Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-05-04
n.,,,crnfic STATE Ticket.
r~r.fden4lai Electors.



iaenl,s last Move.
r.. n,miaa.,sn OF General Schoiiald Tor
c,,.ry Of War,aot al iafsrins but as III,
.asce.so- to stanton, created coed deal OF
..ror,.s ii tho Senate, a. it did among the
p,,t,,ians OF Washington generally. Ihe
object of the President in this move, and
!, ,his stsgs Of the impeachment trial, 70
notc.siy c)mpTehend.d. /. was done, !
w. ", toll, without any consultation with
ia Cas.ass. General schohe'd no douet
hAs the qualifications for the position, hnd
Il unoujee.lonab 10 the radicals lie mas
sf.o - confidence Of General Grant
: M OF the Washington specials regard
Tie n9mlnston rs concession to tic con-
.ssvauys Republican Senators who are re
ported adverse to conveting the Presidsnl
under the articles Of impeachment, upon
the Nv .dsncs pre.ented b. the prosecution
aad TO .ats'y ihsm that ho is Wiling 10
mn ssantsn's place a man acceptable 10
n. dom niant party. or, at least, who will
not D. at iscisoablo. The Cincinnati Com
r.ere;al ,has ,mmsnn sditorially upon
I'm. new feature in the contest between
the p..iient aud Congres
Til 70 are one or two sagxestive facts con
ne "a xaa tnis affair. General Sch feli has
b.~n N Nssaingtonf r several days lie has
sen tae P.esil.nt. aad IL the gueat of General
.fAal. o. i -pasehes irom Wash,ngtoa in
firm "a nat ,hesr are rnmora prevailing there
.f an iutentior oa tho part OF Mr.. Wsdes
frisnd. t. attempt the defeat vi General Grant
ut Chicago aud that there is. in consequence,
a,-po-lilat tic part of some Republicans
to ,,pst aans th- decision ~ The Impeachment
cse as 10 hep Nr. Wade out OF the White
Hoa-e al l-ast TIL after ~. Oh cago Cow ention
Possihlv there may b. connection between
the subs Va rt.r Of these tumors aud this Of.
Ter ~ tne Pr.siient of a new and unexception-
Sble msa Tor tn, Var department.
Ittas sirmissa 81 the Commercial arc
correct, new phsle will be placed upon
the impo ,chmen, movement. 1t is vel
kno~n that VALE is very obnoxious TO I
number os tle Republican Senators, an,
there IA dstsrn nation t. defeat his nom
ioai on for tne vice Presidency. Ii John
ssa shoall be oustcd. itSwsnld give Wnd
g,ea, power in securnga second place o.
tn. raliaa uck-t. aud It = said he hss am
biu,n for The frs. Ills opponents ~ ID
ownpar,y viii no, he likely 10 piece ~ Ia
h.nl. The pa oasco Il ths pfesi .euey t
promote sni graf hts POI, nal spratin.
and Ambitious schemes. The edtDi ii u
,lnriun ~ Ceuapisciaf shfcad obstrrcl
ut .sfs. q f..l#s
Ian Nss'iag "a ia ieg.rd u tho opfo
sitian IL Msdr
The ,u NJ r. susiicau4 stfou Z inos 81
mont L. hrni Oh ien Made the caudi l-te t.
N.er rsss ds"t ang vita ntAnt. lie is III
n II unao, ~ q man who could ~ plac a uI0i
tn u IL, 4 = isco nir as weakness
Aurc than hat IA ,iut - 60 i'reSinsui
ar "a ot presf'iiu. eili tet of the senate, nn,
wai'ts ar p.o st l.tessd ng OH 81 the Senate
srsT Asi. ne n t. heat WAdu with Is Col
isA. aut can iot b. done with ar body else Mr.
soda, MN 81 strong. popular qualities
whpse re ord - eicAr 81 are # ofeusss lie IA q
friendly ani hanrss wan. and one Of the bes
pr'sldsng oricer, IA the country.
DO ~, THESE indications give some colo,
10 ,ha suggestion that there 10 a dstcrmin
alton on the part OF ths opponents Of wnd
in the Senate. men like Fesssnden, Shsr
mae, ard Anthony,:to defer the result o
the impeachment iusl until after tho Chi
Gag, K,pnb'icaa Convention, If not TO dc
feat the conviction Of Tho President alto
gether, rather than to have the party wa
dad down dur ng the p ,litical CANVASS thu
year wih wssknsss like Wade Mr.
li,isteal writes further:
"th-re Is serious feellas that Mr. Wade i,
a. rRtlNuitl. UAus person L. the head o
rahiic .sRNrs t41At ha very mseA ike An
df.~ johnson - ~. violence. iadiscreilon,
rslHses t4isa-ss and eaanseaeieness -1ni
thai ft4s "a sitaaate iast he - President ylro
& Az ~ >~nate. Il also believed tMat
y ~ csss ia ~ tlEse.e rc.pom.tht. its tsr the
atm rat in-ta be disuAytly aud t&lrh
60 .ssetu b. wth all the biga AID low CRIME.
al Hls cm"aaet, ~ III duriae the 81 inner
NtW RHf ht AR.acrs ~ tar kep lbltesn party ia
the q 80 ientisl csnpAisa. II IS known and ad
mat q toe. i'ni - meas ire Of Impeachment
h. nc l'N. Lar strengthen III. Ksuub ican
y riv tar thr great c,nil before it-ihai
So g.. - the neStnnang ot the Impeachment
irtal TO- kepppii-sns had an indisputsble as
centrf < n the country, and AIN st an absolute
G tsai' Of elecunS Grant. they have lost
8 % "a al thst ths campaign before them -
I" b. made triumph only by hard fighting
aai "a n very I'M 'ortaat States the contest II
the ~emncrass hsvr any sense al all wal Do A.
ssse . AID doubtful ~ the battle OF the Wilder.
nee =
II the Vows of Mr.. Ha'stsad are correct
and II he properly estimates the character
Of Wade. and he ought 10 know him, the re-
m'sal OF Johnson will be . Ls,p instead OF
IN inlarv 10 the prospe.ts Of the Dsmocra
cy. Ia either even, the Republicans will
lose srernd by N. impeachment move
msnt. and a. party necessity, It 10 reduce
tsa choice Of evils.
Ftss rsaie prochv ties among the radical