The Portland daily press., 1868-03-04
VI efters in New Work
Political Movements : Hamlin for Vice
President Democratic Starts and Drdtr-
backs-Impedc edchment-AmuSement
New YoRK, Mar. 2, 1868.

NEW YORK, Mar. 2, 1868.
To the Editor Of the Press:
The political world just now engrosses all
attention. The Presidential campaign may
be said 10 have commenced with the Republi-
can State Convention OF New York. Grant
was presented by unanimous consent as the
choice of this State for President. To be
sure he had been previously nominated, but
by smaller constituencies. When the Empire
State speaks it means business, and in this
case at least, it has been taken as the guiding
star. Ohio, Indiana, Pennsylvania, and in
fact nearly every State west of us has COM
mitted itself for the gallant cheftain, and
there seems hardly chance for doubt that he
will be nominated on the first ballot Your
readers are aware that ON the Vice-Presi-
dency there is no unity. There is no
personal quarrel, nor will there be;
but each State expresses its prefer
ence for one of its own honored leaders.
Messrs. Fenton, Hamlin, Grow, Colfax, Wade
and Creswel are the most prominent, and
many others have have been named Fenton,
Grow and Cresweil viii have little or no
SuppOlb OQIolQC tuciI OWu OOIIdA
and Wade viii probably have two or three
States. Mr.. Hamlin has more popularity out
side his own State than any Of those yet
named. As a second choice, New York and
Pennsylvania, am quite sure, would be for
him. He certainly has many friends here,
and his name is quite frequently mentioned
in different sections of the country for the
nomination. ii the people understood that
he would be a candidate, l think there could
be little doubt of his success. The circum-
stances attending his career for the past eight
years point to him as one we can confidently
trust, and he win give strength to the ticket
all over the country. Let him be presented
The Democracy are dubious. Who is their
man? They dare not answer to-day: to-moY-
row he may be weak on some vital issue.
They named Pendleton; the Johnson-swing
ing around the circle wing don't like his war
record. They named Hancock; Mrs. Surra,t's
friends call him murderer, and VAlandig-
ham won't stand it. They named in turl
Gems. fisherman and Thomas 1.-THE fighting
Thomas, not Lorenzo); they are dropped
like live Goals. They will not lend themselves
to help The President resist the laws. Aud
so on to the end of The chapter. Tammany
has recently gone to work pushing Mayor
Hoffman for the nomination. II is supposed
that calling the convention here is favorable
to him. If they want candidate sulToundedbJ
a set of ravenous and hungry political leeches,a
mayor of New York answers the contract.
No man acquainted with the coruptions of
the Tammany ring can suppose Tor mo-
ment that honesty can long stand the test of
its influence. Mr.. Hoffman, therefore, will be
a good candidate 'or us to run down.
Mr.. Johnson's friends held meeting at
Coopey Institute last night to cheer his heart
with few STALE professions of sympathy. 1t
was a conglomeration of political fossils and
new asprants for office. The former hadn't
forgotten the Union during times before the
war; the latter knew no platform but loaves
and fishes, and driving these troublesome
radicals from the public crib. 1t is notable