The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1871-11-25
Presidential speoulations.

lHe NpectAt cOfFcsPonucuce OF tnc
Baltimore Gazette, under date of Wash
ingson. November 10. gives some further
speeulaions 90 The subject of the pext
presidency As everything upon this
subject possesses an absorbing interest
to the public at this time, we present
the subjoined extract from this cores.
pondence:
The proposed coalition ofthe Democratic
party with anti Administration and Con.
sentative Republicans, is the principal topic
among the politicians and leading men who
arrive here. The newest phase of il is a
combination for the nomination Of Mr..
SKINNER FOR President
The argument in favor of this is that he
would take from the Republican ranks more
Of the positive voters-those who were pro.
nounced anti.slasery men in their early
days-than any other candidate that could
be named. Il is claimed that beside this.
he would get all the support OF Conserva
tive Republicans that any other nominee
coald command.
The SMmner movement seems to cmanate
from disafeeted Republicans, and does not
meet with warm encouragement from the
Democrats, especially the old line men.
The majority Of those who favor depar.
ture from mere party nomination prefer
Trumbuu or Justice Davis. A large nun.
Der OF Democrats still adhere to The idea
that irregular nomination by the Democratic
party ofsuch an one as General Hancock.
who would be strong in Pennsylvania,
would be the proper course TO pursue.
II is probable that an informal meeting
Of members Of Congress and other leading
Democrats will take place early next month,
to consider the situation, and. in conjunc-
ton with the National Democratic Congress
sional Committee, issue an address to the
Democracy on the subject
There are many of the leadinv men in
the Democratic party that have been con
suited on this new movement, who object
entirely to any effort to organize opposition
to the Republicans out Of struggling eie.
ments Of the lat,erparty and the Democrats.
and hold that even if it were proper in
other views, it is now too late in the day to
make practical organization that will give
any assurance Of success.
Nothing could be more absurd than
that ''passive policy" advocated in some
quarters, which counsels the Democrats
to make no nomination Of candidate
of thair own, but to turn over their
1000 900 votes to the support of some
Republican candidate, 70 be placed in
the field, backed by 100000 moderate
Republican votes, in opposition to Grant.
Not less absurd 10 the idea of the Dem.
ocratic Conservative party running
some such man as Chase, Sumner.
Trumbull. or Charles Francis Adams
Democrats will not vote for such men;
no matter how or by whom they may
be brought forward 1t is therefore
but labor lost TO entertain such pro
position, and perfectly idle to speculate
upon the result of a policy of this sort.
The result may be easily foretold in a
very few wCrds-Me OIL Guard of fhs
Democratic party irouid moi touch him.
Nothing is clearer than this. Then let
all such idle suggestions be- dismissed.
However desirable it may be to combine
all the elements Of opposition to the
present Administration. it is perfectly
futile to suppose that the Democrats
will be a party to such combination at
the expense of their principles
To the foregoing We append the fol
lowing from the De,o Fork Herald,
based upon the special Washington
correspondence of that Journal:
We have curious report from Washing.
ton. which we accept as Substantially true.
and is to this effect: That on the 8Oth ofthe
present month, Thanksgiving day, four days
before the reassembing of Congress, a Sc.
cret council is to held in Philadelphia,
Baltimore or Harrishnrg-most probably
in the latter place-which will be composed
Of General Benjamin T. Butler. of Massa.
chusetts, Senator Carl Schurz, of Missouri,
Jacob d. Cox, Of Ohio, Senator Spencer,
of Alabama, w. NJ. Evaris, Thurlow Weed,
Horace Greeley, G. A. Dana and George
Wilkes. Of New York, Senator Trumbull,
of Illinois. and some half dozen or more
others Of the anti Grant republican mana.
gers--ihat Senator's Sumner and Wilson. of
Massachusetts, will also each have finger
in the pie, but will not be present on the
momentous occasion, and that the object
Of this extraordinary assemblage will be
to arrange programme for the coming
Congress to head off General Grant, and 10
unite the republicans opposed to his nomi-
nation upon some general plan Of orpera.
tons. The above statement is disavowed.