Evening star., 1928-10-15

The Civil War did not destroy the
Democratic party, although 1t sent tne
Republicans on the road 10 a long
series of victories. In 1864 the Demo-
Gratis nominated Gen. George B. NC
Clellan against Lincoln. He won only
the electoral votes of Delaware, New
Jersey and Kentucky. The secedlng
States, of course, cid not vote. In 1000
Grant was the Republican nominee and
SEYMOUR the Democratic choice. The
latter managed to carry his home State
Of New York, Delaware. New Jersey,
Kentucky, Maryland. Louisiana, Georgia
and Oregon Mississippi, Texas ana
virginia took no part and carpetbag
governments in Alabama, Arkansas,
Florida. North and South Carolina and
Tennessee returned vote for the Re-
publican ticket. The South was still
full of Northern soldiers and had not
yet taken its politics into its own nands.
In 1872 the still uncertain Democracy
went into a campaign without can
didate of its own and learned lesson
which has been taught great many
fusionist efforts in American political
history.
Successful as Gen. Grant had been
as a soldier, he was a disappointment
to a great many of those who had
elected him President. Both in his
Judgment of men and measures he sue
ceeded in arousing bitter antagoniSms
within his own party and presently he
found that two-thirds of those who had
been delegates to the Republican con-
ventions of 1856 and 1860 had broken
with him.
Dana and Greeley Appear.
His Secretary of War, William w.
. Belknap. and his Secretary of the
Navy, George M. Robson, were accused
of all sorts of graft. Charles A. Dana,
in the New York Sun, thundered every
dav against the Robbers at Washing
ton" and Horace Greeley Joined the
revolt with his Tribune.
The coalition between the disaffected
Republicans and the Democrats began
I in Missouri. The issue was amnesty
for the Southern soldiers of Missouri
and their restoration TO citizenship, and
the fusion Won The following year
1871-the opposition to Grant contin-
ned to grow. and meetings were held
against his reelection. Finally ma
tional convention of all liberal Repubh-
Ecans was called to convene in Cincin-
matt.
Before this convention met the labor
reformers nominated for President
David Davis, who had been Lincoln's
poilblCd1 IIdUd5eI III 1oOu, lAO1ulllS l1iSA
convention at Columbus, Ohio, Davis
first sent a noncommittal dispatch and
later declined the nomination. They
then nominated Charles O'Connor of
New York.
Prohibitionist Party's Debut.
The Prohibitionists began their career
as a party in this campaign with James
Black of Pennsylvania and John Rus
sell of Michigan as their nominees.
When the liberal Republicans met
they realized that the Democrats were
ready to ratify their work if no mis-
takes were made. Horace Greeley was
the most notable exception to the rule
that those talked of for the nomination
leaned toward free trade. There were
candidates aplenty. Illinois alone had
three-Judge David Davis, Lincolns
campaign manager; Gov. John M:
Palmer and Senator Lyman Trumbull.
Ohio suggested ex-Secretary Jacob D.
Cox and Chief Justice Chase; Missouri
offered G. Gratz Brown, and the East
Charles Francis Adams and Horace
Greeley.
Charles Francis Adams, on leaving