The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-06-29

It Is announced that ex.President Pierce
tbe es usfaaes 70 ehpress preference among
This Is peseb nor tS as NsT YoIk
candidates win be grateful, as each NAV aus.
pect himself to be the favored one. 1t proba.
ply springs from kindly feeling toward the
that nobody's chances OF nomination woula be
materially Improved In the convention. from
y being announced thathe was Frank Pieree,s
choice.
The delegates to the New York conyentiop
will not be likely to hasten there in advance
OF the day appointed. Even the New York
EFPess admits that at most of the hotels its
reporters were informed that one or two dele
gates had been there from such and such
state, but there were none there now-at lea at
none who ayowed themselves delegates. The
delegates who arrived first were so peste red
pursued, and haunted by all manner Of lobby.
ists and politicians, that all those who can
hiction. '"' Luz
TnE Hon. Daniel D. Pratt, of Lor.n,no,,
Indiana, who has been nominated for Consres,
by the Republicans of the Thirteenth districf
OF thst state, Is one Of the largest men ia
america. HIS height 10 about six feet six
inches, and his weight about four hundred
pounds. He Is one OF the shrewdest laWyeps.
and one OF the ablest debaters In the West. and
has steam. power and force of character sum.
cient TO sweep everything before him.
THg uniform of the Pendleton escort will
consist OF brown linen duster, a "Pendleton
Hat OF light felt, and dark colored pants.
Their peculiar banner is the American nag,
WIN star Tor every State In Its field Of blue
while across Its bright bars la Imprinted A fac
'imne OF Ave dollar greenback, save and ex-
sept that in the lower right.hand corner is a
likeness OF Pendleton.
The Democrats at the South have been bid.
dling Tor the votes OF the negroes, But II the
National Convention declares against coiored
sunrage, 1t can hardly be expected that any
oeratic ticket. And then, II they don't 40 lie.
clare, they will lose the votes OF the more ig.
norant'of their own party.
The Memphis Ledger says eve are not for
ohnt. II We were to take him Il would be a
stiis says; AS choice OF evils we feel free to
shy mat we would prefer Grant to Chase.
Ana when we assert that there are over two
,housanu democrats In the country of our no.
tion about the matter, we defy contradiction. -
TnE Baltimore Ameriedn says, in reference
10 the reported offer Of the approaching W.
99Snsy ~ the senate from Maryland to Mr.. S.
decline to take any office by favor OF Governor
swami, and, furthermore, that he 10 too hon.
orabie to take the test oath to gain his seat.
GEN. WAGER SwAYSE says he cannot be
Columbus tOhio) District, because he Ia al
ready candidate for United States Senator 10
The Macon Telegraph says: "The fact is, we
rear mat the Dems. are counting upon the de.
feat OF Grant as an easy-going business, whe n
'hat Is not the fact, actual or prospective"
The Hon. John Covodc will be renominated
10 the Twenty:h first Pennsy yania district.
fayete and Indiana counties are unanimous
cur.
, MARYLAND Democrats are disguised with
kcverdy johnson, because he has got an ONCE
Ny the favor OF Republican Senators,
Mn. Gro. ALYRED TOWNSEND denies that he
Is to edit Chase organ, and says he Is for
Grant and Colfax.
TnE Democrats of the Third Vermont dis.
net have nominated Hon. Waldo Brigham, OF
Hyde Park, for Congress.
TnE Boston Post gets 1t hot and heavy from
the Mobile Tribune for inadvertently calling
BFaine and Semmes "pirates."
Grand Arabs.