The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-06-04
THE PREsIDEN cY.
THE PRE- ESIDEN NCY.
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the DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION.
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The Ballottings for Candidates.
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OPENING THE BALL FOR CASS.
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CASS AND BUCHANAN VOTE FALLING OFF.
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Douglas and Marcy Stock Rising.
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NO CHOICE IN SEVENTEEN BALLOTS,
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Douglas and Marcy Stock Rising.

Our baltimore Correspondence.
BALTIMORE, June 2, 1862
The DOicsies and Probabilities Of the Convention-
State Of the Game.
The work just beginning The case Of the two con-
testing delegations from Georga-the Union Southern
rights factions-each claiming to represent the
party proper is the subject for this afternoon Also
Of Ranoul freesoler, Lord old bunker each
claiming represent the district in Massachusetts,
After this the question will up whether the nationa
platform should be adopted before the nomination of tn
candidate or after the nomination. Tho usual
has been to make the resolutions the last business of the
Convention, and to turn tho address to committee
20 be prepared for publication after the adjournment
The resolutions offered this morning referred
committee will probably be held back consideration n
while the main business of baotting for candidate will
be taken up.
The vote Of course will be by States emitting South
Carolina entirely each Congressional district casting
and the Senatorial delegates from each State casting
two 1t is useless to enter into estimates they all
to matter of coniecture but it supposed
that upon the first ballot Cass will get lis votes,
thereabouts buchanan scme so odd Douglas between
80 and 40 at the most and the scattering between
Lane Pierce Houston and Others. After two three
ballots it is probable number Of the Western mon
will go to Douglass the extreme South cxpec ted
to follow and New York is counted upon to bring the
rear, and thus carry Douglas triumphantly through
These the estimates of The Douglas men; aud they
entitled serious reflection from he
temper Of the any icng friends of buchanan and
Cass
To-day, however, We are informed that some of the
high toned Of the South take particular exccp
tons to Douglas bccausc OF his social relations. They
say that he is entirely free and easy with all
people in the bar rooms and oyster cellars, to fill the
dignied Office Of President with the essential dignity
OF department due to that high official stationthat he
Is too cloely identified with steamship railroad and all
sOlts Of stock obbIg enterprises and spccuations upon
the public treasury to be safe guardian the public
finances and what il than ALL they he Is
and has committed the objectionable offence Of selecting
hs cabinet in advance Of his nomination These
grave charges; and # the signs OF tho day do not fail
they Iky to bc discus cd b. fore the baoting
The reasons urged for the nomination of Douglas
that he Is self made mantht he has by his own
exertoDs his present high stunding from the humble
post OF carpenters apprentcc-that this will have
immense weight with the working men, in favor Of
Douglns as the working mans candidate. But again
old charges can be truinped against him and he is for
progress all over in direction and in every thing
that he is man Of the people Of strong personal quail
ties OF popuaritythat he the man for the crowd and
that while there are no OLD grudges against him in the
North there il very kindly feeling him in the
SOUTH because Of his well known opinions the Cuba
question. These the considerations which the
secret OF the outside pressure in favor Of Douglas and
which render his nomination exceedingly probable
The idea is pretty raj ut all that Cass and
Buclanan will go by the board The objections to Cass
his defeat in 1siS his friendship for Henry Clay in
ro and evil rcport-hs Interpretation Of the Nicho
son etterhis yaciating the Fugitive law and
the River and iaI bor band his original opposition in
10 to the compromise line Of 1890 when II pro-
osed by Sr Polks ato cabinet to make it the stand Of
tie democratic party In Congress These strong OBJ
eetions and, notwithstanding the admitted superior
perhaps every other candidate they will apprehcnd
inevitably swamp him. In fact his nomination
would be an affair of pretty general surprise and dsap
poin'meDt
Mr. buchanan is objected to because Of his old fedc
al afnities In 1872 it is said he spoke against the
ond this side by side with Lundy's Lane and Chip
pcwa would make terrible work Of him among the peo-
pie He is also suspected Of being strong tariff
for the South and posse ssing not by any means
enough of those clements of personal popularity req ured
to make him acceptable to the West These dra
we fear will be fatal to Mr. Buchanan though man
doubts he would make most honest and able President
and that his administration would be pattern of regu
lar and economy.
Assuming that Cass and Buchanan are out Of the way
the choice lies between Douglas. Dickinson. Butler
Marcy Dallas King Houston, Pierce Wool Lane. Stock
ton kusk Allen and others. OF these Douglas is far
the lead next though scarcely considered candidate
Dickinson is held in most general favor As for Marcy
that patch though only matter of fifty conts. is madoa
serious impeachment besides 1t is urged that there is
nothing about the to excite the sympahes of the
masses Little nothing is said Of the prospects of
Stockton though it is admitted he has powerful or-
ginal resources Of popularity. Pierce FOOL and Lane
are held to be inexpedent military chicains against
scott Houston Is considered far availa ble
but for his quarrel with South Carolina would stand out
well in Epe Of his former Of life and his
recent Identification with the Maine Liquor law. II Is
argued by his friends that his former habits would rally
to his support all the hard drinkers in the country while
the glory of bis reformation would all powerful with
the Sons of Temperance
This Is the best face put upon the matter to-day
The chances after looking the whole ground still
in favor Of the nomination of Douglas.