The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-07-16
POLITICAL
THE EFFECT OF THE NOMINATIONS.
A COUNT OF STATES
THE THIRD PARTY MOVEMENT.
HOW TO DEFEAT GRANT.
&c.. Sc. &c.
The New York World now speaks in cheer
ful tone of the Democratic nominations. 1t

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Sul tone of the Democratic nominations. 1t
says:
The Democracy of this State delight in hon
oring Seymour, and no nomination could be
made which would please them better: Under
to accept the nomination, the public mind here
had turned toward Chase, and many people ex-
| nected his nomination. No man worked harder
Sor that result than did Horatio Seymour. He
let no opportunity pass where he could urge
upon the Democracy from other sections the
But the West could not take him. They be-
lieyed their people opposed to his nomination,
and this section of the West;where they had
fought him politically and won in the CAM
paiens where he took part against them,
could not be got to favor his nomi-
nation at this time. Failing, therefore,
in this, the nomination OF -es Seymour is is
obtained. In him the Democrats have pre-.
sented to the people one Of the ablest men of
the country, and man whoseIprivate and per-
sopal character is without a bemish. There
| is no public man Of the present day whose
moral character is 30 free from stain as is Ho-
ratio Seymour's. His nomination was 60 sud-
den, and the expectation 80 general that some
other person would be nominated, that at first
there appeared to be a little disappointment IN
| this CITY. but this has all died away. Enthu-
siasIn and confidence are now taking its place.
STATES FOB SEYMOUR AND BLAIR.
In cahyassing the question with the delegates
to the Convention since the nomination was
made, the following States ere put down as
sure for Seymour and Blair.
Connecticut, 6 I; New York. SO; New jersey,
Oregon, s; Nevada, 8; California, s.; Dela-
ware 8; Kentucky, II Missouri, II Kansas,
s.; Wisconsin, g.; MARYLAND, z. Total, 160.
! One hundred and ffty-nine votes, says the
World, are all that is necessarRjor election, and
| in the above tables there are one hundred and
sixty electoral votes without counting one OF
the Southern States engaged in the rebellion.
| In the list Of States given, every one, save
three in which State election has been held
in the last. eighteen months, has gone Demo,
cratic. In ali the local elections have exhibited
great Democratic gains, sufficient to insure
the States for the Democracy this tall. We
have not counted illinois in the list, but the
there was no doubt but Pendleton could
carry that State. II it would be certain for
| Pendleton, then it can be safely counted
| for Seymour and Blair. In addition to this,
the States of Alabama, Georgia and
Mississippi are certain to give Democratic
majority with any far chance tor voting;
this will give 24 more electoral votes and "a swell s.
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publicans are laboring to exclude the votes oI
the States OF Virginia, Texas and Misslsslpp',
| by legislation in Congress. If the electoral
votes of these States are noe counted, then
there vii! be in the electoral da1lege 2si votes,
and l4S will be all that VII, be necessary TO
elrc'. The penocr.6l crn' thcn lose Ouio: ard
still secure mai sfN Of the Sgegsoraf College,
+ ", hout counting uiiy from tIe South; or, by
CARRYING Onio, they cal loose Missouri, Wis
consin and Kansas, and still elect their ticket
without receiving vote from the South. There
| is, therefore, every reason for encouragement
| to the Democracy, and the election OF Seymour
and Blair may be put down as certainty.
A cANARD ABOUT CHASE.
The Washington correspondent Of the New
York Herald, writing on the 18th list, says:
A story, evidently concocted to injure Chief
Justice Chase in the estimation OF the people,
and particularly Of those who still contemplate
putting him before the country as candidate
| for President, is in circulation here tonight.
| It would not be worth mentioning at all were
it not that I learn some senator intends to
bring the matter before the Senate in the
course of few days. The story is this It is
represented that while in Richmond Chase told
General Lee that. he intended to acquit JET.
Davis, and that he hoped to see the latter soon
again in his old seat in the Senate. a pile OF
afidayits from residents Of Richmond is said
to be in existence proving the entire correct
ness of this silly statement. The only founda-
ton for this story is, probably, that certain
senator told the Chief Justice, while in Rich
mond, that he (tEe senator) did not believe
JEFF. Davis would ever be tried, to which the
| Chief Justice made no answer. I cannot dis
cover the senator who is to bring the matter
BE- OF, Congress, and, therefore, set down the
who le story as fabrication, contrived entire.
" " ith view to injure the high character OF
the Chief Justice.
THE HERALD AND GRANT.
The New York Herald is out more Grantish
than ever. It says that the American people
cannot support a party opposed to the war
without acknowledging that they are ashamed
of their great success, and that they repent OF
their adhesion to the great principles on which
they conducted the recent war. The Herald
says:
Through the political sequences Of the war
We must adhere to the great leader who guided
us safely through the struggle, and help. him
still to keep the country right and deep down
those violent political elements that would
swerye US from the direct path to one side or
| the other We must stand by Grant as the
best hope OF the nations safety and the only
Guarantee that we snail not be false to our
selves.
TIE THIRD PARTY MOVEMENT.
Washington dispatch, dated the 18th, says:
movement was commenced here to-day
with the object of forming third party, to
run Chase for President and General Ewing,
of Kansas, for vice-Presidenl. This movement
has been started by Democrats who are dissat-
isfied with the nomination Of Seymour and
Blair, and Conservatives Of the Chase persuas-
ion, who are determined to run Chase at all
hazards.