Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1875-11-19
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and opponents differ widely as to the
effect upon their prospe cts. Among
the Republicans the elections n Maine
and New York are regarded as fleet
ually settling the aspirations of Speak
er Blaine and Senator Conklin, two o.
the most formidable candidates. while
the meagre majorities obtained by
them in Ohio and Pennsylvania donot
create any enthusiasm for Governors
HAYES and Kartranft. Pcstma ter
General Jewel, who IS now growing
Republican politici sps, will probably
be sacrificed Ill the fpring nv SAT-
Democratic mai 1itv il COnnec*lcnt.
Morton Las waved his bloody shirt so
long and so pt fsisteptly that he has
grown into ]isfavor aud has lost iii,
iafuence. B"eides tie Democrats OF
Iudian8 haze III two successive ol"c
items carr; J The St;te, ard inns with
drawn his home 6uppoIt-
Hgr. Bristow apd Minister Wash
j3Ilyno If those prominently mentioned
a.54e seemed destined to ruaiatAin
their strength IL to the meeting If tie
Convention. But we are unpr,pag=d
to believe that any Sonth-r, Rel'nb :;
can. irving in SO pronounced Dem
Graf c State "a Kentucky. h"wrvrr
much ho may display quaiiti,s ard
.hilItios which would fl hm f. tic
Chjef uagi>tracy, could get the rorn-
inat:op III q krpublican CCLventi,3i.
and u:i,o Dir. Blistow NAV be fer
,.l.diab aspjrant for the second posi-
zion It - hardly likely that Il" will
eyer b.. IN the field foe t4e jrst.
Mt Wa@hloutt. =. bang absent fro N
:"e country. aud disconnected VIII
I ll4- initial ng qucEtions Which divide
| t." pity leaders, Ferdjng "a presiden-
! tinl r"rn nation, Stems to us t"
| 4tand the bast chance of auy
other who has been martinn' q
except one, and that is General
! Grant, and we hope be nay be
! The nominee. for if we caunot defeat
! LIN for a third term. we car hardly
defeat any acceptable candidate for a
Grst.
Ihc late elfo ions have shown go far
a. the Democrats are concerned that
there IL q wide gulf between those Of
the East and West, and We fear shat
these electioUts have rather widened i:
than otherwise. The iudiscreet con
duct Of certain Naw York politicians
and popars il their bitter opposition
TO the Ohio platform and Candidates
which served TO defeat their party in
that S ate IS the more hnrtful in view
Of the fact that New York was only
saved by paltry majority. Indeed
the Democratic fight in the Republi-
can States of Ohio and PENNSYLVANIA
Demccrotic States Of New York and
New jersey.
There must be some compromise be-
TIVE these factions or defeat is iuevita
bie-a compromise surely upon the
financial policy of the party, if not mon
leading candidate. It may be that
Hendricks and Thurman the
| favorjtes Of the West, and Tilden, the
favorite of the East, must give way for
some candidate acceptable to both.
Who that man is will be hard to tell.
SENATOR Bayard at present would APP
pear to be the coming man. II Penn
sylvania aud New jersey and Mary
land will unite upon him he viii doubt
less be nominated. He would be ac-
ceptable to the Southern Democracy,
| as would be any other candidate Of pro-
nounced views upon the great cues
tons of reforming the abuses Of the
| government.
The Washington NeU8 recommends
Senator Bayard and Senator Gordon as
the Democratic nominees We are
second 10 none in our admiration of
Gaorgias favorite statesman-an adj.
mlratiou which extends back to the
IAb~S "'i~i- 40 @[CiOtiCI VI Il Il ilutuS w =
saw what manner Of man he was, and
continued until to-day when we see
INN even greater as & civil n N the
discharge of the important duties de
vOlving upon him. Still we know onr
distinguished friend will pardon US
Tor preferring one Of our own citizens
| for the nomination of Vice-President.
| II any Southern man is to be consider.
! ed IN thai connection. Senator Ran
| SOM presents claims which the entire
country will recognize. The Peters
burg N'der 0cd appeal thus speaks
o. this favorite son of n orth Carolina.
! eff any Southern man is to occupy
| the second place on the Presidential
| ticket, WE are reasonably confident
| that Senator Ransom Of North Caro-
! lima, will probably be selected. He
combines every quality aud recon-
! tnsHdation for the high and honorable
! position. Ii anybody from the South
! - 50 dis ibgu1sed, We believe Senator
Ransom has tEe best chance to secure
the prize. He Will be worthy of it in
all respects, Virginia will rejoice with
North Carolina in the p-oud pr. mo-
:ion Of the latter's gallant and gifted
! SON"
Bat we are satisfied that bath of
tLcga gentlemen egrCo with Us that
no Southern man should be nominated
| at this time. and We DO not believe
that either "onid permit their names
TO be used in this connection. Their
ambition is satisfied in the alfsc ion
with which they are regarded by thcir
own people.
Gov. kFMFER, Of Virginia, has ap-
poiateda large delegation, composed
OF the leading citizens Of that State, to
attend tn, nn,nrnnt;oa l. L. IL. q.