The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1868-05-09
Tlhe NafiOMaI CoMremtion.

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The Republican National ConvsnlIon, 10 nom
inais candidates for President aud Vice Presi-
deaf Of the United States. will assemble At Chica-
90 on the goth instant, and We presume that del.
egaies thereto have now been chosen from all the
States. For Prsiden, there will be no contest
Gen. Grant will be nominated by reclamation
or. u ballot Is taken, he will receive the vote
Of every individual member Of the Convection.
Grant was long ago selected, by the people, for
President In 1909. and bis nomination at Chica-
70 will only Be another and y siong link Of that
''mAniiss, destiny" which ID leading him 10 the
white House. That he will be elected, there Is
scarcely room for doubt. lie stands to-day rs
The CREATES, soldier Of the age--as a man who
ross from the people--as one who IL ineorrupti-
bic, In party matters as well rs In morals as an
acknowledged statesman Of ability and fore
thoughts one who knows the right, land know
ling darcs maintain it''-as one who would
deal justly BY all men--as one Who loves his
country above every other consideraiion--hc
stands before the American people rs hs man To
be Pyesidsn, al this trying period OF our history
and just 20 sure rs Grant lives an the 4lh day
Of March, 1869, just " surel, will he take his
seat 10 the Presidential chair
but the v Ice Presidency who will bc selected
Ne the candidate for that posiiiong The future
alone will determine for We doubt " there l. n
man In the country sufficiently veil posted ~ To
give n satisfactory answer ." the question. OF
one thing We may b. sure whocvcr is our can
didair. he will be- good one for no man Is
named for the position who would not do honor
10 the head Of the ticket. Our delegation, obey
ing the instructions Of their constituents aud in
accordance with their own preferences, will,
ON the first ballot, NJ least vote for our nonorcd
itllow-ci,izen John A. J. Crcswell after that for
Wade or Colfax. We would nll like to scr Mr.
Crsswcll nominated, but ihen- really seems tn be-
no chance for him, and after the first ballot his
name will probably Le wiihdrn~n, iu be- revived
again rs one OF The Cabinet officers under the
neat administration.
The chances now steIh To favor III. nomination
Of Mr.. Wade for Vice President New England
will vote for Hon. Henry Wilson. of Massa-
chnsetis; New York TOT Gov Fenton Penn
sylvania for Ex-Gov. Curtin the Northwest will
BE- divided between Wade aud Colinx, while the
former will have nearly all the votes oi the
Southern States, ~ that be will Ro into the Con
veniion considerably ahrsd III all his compeii.
tors. kut he will not have enough Of votes In
secure bic nomination, and io he nominated, the
friends Of some ofihe oil.r candidates must go
for him. We believe the delegation fiom Mary
land will after the first ballot, rs will, also, at
least portions Of the delegation from New York
and Pennsylvania, no that, |, seems to US, Mr..
Wade's chances for the nomination are the best
II Is no use. however, to he specializing now
upon question which will so soon be decided
Indeed, Il matters but little which Of the disiin.
guished gentlemen named should be selected. -
Mr.. Wade-honest old Zen Wsde-has been
prominently before the American people, as Sem
aiOr or Representative in Congress, for nearly
half century and in all that long period OF
service he has done nothing for which he has
ever received reproaeb, from even his mot bitter
political enemy. Long ago b. ranged himself
under the banner Of Equal Rights for all men,
and when the war for the Union began, he threw
all the weight ofhis great influence ON the side
ofhis country, and Throughout, all the trying
cause had no hrmer friend and supporter than
Ben. Wade. lie Is a plain.spoken, thorough
going Republican; In favor Of universal liberty
and impartial suffrage. Mr.. Colfax Is a much
younger man, but has served several successive
terms as Representative In Congress, Of which
body be has three times been elected Speaker
His name Is as familiar rs household words 10
the people, and be is everywhere revcred as one
Of natures nobleman." But few years ago
he was journeyman printer, tramping his way
through the western country now he Is ac-
knowledged a. one Of the profoundest statesmen
the country contains, and as lie greatest living
orator. The only reason why he will not be
nominated 10 his living In the State he docs
q rants home lie In illinois Colfsx resides in
Indiana, and |, is thought no, To he policy or
justice 10 take the candidates for President and
Vice President from adjoining States. II the
candidate for President had been an Eastern
man, Colfax would certainly have been given
the second place on the ticket.
We shall have good ticket, however. no mat.
ter who Of thoss spoken Of Is nominated. Either
Wade or Collar or Wilson or Crcswcli will COM
mand, with Grant, the respect and confidence
Of the people, and in November next will be Sc.
leeied 10 the high positions for which they will
be named. Our opponents will brag largely,
doubtless, before tina, time, Of how their candi-
dates are certain 10 be eIee,ed-of how. certain
Republican States viii repudia,e I.epublicanism,
&c. bu, election day will develop the fact that
the people love the principles that saved the ma
ton and those who defended Il ON the field or
gave support to !, In the councils Of the country.
And We may be sure Of another thing. viz that
the nominees u ;he Chicago Convention will no,
Be meu Of the Johnson. siripc--msn who will
ssppor, party until they arr elected 10 ofiice
aud then become It's bii,erss, foe There has
bssn enough Of that.