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CLEVELAND NEWSPAPER DIGEST JAN. 1 TO DEC. 31, 1856
Abstracts 2308 - 2311
POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS & ELECTIONS - United States (Cont'd)
60 feet long. They regard the nomination of Buchanan as certain.
"Their confident tone is certainly not calculated to allay hostility
against their idol." (11)
2308 - L June 2; cd: 2/2, 3 - Commotion is increasing at the Cincinnati
convention, and there is now a fair possibility that tbere will be
a civil war - in a political sense. The war between the factions is
growing fiercer all the time. Pierce stock is still going down. Buchanan
seems most likely to be nominated. Douglas stock is not increasing.
Many men publicly for Pierce are privately trying to defeat him.
only those who have no hope of office under another candidate are friends
of Pierce.
"Alas! that human nature should be so treacherous and so selfish.
Gray and Payne are here doing their utmost for Douglas. May they
succeed!" (10)
2309 - L June 3; cd: 2/2 - Last night, at the Democratic headquarters
in Cincinnati, a pro-slavery rally was held. It is understood that
Kentucky delegates wi 11 vote for Buchanan after a few prel iminary
ballots. Most of the northern delegates who are office seekers will
vote for Buchanan. However, most prominent officials in the country
know that the election of Douglas is their only hope of salvation.
The South may make a show of adherence to Pierce.
"Buchanan may, after all, be thrown overboard; and oh what a commotion
his overthrow wi 11 produce." (15)
2310 - L June 4; ed: 2/1 - Who may be nominated at Cincinnati? Whoever
receives the nomination of that convention has got to carry out the
work commenced by Douglas and Pierce. The Democratic party is sold
to the slavery propaganda - and it has got to do its master's word.
The TRIBUNE of June 2 well says: "But with no intelligent Northern
man can it make a pin's difference whom that Cincinnati convention may
nominate.... We doubt not the candidate, be he who he may, will find
as ex-President Fillmore is finding, that the votes of Northern freemen
are not to be disposed of by packed conventions, and contriving
pol i ticians. "
2311 - L June 4; ed:2/2 - Outside of reserving the best seats possible
for "Locofoco" ne\'."spaper reporters, no part ial i ty has been shown them
at the Cincinnati convention. No one could enter the hall without a
ticket. The Benton delegates, refused certificates by the committee,
forced their way into the hall. When order was restored, Colonel
Medary was conducted to the chair and he thanked the delegates for the
honor bestowed upon him. The Reverend Nicholson, in offering prayer,
alluded to the perils of the Union and spoke of the Democratic party
as a great party but did not pray for its success. Several times a
Benton delegate arose to speak and was as often cried down.
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