Baton Rouge tri-weekly gazette & comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1865-18??, 1868-03-26
PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES.

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the next Presidential race. Grant
| Wade, Chase ct azs, each have theil
adherents and supporters among the
Radicals, and the same with Pen
dleton, the Seymours (of New York
and Connecticut), and two or three
more among the Democracy Or Con.
servatives. Grant seems now to
have the inside track on the Radical
side, but it remains to be seen how
long his availability will be recog-
nized by his sustainers as of suffi-
cient force to enable him to reach
the Executive goal. Discordant ele-
ments are at work to mar the best
laid plans Of the military candidate
and his political co-workers. The
Great West from which Grant him
self halls, presents within its borders
hosts of Radical partisans, who
would much prefer to see Wade or
Chase the Presidential nominee of
their party, and who are clamorous
in favor of one or the other of these.
An index to this fact is contained in
late letter written from Cincinnati
by Wendell Phillips to the Anti.
Slavery Standard, wherein he says:
| am not surprised to find that
Grant is not as strong out here as in
the East Bondholders' patronage
there has weakened him here. /
have not seen, neither have | met
any one who has seen an original
Grant man. Every Republican pre-,
fers some one else, but submits to
Grant, since the wire pullers will
have it SO. A wrong move on the
finance question would push him
from the track.
The political Philistines who hold
the gage for the coming Presidential
contest, are not altogether free from
doubts and misgivings as to the ulti-
matum of a choice between the sew
eral aspirants for preferment. Clash
ing interests are difficult to reconcile
in selection of so much moment.
The result of all this casting about
for candidates may be casting
away Of every man who is now en-
tered on the list for the Presidential
prize and the substitution of some
one now undreamed of and scarcely
if at all known to political or military
fame. Such thing has happened
more than once in our day.
Looking to the opposite or Consti-
tutional party-the Democratic-the
name most conspicuously associated
with the nomination for the Presi-
dency, is that of Pendleton, of Ohio.
There is remarkable unanimity of
sentiment and feeling, pervading the
conservative ranks everywhere in
favor Of that gentleman, which beto-
kens less of rivalry and antagonism
among the leaders, followers and
aspirants Of his party than are found
in the Radical ranks. But it is by no
means certain that the swelling tide
Of party favor will not, in this in
stance, too, finally dash against the
breakers he who now so proudly |
floats along with it, and take upon
its crest some one else yet unher-
aided, who shall make the passage
safely with a through ticket" to the
nominating convention Of July next.
The New York Herald, which is
sort of modern Warwick, making
and unmaking presidents, if not
kings, is busy seasoning the politi-
cal broth with such ingredients as
will suit its taste, in view of the
next Presidential canvass. The Her
AIDS last "put in" is very adroitly |
ia a certain article coun-
selling the Democrats of Connecti-
cut as to what they should do to in
sure their success at the election
which takes place in that State on
the 9Th of next month.
The Herald asserts that much of
the strength Of the late Republican