Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-06-08
POLITICAL.
The Late Philadelphia Convention
The Comments of the Press.

New York world.
New YoRK, June THE World Of this
morning doubts whether the most fertile
political imagination could invent more
preposterous farce than that which was
acted yesterday at Philadeldhia. The as
sumption is that body Of delegates freely
chosen and possessing full liberty toVote
for or against any candidate, nominated
Gen. Grant for President. The fact is, that
the actual delegates to the Philadelphia
Convention had no more real liberty than
the Presidential electors have in voting for
President. So far as regards the first name
on the ticket the Philadelphia Convention
was a mere registering body. Grants
nomination was fixed four or five months
ago. The people, meaning by the people
the masses of the Republican party, had
nothing to do with it.
The World says Grant is one of the
weakest candidates the Republicans could
put in the field; that the last crowning bluE-
der of his administration, the management
of the Alabama treaty, is so fresh that only
a packed codvention could have nominated
him, and concludes that be viii be an easy
Chicago Tribune.s
CTuCAao, June THE Tribune OF this
morning SAYS of the result of the Philadel-
mia Convention, that the nomination OF
Grant was unanimously expected, and that
the announcement of the fact failed to ex-
cite the least comment. The nomination
of Wilson, it says, was surprise to a few
but not to the many who have known that
Mr., Colfax bad long since been regarded
with dislike by The Grant faction. l: then
proceeds to review Wilson'S political history,
espeeially his connection with, the Old
Knew Nothing party, and concludes the
article as follows:
~This ticket presents all the evils of the
Grant administration and as II the mates,
preiudices, bitterness, prescription and DIS
Embellishments of late years were not
enough there has been revived the old and
most senseless Of all hates and prejudltes
of paturalized citizens and their polleeal
acknowledgements, in the addition. 10 the
ticket of Mr.. Henry Wilson, a long tlme
the high priest of natl Vism in the United
States. The platform declares in favor OF
all the measures which the administration
party in Congress have opposed. The taFlh
resolution is in the interests OF the protec-
tionists and means that the President viii
oppose and veto any repeal OF the taxes
levied for the protection OF monopolles."
s-s Chicago Times.
The Times says the nomination OF Grant
was a matter of course, simply through bis
control of the party machiDeryi and that
the nomination of Wilson was the result OF
influences of which the consideration OF
fitness formed no part, Colfax being I'M
measurabF his superior in every qualihca-
ton for the position. The tariff plank in
the platform it regards as explicitly in favor
Of protection. lHkEE
ACIOse shave.
CONCORD, N. H., June THE official
return of the vote for Governor made TO the
House gives Straw 4l0 majority. q %.
Louisiana Delegates 90 baltimore.
NEW YORK, June 7,-A.New Orleans
special say the Democratic Convention last
night nominated delegates to the Baltimore
Convention, all of whom are understood to
be against any Democratic nomination at
Baltimore. hF -G-rA
Rather Pa ci6c.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 1.-THE nomina-
lions at Philadelphia were received without
special demonstration here. ,rr -rsr
Missouri to be ReGlIstricted.
% ST. LOUIS, June 1T is likely an extra
session Of the Legislature viii be called soon
to redistrict the State, as it has been dis
covered that the additional elector to which
Missouri is entitled under the new appor-
tionment of the Lower House of Congress
clnnot be elected at large, but must repre-
sent definite district. -E
Senator schurz and the Cincinnati
- Ticket.
Special to the Cincinnati Commercial.
WASHINGTON, June 5.-Speculation as
to the course of Senator Schurz on the APP
preaching political campaign, continues to
be made on all sides, his manner during
| the past month in avoiding any expression
| of preference for Mr.. Greeley, furnishing the
reason for the doubts which are entertained.
He has thus far declined all invitations to
sneak in behalf of the Liberal movement,
and has written no letters which could be
construed as favoring the election of the
| Cincinnati ticket. The speculations are
not confined to Washington alone, but the
doubts which are felt here are felt through
out the country. He is in almost daily re-
ceipt of letters asking him to give some in
dication of his course, and the number Of
inquiries is very large. To none of these
letters has Senator Schurz replied, and it is
intimated that he viii not indicate publicly
his future political course within two or
three weeks. It is noticed by politicians
here that in his letter notifying Mr.. Gree
lev of the nomination of the Cincinnati
Convention, he expressed no hope nor
wish for the success Of The ticket nor did
he have a word of congatulation or an
expression. of friendly feeling for Mr..
Greeley personally. The Liberal Republic
cans here, however, who are most intimate
with Mr.. Schurz, have little doubt that be