The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-08-14
PENDLETON.
What is said of His Nomination for the Obi
GOVernOrships

The Toledo Commercial remarks:-
'This is nomination which, we think, all must
admit to be eminently fit to be made'-as appro-
priate in fact, as that of his predecessor inap-
propriate. For the Ohio Democracy to make q
standard-bearer of prominent Union soldier was
shocking to every of fitness but to take one of
the two men who, until discarded by their cOnsttu-
ents, stood shoulder to shoulder in opposition to
n easures in Congress, and insulted the national
sense with harangues in approval Of rebellion,
just what they did in 1868, and nothing could be
more fit than to take the other, as they have in 1869
The Vallandigham men wanted one Of that stripe
nominated on the 18th of July, but not succeeding
rather than take man not known to have been out
spoken against the war-like Ranney-they deter
mined to go out OF the party and nominated Union
soldier. PendletOn might have been nominated then
but he refused. But in the decnation Of ROsecrans
that experiment broke down. and now the pendulum
swings back to the other extreme and takes Pendle-
ton. They have now representative man, who will
not desert them, and the people know where to lind
him and them.'
The Columbus State Journal Rep) discusses
the situation as fOllOws:--
"Some men are born to i-fortune, some achieve it,
and some have IT thrust upon them. 1t is rarely
that we find one individual in his proper person
occupying two of these classes at once That is the
position of Mr. PendletOn precisely. After resisting
the nomination attempted TO be thrust upon him by
his enemies IN the convention, he finds himself now
forced through very despair to take the nomination
as the only hope of his political salvation With
no hope OF an election at the time of the State
Convention, his declinaton was an act of simple
chance of election now, he finds himself forced
to take the nomination to preserve the party from
ulSntegrdtlOl ana rlSk Ine chances OF recognition
by the National Convention for his martyrdOm here
For what chance would an Ohio man have in the
next National Convention with no party at his back
The outlook for the Democratic leaders is gloomy
enough. The nomination OF ROsecrans was bitter
DOSE and his deGlination has left the party totally
demoralized. The nomination nearly split the
party-the rejection Of the proffered honor has
stamped it. There is no fight in it now, until it shall
he reorganized rearmed and equipped, and drilled
OF renegade Republicans must be set up
Eonneu must learn to step rear-rank to
ling straggler, as his file leader. The Demo-
cratic press which has grown quite warlike in
tone during the last month"; must change front to
the rear. TAX about our gallant leader must give
place to deCorous illusions to 'our distinguished
satesman;, the press must dwell more upon the re-
served rights of the States, and less upon the tr-
umph of the nation; coercion, from being ground
work OF glory must change to the objectionable sin
The Be1tb'lity New York World, we thank thee y Of
the platform adapts it equally to Rosecrans, the
warrior, and his deadly enemy Pendleton the peace
man. And the mouth Of the press is equally neX-
music"
The Cincinnati Gazette observes:-.
He deserves Wen OF his party for accepting the
services in this strait And it was also a necessary
to Mr.. Pendeton for if he had aspirations for the
next nomination to the Presidency, it would not do
to let his party lose Ohio through default of desired
candidate. And whether the State went Republican
without him or with him, would have about the
same fatal effect on his chances for the Presidential
nomination It was case in which he had every
thing AT stake and therefore it was fit and
necessary that he should take the
standard. Mr.. PendetOn's nomination will
make the canvass lively, whereas it threatened to be
excessively dull. Mr.. Pendeton enters into the can
vass in the desperate hope of making Ohio base Of
his operations for the Presidency. He can promise
no good to the people Of the State. His party is
bound by no defined principles, and is incapable of
undertaking any reform. 1t has not even the vir-
tues that come easy TO the opposition; for wherever
there is corruption, Democrats are found with their
hands in 1t and Democratic organs give itsther sym
pathes 1t presents to representative of ali its
unlalthiuness to the nation in its struggle for life,
and of all its subsequent recklessness of political
principles