Rensselaer Republican, Volume 12, Number 25, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 March 1880 — The Result. [ARTICLE]

The Result.

It is thought by some that an effort wifi be made to nominate Genoral Grant at Hie Chicago convention by acclamation. The National debt w being reduced at the rate of about four million dollars per month., A wag at our elbow says:: “That’s what’s knockin’ the stuffin' onto! the Greenback party.” Grant's nomination depends nrfucb npon the action of the Yazoo Democrat* between now and the time of the convention. Those who fear ehot-gnns and torches most are his strongest advocates. The anti-Grant men are making a desperate effort to prevent Grarit from receiving the nomination. A club has been formed at St. Louis, , embracing many of the representative Republicans of Missouri. The fight for the Republican nomination for President is becoming too bitter. The nominee will be handicapped with an unsavory record which must needs be disposed of before his election will do to bet on. ' * Hon. E. B. Washbnrne, of Illinois, will accept tl*e presidential nomination- only on the^condition that General Grant’s success becomes impossible. Many men may be made and howewer, before the , 2d of June.

Col. E. H. Wolfe, of Rush court ty, will be a candidate for Auditor of State, subject to action of Republican Nominating Convention. Colonel Wolfe, wo are assured, is every way worthy of the high office be, aspires to. William H._Vanderbilt has invested twenty-five million dollars in registered government bunds, the iateij|St on which will figure up about twelve hundred thousand per annum. ,Poor boy. lie ought to try and lay by sometbjug for a rainy day. The Lafayette Journal wisely re* marks: There should bo' neither Grant Republicans, Blaine Republicans, 1 Sherman Republicans nor anti-third term Republicans; but just Republicans, who feel that the success of the party is ja duty they owe’to the country. . The,Democrats in the Southern part of this State concluded to,,pattern after their Southern brethren and open the campaign with the torch and shot-gun. Every farmer in Shelby and Hancock counties, who employs a negio, must have his buildings burned.

Dan Voorhecs is looking around for somebody to help him “let go that bear.” It is barely possible the Tall Sycamore will be squeezed out of political existence by his investigating foolishness. Daniel will le’firn by and by that it is unsafe to go monkeying around the Republican band-wagon. The Democrats in Congress have purposely avoideded making a record this winter and consequently have done nothing but lazy around and draw their pay. The Bourbon leaders were fearful that their congressional hoodlums might spoil the presidential pie—hence their silence and inactivity. Bills have been presented to congress for the relief of almost all cla&eesof suffering humanity except the “half-starved Democratic country editors,” who rendered such efficient service in declaring the war a failure and prolonging the rebellioiv If Wirrterbotbara ever gets a whack at the National legislature he will have these poor devils pensioned.

' The. National Greenback honse : hold is divided against itself. One branch of that party under the leadership of Brick Pomeroy met at St. Louis, Wednesday, to nominate a candidate lor president, and Ben Butler and his crowd will nominate at Chicago, June 9th. • How vatu are sor»kcad.-> here below; How transient every Greenback bliss; How Dumeruuj are their pUrty woes; Vet each one seeks a fat of-flee! Congressman, Wru f D. Hill,. of Ohio, expressed the feelibg of the democratic party in a speech he made recently at Washington when He said: “We (the Democrats') intend to inaugurate ,our candidate for president whether we elect him or not.” It is this prevailing sentiment among the leading Bourbons that creates a demand for the nomination of General Grant, The political horrizen is beginning to assume a very unusual and peculiar aspect, and we think we behold in the dim distance, “the man on horseback,” surrounded by an innumerable hoste, composed of Republicans, Democrats and Greenbackers, from all parts of the Union. A little farther to the southeast is another individual, whose facial expression we cannot clearly disern, also receiving" the homage of assembled thousands. old party lines are nearly obliterated and ignored, and the multitude has tl.ottu to follow personages and

principles rather than be confined to party measures and political restrictions. Notwithstanding we depricate the act, the indications now are that Grant will be nominated at Chicago and that his election wifi be advocated tfy the Chicago Times, Cincinnati Enquirer, and by other leading Democratic journals and individuals throughout the Union; and that the Democratic nominee wifi be supported by many able men who are now acting with the Republican party. This may be visionary on our part, but’we believe it will be the result, whether for good or for evil, of Grant’s nomination.

The congressional convention held at Logansport, Wednesday of last week, was well attended and every way harmonions. E. S. Merrifield, of Porter, was chosen permanent chairman, and W. D. Pratt, of Cass, secretary; F. S. Bedell, of Lake, and John W. Weimer, of White, were elected delegates to Chicago. They are both for Blaine. Charles Kehlo, of Cass, and M. L. Essick, of Fulton, were appointed alternates. For member oftbe State central committee D. W. Tomlinson of Cass. The nominatipg convention will be held at Logansport, Jane 22. The feeling of the convention was decidedly for Blaine. It is very evident that the Logansport Pharos and another Democratic journal in this congressional district regard lion. Simon P. Thompson’s nomination as almost inevitable, and knowing that he would be the most formidable and successful candidate, they have already commenced to besmirch his good name. The publication of bogus correspondence and degrading editorial (?) hog-wash, written by a Greenbackef, whose only object is to vent bis personal spleen against an individual seeking a nomination, is not honorable journalism. But we have the consolation of knowing that while such things tickle the fools, they drive the better class of citizens to his support

