The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-06-15
The View YORK Convention.

era democrats, mas II ~ BOtnlne
more than the manifestation of a de-
termination, if possible, to defeat the
nomination of Mr.. PENDLEroN. The
latter g~oesiato the Oonventiunamueh
stronger t4aR any otber. single GaaEnsdiii,.
date, and unless his friends aTesaaDbs
ed he will anquAssfanabiya8 TressssifBeIthe
nominat;en.NL But in order e. dlggert
their attention, a ggqat hr9QliiaPal9goz is Is
raised over Mr.. CHASE While the OPP
p~onents of Mr. RENA4EToHN1 i, g9E7e9
quietly concentrating on some other
man, who, we shall not be.garbtised
to see, is Senator HENDRICKS. The
friends Of the latter are playing the
game quietly bat shrewdIg, and may
be.found in the end to have the most.
trumps, When the contest between
PENDLEToN, CHASE, and HANcoCK
becomes sufficiently bitter, and indi-
cations Of a split similar 70 that
which ruined the party at Charleston
begin to crop out, then Mr.. Hem
DRIcKs's frieads- will bring forward
his name as a compromise candidate
on a compromise platform. 1t is well
understood that many of the
Indiana delegates claim that the
resolution passed at the Democratic
State Convention was designed mere
ly as complimentary to Mr.. PENDLE
TON. and does not obligate them to
cast their votes for him. The dele
gates from this part of the State,
some Of whom are warm personal
friends of Mr.. HENDRICKS, have had
little hesitation in announcing that
Mr.. PENDLET0N was not their first
choice, and that they did not consider
themselves bound to vote for him in
the Convention. They are greatly
disgusted with the contemplated PEN
DLETeN escort dodge, and are free
to say that they do not think it win
intim,date or influence any of the
delegates. Tits evident they intend
voting for Mr.. PENDLEToN only as
the last resort.
Under all these circumstances.
therefore, we conclude that there Will
be a concentration Of the CHASE,
HANCOCK, and HENDRIcKs interests
in behalf0f the latter, and that he
viii be the nominee with HANCOCK
or HOFFMAN for the second place.
Mr.. PENDLEToN may go into the-Con-
-vention stroag enough to control the
nomination on the first ballot but we
think not. We believe the war Demo
Gratis and the bondholl4rs, ably led
as they will be by STEEDMAE. and
AUGUST BELMONT, will, by combining
their forces. outnumber the PENDLE-
ToNIANs insspite of their escort. BEL
MONT will have the tickets of adj
mission to the Convention in his own.
hands, and it is not probable he wilI
let a very formidable PENDLEToN
pressure get inside the convention.
As al Tndianian, we confess to feel
ing some degree of pride in the fact
that our State figures so prominently
in both the great National Gouven-
tions. With neHENDBIeKs as can
didate for President on enc ticket,
and Mr.. CoLFAx for Vice President
on the other. our State wilFassume an
Importance never enjoyedby anylother
State in the Union, SO far1aslwe can
Remember. Both are strong men ns
te~llectually and socially, possessing
many traits of character in COM
mon. The great difference is, Mr..
CoLFAx was an enthusiastic and en-
ergetic supporter of the Government
in its great struggle with rebellion,
while Mr.. HENDRTcKs did all that he
could to ALLEVIATE the people from the
Government, and make them despair
of its ultimate success, By attempting
to array the West against the East
and produce dissensiOu In the ranks Of
the opponents of the rebels. Not a
few of his speeches were for the Pur-
pose of demonstrating tina the inter
ests of the people of the West were
with the rebels of the South, rather
than with the loyal men Of the East.
THE Democrats pirate much about
lo4o, &c avrapeaS Tbav have