The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-06-17
Democratic National conventicn-chances OF
Chase, Pendieton, Hendricks and
Hancock Getting the Presi-
dentiel Nominaiiens,
Correspondence -. boston POST


names-Chase. Pendleton, Hendricks and
Hancock. Horatio Seymour, at his own re,
ouest. appears to be counted out of the race.
Possibly be may come i'm again before the
convention meets, but the signs at present
are that he is out for good. Chase seems
70 take precedence just now, net as favor.
tie, mind You, but on account of the start.
ling novelty of proposing an abolitionist for
the high honors of the democratic party. If
surface indications alone we've taken, one
might really believe that Chase would be the
nominee. For my own part, however, do
not yet believe it, and think great part
of the Chase gossip afloat Is mere sound and
fury, signifying little. d fga
- THE GOSSIP ABOUT CHASE.
Down in Wall street. up at Fifth Avenue,
in the heart of "the bloody Sixth, n-(which
means the Five Points lin the busiest marts
and the quietest by-streets, the Chase move
me1t is talked about, weighed and dismissed
as though it carried in its own womb the
fate of the country. And yet, with all the
interest it exeites it may not come TO any
thing. People talk about it, but that does
not prove much. They do not talk approx
ingly they merely speculate. When one
man says he is in favor of the nomination of
Chase, twenty ask what its effect would be-
what would be gained by it2 What element
could Chase bring over that would insure
democratic success Can the party nomin.
ate Chase without stultibing Itself? Would
it not lose more than it could hope to gain
by taking up o. republican Suppose he
should bring over few of his party, would
he not drive away as many old democrats
This is the Drift Of the Chase gossip outside
of strictly political circles. And you will
see that it does not quite indicate purpose
to shoulder Chase and carry him through at
all hazards.
THE MEN IN FAVOR OF CHASE.
But there is class of substantial men,
usually cooperating with the democratic par
~, but rarely taking an active part in poll
tics, who give the Chase movement hearty
endorsement. They are the bankers, mer-
chants, holders of stock and wealthy men
generally, who have profound belief in re-
spectability and dignity. These men viii
support Chase, if he gets the nomination,
from motives not entirely political. They
believe he would make an upright and dig
nifed president, with viii and plenty of
brains OF his own, and with due regard for
the interests of the class they represent. In
must be had to elect any democratic ticket,
these men are not by any means numerous,
nor can they be called influential in a polit-
zeal sense. They are not of the people.
They never go among the people, and the
masses have very little regard tor them Be
sides these there is another class, compos-
ed of politicians who care first for success.
A good many of these have given out, IN
one way or another, their readiness to sup
port Chase and urge his nomination, believ-
ing that he would be an available candidate.
They do not pretend that he would stand on
| a platform OF purely democratic principles,
but they think the party should abate some
thing IN this respect for the sake of beating
Grant. They may be honest men, meaning
well fer the whole country, but their PROPOSE
ton to even temporarily deviate from the
principles which have been thus far the life of
the party does not seem to meet the approval
of the masses.
THE NEy AGAINST CHASE.
We still have in New York large class
of democrats who believe in state
sovereignty, who do not believe IN universal
negro suffrage at the south, and who en-
phatica!ly deny the validity of the measures
wherein the reconstruction Of the south is
based, These men vigorously protest
againt Chase, and will not be silenced. The
letter of the Chief Justice which has just
been published supplies them with precisely
the ammunition they want. Chase says lie
abates no iot or title of his "old creed Of
equal rights and he would be gratifed if
the democratic party would 20 in for uni
versal suffrage and indorse the pending plan
of Reconstruction. He does not desire to be
aar t1nAa e. ~ A.,4A L. "a l..
inferred that he has 20 particular objection.
He lutimates pretty plainly, however-or at
least. such il the construction placed upon
his letter by oid-fashioned democrats-that
he would require platform of his own max
ing, or its equivalent-one embodying the
ideas in his letter. The eld-fashioned DEM
ocrats will not concede this at all They
have no objection to equal rights before the
law, but they have the strongest kind Of OBJ
lection to indiscriminate suffrage at the
polls, and they will not lend themselves TO
give binding force 10 the reconstruction
measures as they stand. The element which
these men represent may not be strong In
influence but IT is powerful in action. / do
not say that any great part of il would stay
away from the polls In the event of Chase3s
nomination, but I know that without the
whole of it Chase would stand a very poor
chance OF being elected. aa' q 'asassza !
CHASE AND TIE SOUTH. ~ 4
Among the reasons urged for the nomina-
tion Of Chase is the rather singular one that
he is acceptable to the south and that, as
the south has the greatest interest IN the re-
suit of the election, the northern democracy
should acquiesce in any election the south
choosesato make. Il IS q aite true that some
southern papers have lately spoken favorably
Of Chase, but it is equally true that the south
ern democracy, SO far as they have spoken
at all, have expressed purpose to leave the
selection of candidate to the north. They
have not said whether they want Chase,
Hancock or Pendleton. They say 10 the
north -" You select the man, and whatever
gyour selection may be, we shall sustain it,
~ 9 idenbt the south would support Chase
sagaanst l5rant, ii they had no other choice,
but they have not the least insention of ask
ing the northern democracy to stultify them.
selves. Nor would the latter do so, think,
even IL the south requested it. 1t seems to
be q marrow view that sees only the south
interested in the campaign. Every state in
the Union is deeply interested, and men of
foresight know this and viii act and advise
accordingly. f"
i CHASE SUMMED UP.
1t writing purely in the interest Of party. |
could easily PUT more rose color in what my
letters contain about this and that movement.
But the duty Of a corrpspondant az nnv oid