The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-08-19

ponJlcal fortunes with the tlCket OF peymOur
and Blair.
Assuming this to be true the question re
ours, what will be the effect in this con
test of Mr.. Johnsons support of this ticket
Morally, not much; for the most sanguine Re-
publcars have had but little hope of any "aid
and comfort" to General Grant from the
White House. They have been SO distrustful
that they have made no approaches in that di-
rection, but have left the field to the undis-
puted claims of the Democratic psrty and its
ambassadors from the East, West, North, and
South. Mr.. Johnson's submission and adhe-
sion, therefore, to the ticket of the Tammany
Convention will create no surprise in the radi-
cal camp and no astonishing enthusiasm among
the Democracy. But, as Kossuth would call
it, in the way of ''financial and material add
it is still possible that Andrew Johnson, repu-
dated by the one party and rejected by the
other, may WELD the balance of power in this
approaching election. 1t is said that he has
no idea of abandoning the destinations of poll
tical strife with the expiration of his present
term of Office, but that he contemplates a new
political departure, beginning with an effort
to get back to the Senate from Tennessee under
the wing of the Democratic party. Here we
have a motive sufficient, in the case of Mr..
johnson, to account not only for his adhesion
to Seymour, but for his most active support
of the common cause with which the two men
are identified.
snce of power whereby Mr.. Johnson may de-
termine the issue of this contest We think
it possible that it may be found in this city
and to the extent of deciding the vote of the
State. Through the Custom House, the Post
Office, and other Federal establishments
within this metropolitan district it is believed
that the President may still control some
twenty-five or thirty thousand votes espe-
cialy with anything like prospect of a deci-
sve political reaction aud revolution in No
vember. With these twenty-five or thirty
thousand votes thus secured to Seymour and
Blair they may, against all the expected gains
| of Grant and Colfax in the interior, carry the
Empire State and, as in 1914 and 1S4S, the
vote of New York may decide the issue of the
| election.
So far all the political events of the day,
| North and South, have indicated a reaction
| against the party in power. 1t is evident from
| numerous circumstances that the Southern
| reconstructed States are not to be relied upon
| for Grant and Colfax. 1t is evident from the
late Kentucky election that the radicals have
| lost every inch OF ground they had gained in
that quarter. The general result there, in fact,
| is so Overwhelmingly against them that it can
| hardly be reconciled to the radical theory Of
| local causes. We are soon to have, however,
something more definite and satisfactory in
reference to the drift of public opinion in the
| North in the coming September State elections
III NtIuOuI duu NODOuy eXpeCLS LlaL
in these elections in either of these States there
will be Democratic majority of the popular
| vote But if in Vermont and Maine, or in
| either, the result shall show marked falling
| of in the Republican vote or in the Republican
majority, the radicals may begin their prepa-
ratioDs for an impending political revolution.
How far President Johnson's influence may
be exerted to the advantage of Seymour in
Vermont and Maine we do not suppose to be a
matter of much consequence; for if there is
any marked reaction in either of these States
it will be due to the great issues involved in
this campaign, and not to the few petty federal
offices here and there. If, however, Vermont
and Maine in September shall indicate de-
cided turn in the popular tide against the
party in power, Pennsylvania Ohio, and Iu-
diana, in October, will be apt to give it a
| greater momentum, and then New York in
November, will settle the question, and An
drew Johnson, in his new political departure,
may hopefully return to Tennessee, although
in its general consequence the election of Sey-
mour may be as proftless as the election OF
| moor Pierce.