The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-12-11
BENJAMIN F. WADE.

Chase aud the Democratic C0nventiOn-Scy-
uour's swinging Round the Circs--Biair
ShabbiIy Trcnted-The Butier.Dana Com
test-rhe Alabama C!aimy-Reverdy John
son, A Damaging story About Him-Einan-
ciaI (luackery-A High Taria-Nesro suf-
frnge in Ohio.
WASHINGTON. ID. G.. Dec. I, 1868.
BENJAMIN y. Wade Senator or the State OF Ohio,
President Of the Senate and ex-canddate, per the
impeachment trial. Tor Chief Magistracy OF the
nation has come back 10 once more from his
rural retreat In loyal Ashtabula looking tile same
vigorous old war horse as he did In the days when
he Numbered forth trooping anathemas against trea
son and traitors. Time writes few wrinkles on
Ben's benevolent brow though the years
count him UP az q trespasser on the limits
OF life marked by the Psalmist. He wears
no gray hairs, and In his, ruddy face there
are visible indications that he can still appreciate
and enjoy the goo things OF this world Your cor
respondent gave tn Senator call yesterday even
ing and was received by him. IL Is needless to say,
with that kindly heartiness of manner which few can
extend with better grace than Ben Wade. He ap-
pcared in the very plenitude OF good spirits and
talked with ali his old SAVIOR OF original force and
Iuency. We made a running commentary on the
events OF the recent campaign. asked him where,
oh where, was yallandgham nowS "Squelched."
he calculated; 'gone higher than = kite; knocked
out OF timc and thercupon he laughed az one might
laugh in hearing . very huge and irresistible Joke.
"Yes,r he continued, growing facetious at the
thought and dropping Latin phrase which he
seldom does. swell might ltbc said, rdie vallandig-
ham, rdie."
"But what OF pendle.onsr asked
"Gone up salt river In the same boat with dead
freight composed OF seymour and Blair and Whole
host OF the defunct democracy"
ia nl.ostv Ian haI
ooh yes; Brother Chase escaped, ana he remains
in the market at great discount
"But he came near being put up at prcmiumW
al guess he thought So While your Convention
was being held ia New York Brother Chase had
score Of messengers bringing him kilograms about
the progress Of that motley crowd OF delegates IN
Tammany Hall. The day before scymours name
was sprung some OF Brother Chase's friends told
him in ali kinds OF confidential terms that his noIni-
nation was certain the next day; that the thing was
.cut and dried. lie believed them and the following
morning kilograms were coming into MIN every haii
minute UP TO the very instant the Seymour trap was
sprung. They had long talk here over the plat.
FORM Chase was well enough satisfied with IL. but
he thought IL could DO improved In such way as TO
rot him more votes In the Convention. What he
meant by improving IL would be hard TO tell. IIe
was sure OF tho nomination, and all he cared about
was getting the votes run up TO the right notch
There were two ways ofimprovng that platform-by
making 1t better radical one than ours or worse
rebel one than It was AS 1t stood 1t was neither
nesh fowl nor good salt herring, and to be hanged
can't sec how Chase could expect more votes than
what he got unless he consented to take such plat.
form as Forrest. Hampton and that jack.iu.the box
Nallangham could dance upon. Iut what luadc
them pitch upon SEYMOUR
Availability SUPPOSE
every available, indeed. | guess your New York
managers didn't want the ticket elected. Belmont
and THESE fellows had too much At stake Seymour
went swinging round the circle with about a. much
glory and proht Tor his pains a. Andy Johnson nad
at the end OF hs lively excursion. Why, they
laughed ut him out there IN Chicago when no made
them speech relating 10 nothing but railroad tfana
por. alton, az II that hnd anything 70 90 with the
ISSUES before tile people. Ia0a 1nea 10 weas lai