Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1868-07-03
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| Oh Iu0 party, duu hACChCN -
financial theories completely out of mind.
There seems to be no doubt that it WILL
form the basis Of the financial plank In the
Democratic platform.
| The fsiends of General Hancock are more
sanguine of success than those Of any other
candidate now mentioned. Undoubtedly
they are counting very largely upon the
moral influence of the soldier element,
which will be very largely represented at
| Cooper Institute Convention, and much
more largely throughout the city during
the sessions of the Convention. OF this
element nearly every Northern State will
have large representatives, and the New
England and Middle States will be repre-
sented by thousands. Committees are now
industriously working, securing quarters
for the various delegations that have given
notice of their coming. These delegations
will wear their corps badges, and many
will carry their old battle flags. They will
mostly be accompanied with music, and
will make a grand demonstration. SO far,
with the exception of the delegation from
single State, these veterans manifest the
utmost enthusiasm for Hancock. Besides
this element of strength, the Hancock
people are coquettlng most increasingly
| with the PendletOn men, and Will undOuDt-
eddy secure the bulk of strength when Mr.
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careful canvass in this interest, made
throughout the country by agents sent for
that purpose, and revised within the last
! twenty four hours, gives General Hancock
considerably more than the requisite two
thirds vote, after Mr.. Pendleton is out of
! the way and the complimentary votes are
disposed of. II is no doubt true that Mr.
Wade counted on the Chicago nomination
for Vice-President on positive assurances
from his protested friends Of support and
that he was finally defeated is only proof
that the assurances of politicians are not
! always as lmmutable as the words Of Holy
! Writ. Nevertheless, assurances have been
given upon which Gen. Hancock counts
upon an Ultimate vote Of nearly two hundred.
1t is now quite seriously proposed by his
friends to keep his name out Of the Con
vention until all other pledges are fulfilled.
These pledges are quite r2.merous, and
fully sufficient to prevent any nomination
on the first two or three ballots Thus,
Connecticut will give Governor English a
| COMPILING ntary vote at the outset, and may
continue to vote for him # there should
be any chance of success. Their alternate
is understood to be Hancock. New Jersey
will compliment Governor Parker in the
same way, and then go for Hancock, two
only Of the delegation holding back Asa
Packer, of Pennsylvania, wants cOmpl-
mentary vote, and will doubtless get it,
after which the tWenty-six votes of that
| State will be cast for Hancock. California
will give Justice Field a complimentary
vote, and then fall into the Hancock ranks.
Oregon is pledged to Pendleton, but will
go Hancock as second choice. Eighteen
of the thirty three votes of this State are
already pledged to Hancock when Seymour
is out of the way. The rest are working
| for Chase. Massachusetts is claimed for
Hancock, though Chase is now looming up
among her delegation, as also among the
New Hampshire delegation. The entire
Southern vote-seventy in all--is conf
IDENTIFY expected for Hancock, first, last and
all the time. Andrew Johnson will, doubt
less, get q complimentary vote from Ten
nessee on the first ballot, which is the only
deduction the Hancock men will admit
from their solid Southern vote. Illinois,
sixteen votes, and Ohio, twenty three
votes, are given to Mr. Pendletcn, by in
struction. In addition to these, Pendeton
will undoubtedly receive on tho first bal
lot-from Maine, Ne" Jersey, 2; Michi-
gan, l ; West Virginia, ); Indiana, 7,
latter complimentary vote to Mr.. Hen
dricks) Kentucky, IL Kansas, 3 Wis
consin, 4, latter Il complimentary vote to
Senator Doolittle) Iowa, Minnesota, 4;
Nebraska, 3 ; Oregon, 3 making 90 votes
as the total of Pendleton' s assured strength.
Gen. Tom Ewing, Jr. of Ohio, is spoken
of as the President of the Conservative
Soldiers Convention, and has been selec,
ted to address that Convex ton in exposition
of it's objects and intentions. It is expec-
ted that this will be a great speech, and
the intention is that it shall be the only one
made OF any e.tent, It will be delivered
ar tina orronizafin1 nf 10 90, m
Saturday.
From the New Yor,, World.
THE CANDIDATES.
The candidates cdnVaSSeu are the same
as one week ago, and the chances for the
nomination Go not appear to have varied
much. There is, however, more general
Impression that Senator Hendricks will be
the fortunate man : but in the absence of
delegates nothing positiye can be ascer
tanned. Hendricks appears to be the sec
oQd choice Of more than any other person.
The ChaGe movement has gained ground
with the rank and file Of the party, but it
is doubtful If it has with the leaders. The
young men of the party are for him to much
greater extent than the old stagers of the
Demo ciacy. There are many who still
have strong hopes Of his nomination, and
yet there are others who state with great
the Convention. One thing is certain, the
canvass Of his name as tue probable nomi-
pae creates n great futtering in the Repub-
llcan party.
The friends Of Gen. Hancocl. still mani
fest great confidence that he will be nomi-
mated, but in this We think that they are
counting too largely upon the soldiers and
sailors. The majority of them will not come
here for the purpose of pressing any parti-
cular candidate, but are coming prepared
to endorse any nomination that will be
made, and to show to the public that the
soldiers and sailors are not all IN favor of
the Radicals, their policy, and their reyo-
lutionary measures. The friends of Pen
dleton, however, profess to believe that
Hancock is the man whom they have got
to pit against, and that he is the next
strong man to their favorite. With this
belief they are directing their attacks upon
the operations of Hancock friends, and
endeavoring to show that he is the man
who will be nominated if Pendleton is not.
In reference to Governor Seymour there