The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-10-17
THE PRESIDENCY.
Ssmi-Oiiisial Announcement Of the Democratic
Executive Committee.
Seymour and Blair Not to be
Withdrawn.
No Surrender of Men or
Principles.

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WASHINGTON, Oct. 10, 1858.
The chief topic of conversation here to-day Is .he
eleventh hour democratic movement lookip. to the
withdrawal OF Seymour and Blair nothing else seems
TO be thought Of Its novelty, boldEess Impractical
bility rashness and folly form subjects OF discussion
In every circle and there ia much said pro and con-
that it Is really dicut to determine whether those
who denounce it or those who profess to regard IT
with admiration the most numerous in this city,
Inasmuch as the scheme has come to a sudden check
and may indeed be said to be entirely defunct
now, it Is q matter Of no moment how much
strength weakness 1t possesses here. That 1t 10
dead admits Of scarcely doubt after perusal of
the following despatch sent here by Belmont TIden
ana Scnall to Jonah d. Hoover:-
NEW YORK, Oct. Is, 1868.
JONAH D. HOOVER, Washington, ID. c.
No authority or possibility to change front. All
friends consider 1t totally mpracticable and equiva
1e 70 dsoandag our forces: we N New YORK are
AUGUST BELMONT.
AUGUSTUS SCHELL.
From this it seems pretty certain that there will
be no gathering of the National Democratic Com
mittee, ana therefore no changing Of front or swap
ping OF horses before election day. However, some
OF the prime movers in the matter unwilling to
give it up They believe they can even still force
Belmont to succumb by urging their SCENE vigor-
Ously and getting up furore throughout
the country. They say the very holiness
and novelty OF the thing win captivae the popular
mind to compensate for all the objections urged
against it, and that to repudiate 1t after the extensive
public exposure will prove more detrimental to the
party than to adopt it. There seems to be party at
work in the interest Of President Johnson who favor
the scheme and who assent that even yet were he
nominated, he could SO manipulate the public
Dafr0nape as n overcome the amall mai0rfIaa de-
veloped in Pennsylvania and Ohio and gather to his
support thousands who condemn both Seymour's
antecedents and Bairs unucky revolutionary
letter. The American people, they say, know where
johnson stands. They know he Is strong Union
man. whose words and deeds during the war leave
no room for doubt, They believe the per-
secutions he has endured in his attempts
70 arrest ultra-radicalism have won him the good
will Of thousands OF moderate republicans, who
would not vote for Seymour and yet dislike the
Chicago platform. They contend the democracy
could be united in his favor, and that with the sup
posed detection he would occasion in the republi-
can ranks, by the power Of patronage as well as
natural sympathy. his election would be assured.
do not imagine this movement will really amount to
anything, nor have reason to believe that Johnson
himself would cooperate in it, In the excitement
and confusion that prevailed last night, all sorts OF
rumor flying about, 1t was impossible to separate
the truth Ifrom falsehood. Among the erro-
neous statements was one that Chief Justice
Chase had been waited upon by . committes
and had signifed his Willingness to accept There is
no truth whatever in it. Chase, though perfectly
aware Of the new movement, has not stated to any
one his willingness to accept nor has he been offered
the nomination up to the present moment by any
committee. On both these points am confident.
Perhaps the statement that o committee to urge
Seymour to withdraw had reached Utica little
titled to credit the other which have corrected
As to Hancock, see no reason to change the opinion
expressed in my dispatches last night. He will
have nothing to do with the movement, and am
informed has earnestly dissuaded the movers In
1t from pressing 1t further. Among republicans
the scheme has been merrlly discussed. They
are In great glee over 1t. Wade says the demo-
cratic party will have to change principles
well before 1t get the people to endorse
1t. In the Hall OF Representatives to-day Colfax had
p Pleasant passage with Beck, OF Kentucky. Said
Ccfax, II hear you are about changing your candi-
dates" ooh, don't know" answered Beck; al am
inclined to think with Lincoln that 1t Is bad policy
swapping horses when you are crossing the stream"
sButn said the Speaker, 'what will you do with all
your Seymour ana Blair banners, &c, II you change
candidates9' son. said Beck. aughingly, but with
meaning shake OF the head .'rm afraid shall
have to get rid OF good many other things as well
as our banners"
AS showing the change OF feeling since Tuesdays
elections may add that the policy OF getting Sey-
mour and Blair out of the field and OF nominating
Grant and Colfax Is urged here by some democrats.
This is o curious feature OF the new development.
1t put in this way:-"We can't elect our own
ticket; why not, them abandon a hopeless fight and
pay Grant, who has saved the Union the compl-
mcnt OF unanimous vote for the Presidency"
They urge that Grant deserves national recognition
OF this kind and that it would be fine stroke OF
policy to adopt the idea. There could be no surer
means, they say Of securing peace and harmony
throughout the country, and it would have the ad-
dtional advantage OF raising Grant above the level
of both parties by making him the President OF the
whole people and freeing him from mere partisan
obligations.