The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-05-08

The undeniable success of the Cincinnati
Convention, as large and influential gather
ing of republicans and the peculiar nomina-
tons made by that body, have created new
feature and new interest in the Presidential
canvass. The politicians and the party organs
have all been nonplussed by the result OF the
deiberations of the liberals, and are now
brought about and what effect it is likely
to have upon the action of the forces
that are yet to be brought into the
field. OF course these questions present them
selves in different lights, according to the SEN
timents and wishes of the observers, and
hence we have every variety of explanation Of
the one and of speculation on the other In
one quarter we are told that the Cincinnati
nominations were made through the in
trigues of Senator Fenton, Frank Blair and
other politicians, against the wishes Of the
labor reformers. In another we are assured
that Fenton and Blair we're in the Davis move
ment, and that the ticket was made by the
protectionists in preconcerted effort to head
off the plans of the free traders. The one
thing evident is that the politicians and party
organs were entirely mistaken in their reckon
ings, and had not even contemplated the
success of Horace Greeley in the Convention.
If they had studied intelligently the reports
of the HERALD from Cincinnati they would
have understood that Greeley's chances Of a
nomination were by far better than those Of
any other candidate from the Monday morning
preceding the organization Of the Convention
and would be conversant with the manner
in which the result was arrived at The
Adams movement never had real strength
equal to the largest vote cast for that candi-
date in the Convention, and he could not have
secured a nomination had the balloting been
continued to the present moment. Many Of
the votes that We're cast for him on the fifth
ballot, which was the highest point he
reached, were given in order to prevent
nomination while there was still
hope for some of the outside aspirants.
On the sixth ballot these votes were changed
to Greeley placing the philosopher ahead.
Then came the consultation of the Illinois
delegation and their reappearance on the floor
| with divided vote. This seemed to indicate
bargain on the next ballot for Adams or
Trumbull, or both; and then the delegates
who had all along declared Greeley to be their
second choice changed their scattering votes
in his favor and nominated him by large
majority 1t was the easily ascertained fact
that Greeley was from the commencement the
second choice of a large number of dele
gates who had first their State preferences
to guide their ballots that caused the
HERALD correspondents to so confidently pre-
about in defiance Of the wishes Of the politi-
clans and the intrigues of Washington cliques
simply because it was felt that Greeley best
represented the old republican sentiment and
would be the most powerful leader in bolt
from the regular republican organization.
The same diversity Of opinion exists in re-
gard to the effect the candidacy OF Horace
Greeley is likely to have upon the action Of the
Philadelphia and Democratic National Con-
ventions. On one hand an absurd rumor is
afoat of an attempt on the part of
Secretary Boutwell, and others to in
duce the Philadelphia Convention to
put some other candidate than General Grant
into the field and few of the boiling repub-
lican organs dissatisfied with Greeley's nomi-
nation, are urging such policy. OF course
no such fatal blnnder would be committed by
sane men. The strength OF the republican
party is in the name, the personal character
and the general success of the administration
a. D.. l.
ried their banner to victory and secured to
them the fruits of their triumph in the war of
the rebellion II was Vicksburg and Apo
mattox that won the fight for them at that
time; it is Vicksburg and Appomattox,
strengthened by straightforward honesty
and sincerity in the administration of
the civil government for the last four
years, that will give them the victory
in November next II they depended
upon mere partisan support at this moment,
they would suffer defeat for their party is
broken in two, and the most active elements
enemy. Should they be infatuated enough to
select mere republican politician as their
candidate in place of General Grant their
doom would be sealed, and either the whole
republican party and all the honest men of
the land, who would deplore the resuscitation
of the old copperhead and Tammany democ-
racy, with its dead issues and its undated
venom would elect Greeley or the democratic
nominees would carry nearly every State
in the Union 1t is therefore necessary
and certain that General Grant will
be the regular republican and the
Independent peoples candidate in the APP
preaching campaign, and hence the Boutwell,
rumor may be set down as a weak and stupid
hoax. Hence the probable effect OF Greeley's
nomination on the Democratic Convention is
all that need be considered Some of the
lights OF democracy declare that it necessitates
a separate and distinctive democratic ticket,
composed OF the regular old copperhead guard,