The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1871-05-06
ENTRIES FOR 1879.
A Summary Of Presidential Candidates,
With CURT. Critical Commentaries.

A Summary Of Presidential Candidates,
With CURT. Critical Commentaries.
From the Now York Sun (Rad).l
Gen. Tccumseh Sherman does not
want to be President. He is just fifty
one.
| JEFF Davis is sixty-thrcc years old
His chance for the Presidency is very
poor.
Charles Francis Adams is sixty-four
years old. If he is not nominated in
'72, he may be in ZIG.
Gen. Mcclellan is not likely to be
the Democratic candidate next time.
He is forty-five years old.
Horatio Seymour was born in March,
1911. He is an available candidate for
the next three elections.
Gov. Geary, of Pennsylvania, is the
tallcst candidate. He is fifty-six years
old. Not u favoritc with Grant.
All the old Abolitionists should go
for Wendell Phillips. He is sixty, and
tho first orator in North America.
Senator Morrill, of Maine would make
Il strong Presidential candidate. He is
fifty-six, but his health is poor.
Andrew G. Curtin must come from
Russia if he wants to run. But he is
only fOrty-four, and can try it in 1876.
Charles Sumner was born in Boston,
January, 1911. He is sixty years old.
He might run in '72, in ZIG or in 80.
james f. English was born in March,
1912. The April election in Connecti-
cut knocked him In the head for the
present.
Carl Schurz can never be President
or Vicc-President, because he was born
in Germany. Age only fOrty-two.
George Francis Train is tho Fenian
candidate. Age forty-fivc; resources,
five millions Of dollars in Omaha City
lots.
Oliver 4. Morton would be an aVnila-
bic candidate If his legs were better.
He will be forty-cight years old next
August.
Ben Wade was beaten in Chicago in
1860. How will it be with him in 1872?
He is only seventy-tive and rs strong as
n horse.
Phil Sheridan will do for a bachelors
candidate. He is nearly forty, and there
is danger that he never will get married.
IenryWilson of Massachusetts would
not make bad Presidential candidate.
IIc was fifty-ninc years old last Feb
ruary.
Clement l.. Vallandigham is not 80
good Il Copperhead us he used to be-
He is fifty-nine years old, and will do
to run in 1876 or 1880.
Tho oldest candidate for tho Presi-
dency is Simon Cameron. He is scven-
ty-two years old, and 1872 will be about
his last chance to run.
Ben Butler would be glad to be Pres
ident, but he can't. He is fifty-thrcc
in years and two hundred and fifty
three in tricks that are vain.
Sanford E. Church is the favorite son
of New York. Age tifty-two. Tam
many thought he was shelved when no
went into the court of Appeals.
John A. Logan has aspirations. Hc
is Il handsome man, with splendid black
eyes and hair, forty-five years old last
February. He is pious.
Speaker Blaine pretends to bo willing.
He is forty-one years old and weighs
22O pounds. What he means is to be
Senator in place of Mr.. Morrill,.
Governor Palmer Of Illinois would
make Il good President. He is Il Isadi-
cal Republican and a capital Governor.
Age fifty-five, birthplace, Kentucky.
General Frank =. Blair wants to be
President, but his tongue runs too fast.
He is Il I<entuckian, fifty years old last
February. No chance for him this time.
Reuben f.. Fcnton made Il good Gov
ernOr. He would make much better
President than Grant. He is fifty-tWO
years old, not Yankee, but New
Yorker.
Winfield Scott Hancock is the hand
soonest candidate, especially when he
is in full uniform. He is fOrty-scvcn
years old, and can be run mt any time
these thirty years.
Thomas A. Hendricks is II dcvOut
Episcopalian. He would make Il good
President, but Pcntlleton's friends abuse
him. He will be fifty-twO years old
next September.
Lyman Trumbull would make n first
rate President. IIc has every qualifi-
| cation but popularity. lie is II COnncc-
ticut Yankee, and was fifty-cight years
old last October.
Judge Thurman is Virginian from
Lynchburg, born there in November,
| 1918, but removed to Ohio in 1919. lie
is fifty-cight years old-n very good age
for n President.
John II. Hoffman has declined to be n
candidate, and that proves that he is
running more than ever. He is forty
five years of age; good for a short race;
not four miller.
John Charles Fremont is still Il favor
tic whith the old school Republicans
who voted for him in the Wondrous
campaign OF 1856. He is now fifty-eight
years old. His legs arc good.
| If paving the public debt by enormous