The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-07-27

Pendleton had been dropped, and his friends
were filibustering; the vote for Hendricks
was offensive to the ''Pendleton ESCORT" they
did not like the good running of Hancock;
but they were positively alarmed by the intro
duction Of those fouI votes for Chief Justice
Chase. To head off all these dangerous con-
testants, and especially Chief Justice Chase,
whose nomination would have been new
departure very distasteful to the old Bour-
State was called upon to vote the twenty-sec-
ond time, rose and cast the unanimous vote
of Ohio for Horatio Seymour; and then the
whole Convention, like a flock of sheep fol-
lowing their bell-wether Joined in the chorus
for Seymour, and he was unanimously nom
mated, very much after the fashion of Pierce
in 1852 and Polk 10 1874, as the last resort,
hit or miss, sink or swim.
Now, from these doings Of the Convention
of 1868 it is evident that there is an outstand-
ing account on each side remaining to be set
tied between the Pendleton men of Ohio and
the Hendricks men of Indiana Nor can there
be any very happy accord between any of the
candidates actively involved in the jugglery of
that Juggling convention in Tammany Hall.
Hendricks is brought into the field to renew
that old convention fight. Ohio will probably
accept the challenge by bringing out Pendle'
ton, and Pennsylvania with the proclamation
of Hancock as ''Penns ylvania's tavorite son.
On this line Of action the democratic party
| will, almost to certainty, give us the Tam
many Convention farce over again, eliminating
in some unexpected nomination, like Polk OF
Pierce, and winding up with defeat like that
of Seymour. How is this absurd programme
to be avoided? 1t can be avoided only by
| taking a new departure on the Presidential
ticket as well as on the party platform.
In the Tammany Sanhedrim, when that
twenty-frst ballot was sprung upon it by the
Ohio delegation, they defeated plan which
had been entered into among some of the most
sagacious party leaders, plan which, il
carried out, would have given General Grant
hard push in the November election. The
plan was to make a sort Of stalking horse OF
Seymour, under cover Of which Chase was tc
be rushed through the Convention; for, if We
are not mistaken, Mr.. Seymour himself, ii wa:
| arranged, should decline the nomination, with
| a strong and decisive speech in favor Of the
contemplated new departure under the stand
ard Of the Chief Justice. When given thu
nomination Mr.. Seymour did make speech
declining it, but the substance of all that he
said was :-''Gentlemen Of the Convention,
thank you, and may God bless you for your
kindness to me but your candidate ! cannot
be-" Mr.. Vallandigham and the Convention
however, insisted. They would not take n
for an answer, and Mr.. Seymour, protesting
that he ''would ne'er consent, consented"
II is to be hoped that the democratic part
will not repeat this Tammany farce over again
They have agreed TO run new set of princi
pies let them agree to run new set of men
and to put up two men on their Presidenta
ticket which will emphatically signify new
departure. They have undertaken to Gu
themselves off from the dead issues of tn
war let them complete the work with tn
nomination of the ticket of Chase and Han
cock which will thoroughly identify them will
! the Union cause Of the war and the constitu.
tionaI principles settled by the war, and with
free trade and State rights in the bargain
| This Indiana nomination Of Mr.. Hendricks,
for all practical purposes, signifies nothing
Mr. Hendricks is man Of talents abilitiel
] and high standing. He has had much valua.