The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-05-11

Well, Sir, the state that elected me 80 hand.
somely as Governor, against the efforts of this
administration, will, am vain enough to be.
lieve. double. aud even treble the majority for
me for the Vice Presidency. You need have no
fear of Missouri"
But how about the German vote, Cover
nor? I hear that the new ticket will be bolt
ed by the Germans, especially in the North.
west. Does not Senator schurz say so?'
las regards the Germa6Vote, have no fear
Of 1t as body. In Missouri it is great and
good power, and am sure our ticket will re-
ceiye 1t. AS for Senator Schurz, he will sup
port the nominations with great earnestness.
He preferred another ticket, but he can be re-
lied on. talked with him last night, and am
satisfied with his position. You will see where
he stands in very short time"
"Do you intend to 60 into the canvass ac-
lively? Do you intend to take the stump?"
THAT cannot be determined yet. / presume
I shall take part In the canvass; have done so
heretofore, and shall try to do my part In the
approaching campaign"
Plain Talk from General Frank Blair.
From the Cincinnati COMMERCIAL
Our faithful reporter encountered the de-
funct Seymour candidate for Yice-President,
and author of the Broadhead letter, on his
way to the Office to get his sleeping-car ticket
to Washington. he only had time to say:
"Hello, Senator, what do you think Of the
nominations ,"
Senator Blair with much cunning) Oh,
they are well enough. They suit me as well
as any. They're very strong.
Reporter. But they say the Democrats will
8ot support them.
Senator Blair with some spirit and trife
of profanity.) Oh, hell People are fools to
talk that way. Why, Greeley will carry the
whole South. Any man must he q id fool to
say the ticket is not acceptable TO Democrats
especially In the South. know, what am
talking about. There is no danger of DEM
ocratic nomination. The Democratic party is
no: an asylum nlled with idiots. Don't tell me
the Democrats will not support Greeley. I've
got to go now. I'm going back to Washing
ton tonight.
Saying which, Frank Blair disappeared with
a Bet Of happy gentlemen from the sunny
South, with their carpet.bsgs In their hands.
Some OF John EIitchel's Reasons for
Supporting Greeley.l
From the Irish Citizen.
The nomination is made for President and
Vice. President, and, on the whole, It is good
nomination, seeing that we cannot have DEM
ocrats pure and simple. Last week we ex-
pressed our preference for HOracs Greeley
among all those likely to be presented for
nominated we do earnestly exhort all orr
good Irish citizens to vote for him. ills true
that Mr. Greeley has some quite peculiar ideas
of his own, In wh:ohrespect, as In all others,
he differs widely from Grant, who has not an
idea at all, nor even hall an Idea, of bis own.
Platform language -ls often vague, and may
not always really mean all that 1t seems to
mean; but 30 far as we can understand the
language of this platform, and 80 lar as we
can interpret the public conduct OF Mr.. Gree
ley, aud the part he has taken In public affairs,
(Which Is no small part,) 1t does seem to US
out Democrat, Greeley must command the
votes of Democratic citizens, and especially
Of forelgn-born citizens. Everybody knows
that he never stained his fingers with the
ow:Nothing venom. He has been-and
this Is not the first time we have acknowl-
edged it TO his honor-oDe OF the warmest
friends OF European immigrants. both Ger
man and Irish. he will receive, then, "a large
vote from these quarters, and the larger the
better.