The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-07-20
personal and Political.

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WE are informed by gentlemen just
from Washington that DANIEL WEB
sTER VOORHEES,, the Tall Sycamore
of the Wabash" is pretty thoroughly
disguised with the political situation
and that he proposes to devote the
most Of his time to his professional
services" in Washington City, IN his
capacity as attorney for the Whisky
Ring. and their go-between with
the Treasury Department. The ar
rangement was for DANIEL to make
the race for Congress in the Terre
Haute District, but his participation
in the slaughter of Mr.. PENELEToN
has destroyed his availability with
the Copperheads, and his eloquent
voice will not often be heard in the
land during the canvass.
The Republicans of the Second
Congressional District had a large
and enthusiastic convention at Or
leans on the 10th. Gen. WALTER @.
GRESHAM was nominated for Con-
gress, and will make a thorough can
vass Of the District. 1t is the best
possible selection which could have
been made. He IS a gallant soldier,
an eloquent speaker, and personally
one Of the most popular men in the
State. His campaign in 1866 was a
brilliant one, and we are glad to see
the Republicans of the District so
undaunted and resolved to give him
a cordial support in the present race.
| Gov. BAKER addressed the onven
ton at length, in an able and elo-
quent speech.
THE Democrats of the Eighth Con-
gressional District, it would appear,
have "gone into a decline" In their
Congressional Convention on the 10th
at Logansport it was with the greatest
difficulty they could induce any one
of the distinguished gentlemen tc
accept the nomination. They all
declined and withdrew" The
following is the telegraphic report Of
the proceedings:
Cass County nominated Col. Gra-
ham N. Fitch. That gentleman de.
clined, and proposed Mr.. Mcdonnell,
of Grant. Mr.. Mcdonnell declined
and insisted that Mr.. Fitch should be
nominated. John Lafarrat was nom
mated and he declined, and named
n. A.. Ross, of Miami. The Hon. V
Thompson, of Madison, and JAS. A
Adraln, OF Cass, were named. Mr.
Adrain declined.
Mr.. Filings, of Miami, recorded the
nomination of Ross, and said they
would keep his name before the Con.
vention. Mr.. Mcdonnell again de.
clined and withdrew his name. Mr.
Fitch again begged the Convention
not to force the nomination on him
The rest of the counties then chang
ed their votes to Ross, and he was de,
cIared to be the nominee. Mr.. Ros;
was a member of the last Legislature
and was the special champion of the
National Banks.
A DEMOCRAT of over forty years
standing, in indianapolis, remarked
the other day, The nominations a
New York are the most popular nom
nations ever made in this country
Upon being asked to give his reasons
he replied, Because those nomin
nations please all the Republican,
and nearly half The Democrats"
1T was the persuasive voice of VAL
LANDIGHA1r, the Supreme Grand Com
mander of the Sons of Liberty, tina
caused the nomination of HoRATIt
SEYMOUR, and it was General PRES
TON, of the Confederate army; Gen
eral FoRREsr, who massacreed Uniol
men in cold blood at Fort Pillow, an,
General WADE HAMPTON, a rebel o
South Carolina, who caused the nomi
nation of BLAIR.
A MORE affecting scene than tn
meeting between SEYMOUR and hi
fast friend and wire-pullcr-in-chie
after the little game in the New Yorl
Convention had been played. proba
bly, is nowhere recorded. SEYMoUl
having declined a sufficient humble
Of times, retired to an ante-room t.
allow the game to go on, where hi
manager, TILDEN, sought him to com
municate the result of the ballot
SEYMoUR's tears were streaming
My God, TILDEN, what shall / do
This is terriblel' exclaimed the re
~luctant one. The placid TILDEN wa
equal to the occasion, and replie'
with something pertinent, if no
original: Sir, the Presidency ha
sought you, not you the Presidency
and you must take it." CONSIDER ant
eonsoled locked arms and sough
mora ratired ouarters mutually hoDnv