Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-02
Presidential Campaigns
MI. The Grant. seymour Race OF 1868
ny Frederic J Haskiu.
NY Frederic J ilaskin.

Washington. u G.. Oct. 2.--The long
and bitter quarrel between President
Johnson and Congress resulted IN the
adoption OF n policy of reconstruction IN
che southern states which had IN II more
oi lhad,ieus stevens than of Abraham
lincoln. II resulted also IN the en-
reimbursement of the Negroes. But, so far
ns the campaign of 1865 WAS concerned
,tS most important result was the adher-
encc ~ General Ulysses :. Grant TO the
Republican party and his trlumphal
election to the Presidency General Grant
was the greatest of all war heroes, yet 1t
was with the utmost difficulty that he WAS
persuaded to become n candidate.
In the first place Grant was Demo-
crat, So far as he had any politics at all.
lls last vote before the war was for radi-
cal pro-slavcrv Democrat and he was not
even n supporter ~ Douglas IN the quad
fanpuar hght oi 1860 lie never cast a
Rcpuhlican vote until after he had served
.ight years as Republican President
The Democrats claimed him. They had
oven talked at nominating hlm IN 1861.
During thr Johnson administration here
WIS an earnest effort 90 get the Demo
cratic party ON is feet and to nominate
Grant for President If IL had not been
ior the quarrcl between Congress and the
President which resulted IN n violent
hroak between Grant and Johnson. the
probabilities are that Grant would have
been nominated and elected 10y the Demo-
crats IN 1858
hut Johnson hal provoked Grant Co
anger and hal attempted To superscdc
him in command of the Army by calling
General Thomas 90 that position. Grant
naturally found sympathizcrs among the
Rrpuhlican headers IA Congress. nearly
mn At whom hated Johnson with their
whole souls 80 when the Republicans
hcgau Co plead with Grant to be- their
candidate hc listened For tune he held
hack. honestly doubling the wisdom of the
step. Finally his consent WAS obtamcd
his candidacy announced and the whole
thing was over - Tar as the head oi the
ticket was concerned the Republican
National Convention which met m Chit
rleo on MAY - was merely q ratification
ueotnR.
-uUru piD NoT CoUNT.
While some ol the southern states were
permitted a. take part IN the election, no
attention was pald to them aS u Was
known that thev would he excluded #
their votes affected the result The rare IN
thr North became contest ~ loyalty /
Republicans waved the bloody shirt,
krrt on sighting the war. told the boys
as vote rs tho, shot and called all the
Democrats "Copprrhcads The Demo
crat.. On the other hand made violent
prutostattuuS uf intense loNaltV assuming
the higher patriotism OF irm reliance
ullou thp liberties guaranteed hv the Con-
eiifutfnn lor The mu~t part the Demo-
,fats were supporters oi President john
s,u administration
The Republican Convention met m
meaeo on the same dav oil course II
,yts. un accldent that tho National Sol /
o.rrs aud sailors Convention mot The !
,dilers and ~ailors got under WAY a httle I
uulckrs than the Republicans and recon- .
flruded the nomination oi Grant The
convention ueNt daN accepted the recon- +
lnrg.duiion with i Nbonp.
IA some RESPECTS, however il was the .
"maidcst bunch Of Republicans that +
ever assembled m q national convention. f
The Impeachment TRIAL 80 President john f
sin had been drsggug li~eli out. and every /
Republican ia thr country was absolutely 4
ctu dent that the verdict oi the Senate
would De- ga ItV Oui, four DAYS be
lnrp tho Cmcaro convention met the sen
air voted and Johnson was acquitted. The ,
,ote was thirty -four guilty and nineteen
NOT guilty. hut that lacked one vote OF +
bong the requisite two-thJris Seven /
Republicans had Joined the tVrlvc Demo- i
Gratis then IA The senate in voting for ac- I
Utiitttl. Ia the convention these Sena- /,
ions were called The seven traitors
whatever mat be- the final verdict of his
hrv IN the case al Andrew Johnson rs "a i
statesman, % Is alrcady unanimously
agre,d that has acqmttal m the mpeach- /
nscut proceedings was right
WADE's SHATTERED HOPES.
.H I L.
Iro acmporr Of the Senate. II johnson |
lad beon convicted he would have sue
led % the Presidency under the old I
af succession. lie thought Il was a /
rlIntN Grant was 90 be nominated for /
ICsldcnt bat Wade WAS running for 4
cr President on hC strength OF promis- /
uE patronage for the few months he was /
t1 be President The Wade boom fell /
tlrouuh when Johnson was acquitted and
chu3ler Co.iaN Of Indiana got second |
place on the ticket
! The Democratic Convention that year /
met m Iammany Hall on Fourteenth /
trcrt New York. on july g. IL was a /
great lovallstic and patriotic gathering /
and rot even the Republicans could do |
more yelling for the flag Quite by acCi- !
dent 3 most peculiar coincidence, a Ma |
tional Soldiers and Sailors Convention /
Iuet m New York on the same day That |
convention, entirely distinct from the /
one that had met in Chicago IN May, |
Recommended o. the Democratic con
Ventinn the nomination Of General VIM /
irld ScCtt Hancock. But the Democrats /
aidn approve the recommendation.
Despite the fact not then 80 apparent /
that the Democrats did not have a ghost 4
ui q show O. defeat Grant with ANYBODY 4
iAey might name there was great con- /
et over the nomination. In the first I
nlace Andrew johnson President of I
the United states. wanted 70 run on the /
democratic ticket He wrote a letter 1
saving be would accept the nomination. |
Then George II Pendleton Of OHIO was /
there ~ the embodiment OF the green |
back sentiment, which was gaining 1
ground all over the country On the first |
ballot pendleton led, johnson was sec
und and Hancock third with a dozen I
lther candidates IN the field.
WILEY w1RE-PULLERs.
ln that convention we're the two |
shrewdest politicians who ever entered |
the national arena under the Democratic I
banner HOratiD Seymour and Samuel |
! lilden Seymour was president Of the 4
convention, Iilden was leading the New /
Work delegation. Seymour was the chief |
cunsplfator M scheme 10 stampede the /
convention o. Salmon T. Chase If there I
l.