New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-07-14


THE DEMOCRATS DISHEARTENED AND ANGRY
EXCELLENT PROSPECTS FOR TIE CAMPAIGN
FROM Our Special Correspondent
LAFAYETTE, Ind. July II, 1868.
The Western Democrats are as much dis
heartened by the nomination OF Seymour and Blar as
they were whenever the Rebels had lost great Date'
Raye n the defeat of Pendcton. coupled with the con-
vction that the ticket nominated at New-Yok cannot
carry single western state has produced the most ser
OH, dlsaffection IN the ranks of Democracy The
leaders would doubtless succeed in aaying the exaspe
alton caused by defeat of their fayorte Pendeoh
were 1t not utterly impossible for them to convince 'o
Democratic masses Of the West that Seymour ana bii
have any prospects Of success After denouncing o'y
mour 80 long and so bitterly as SnPa
tbzer and tool of the bondholders the lead
ing Democrats of Ohio, Indiana and Illinois VIII
find it the hardest task they took upon themselves
TO arouse the enthusiasm Of their uhteIIlheu ti.
tbcS , WAY from the polls in October and No
vembor and some Of the leading fenuetOilans
freely and openly that seymour cann9t carry dncf
Ex-senator John Petit Judge Reid (Juians DemoeTauc
competitor in the lNth S9ngtsSondl ujJ tie
Devein formerly editor Of Ihe Indianapolis neaa, te
Democratic state organ, Mlhgan, and great many
other Democratic Leaders, 4u ma ' no .e ,c5s of oiT
NewNOrk Convention must leau 70 tnc % 20 I'D
Rcpublcan state ticket October, ana OF Grant ana
CoIfaX i'm November, by an OyerWhelmlgn majority -,
Rlars domination for the Vce-PresIdency eXces the
cspccal Indignation of the Indiana Democracy Inc ar
Ti tSe CoTservatye soldiers Side show
NewYors deuounce Blair military humbug, and his
They refuse 20 recognize him as Their Representa-
Tho German Democrats are less disguised with Bars
nomination because Of the insults when ne heapeu upon
their cCuutrymcn several speeches delivered az 81
I,,is gI.rwlerC. The Douglas Democrats thnk IL
wonderfully strange that their standard bearer should De
dc same Frank Blair who denounced them in such IN
the speeches which he made IN INDIANA
during campaign of 1900 when he branded the Demo
crgcy as 'yc, miserable party, ana abuseG,DOlglas
ana hendricks crcey that Voorhees, called him tBiar)
the "prinCe of blackguaIds' , - -
For the rest both Voorhees, and Hendricks are de
uounoed with unparalleled bitterness by their Demo
cratic brethren throughout the state meeting AT dCTS
Haue Voorhees, homo has passed resolutions aESns
voorhees, and the other betrayers OF PGnueJOh III ~
which, of course, renders the nOuidIoi "a
Voorhees, the Congressional Convention OF INC DeHO0
racv of the With District utter lmpOssiblIty.
As Hendricks whose friends manager MS chIls III
NCwYOrk so clunsly and fell easily into the Trap SET
for tbau by the aStute New York politicians, prominent
Indiana Democrats are Offering bets thaI ne WI
beaten at the Gubenaoral election by at least 2OV ma
jOrity. $500, l.. &c.. -, ,,.r+a 20 +,o
state at the meeting held by the Republican STATE Zen
tra Committee on Wednesday, at lndlahap0s were Oi
tbe most cheering character and Is generally DeeNeu
that our majority at the state election Will Mot IAN DeloW
that OF 1864 while Grant and ColfaX will have SIN
larger majority than that by which Lincoln carried III
diana four years ago . -, ,,-.z.-,,o
The election of Major-Gen. Veatch I'm the Evansville
Congressional District conceded by great many Dem
ocrats and IL doubtful If they able 10 carry any
district save the lid New Abany)'
AS regards the Legislature, many Democratic nomna-
tiOns are simply outrageous. MaJ0rGcn humphrey :,
of te Grand Army Of the Sons Of Liberty, is the Demo
cratic candidate for the House OF Representatives IN
Green County; at least dozen prominent members OF
the same order are nominated for the Senate or Assem-
bv i'm other counties and Of draft sneaks are
among the rest OF the Democratic candidates Tor the Leg
islature.