The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-03-18

msass-TLs Political Movements Of tho
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New Hampshire has cleared away asSheap OF
rubbish from the Presidential course. In the
verdict of her lsts election the facts are estao-
iished that General Grant Is the candidate OF
the republicans for the succession against all
corners, and that neither republican boilers
nor temperance radicals nor labor reformers
nor all these elements combined against Grant
have in any degree shaken the integrity of the
party of the administration. ALI the State
Conventions so far held for the election of
delegates to Philadelphia tell the same story.
For example, the Hunters of Kentucky" in
their recent Convention, thus defined their DO
stion 1--WE pledge ourselves to support the
nominees of the Convention which is to
assemble on the 9Th day of June in Phila-
delphia; and, believing that President Grant
has met his pledges given to the country in the
administration Of his high Office, he deserves
our thanks and support, and our delegates are
instructed to vote for his denomination" And
the men of Wisconsin affirm that ''this Conven-
ton most heartily recommends that the dele
Convention cast their united and entire vote
for the nomination of U. s. Grant for President
of the United States," and they do this because
they hold ''that the continued confidence of the
people of the country is due to the administra-
ton of General Grants" and they refer spe-
officially to the leading acts and measures of his
domestic and foreign policy in support Of this
declaration.
From the unanimity Of all these State con-
ventions we can hardly doubt that General
Grant at the Philadelphia National Council
will be renominated on the first ballot, and by
reclamation. But the Vice Presidency remains
an open question, and among the rivals of Mr..
Colfax for this nomination are James F. Will
son, of Iowa; Henry Wilson, Of Massachusetts,;
General Harlan, of Kentucky, and Mr.. Dsnni-
son, of Ohio, and dozen others may appear
upon the first ballot, In the way Of compliment
tary notices. 1t is probable, however, that
Mr.. Colfax will carry off the prize, for the
Convention will be cautious in avoiding repe-
tltlon of the great mistake made with the
denomination of Lincoln, In dropping Vice
President Hamlin as his associate and taking
up the intractable Andy johnson.
Meantime New Hampshire appears to have
settled the question for the democracy, as
between the active and passive policy. in
favor of the Missouri coalition movement. It
New Hampshire, between the republicans and,
the democrats, Grant and anti-Grant, the
result confirms the State elections of 1871, in
showing that the democratic party does not
carry guns enough to capture Appomattox,
Court House. Consequently the democracy
must look about for achievements, and SO it
seems to be generally understood among the
party leaders and oracles that ''the party is to
play second fiddle to the Cincinnati LIBERAL
Republican Convention" On this passive
programme Judge Davis at present seems, to-
be the coming man. We find among our
exchanges, however, the following as the
views of an old line democrat on this subject.
He says that if Grant is renominated
the democrats will keep very quiet (the passive
policy, in order to allow the Independent re-
publicans to meet for the purpose Of presenting
candidates and forming the nucleus Of great
movement, and that then the democrats will
come out, hold convention and confirm the
Cincinnati nominations, If they happen to
embrace Davis or Trumbull or some other
satisfactory man with a satisfactory associate
on the ticket. Upon one point this old line
democrat is somewhat roughly explicit. He
says that Chase, of course, Is out of the
question, because he is broken down physi-
ca!ly and his mind is failing rapidly.
This may do for an old line democrat, but it
Is not the opinion of the democratic republic
cans" of West Virginia. Their movement of
last summer at Parkersburg in favor of Chief
Justice Chase has been followed up with the
pronunciamento of principles, which we pub
lished recently, embracing negro suffrage, q
universal amnesty, national sovereignty, State
rights and free trade, and a call for National
Convention at Parkersburg on the 18th Of
April for the nomination, as we understand
it, of the Chief Justice as the democratic
republican candidate for the opposition
Holy Alliance. We fear, nevertheless, that
this Parkersburg move will be failure,
because of the prevailing opinion that Mr..
Chase is out of the question. He cannot real
lie the fact, however, that as Presidential
availability he belongs to the past. And what
a lesson to oil our hopeful, scheming and
intriguing aspirants for the Presidency is
here suggested! The White HOUSE belongs
to that class of glowing and magnificent castles
in Spain which few men reach, except in their
dreams. We think 1t was Fremont who, In one Of
his famous exploring expeditions, in crossing
desert In Southern Nevada, saw before him
looming up in the hazy atmosphere beautiful
counterfeit of the White House, empowered in
trees and with q charming lake at Its front of