The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-03-19
From the Cincinnati Commercials Washing
ton Correspondence
Peudletou,s Chances. -

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A month ago it did not seem, from
the Washington point of view, that
Pendleton would be the nominee of the
Democratic party. His friends have,
however, been active and vigilant since
that time. and public sentiment has
been steadily growing in his favor, un-
til his chances are to-day far better
than those of any other man in his par
ty.' The declination of Seymour is
greatly in Mr.. Pendleton's favor, for
there are many influential Democrats
here who have all along spoken Of Sey-
mour as their first choice and Pendle-
dleton rs their second. | know of
scarcely 4 Democratic Congressman who
| is opposed to Pendleton whose opposi-
ton may not be traced to motives Of
personal interest. In Indiana there
are few who would like to put
Hendricks on the ticket either for
President or Vice President, so as
to open new contest for the
Scnatorship-and so on, here and there,
throughout the country. But the peo-
pie are for Pendleton, and the Democ
racy will find him the wisest choice
they can make. / know there are those
who talk of his "war record" as certain
to beat him in the election, and believe
therefore, that it would be better to
take up, say General Hancock. But
this is great mistake. Last falls cleo
tion in Ohio showed how much, in the
presence of living issue, people care
for a "war record" General Hayes
started into the canvass with big
conundrun-"Where was Thurman
during the warf'-and the people came
within "a few thousand votes of saying
that he was where he ought to have
been. In New York, soldier ca1di-
dates were beaten fifty thousand
votes, and SO in other Safes.
The figures will show that the
k"war record" argument in politics has
been steadily losing its force since 1865.
The Bext campaign must he fought ont
on two issues-greenbacks and recon-
struction-in both of which the Repub-
licans will be on the defensive, and in
both of which Mr.. Pendleton represents,
better than any other man, the senti-
lments of the Democratic party. The
Republicans of the Northwest have al
ready adopted the Pendleton doctrine
on finance, and rs between the two par
ties in Ohio and Indiana, on that issue,
the hon0rs are easy. But in National
Convention it will be different. The
Republicans cannot afford to lose the
| active support of the bondholders and
the National Banks; the Democrats can.
There are those who think the selec-
ton of New York as the place for hold
ing the National Democratic Conven-
tion is injurious to Pendleton's chances.
In one respect il would seem so, but in
another and more important one it is
quite the reverse. The Democrats can
not afford to beat Pendleton under the
shadow of Wall street, rs they could in
Cincinnati or any western city. If they
beat him in New York, no matter what
platform they may adopt, the fact will
i 90 out that he was defeated in the in
terests of the capitalists Of the country,
and no argument can be made 70 Offset
this before the audiences in the great
Northwest, upon whose votes the cleo
tion depends. 1t will be putting pow
erful weapon in the hands of the Re-
publicans to let them show, as they can,
in the event of Pendleton's defeat in
New York, that Mr. August Belmont,
the agent of the Rothschilds, carried
the convention.