The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-09-15

of voters who cared cohpai"'-
Republican principles or the Republican pai''
The New York Convention seems to nave
been conscious Of the Importance OF the oe,
mand made upon its wisdom, but instead o.
proving equal to the occasion, 1t Is dlihoul' 10
explain its final action on any other theory
than that, after Aoundering through long
series of bsllotings manaced by the old oaags
of spbseryiency to the South, the aristo-
cratic two-thirds rule, it was content III us
despairing mood to aim at the narrow eno VI
seeking a candidate possessing sumcien'
strength among the jarring elements OF the
Convention to please two-thirds OF its jealous
politicians, rather than at the higher ooIec'
of seeking candidate acceptable to the peopie'
1t is now clearly evident that the ConVen-
ton made a terrible and fatal blunder'
gained no friends, and made mcny enemies ny
choosing Seymour and Blair as its lSpreseh'a
tives. 1t is utterly impossible to AWAKEN
spark of enthusiasm anywhere for the UtioS
statesman. There is nothing in his character
or record to elicit the sympathy OF single
human being, or to win solitary vote beyond
the picket line of the regular forces OF the
Democracy. He is not sufficiently distin-
euished or sufficiently trained in the field of
national craftsmanship to attract admiration
ior Cc:.cvad abilities, and yet he is unfortu-
nately unable to obtain shelter IRON ,.1 'eu
attack in the shades of absolute ob5ourity.
No man has ever yet held the Office Of Presi-
dent who had not previously distinguished
himself in some manner by civil or military
4 ina Spnqfnr
Cabinet officer, or General. Horatio Seymour
possesses no such claim to distinction. What
ever may be his abilities, they have never
been testsd in the slightest degree in the
field in which he now aspires to rise by one
bound to the highest honors, an ambition that
must inevitably end in the establishment of
new reading of the favorite quotation:-"No
pent-up Utica contracts our powers"
| He has done enough as stump-orator, as
Governor of New York, and as an instrument
| in Democratic National Conventions to render
himself obnoxious, but nothing to win an
honorable fame or to endear himself to great
nation.
| If the Convention had chosen some man
never heard of before, except sas an obscure
member of Congress, he would have secured
every vote that Seymour can get and he
would have retained some followers that will
be driven to Grant by seymour's dark record.
II General Winfield s. Hancock had been
nominated there would at least have been a
serious division among the soldiers OF the
Union army, and thousands of War Demo
Gratis who turn with disgust and indig-
nation from the hero of the anti draft riots
would have rallied with enthusiasm under the
standard of soldier whose gallantry is in
disputable.
If Asa Packer had been nominated, his
popularity would have endangered the re-
suit in Pennsylvania. His eminent success
in the business world, his extensive cennec-
tions with powerful railway interests, his wise
and liberal charities, his well-known oonser-
vatism and patriotism, would have given
him many elements Of positive strength, and
at the same time rendered him almost unas-
sa'lable except on the single ground that he
was a member of the Democratic party.
If Hendricks had been nominated, the
Democrats could have boasted, with apparent
justice, that they had selected the most pro-
minent statesman on the stage of active poll
tics they now possess, and they would have
received credit for an honest effort to make g
wise choice from their meagre stock Of availa
bic material.
If Chief Justice Chase had been nominated
it would have been impossible to prevent the
stampede of large body of Republicans
, Defections would inevitably have occurred IL
many quarters, and the Southern Democrats
, who have gone into the business of cOurtinl
the colored vote would have been 80 mucl
aided in their efforts in that direction tina
they would have probably carried severa
, Southern State.
{ Even il Young Greenbacks, Pendleton, ha'
q been nominated, he would have aroused
r widespread feeling of enthusiasm among hi
misguided admirers. AS he dictated tn
a financial plank of the platform, and as he wa
a the honest choice of very large portion,
a not of the absolute majority of his party, tn
a janissariss of the organization would hav
q labored for his triumph with unpreoedente
zeal and enthusiasm. The party now is CON
pelled to bear all the odium of his doctrine
o without deriving any advantage from
o fanaticsl fight to uphold them.
. . CoLORADo.-The Democracy have. clappe
d its hands over Colorado, and claimed magn
"A eoox,t .x;,voob Rut tha fallaov of conntiu