The New York herald., 1868-05-22
The FEELING THROUGHOUT TIE COUNTRY.

Reception Of the News in Wnshington-The
Republicans Happy and Rejoicing-Mr. Col
fax's Friends CougrntulatiDg Him - Ben
Wade Badly Disappointed.
WASHINGTON, May Il, 1868.
great deal OF excitement prevails here around
the hotels and newspaper Offices in regard to the
nominations made at the Chicago Convention to-day
Republican stock, which seemed to have been labor.
ing under heavy depression since the memorable
first postponement Of the impeachment verdict is
once more looking up and 1t would appear as If the
fast dying party has received accession of vigor
from the name OF its famous standard bearer. The
familiar faces OF those radical chiefs who refrained
from visiting Chicago from prudential party reasons
as well as those whose business prevented their in
dulging In the present political Janaooree have their
hitherto grave and serious faces wreathed in smiles
ana express the most sangune hopes OF ultimate vic
tory with the names of Grant and Cofax emb,azoned
on the radical pennon.
General Grant was informed of his nomination as
the candidate for the Presidency by the President Of
the Chicago Convention. large number of persons
many In prominent public pOstiOns), including Con
gressmen and Secretary Stanton rendered their con-
gratulations.
Many republicans manifest decided want Of en-
thusasm over the nomination for the Vice Presi-
deDcy They preferred Wade to any OF the other
aspirants, and feel indignant at the action of
the Convention In casting him aside like an
Old shoe that has its best days and has outlived
its usefulness. few minutes after the result of the
nth ballot announced in Chicago the intelligence
communicated to Mr.. Cofax here. The
Speakers house very soon became the point a. appui
OF excited republicans, each one anxious to be the
first TO congratulate the complacent heir presump.
tive to the Vice Presidency. Mr. Colfax, therefore IL
keeping open house this evening and entertaining
host OF friends.
your correspondent saw the President pro tenn
pore OF the Senate, the once potential Ben Wade this
evening as be hurried up Pennsylvania avenue to
earn the news from Chicago His steps rapid mis-
lace flushed and agitated and general expression
OF anxiety and concern visible In his appearance.
ne looked neither to the right nor to the left but
heio straight on to the telegraph ONCE. All day long
'ne venerable Ben had been surfeled by his frieis
"''n Tue nope OF triumphant nomination. The
'o'es were calculated thousand times 10 show the
i"possloliIty OF any other man getting the inside
irack OF MIN. But alas for the vanity OF human ca.
pectatlonsl
he he counted them at break OF day
-" "neh tue sun set where were thew
i"e ne"s 'na' the ungrateful radicals had rejected
n'', anu '"Aei another to their bosom was gently
oioNe" VI 'ie startled ear OF old Ben. He
'nea.u ~ ~ snehce ana nervously cutched his
a. 'ed umbrella while all indications of nreuoo,,o,o,
SIN 'le disappeared like sunbeam noss,na ,,nSora
cloud just IKE EN-" was the solitary and senten.
tious expression he gave ut,erance to, partly as a
relief IT, his pent up feeling and partly as his estimate
OF the radical ingraes who had thus switcbed hin,
of forever and aye. He left that telecranh oa,co
certainly wiser aud evidently a sadder ma, ana
as he left the Oft quosd line little paranhrasod
carne rressttbly to ones mind-"But YESTERDAY ana
all the radical world owned him prospective lord:
nowSot even carpet-bagger so p,nor to do him re-
verenCc.r
Radical Rejoicinss In Cleveland, ohio.
CLEvELAED, May a. 1893.
TNfepuolicans OF this city pred one hundred ,ypns
On rec ~Yt of the news Of General Grants unanimos