Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1868-10-22
THE DEMOCRACY.
The Change of Candidates.
Seymour Desires to Withdraw.
Views of tn e Party Lead
erS.

Views of tn e Party Lead
ers.
. Chase Places Himself In the Committee'
4 Hands.
. Special Dispatch to the Commercial.
II f=s WASHINGTON, Oct 19, 1868.
: President johnson has given up al
: hope of any good coming to the Demoe
: racy through the sacrifice OF Blair an,
? Seymour. During Thursday and Fri
day he strongly urged the change, anC
the set of small politicians here, OF which
he is the center, made him believe tina
!, in case of cutting loose from she presen
candidates he would certainly be select
!. ed to head the new ticket. With thi.
idea the White House dispatches de-
nounced Belmont and Tilden for having
presumed to arrogate to themselves the
trusteeship of the party, and undertak-
! ing to decide the question upon which
the fate of the party hung; but the mo-
/ ment it began to appear that Chase, in
stead of himself, was the general choice
for the first place.. Mr.. Johnson caused
it to be proclaimed that he had never
1 idNOICA Tie VI oC1 duu
as he dictated this statement himself, il
becomes significant that he only speaks
of Seymour, and in such a way as to
justify the inference that he was not at
all particular what became of Blair
Montgomery Blair says to-day he has
written no letter to the New York
| World, but that he emphatically con-
demns its course, and that its design
from the very first has been to break up
the Democratic party; that at best it
was a miserable freak, and that nothing
could be accomplished by such means,
even if there were six months to work
in. Members of the Democratic Con-
gressional Committee here say there rs
no foundation for the statement that the
National Committee will meet in Phila-
deIphia on the 23d inst, and they con-
slider the movement dead. The plan
now is to attempt a revival of courage
by bringing Seymour himself to New
York city to begin a stumping tour. The
organ of the Democratic committee here,
and the mouth-piece of Montgomery
Blair, speaking of the World, says this
evening: THE editors of that Journal
act as if they had full control of, and the
power to dictate to the Democratic or
ganization. Who gave them the right
ing firebrands into it at their pleasure
and without consultation with the APP
pointed authorities of the party? We
tell these gentlemen that their recon-
mendations are repudiated by the trust
ed leaders of the party everywhere, and
that they will soon see that fact estab-
lished to their dismay. The World is
no longer of the army Of the Democracy,
4
of Mr.. Seymour, residing here, has re-
ceived letter from the Democratic can
didate for President, expressing a desire |
to withdraw from the canvass. 1t is |
quite probable that the Democratic Ex-
ecutive Committee, which meets here |
next Friday, will nominate General
Hancock for the President, although |
Mcclellan and Hendricks are becoming |
prominent as available candidates.
WASHINGTON, d. c., October 19.-The
members of the National Democratic
Executive Committee, now in this city,
called on Mr.. Chase, on Saturday, to see
if he would accept the nomination of the
Democratic party for the Presidency
The Chief Justice replied that he feared
there was no chance ot success if q
change were made at this late day, but
that he would place himself entirely in
the hands 0fthe Committee. 1t was af-
determined that meeting of
the Executive Committee should be held
in Philadelphia this week, if Mr.. Bel
mont would agree. and Chase should be
for the Presidency with either
Hendricks or Mcclellan for
the second place. 1t was desired that
Blair should be dropped. 1t is said that
Judge Chase favors the nomination of
nd Handriolyc bah haI !
such ticket would carry Pennsylvania
and Indina Mr.. johnson and Mr..
Seward appear to favor Mr.. Chase's
1
New YORK, October i9.-Our Demo-
Gratis here favor. the continuance of the :
canvass with Seymour and Blair, and
profess to be down on the World for ad- ,
change. I
The World says party cannot subsist
lpon .vaporing and make-believe. I'm :
ess we change the aspect of the canvass ,
We shall have a reptition in November of
he result like that which has Overtaken
rs i'm the preliminary contest. If any, l
body tells the people that things look I
we'll as they stand, that nothing which ,
.ould now be done would better them,
ne is in the"frst case dishonest, and in t
he second mistaken. Governor Sey- s
nour now can aid US much, but General {
Blair can aid US much more, and in a ,
lifferent way, by a chivalric action, su- f
,erior to all eloquence. G
1t is stated that leading Southern
Democrats have issued an address, re- U
|uesting Seymour and Blair to resign in
avor of Chase and Franklin. c
PETERSBURG, VA, October 19.-John {
quincy Adams, on his way home from '
bo in n oopvarsa tion Op tho Suh-
ect of the Presidency, said ii was now
90 late to change the candidates, as the
lection of General Grant was inevitable,
md such a movement would mate. tally q
Iamage the interests of the Democracy. {
he never believed that Mr.. Chase would
lave carried the day against Grant, and y
not now, nor was there, he c
hought, an available mar in the field n
ven If time was afforded. He condemn a
d the platform of the Democracy worse y
han the candidates, and thought the +
My issue upon which they should have ),
one before the people was reconstruc- 4
ion. He considered it very unfortunate 5
hat such men as Wade Hampton, For .
est and men like them, ever participat- n
d in the campaign. From the admin d
stration of General Grant he had the
est hopes that peace would be restored
nd the question of negro domination .
nd consequent ruin in the South be h
peedily disposed of, and ere long We n
Vould be living under the Constitution =
8 it was. =
NEW YORK, October 19.-The Tam +
nany General Committee held q meet e
ng tonight, and ordered the primary VI
MEETINGS. In view of the reported with
rawal of Seymour and Blair, an address Il
vas unanimously adopted eulogizing
hose candidates of the Democracy; ex-
ressing a belief in the success of the
ause; saying the pending contest is pre- e.
one of capital against labor, e
f money against popular right, and of
oliticaI mower and the sttrlpplinp inter- q