The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-04-30

for the Nica-freslaency.- There are
so many nearly equally able and good
men in the Republican party that it is
hardly possible to select candidate
from among them upon the ground
that he is the most fit for the position.
At first, the delegation from each State
will, of course, prefer the claims of its
Lfavoritel before the convention; but
there is reason to believe that that body
will ultimately select, from among all
the reliable men who have been spoken
of in connection with the Yice-Presi-
dency, him whose popularity will be
most likely to secure us the largest
number of votes in the ELECTORAL COL
leGe. There may be many changes Of
opinion before the convention assem-
bles, and there may be good cause for
such changes. Mr.. Wade's Cabinet
and foreign appointments may absorb
all the present prominent Rspirants for
the Vice-Presidency, and leave the
friends of the noble statesman OF Ohio
master OF the situation at Chicago.
These and n great many other things
may come to pass within few weeks.
Many good and shrewd men, however,
in and out of Congress, who base their
predictions and wishes, perhaps, upon
their Judgment of what would be the
wisest course for the Republican party
10 pursue from the standpoint Of to-
day, and without reference to the posi-
BILE future contingencies to which I
have Just alluded, do not hesitate to say
that Governor FentoD, of New York,
will be the next Vice president of the
United States. 1t is claimed for Reu-
ben z. Fentou that he is the strongest
man of the Republican party in New
York, that he is the only man whose
name on the presidential ticket would
assure its success in that more than
doubtful State, and that the IS votes
which New York casts in the electoral
college are quite likely to be needed.
A great deal of real solicitude is ex-
pressed and felt by the friends and life
long admirers of Judge Chase in this
city on the widely circulated rumor OF
his political regeneration. There is
good reason to believe that Mr.. Chase
entertains and has expressed opinions
which justify loyal men in pronounce
ing him no longer reliable as safe
counselor or trustworthy public SER
want. 1t would seem incredible, at
first thought, that the able and revered
statesman to whom the cause of liberty
throughout the world is so deeply in
debted, could, by any possibility, after
devoiing his entire youth and man
hood to the service of God vol
unfairly sacrifice the few remaining
years of his old age to the Devil.
But let us be charitable. Huma',itnt
est errdre. II would seem evident,
however, that Mr.. Chase, like Mr.. Sew
ard, has at no period of his life impell-
ed to deeds good in themselves and in
their consequences by the highest class
of motives, and that the lust of place,
and power, and wealth, has ever exert
ed the most potent influence on his
actions. Mr.. Seward once stood higher
with his party than ever Mr.. Chnse has
stood; and I we'll remember how in
dlGnant the Republicans of New York
City were in ls59-0O, when it was whis-
pered in political circles that the infiu-
ence of the New York Tribune would
be used against Mr.. Seward at the ap.
preaching Republican convention in
Chicago. Greeley, Dana and few
others then saw and said that he was a
man not to be trusted and the subse-
quent course of Mr.. Seward has GER
tainly verified their assertions. The
great Party OF Progress is strong
enough to get along without Mr.. Chase;
but let us still hope, for his sake; that
the current rumors TO his prejudice are
without foundation in fact.
The latest development OF the wo-
mans Rights question is the position
assumed and defended by Mrs. Jrlia
Archibald Holmes, the accomplished
correspondent of the New York ReUo-
luton, who has determined to re-
assume her maiden name and now
signs her letters "Julia Archibald"
Listen to her: "Neither religion, law
nor common sense enjoins it on woman
as a duty to merge her name and
identity in that of her husband. The
custom is only one of the tyrannies Of
| fashion to which thinking women will
no longer submit" Good Tor sister
Julia. What next2 3.