Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1868-07-24
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The Democratic Nominations How they
were Received in New York.

Inc Dem0crauc N0H3n2tlOHS-nOW oc!
were Received in New York.
The New York Tribune of the 10th, writ
ing of the closing scenes of the convention
and of the scenes at the hotels, says:
1t was somewhat curious to listen to the
comments evoked by this nomination. 81
say, Bill" remarked one of the Pendleton
escort to a comrade, In front of the Chanlel
House, ''were sold agin." Eyes, replied
the other, ''these New Workers know toe
much for us, damn 'em;" and thereupon the
two proceeded to drown their grief III
Bourbon sours. Two others of the same
stripe were turning into Broadway, linked
arm in arm, when one remarked, 1--WE
can't expect to come here and rule this
thing. ANYHOW" "Of course we can't,
was the reply; who can expect us to match
these old hands at wire-pulling. rumor
got abroad which, if true, seems to give
color to the charge that the nomination was
fact agreed upon. 1t was In effect, that
when the vote of the convention was de-
clared. Mr.. Seymour, turning to an usher
standing near him, said, $50 out and tell
the band to play.
After the adjournment of the convention
the hotels began to fill rapidly, and the
scenes of the morning were discussed with,
in some cases, a great degree of vehe-
mence. An Ohio man was talking quite
excitedly to a crowd in front OF the Metro
politan interspersing his harrangue with
expressions more emphatic than polite.
This was put up job, said he. ''Sey-
mour acted in the same way when he was
nominated the last time for Governor The
whole thing was arranged before hand
can't fool me. How can you say that,
said New Yorker in the crowd, ''when you
know that Ohio put him in nomination =
Ohio mani don't care d-n for that.
Why, that was the very card to play to
lead the convention off the scent. New
Yorker-"But he positively declined, and
Vallagdigham insisted on his being the can
didate. What could he do but accept the
nomination when it was unanimously ten
dered him?" Here gentleman, evidently
of republican proclivities, stepped up, say
ing: .Vallapdigham insisted, did he? well,
perhaps he will insist on electing as well
as nominating him." At this laugh in
which both the disputants took part, broke
forth from the crowd
At the Fifth-av Hotel large assemblage
was gathered, and discussion as to the
merits OF the candidates, the chances for
success, the mode by which the nomination
of Mr. Seymour was obtained, etc, was
carried on very freely. There were some
who spoke highly of the ticket and predict
ed its success; but the generality OF the
participants seemed to be IN state OF
doubt and uncertainty. Their countenances
were decidedly elongated, and there was
total lack of enthusiasm, save such as was
SyinCeu " ardent etenoorats whose
visits to The bar had evidently been fire.
quent Three or four republicans had mix
ed in with this crowd and were exhibiting
n 10 owl
dent discontinue of the adherents of that
gentleman His Tweddle Hall speech, his
famous 4th of july Grafton at the Cooper
Institute. in which he asked, stWhere are
vour victories?" and his memorable address
to the rioters in ls63-tbe MY friends"
production-were quoted from with
fiuency that showed the speakers to be well
posted as to the antecedents OF the
democratic candidate. The arguments Of
the opposing speakers in reply We're rem
dered completely void OF force by the array
of facts that the advocates OF Grant and
Colfax poured into them; these gentlemen
keeping up, III fact running hre OF not
shot that told fearfully against the enemy.
While this discussion was going on our re-
porter heard the following, which took
place on the outside Of the crowd ''How
do YOU like it?" said delegate from In
diana. taking the hand of a gentleman who
seemed to be one OF his constituents
s'Well, it's rather rough, replied the latter;
s'see." said he, introducing mutual
fried, republican, Here's Grant man;
don't yuu see how his faoe iS wreathed In
smiles?" and in fact such WIS the case, for
the .tGrant man" was evidently in state
of mind that indicated has perfect satisfac-
ton with the result. lit is too bad that
YOU have decided to let US beat you SO
easily" said he Il don't see that, respon-
ded the delegate. Perhaps not; but de-
pend upon It, Sam, you'll see more after
November next" This good-natured sally
created general laugh,
In another hotel (the St. Nicholas, } two
Democrats, an Eastern and a Western
man. were conversing. This is DONE"
saws one, s'simply to save the State of New
York in its local canvass eyes" said the
other, 'these New York politicians played
a deep game They want to hold onto the
state offices and the spoils, even at the cost
of defeating the party throughout the I'M
ion We'll, shall go the ticket, for 1
never bolted nomination, said the other,
but it is not my choice. / believe that
Chase is the only man with whom we could
beat Grant" A New Jerseyman was boast
ing that his state would give 25,000 ma
iority for the ticket, when an Ohio man
interrupted him Suppose you do /;
what do your seven votes in the electo-
raj College amount to, anyhow? Had
you given us Pendleton, we could have
swept the whole West with whirlwind.
Yes" said the Jerseyman; ''but that
whirlwind would have swept the democratic
party out of existence. Laughter The
fact is, my friend, the East wouldn't stand
Pendleton he would have chilled the party
here like an iceberg" At this the western
man moved off, by no means well pleased.
In another place speaker was endeayorlng
to console those around him, who were
Chase men, by the assurance that at
would never have done to take man so
fresh from the radical ranks, anyhow.
The nomination" said he, lis the best
that could be made under the circum-
stances" Another said: This seems to
me to be done to elect Grant, and we are
compelled to swallow it; it is mighty
blunder.
At the New York Hotel, when news was
received that Blair was nominated for the
ce-Presideney, long, tall, lank Missou-
Ran. went into ecstacies and proposed
three cheers for the nominee; butthe prop
osition met with no response, and the
friend of F. P. B., jr., had the hurrah all to
himself AT the St Julian, a Pendleton
advocate was descanting on the qualifca-
tons of his favorite, and remarked that but
for one small blot on his record with regard
to the war, he was the most available man
in the party. "a small blot" said a gem
tleman standing by. "Well, if you call a
determined and persistent opposition to
the war for the Union, all the way through,