The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-05-17
THE PR EsIDE N CT.
The Whig City Conventions.

We yesterday published the result of the district
venions far they acted OF thssx only two have
decided the Third in favor of Scott the Fillmore dele
gates having seceded and the Seventh In favor Of Fill
more. OF tho remaining four. it is probable they will
be equally divided between Fillmore and Scott, which
will be regarded great victory by the Scott men;
especially as they all the disputed points
settled THEN way by the State convention in which
they will have overwhelming majority. 1t is
doubt with this view have raised objection
against the delegates of the Eighth ward which is Fill
more ward. There opposition whatever in that
ward and could not possibly be any ground for objection
yet they have raised objection in order 10 counterva
the objection against the Scott delegates of the Second
ward.
The game Of the Scott men, if they cannot clearly
carry district is to raise objections which will be made
good in the State Conventions if not at all events to
prevent Fillmore getting the delegate The Scott polii
clans would be quite satisfied all the district conventions
Of this city thrown into confusion delegate
sent for either Scott Fmorc for thus the whole con-
venton would 60 to the National Convention at Balti-
more still stronger Scott convention and Fillmore
would have only two delegates from the entire
State
The feeling between the Scott and Fillmore partans
is very bitter not that those either side much
for their candidate but for the spells which they expect
to gather from the result Of the contest For instance
Saturday evening Of the most jealous shrew and
able politicians among the Scott party said Scott an
'old teapot" and he did not a straw about him. but
he thought he the to win with, that Fillmore
could not get the nomination, and if he did it
would be impossible to win with him. Another said
Scott all fuss and feathers and ignorant man
besdes but his battles like those of General Taylor
would ton for tho marty in the great struggle and that
the fitness of tho candidate the main question
The knowing rats in the custom house, are beginning
already to the force of this reasoning and they
voted Scott and canvased for him also since the Cot
Of the port declared his intention OF not applying
the dccaptapg knife the Scott wings for which shift
ing of his ground doubt Mr. Maxwell has several
good and especially due regard for the future
interests of :. No. H.
1t would seem, at first too that all the money in
the hands of the Fillmore but it turns out that
the Scott agents have equally long and strong purses
and can afford to pay high prices for votes.
Both parties the others Of bribery; and both
are right for both acknowledge the There
who get themselves appointed on these nominating
conventions for the very purpose of being bribcd
and it II perfectly notorious 1t highly amusing
al the several conventions to hear the observations and
discussions Of the politicians and the people on this
subject while waiting outside for the result OF the
ballottiEg within. And when the conventions took
every hour so to get drink - OH some
would whisper, there now, they go to make a
lagan' Others while tired out waiting for the decision
did not hesitate to say that they holding out to be
brbed for otherwise they could make up their minds in
hall the time Ono thing is very clear that the active
working politicians nearly all on the Scott side, and
completely out generating the Fillmore agents tho
result will show.