The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-07-14

is not a candidate or does not possess
any actual strength. The New
Yorkers are playing shrewd game,
and hold him In reserve to trOt him
out at the opportune moment when
other candidates are exhausted, and
success seems probable. This opinion
is the more plausible because of the
seeming acceptability of the Platform
to the delegates from that State. With
Chase as the candidate. the Platform,
financially. will amount to nothing,
for all know what Mr. Chase under
stands is the contract between the
Government aud the bondholders.
But with Mr.. Pendleton as the nomi-
nee, the construction given the Plat
form would be very different. There
fore, the success of the party in
New York now absolutely depends
upon the defeat Of Mr. Pendleton for
the nomination.. The same may also
be said of the apparent weakness of
MIR. Hendricks on the first six ballots.
His friends are also adopting the tae-
tics of the New Workers, and are
holding back for what they regard as
az opportune moment.
Those who claim to have the best
opportunities for correctly antlclpat-
ing the action of the Convention,
think there will be no nomination to-
morrow. Your correspondent, how
ever, can see no reason for the belief.
The various delegations were In cOun-
Gil this evening until late hour, and
there can be little doubt but that New
York and Pennsylvania will have def
initely determined upon plan of pro-
cedure to morrow, which will decide
the nomination. Nor has your cor
respondent discovered anything to
make him lose confidence in Mr.. Hen
bricks chances.
The death of Peter Gagger, on Mon
day night, was an event that produced
quite a sensation among the politi-
clans. He was, after the death of
Dean Richmond, perhaps. the most
artful Democratic politician in the
State. He was the head of the welt
known Albany Regency" and bad
more to do with fixing and controll-
ing the politics of the State than any
other man in it. He was thrown
from his carriage while riding through
Central Park and instantly killed.
His companion, Mr. Dcylin, was, also,
seriously injured.
The Western visitors who have
been here seeing the sights" are
beginning to thin out. Hotel room
is becoming more abundant. On the
fourth of July more people were sup
posed to be in New York than at any
previous time in its history, notWith-
standing the absence of large num-
ber of itsrown citizens, who escaped
the ideluge by fleeing to the country.
But despite the crowd, all appear to-
have enjoyed themselves, and will go
home with new ideas Of the vastness
and grandeur of the metropolis of
The New World.
The Metropolitan Police, one of
the very few institutions of the city
originated by, and still under the
control of, the Republican party. has
been very attentive and lenient They
seem to make proper allowance for
the excitement and exuberance natu-
rally connected with a Democratic
Convention, and have overlooked
little indiseretiOns on the part
of the " enthused" strangers, which,
der other circumstances they would
have felt called upon to notice.
Western and Southern delegates, who
have been wont. to abuse the Metro
politans, will no doubt be sufficiently
grateful for their kindness and for
bearance to treat this Republican In
. ,titution with more justice hereafter.
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