The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-05-05

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suits not heretofore enjoyed.
POLITICAL GOSSIP.
WHAT rHE NEW YonK DEMOCRATS ARE GOING TO
DO ABOUT THE PRESIDENTIAL NoHnNATIoN-A
COMPROMISE PROBABLE.
The New York correspondent of the Phila-
delphia Ledger writes under date Of the 2Sth
ulimo:
| The Manhattan (Fifth Avenue) Club, as you
are aware, is the leading Democratic organiZa-
tion in this city, the wealth and social position
Of most Of it's members imparting to it an in
fuence and an importance to which the Tam
many Hall had scarcely claim. This club,
within few evenings past, 1t is worth while
probable result Of the Democratic National
Convention, which Is to be in some sense their
guests, in the course Of few weeks.
Though am not at liberty to deal with de-
tails, no condolences are violated in saying that,
after survey OF the whole field, and with Q
thorough acquaintance with the feelings and
wishes Of the leading men Of the party, at the
it win be impossible for the convention to
agree either upon Mr.. PendIeton or Governor
Seymour, though there viii be hot prelimi-
nary struggle by the adherents Of each for the
| mastery.
Hancock's name, it is believed, will then be
brought forward; but as there are objections TO
him which the club do not believe can be over
come, con, he viii receive q complimentary vote,
and then be put aside in order that the follow
ing may be agreed to as the compromise which
is finally to prevail: For President Sanstnr 4so
Rsaaricks, Of indiana; fOr 7fce-President, Gov.
English, Of Connecticut.
With the settled conviction that this is to be
the programme, the Manhattan Club is now
going to work, though it is admitted that there
NAV be a slip up on English in favor Of John
| T. Hoffman, OF New York, If the friends Of the
latter can be induced to relnquish the Gov
ernorship, which they are keeping in reserve
| for him.
ON Thursday evening his Honor the Mayor
will preside at q meeting Of the Cooper Instl-
| tute.
The New York Sun, Of the S0th ult., says:
meeting of distinguished military gentle.
men, who claim to be attached to che Demo-
cratic party, was held at the Fifth Avenue Ho-
| tel last evening, for the purpose OF promo moting
the nomination Of General Hancock as the
Democratic candidate for the Presidency.
This they regard as the only sure means
of defeating General Grant and securing
| Democratic triumph. The chair was occu-
distinguished himself at Chickanauga, and
| ia at the head Of the executive committee ap-
pointed by the celebrated convention which met
| at Cleveland IN 1866. 1t wac determined that 8
national convention Of Democratic soldiers and
sailors, excluding those who fought on the Con-
federate side, should be held in this city, pos
sible, on the same day with the regular nation
al convention of the democratic party. It was
the unanimous opinion, however, that the
fourth of July will be too late for this conven-
| ton. inasmuch as General Grant will be noml-
mated on the goth Of May, and his supporters
will thus have more than si1 weeks start In the
campaign. A committee, Ct which Brlgadler-
| General Halpine is the chairman, was appoint
ed to wait upon the national executive commit
tee Of the Democratic party, to got the Demo-
cratic convention called sometime about the
| Arst of June; it was also agned that an address
| to the Democratic soldiers and sailors should
be prepared and published, calling upon them
to vote the straight ticket.
MOVEMENT TO CALL THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL
CONVENTION EARLY IN JUNE.
A Washington dispatch 'f the 18th ult., to
the New York Herald, says
The Congressional Democratic Executive
| Committee have unanimously passed resolu-
| tions requesting the Democ:atic National Com
mittee TO reconsider their previous action and
issue call for the Presidential Nominating
| Convention to meet in New York early ln June,
instead of on the fourth of July, as now ar
ranged for, It is probable hat congressional
caucus Of all the Democatlc members Will
shortly be called for the purpose OF making
the same request. The telling appears to be
UNANIMOUS that the day Of meeting now fixed
is too distant, and that the political necessities
and welfare Of the party require an earlier
period for the declaration OF principles and
nomination OF candidates.
VIEWS OF A PROMINENT REPUBLICAN IN Re
GARD TO THE ARKANSAS AND SOUTH CARO-
LIMA SENATOR'S.
In his last letter to his pper, the Cincinnati
Commercial, Mr. Halstead ays:
Do we want any more rotten borough States
in the Unionp Could anything be more fatal
to our perpetual public conient and good order
than the admission Of such States We have
enough Of them now. Nerada and Nebraska,
that Should vet for years hive been territories,
are az weighty in that Senate that proposes to
rule the nation as New YGk and Ohio. Now,
there is no reason to believe that the persons
presenting themselves here as senators OF the
United States from Arkansls and South Caro-
lima represent even the negoes OF those States.
They are adventurers, representative OF little
more than their own audcity; and they will
become, if permitted to elter the Senate, the
most abiect Of party serf because they will
have no possible vitality utside their party.
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