Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-10-20
A Leaf From History.


and Francis P. Blair, of Missouri, were
the Democratic candidates for president
and vice president of the United States.
General Grant, then the most popular SOL
dier in the country, and Schuyler Colfax,
whose character had not then been smirch-
ed, were the opposing candidates. The
nomination of Mr.. Seymour was not alto.
gether popular one. He encountered
good deal of opposition in his own party.
On Tuesday, October 13, 1863. Pennsylva-
MIA (then All October state), Ohio, Indi-
ana and Nebraska held elections, and all
went Republican. Thereupon the oppo,
sition to Mr.. Seymour eliminated in the
demand for his withdrawal from the ticket.
The New York World, in its issue of
October Is, in double loaded editorial,
recommended the withdrawal of both
Seymour and Blair.
A special dispatch which We take from
our files reads as follows:
"PHILADELPHIA, October 15.-Promi-
nent Democratic politicians here are dis.
cussing the withdrawal of Seymour and
substitution of Chase"
The World demanded the withdrawal of
the Democratic candidates. The disaffec-
ton among the Democrats was wide
spread.
The New Orleans Times, in it's issue Of
October 16, 1868, said:
We would respectfully suggest to . the
Democracy of the land the propriety of
leaving to Governor Seymour and General
Blair the high honor of selecting their own
successors in the canvass.
A special dated st. Louis, October Is,
says:
The Conservatives are heaping curses
upon the New York, convention for not
having taken up Chase and Hancock.
On the evening of October Is there was
consultation at tho house Of Chief JUS
tice Chase, at the White House, and at
the Office Of the National Mtelligenccr, and
on the morning Of October 16 the Iatelli.
gencer published an article at the head OF
its editorial columns demanding the with.
drawal Of the ticket and substitution OF
a new one.
The Republicans were delig GIFTED with
what seemed to them an irreparablc breach
in the Democratic column, and announced
that they would carry every state. They
claimed New York by majorities ranging
all the way from 5O,O00 to 1901 900.
In spite of this bitter quarrel within the
party, the Democrats carried New York
in November by a majority of 10, 600 in q
total vote of $40, 766, and her thirty-three
electoral votes were cast for Seymour and
Blair. New Jersey went Democratic by a
majority of 5000. Oregon by 4 majority
| of 900. OF the states that then went Re-
publican, and which VIC have a splendid
chance of carrying for Hancock this year.
Connecticut gave a majority of only 5000
California only 514, and Nevada only l..
900.
The Republican majority in Indiana was
only Q, 9,572, and that, too, with MIR. COlfax
who was then one Of the most popular o
| our public men, not only in his own state,
but with Republicans all over the country,
| on the ticket as the candidate for the vice
presidency.
Now, remember who were the candidates
On the one side was Grant, who was the
most popular soldier Of the time; the
smell of the battle field was yet scarcely
off his garments he was regarded as the
conqueror Of the rebellion; he was the
unanimous choice of the Republican party
| and in full sympathy with their measures
in fact, the party was completely united
On the other side was Seymour. against
| whose personal integrity not q word could
be truthfully uttered, but whose politica
character was denounced from every Re
publican stump. He was called u copper
head he was denounced as one who. had
melted to riot and had urged on the mob
to a resistance Of the lawful authority oi
the United States, and he had to contend
| with dissension and disaffection in his OWE
party. In spite Of it all New York and
New Jersey voted for him.
We have in General Hancock 4 candidate
whose name and fame are untarnished-a
man whose personal character has never
been questioned, any more than his bra.
very as soldier, and his devotion to the
cause ofhis country. He is opposed by a
man who, as his own friend Halstead said,
"has no record to run on,' and who has
had to be defended and whitewashed ever
since the day he was nominated. Can any
one doubt what New York will do under
the circumstances Seymour carried the
state in 1868 with every unfavorable polit-
ical element warning against him. Han
cock will carry it this year because all the
conditions are favorable, and New Jersey
and Connecticut will, we believe, march
hand in hand with New York.
There is everything to encourage Us.