New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-08-14
POLITICAL.
THE PRESS ON PENDLETON.

idental contest In this view Of the case the comments
OF the Ohio upon the subject become interesting
The Cincinnati Inquirer Dem.l says;
The wisest thing possible was done by the Democratic
State Central Committee at Columbus yesterday Accept
name 81 tse Hon George PenSston was rsceiyed In
the recent State Convention as clear and sufficient ind
cation Of the popns and Snw n 70 incur
BILE II the Contention were TO be reassembled, the
bers OF the Committees lnanmousy concnrrea IN Ienoer
Governor O Of o6fs The complete and unques-
position taken by the Democracy in their platform upon
the great questions of the finances negro suffrage, and
the tariff guarantees us against Ine ROssp tnss any
Of the people from these paramount issues Of the cam
paign. In fair contest upon these ISSUES Democratic
and with Mr. Pendeton for candidate. we have the
positive assurance that the issues are sguare
and fully understood. We congratulate the democracy
and the people Of the State upon the auspeous result
Of the result which We can,
in Ohio on the second Tuesday Of next october.
The OineInnaa Commercial Republican, has the fol-
lowing: .
When Rosecrans was nominated we had occasion to
dldate virtually his abdcaton of the leadership OF
his party. HIS acceptatOn Of the nomination now
ambitious TO continue his career as q politician, he has
the thing needfu to the preservation Of his vitality
not have afforded to lose this opportunity OF asserting
himself. His refusal 10 accept would have been
SSO tho Sl aSSPS' Sary Si%daS in
numbers and In discipline, and the friends Of Pen.
dletOn who have forced this nomination upon him, will
make prodigtOus effort 10 elect him. IL may be de.
pended upon that he viii get more votes than Rosecrans
could have received and that the Ohio campaign this
Fall will at attract attention throughout the country
OF national significance Upon the result the future
Success zee WOud cOndrm rs and reacCnay
tendencies Defeat might teach u the necessity OF le
10 the history Of the countryside formation and
throw bymltary force, OF the Southern ConfederaeY,
the destruction Of American Slavery and the enranchse
ment Of black men. .... ...
The Toledo Commercial remarks:
This is a nomination which. We think, all must admit
to be emlnenty be madess appropriate IN faet
Ohio Democracy TO make standard bearer OF proml-
but 20 take one OF the two men, who until discarded by
their constituents, stood shoulder TO shoulder In opposi
uoa 20 We" a. ASH baranynes n a1nrovai of reSei
on just what they did in 1862 and nothing could
The vallandigham men wanted Of that stripe nomi
mated the 18th OF July but not succeeding rather IMAM
take not known TO have been outspOken against
the warlike Ranney-they determined to go out OF the
party, and nominate Union soldier Pendleton night
have been nominated then but he refused. But In the
declnatOn Of Roseerans that experiment. broke down,
and the pendulum swings back 10 the other extreme
man. who viii not desert them, and the people know
where TO find him and them.
The Columbus state Journal Rep) discusses the ntua
ton as follows:
Some men are born TO l.fortune some achieve g. and
have IL thrust upon them IL is rarely that we ma
dvidual in his proper person occupying two
ileton precisely After resisting the nomination
tempted to be thrust upon him by his enemies in the
despair to take the nomination the only hope Of his
political salvation. With hope OF election at the
OF simple selfpreservation; with hundred times less
chance Of election now, he finds himself forced
rom aS and risk the chances Of recOgnon
by the National Convention for hls martyrdom here:
National Convention with party at his baekf The
outlook for the Democratic leaders Is gloomy enough
decnatiou has left the party totally demorazed The
domination nearly srt the psry5e rejection OF 'i ne
IL until IL shall georganzed and equipped
ana r. must be set up Conne
learn TO step rearrank 70 Baber, and cover tnat
seaerng sraddnS saSr 2S ms ne %srke ne
tone during month must change front 60 the
10 decorous illusions our distinguished statesman"
the press dwell more upon the reserved rights OF
ercim from being ground work OF glory must change
to the objectionable sin. The eribay elc York World
Rosecrans the warrior and his deadly enemy Pendeton
flexible We shall find It promptly set to the new music
The Cincinnati Gazette observes
He deserves well Of his party for accepting the nomina
ton, and the party fairly entitled to his services IN
ton; for II he has aspirations for the next nomination 20
the Presidency, Il would not 90 70 et ms party lose
whether State Republican without him or with
him would have about the same aa eTees on n
in which he had everything at stake, ana
tase the standard Mr. PendefOns nomination viii
make the canvass lively whereas 10 R 70 Ss
I'm the desperate hope OF making OHIO base OF his opera
lions for the Presidency He can promise no good to the
prncplss and is incapable OF undertaking any reform.
Ii has the virtues that come easy TO the Oppos
found with their hands and Democratic organs give
it their sympathies. 1t presents TO us representatve
life and OF all It's subsequent recklessness OF poIicai
principles.
The Sandusky Register says;
The Democratic State Central Committee OF ONO nave
taken the power into their hands aud placed in nom
NATION the Office the vain contest Tor Wnch an
d,atjon Geo H. Pendeton, one time candidate for Vice
President and time badly defeated by seymour Tor
PresIdent Now what will Valandgham sayi What
will martyr, the exexe the poor, aeiea W cSJI
we have an easy Job on our hands now. We had
hoped to record the nomination OF man VINO had NOT De-
coma 40 usad 10 defeat and slaughter as 70 be utterly
SorbIsss as a candidate But think OF Pendeton! The
Democracy are whipped by 10000 majority in advance
Returns from 90 counties in Kentucky foot
up 10 follows; -u
Tate Dem, 1Isi Wing Req. 9OIOS Maj for Tate5SO7S
SCHOOL TAX. -. -. -
For .....6I0l6 Against A9,SsS Majority TOT 1905
This will be increased by the counties yet TO be heard
from. ....H .I.. ..
Daniel voorhees,, who has been candidate for
Governor OF Indiana ever no reached the age re-
aured by the Constitution, is st in the field gray with
years and burdened with honors. But accidents will
occur and Michael Kerr is after him. Kerr has been
Congressman ALSO though he has held his tongue as
nrmy as the tabled sphynx. There are some points
more Of action than Of speechn his fayor and II the
.pirit that led Rosecrans repudate the Ohio nomua
ton should prevail the border, 1t may be that
nearer approach toward loyalty may send Kerr up and
voorhees, down Among the outsiders spoken OF are
tor Hendricks, who Is up for Cowes and market and
fe others "Whe there 10 life there Is hope, says the
nroyerb but the hopes OF the Democracy decidedly
below par 80 far as Indiana Is concerned.
San Francisco dispatch of Aug. -, says;
"Tha movement for the nomination of an independent