It looks as though Bayard would go by the board as a Democratic presidential candidate. His disloyal war speeches now rise up in black and white to condemn him, and. as he cannot deny his speeches, and as the speeches are full of bitter feeling towards thtr north' and sympathy for rebellion and rebels at the south, none but the copperhead element of the Democratic jparty north would support him. He is not so strong as Tildcn by any means, weak as Tilden' is with the people. Bayard is practically shelved because loyal Democrats could not consistently and would not vote for him, and with his retirementTilden is able to tighten bis mortgage grip on the party. They can’t shake him off. He ow’ns the party and lias paid for it out of the “bar’l,” in which the only money still remains to pay the expenses of the Democratic presidential campaign this year. . ; ‘ The one particular thing the Democratic party appears to have oo fear of is infamy, and they are loading their ship with large’ quantities of that kind of cargo in the attempt to steal away from a Republican congressman from the Minneapolis district inMinnesota,whose majority they have figured down from over 3,000 to 165 for his opponent, a Greenbacker. The bargain is that the Democrats shall scat the Greenbacker and the Greenbacker will vote with the Democrats. The sitting member, Who was rightfully elected is a Republican named Washburne and the Greenbacker is named Donnelly, and despite the fact that the good men of the country are condemning the measures that are leading them on to this great political crime, we have every reason to fear that it willbeconsumated. It was truthfully argued in 1876 that the Democratic party had lost its character, and that argument is still good because the thing lost has not yet been found, nor is it likely to be. . •

We observe that many of onr Republican exchanges are still engaged in discussing the action of the late Pennsylvania Republican State Convention. It dees not appear to be much of a question with these clan champions as to whether the safety of Republican principles is endangered .by what was done at Harrisburg, but it is made a serions question whether Cameron in his zeal for Grant swallowed the delegates present, or whether Blaine was gouged ont of any rights, privileges or results which really belonged to him. The expression of a fall opinion as to the work of the convention is within the right of every editor, but such expression should be given calmly and dispassionately, and should expose the wrong done, If any, with a view to the prevention of like work in the future. •it should not bo allowed to ran into accrimony, nor eontiubed a moment beyond the time reasonably required to accomplish its legitimate purpose of removing all cause <Jf trouble, and of bringing the party down to its required work of securing victory in the fall contest.-. This dues nut appear to be the intent of many of ojir con-

temporaries oo aither aide of the party line. On the one akfe it hat settled into denunciation of Cameron, end on the other into opposition to Blaine, as though either or both were the- bitterest enemies of Republicanism, and of the principles for which we all so loudly profess reverenoe. This is certainly not the way to secure peace within the party, nor victory for its banners in what really promises to be the most important as well as the most bitterly fought political battle the republio has yet witnessed. It would be extremely well if these belligerently rampant champions of Grant and Blaine could be induced to follow the example of their re spective chief. It is about time •then that the squabblers call a halt. It is time to transfer Grant and Blaine and the nnit vote to the Chicago convention for settlement, and to turn attention to such filling up of the political programme as will better redound to the making of our victory in November such an one as will prove thoroughly overwhelming to our conglomerated enemy. This can only be done by healing the sores, if any, which the action of State conventions create. It cannot be done. by irritating them. Id the language pf “the man on horseback,” “Let us have peace.”

Logansport Journal. On Wednesday thirteen Republican conventions were held in this State, and in every instance the greatest harmony, prevailed. The teeling exhibited was strongly for Blaine, and opposed to a thiul term. There was no effort made to instruct, yet the feeling was such, and the personal preferences of the delegates chosen, so pronounced that Grant will not receive one vote out of the thirty. Blaine men were selected iu every instance except in the fourth district, and there the delegates are for Sherman. The perfect harmony winch prevailed, and the deep, earnest enthusiasm apparent poiiit to a victory next fall. The enthusiasm was not of that evanscent kind which exhibits itself in shouts and bonfires, but wa6 of the kind that is earnest, such as is iottnd in the breast of soldiers when buckling on their armor to engage in the deadly strife. The following is a complete list of the delegates appointed to the Chicago convention, with their residences and their choice of candidates:. First Congressional District— Major Alex Gjlcrist, Evansville, and W. M. Hoggatt, Boonvillp Blaine, Washburne. ' Second District —John B. Glover, Bedford, and S. E. Kerehival, Washington; Blaine aud Ben Harrison. Third District—W. B. Slemmens. Corydon, and J. 11. Friedly, Vienna; Blaine. Fourth District—John 11. Croz zler, Madison, and F. A. Adkinaon, Lawrenceburg; Sherman. Fifth District—David A. Beem, Spencer, and Joseph B. Homan, Danville; Blaine. Sixth District—Milton, Peden, Knightstown, and T: M. Little, Connersville; Blaine. Seventh District—Roscoe Hawkins, Indianapolis, and James B. MeFadden, Shelbyville; Blaine. Eighth District—William R. McKeen, Terre Haute, and E. 11. Nebeker, Covington; Blaine. Ninth District—B. K. ‘Higginbotham, Frankfort, and Dr. George F. Crittenden, Anderson; Blaine. Tenth District—F. S. Bedell, Crown Point, and John W. Warner, Bennett’s Station, White county; Blaine. Eleventh District—J. J. Todd, Wells county, and J. F. Vail, Kokomo; Blaine. ’ „ Twelfth District—Judge W. M. Clapp, Albion, and Charles K. Baxter, Waterloo; Blaine. Thirteenth District Clement Stndebaker, South' Bend, and Senator B. F. Davenport, Elkhart; for Blaine first and Washburne second.