The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1868-07-18
THE .OEMOCRATIC NOMINEES,

THE DEMOCRATIC NOMINEES
We hoist to-day the names of Sey-
mour and Blair as the Democratic can
didates for President and Vice Presi-
dent.
Horatio Seymour, now the candi-
date of the Democratic party for the
Presidency, was born in onondago
county, New York, in 1911; and is
now about ffty-seven years of age.
He studied law and entered upon it's
practice at Utica. In politics he has
always been q Democrat. In 1s4l he
was elected q member ofthe State AS
sembly, and in the following spring
Mayor of Utica, overcoming a strong
Wing majority. As a legislator he
at once took a prominent position, and
he was annually reelected to it till
1912, when he was chosen speaker
In 1850 he was nominated by the
Democratic party for Governor, but
wa defeated by Washington Hunt by
3 majority of two hundred and sixty
two votes. In 1852 he was again the
candidate of the Democratic party for
Governor, and was victorious, defeat
ing Hunt by 24,Ss5 majority. In 1854,
however, he was again defeated, four
candidates having been nominated,
and Myron II. Clark, supported by the
Wings and temperance men, receiving
3 majority of 500 over Mr.. Seymour,
who had during his term vetoed the
"Maine law" and thus become identi-
fed with the opposition to restrictive
Legislation upon intoxicating liquors.
In January, 1851, he delivered a speech
at Albany, New York, strongly advo-
eating concession and conciliatory
measures toward the seeding States,
and this position he has since main
tanned in numerous public addresses.
dn November, 1862, he was again elect
ed Governor by 1882 majority. In
1854 he again ran for Governor against
Fenton, and was acknowledgements
majority over him being 1928.
Gen. Frank P. Blair is now the can
didate of the Democratic party for
Vice President. We have not, at
present, sufficient data before us
TO enable Us to give an authentic
history of him. What we may say
IN this regard will be from memory.
and hence may not be strictly correct.
He is a son Of that Blair who edited
the Globe during Gen. JaeksOn's adj
ministration; and of course a brother
of Montgomery Blair, who, for a time,
was q member of Dir. Lincon's cabinet.
+. P. Blair came to, and settled in St.
Louis several years ago. He soon be-
came conspicuous as a Democratic
leader. Our recollection, however, is
that when Tom Benton split off from
the party Blair went with him; and
he eventually became fully identified
with the opposition party. When the
war broke out in 1861 he obtained a
commission from Lincoln; and in the
progress of the war he became famous
as Union" General. He particular
~ distinguished himself at the seige of
Vicksburg for his bravery and daring;
putting himself at the head of his
men and exposing his person as reck-
lessly as any of his soldiers possibly
could, instead of taking a position,
spy-glass in hand, out of harms way,
on some eminence, as was generally
the case with all the "Union" Gener-
sis, and particularly with Gen. Grant.
Whatever may be said of Blair, no
one can deny him courage and great
salient. He acted With the Radical
party until he was brought in contact
with the famous eTest Oath" of Mis-.
souri,. This he fought before all its
Courts, and Was finally successful-it
having been pronounced unconstitu-
tiOnal by the Supreme Court-since
which time he has acted with the
Democratic party and the Radical
party has not Q more bitter opponent
Of its illegal and revolutionary acts