Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1871-05-04

Under the heading of Personal the
New York sun prints the following list of
prospective candidates for President In
1872. We give to our readers for what Ii is
worth promising that they pays their
money they have their choice" II Is an
odd combination. and the comments there
on will not suit all. certainly:
In all the Southern States there IL not
one firstrate candidate for the Presidency.
JEFF Davis is sixty-three years old. His
chance for the Presidency Is very poor.
Gen. T-cmmseh sherman does not want
to bc President. lie Is just fiffy-one.
Charles Francis Adams is sixty-four
years old. II he i not nominated In -.
he may be in 80.
Gen. Mcclellan is not likely to be the
Democratic candidate next time. lie j.
forty-five years old.
Horatio Seymour was born in March.
ISL. lie j. an available candidate for the
next three elections.
Charles sumner was born In Boston.
January. 1911. lie Is sixty years old. lie
He might run in -, in 20, or in -.
Carl Schusg can never be President or
Vice President. because h. was born in
Germany. Age only forty,wo.
Oliver z. Morton would be an available
candidate II hi lcg. were better. He will
be forty-eighi YEAR old next August.
George Francis Train is thu Fcnian can
didate. Age forty -fiNe; rcsorce,, live mil
lions of dollars in Omaha city lot.
Phil Sheridan will do for baehelors'
candidate He i NEARLY ,..I
j. danger that he never will get married
Henry Wilson Of Massachusetts would
not make a bad Presidential candidate
He was fifiy-nine years old last February.
Ben Wade was beaten Chicago Ia ls,;n.
How will it be with him in ls.2. Hcis
only se'eniy-hse and a. strong a. horse.
jaime, ( English was born In March.
lSla. The April election Ia Connecticut
Knocked him in the head for the present
John \ Logan has aspirations lie is a
handsome man. with splendid black eve.
and hair forty-iive year, old last February
He j pious.
Clement l. Nallandigham i, not >o good
Copperhead n he used to be- He I.
iifly-nine years old. and will do to run in
IN 1876 or l>srj.
Ben Butler would be glad 10 be- Pre-i-
dent. but he want. He j. iity-ihrce in
years and two hundred and fify-three In
tricks that are vain.
speaker Blaine pretends to be willing
He J. forty-one wears old. and weighs IN
pounds What he means is To bc senator
in place of Mr.. Morrill,.
zen. Frank Blair wants To be President, ::
but his tongue runs too fast He il a
keniuckian. iitiy years old la.i February.
No chance for him this time
Reuben L. Fenton made a good Govern
10. He would make a mnch better PresI-
dent than Grant. He is fifytwo years
old. not ankee. but q New Yorker
Winfield Scott Hancock Is the hand
soonest candidate. especially when he Is in
full uniform. lie is forty-seven YEAR old.
and can be- run any time these thirty
years.
Thomas \. Hendricks i a deyout Epis-
copalian. lie would make a good Presi-
dent; but Pendletons friends abuse him
He viii be fify-iwo years old next sep
TENDER.
John T. Hoffman has declined TO Ice can
ddate. and that proves that he Is running
more than ever. He is forty-,ivc wears Of
age: good for short race: not four
miller.
Lyman Trumbull would make a first
rate President. Ne has every qualification
but popularity. lie is Connecticut Yam
Aee. and was iiffy-eight years old last Oc-
tober
IL paving the public debt by enormous
taxes i good Presidential platform.
George 5. Boutwell, should be the candi-
date. lie Is a Mas sachusetts Y ankee. fifty-
three years old.
john Charles Fremont Is still a favori;e
with the old school Republicans who voted
for him in the wondrous campaign of 1856.
lie i now fifty eight years old. Iii, legs
are good.
W. i. Groesbeck Of Cincinnati would
make strong Democratic candidate. He
Is able. upright. gentleman. and the peo-
pie don't know much about him. He is
forty-iiye years old.
Ulysses Simpson Grant wants to be Pres
ident gain dreadfully. He will be forry-
nine years old on April % ISL. but can't
run In ia 1872; the people have had too
much of him already
Chief Justice Chase was born In New
Hampshire, Jan. Is. ls0s He is sixty
three years old. Ii his health were good
and the people believed II. he would be the
candidate OF both parties.
Horace Greeley began TO learn what he
knows about farming at Amherst. New
Hampshire. February 3. 1911. He is
turned of sixty, and may yet be entered
for several Presidential races,
The youngest candidate is James F..
Wilson of Iowa. He was born in October.
ISIS. and Is now forty-two years old. Next
year he will be one year younger than
Grant was when he was elected.
George ii. Pendleton is an Ohio man OF
Nirginian antecedents. He is a gentleman
forty wears old. and would make a better
President than candidate. He has been
beaten too much in State elections.
Judge Thurman is a Virginian from
Lynehburg. born there in November. 1913.
but removed TO Ohio in 1919. He h fiffy-
eight years old-a very good age for q
President. He makes too many speeches.
Schuyler Colfax would make a pretty
available Republican candidate. but he
pretends TO be for Grant He was born i'm
New York. and is fory-eighf years old.
and hash smile that is child-like and bland.
xJohn Quincy Adams Of Massachusetts is
the ablest ofDemocratic statesman. He is
about thirty years old and in SPLEEN
did condition; but the Democrats will new
er elect Massachusetts man. Let him
move to Indiana or Kentucky
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