ccYsts can.
ghsTc are those who think ths selection
OF New York Is tho place for holding ths
NAii,nd Democratic Convention is injurious
90 Psnd'stons chances. In one respect il
wout ssern 80. but ia smother and more
imp mia.t ons it 10 quite the reverse. The
Dan 'crsss ca not afford 70 best Psndlc,on
u"d~r the shadow Of Wall street, a they
Gull IN Cincinnati or any other Western
city. fthsy beat him In New York. no
mAtser what platform they may adopt, the
iacs Viii s. out that he VAS defeated in the
tnterssss Of tho capitalize OF the country.
and no Argument cen be made to Of .st th,s
sstsrs the audiences in che Great North
wess. upon whosc votes the election depends.
II viii he putting . poeerful Weapon in the
hsnds Of the Republicans 10 let them ahow.
o they can. in the event Of Pendlston's de-
isas N Nsx York. thst M. August Belmont,
the agent Of The Rothsshilds, carried the
csns~nsiOa.
- the way. speks the other dav Of Mr..
Sumner. - ~ silsseration Of Ne difference
6essesn theory aad practice 10 America. %
ChArlss Jsmss Fog was 10 English poli,ics-
The too being intensely Dsuocntis In shsir
Preschinss. but Intensely aristocratic in
their practicings. Mr.. Belmont 10 . still
stronger case In point The Chairman Of
he N,uSnal Democratic COMMITTEES - the
mead o. party whose strongest antipathy
IN Against oondholders and money kinga-
ee Is the agent az the greatest money kiurs
OF me World man no collecta more %,
We gold in.erest' in American honda tia
any other Tan in tho country, and Who in
ms social life 10 ths proudsss sris,oer,t in
sns 'a"d has more magnificent eouipaess
snu more hveried fsotmsu than scms Of III.
GranaeN mob emun in aristocrarc England
NM II ~dt os aainssreS,iog s,udv TO ..,St
thu psocssd cgs Of the Dsuocrsus C..,sr.
ton, and see whether Pend ston AVA h..
hnaaclai theory will b beaten by R.l,ran,
sid hrs gol en- iiveriss. n dsceucv 10 a.,
no nors about 'ssondholdine ssistec.r,s -
ras LAsr Nan -rls last man" Of The
Resdat,osssry War. 10 John GRAY, sho lives
wfsh HE sssp-danghter. Mrs. McElroy. in
Brookueld tosnsh,p, Noble county. Ohio.
lie il one hundred and four years Of Are.
HAVING bon eefn In Virginia. few mi!es