Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-07-14
THE NEW PARTY.

The particulars given by us yesterday con-
corning the movement for the formation of
rev party by those disaIs cted with the nomi-
natiOn of Seymour and Blair, attracted no little
attention, and the matter was the SUBJECT of
general discussion last night. Many OF the
Democratic politicians are disposed to treat
the movement shghun gly .,as the effervescence
OF few sOre-head partiZans. They say that
the ate mpt will not enlist bakers dozen OF
the Democracy, or those disposed to act with
the Democracy, and that it will not be heard of
a = fortnight We are Inclined to think after
careful inquiry, and taking into Consideration
the character OF the men engaged in this bolt
from the New York nominations and platform
mat II will not do for the Democracy to under
rate Its importance. The Democratic managers
may ind II to their ad vantage 10 wink at the
formation of a third party, in order to prevent
the disafiected from going over 10 Grant and
Colfax, swelling he ranks of their adyrrsaries
alter dangerous sort
We find the following in our contemporaries,
adGlr>nal and confirmatory Of what we wrote
yesteTday,>1 regard TO the formation of the
new party "Data"wrItes to the Baltimore SIN
of to-day, as follows:
There Is movement in progress backed
by some OF the most substantial men in the
country, who oppose on the one hand the radi-
Calism which illuminated In the nomination of
Candidates and principles of the New YORK
Sonyenuon, snd especially the principles of
Mr. Blair's letter, 10 place third candidate in
sne neid Tor President, The movement was
Drgun AT New \ ork on Friday last and Is be-
ing developed throughout the country, with
expressions OF the warmest concurrence from
sOme OF the most prominent persons In both
parties, but particularly from the Conserya-
I'VE men OF the country, the workingmep and
a large body OF the soldiers and sailors. Ii is
proposed. II the arrangements can be compile
,to, 20 publish list Of the National Executive
COMMITTEE shortly. and 10 hold q convention
10 nominate candidates, either in Pitt,burg or
CINCINNATI, in September. tits believed here
by tne DemocrafS, however, that this move
ment VIII amohnt to nothing, and that within
TWO weeks all complaint against the Democrat
&c nominees will have ceased. To this the
lilehas OF the new party respond that they will
From the Chronicle of this morning we take
the following in the sane connection:
"A caucus of Democrats dlssatisfied with tho
nominations OF the New York Con yention was
last night held at one Of the leading hotels m
TINS CITY, 10 determine upon a course of action
win view 10 putting in the field another
PRESIDENTIAL ticket. There were present some
twenty-five or thirty gentlemen from various
parts OF the country, including members of
ex-ofhcers Of the army. Politically those pres.
ent might De divided into three classes as fol.
lows friends of the administration. conser Va
- I've We. soiuiers and sailors, and representa-
yves OF the workingmen's organizations. De-
rlNlrg our information indirectly, and not
having had n reporter present we are of
course, unable TO give the PROCEEDINGS in
detail. but we learn that il was resolved
10 take steps for calling together three
conventions, one for each Of the three political
classes shove mentioned, and that Gen w
Roseorans. of California, and F. Cary, OF
ONO, were agreed upon unanimously as the
third party" ticket. We do not know whether
sitter of these gentlemen has been consulted
upon the acceptance, or whether they are to
De- perforce consigned 10 that class Of people
who are said to have greatness thrust upon
them. Nor can we predict whether the pro
posed conventions, should they ever be held
VIII accept the cut-and-dried ticket prepared
LOT them. SO Tar as the workingmen are con.
cerned, we apprehend they know their own IN.
terests well enough TO support the Grant and
Coliax ticket and help to swell the majority
Of that party which has always been ident deI
sertion OF the dignity OF labor"