Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-03-26

can advises the Conservative members Of the
"Oonvention" 70 'resign and 60 home. Mr..
srs;ss ;ss s1s%p: 70 have been lost
The Richmond (va) E~quirer says Hun
nieutt will BE q candidate for Governor.
- The Cincinnati E~quirer argues thar if
the President should be disposed he would be-
come Vice President again, and that then, by
virtue Of his once, he returns TO the chair as
acting President.
-T The Toledo Commercial has assurances
that Mr. Chase "has dismissed the Presidency
from his mind"
= The Mississippi State Journal raises the
names Of Grant for President, and Fenton for
Vice President.
The Cleveland Herald says that city is
famous as Presidential slaughter house. The
first victim was General Oass, who, in answer
TO oGoyernor Woods question as to his views
the ''noise and confusion Of the oe ecasiou would
prevent his giving themn Next General Scott
uttered to crowd his memorable tribute to the
President johnson is alluded to as the "third
victm.'
The Tidioute Journal hauls down the
name of r. f. Fenton as a candidate for Vice
President, and puts in its stead that Of Andrew
q. Curtin.
The Cincinnati Gazette, regarded as Judge
Chases organ, says -" That many leading
men in the Democratic party are serious in their
talk about nominating Chief Justice Chase for
the Presidency on the Democratic ticket is not
to be Questioned; but that this has been done
without consulting the views of the Chief JUS
tlce, we are able to state, is equally true. To
use Mr.. Chase as the candidate Of that party
would require a radical change in his princi.
pies or in the principles of the men who now
represent the Democratic party of this coun.
try. There Is, of course, no ground fer sup
posing that Mr.. Chase would surrender his
lifelong principles for the sake Of the Demo-
n for fho L. o<x(
election. One thing is certain, and for this
statement we have the highest authority, that
il the Democrats run Mr.. Chase they must
come to him, and stand upon his platform. He
will not 60 to them"
TIE Rublican State Con yention OF Kansas
met at Topeka yesterday. Delegates were elected
to the Chicago Con vention. Resolutions were
adopted declaring for General Grant for Presi-
dent, ard Senator Pomeroy for Vice President
A resolution was also adopted favoring i'm
peachment.
The Union primary election in San Fran
cisco Tuesday resulted in the choice of delegates
10 the State Convention favorable to General
Grant for President.
- The Constitutional Convention election
in Arkansas is still in doubt Little Rock
special OF the 23d instant says the Constitution
has probably been adopted by 5000 majority.
"A large number Of delegates to the Repub-
lican National Convention have alread v secured
accommodation in the different hotels in CHI
N.
Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Connecticut and
Arkansas delegations will be at the Sherman
House. The headquarters OF the Illinois, In.
diana, Iowa, Ohio, New Jersey, Minnesota.
Michigan. and the National Committee will be
at the fremont House.
- In. the Virginia Con yention yesterday
the disfranchisement question was again taken
up, and an amendment offered DISTINGUISHING
all VINO voted for secession candidates, &c,
was strongly opposed by several leading Re-
publicans, including one colored member He
quoted private letters, received within a few
days past, from Messrs. Stevens, Sumner, Will
son, Washburne, Kelley, Of Pennsylvania, and
others, advising against any further disfran-
chisement than contained in the recon struction
acts. The number disfranchsed by the pro-
posed amendment was estimated at between
fifteen and fifty thousand. No final action
was taken.
- There seems to be some want Of concert
of opinion among the Conservatives in Georgia
in regard 10 the propriety of running tickets for
all the offices, National and State, at the next
election. While some are in favor Of nomina-
ting full list Of candidates, others propose to
let the Congressional election 60 by default,
arguing that if they succeed in electIng even a
part of the delegation, the Radical majority in
Congress would not allow them to take their
seats. With this view it is proposed that the
Conservatives concentrate their full strength
upon carrying the Governor, State Legislatu
and other local officers. In this connection we
see that the Augusta (Ga.) Chronicle, March 2l
states that leading friends of Judge Irwin and
OF Judge Reese nave been in consultation in
Atlanta with a view 10 bring about an agree
ment by which one or the other of these gentle
men may be withdrawn from the gubernatoriaI
canvass.
"A large number of Republicans in the
eighth district of Illinois have united in a re-
quest to Gen. Giles A. Smith to become a can
didate for Congress, and he has consented
to accept nomination if ifregularly extended to
him.
The New Jersey Legislature has passed
over the Governors veto a bill Withdrawing
the consent of that State to the ratification of
the fourteenth amendment TO the Constitution
- The Democrats Of Cincinnati made their
nominations for city officers on Tuesday night,
among them the following Judge Of Supe-
rior Court, William M. Ramsey; City Commis-
sioner, Larkin McHugh.