The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-06-11
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~ The Two.Thlrdss BuIe. ~ 6sT5s
In connection With the discussion
of the probable candidate Of the De-
mocracy for the Presidency, a question
of much importance is under consid-
Grafton, and is especially applicable
to the c~hancesaof successful PESpLE-
TON, against whom a very bitter op-
position is being developed. The
"tRo-thirds rule" as it is technically
knpwn-in other words, the rule of
Democratic National Conventions
adopted fna1844 and prevalent ever
since, that two thirdssoof the entire
number Of votes represented in the.
convention must be cast fot a single.
candidate to secure his nominationz
will have more Influence ia the COM
ing PresideRtigi el4ctibh' than many
political speeulat9rs are apt to i'm
agine. In the pastit has exereised
a commanding Influence in prevent
ing any bold chapgee policy, orsthe'
nominationfcGf any man with numer-
GUS enemies by the Democratic party,
It defeated the domination Of Van
BUREN and nominated POLK, an eb.l
scure Tennessee lawyer. 10 1874 it
laid CAss. BUCHANAN, DOUGLAS, aud
a dozenaother prominent, statesmen
on the. shelf in 1852. to take up
Gen. Frank PIERCE Is d 5ompromise
candidate; aud in 1860 it prevented
the nomination. Of SrEPHENA DorG-e
LAS to Thea Presideneyuntil the split
in the Convention gave oppoftunisgto q
the DouGpAs Wig of the party to fiji
the vacancies therein with DOUGLAS
men. The same rule is still in exist
ence and will prove Q power at the
coming Contention It threatens the
defeat of Mr.. PfEDLEroN, unless his
friends a rally strength enough to
or suspend the ~two-thirds rule,
for the bond-hoIding Democracy of
New York can sway at least one-third
sOf the Convention against him. Under
these circumstances the probabilities
are increased that some man without
an extended political RECORD, and
therefore without many enemies, will
pitched dpoh' after a protfacted
struggle, as the nominee.
On this subject tbeN W York TF-J
dbne and the San having recently re-
peatedly stated that the Democrats
will repeal the rule, 1.-The Newly orkS
Times pointedly remarks: Eve re-
spset fhe authority Of beth these jouEi
mails on such g. question too much to
doubt their accuracy. But If Mr..
RENDLEToSS ffiandsa hssing R1ma4
jority in the Convention, repeal the
tWo-third rule to secure his nomina-
ton, we think they will hayea lively
time in getting it made qnanimo4s," !
WE understand that Jul old frieud,i
Gov. Henry Haub, formerly Govern
or of Haubstadt, In Gibson County,
has purchased the Sherman House,
opposite the e. &C. r. X. depot In
this city. He is a clever and popular
man and we welcome him cordially
Vtacennes Sun. III ttB
So the Governor can't endure pri-
vate life in the little village to which
he has given a name, and where, up
to last Spring, he was monarch of all
he surveyed Is it not cruel in the
distinguished Governor to withdraw
from them the light of his counte-
nance altogether? How can they
bear it. We congratulate the De-
mocracy of V%incennes on this valu-
able accession to their ranks. and
also the Republicans of johnson
township, who had the pleasure of
dethroning the Governor at the last