The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-05-02
CINCINNATI CONVENTION. PRES
IDENTIAL PROSPECTS.


s are opposed to the re- election of Grant.
: This collection of people will probably
J. constitute itselfa constituency and by
q states, counties or otherwise, elect dele.
gates to the convention. We say proba-
bly, will constitute itself constituency
and elect delegates, for up to this time,
a Wednesday morning, we have no report
? of their having done so. What the plat
: form will be and who the nominees will
be it is impossible to tell. All reports
from the convention only tend to render
it more uncertain what the proceedings
of the convention will be. We should
prefer to form an opinion from an esti-
mate of the probabilities rather than
from the reports from the convention.
If the assemblage ct Cincinnati was
actuated by a common principle it would
be formidable. But such is not the case
1t is composed of parties holding and act
ing upon directly opposite principles.
1t is composed of Liberal Republicans
and Old Line Democra .s,--some reports
say Soreheads and Copperheads. 1t is
also composed Of Free Traders nd Pro
tectionists. The Democrats are probably
in the ascendancy over theRepubiicans and
the Free Traders over the Protectionists
Differing thus in principle there is but
one bond Of union and that lie, opposition
to Grant. This bond may be strong
enough to hold them together long
enough to form platform and make
nominations. But what platform and
what nominations can be made to give
satisfaction to such a convention, such an
assemblage, and such constituency is a
mystery which remains unsolyed. The
probability is that the strain upon the
one bond of union will break it asunder. |
If the Democrats are satisfied the Liberal |
Republicans Will probably in the main
fall quietly away and support Grant. IF
the Liberal Republicans are satisfied TIE
democrats will probably hold conven-
ton and nominate candidates of their
own. And 30 it will probably be to
some extent with the Free Traders and
Protectioni4ts. Neither will be likely to
support platform and candidates misrep-
resentlng their principles.
Since writing the foregoing news comes
that the assemblage at Cincinnati met
by states and elected delegates to the
convention. And already loud objec-
tions come to packing a convention of
delegates picked up and shipped at a
candidates exp nse and notice given by
some Of The leading organs Of the Liber-
al Republican movement that NO one is
under obligations to support the Cincin-
natl nominees unless he prefers the plat
form and nominees to the Philadelphia
platform and nominees, and that il is well
for all parties to know that to Republi-
Cans there may be s. greater evil than vo-
ting for Grant.
A convention is to be held in New
York on the ninth and tenth of this
month to nominate candidates for Pres
ident and Vice President Those who
will attend this convention are also op-
posed to the election of Grant ana will
aim to make their opposition felt to the
extent of their power. If they are salts
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convention they will renominate them,
and if not, they will make nomination
of their own. And so of the platform.
If suited with it they will adopt it, and
If not, they will form one of their own. In
speaking Of this convention the Inter
Ocean says:
at will be q congregation Of woman
suffragists. lnternationalists, Spritualists,
| Intidele, free thinkers ana Communists.
| Hitherto these elements Of disorgani3a
ton have not acted in concert, and have
hence been powerless in politics. Now
they propose to form an association, and
make nominations for President and Vice
President" According to the Inter
Ocean She New York enterprise springs
legitimately from that of Cincinnati and
is fanatical and dangerous. The Inter
Ocean forms very erroneous estimate of
what it stigmatizes as "these elements of
disorganzation." Ii all Woman Suffra-
gsts, InternatianaIlsts, Spiritualists, Inf
dele Freot hinkerS and Communists were