White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1860-06-07
EDITORIAL Correspondents.
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the ioiIoWin8 morning. AM reaches
Chicago. ria Quincy. on Tuesday morn
ing. We found the latter city LITERAL!
jammed with people. and with the grea
test difficulty obtained . room at tn
Briggs House. The House was so crow
ded that one could scarcely make hi
wsy through the halls; and Of nights
even billiard tables, and floors were filleC
with slsepers. Nearly every hotel ia thu
city was as badly crowded, while tb'
fremont House was actually jaumsd t.
suifocation.
The evening previous to orr arrival
one train from the East brought in del
egation of fifteen hundred outsiders from
New York, who came to strike for Sew
ard. Among these were number o
fancy men and shoulder.hitters. the mos
prominent of whom were Ten Hyer ant
Barney McCabe. But we must say that
in appearance and conduct. they were al
gent!emanly as one could desire. W.
noticed great many distinguished mel
Of the Republican party present among
whom we may mention. Horace Greedy
james Watson Webb. Henry J. Ray
mond, Thurlow Weed. Tom Corwin
Joshua r. Giddings. Gov. Dsnnison o.
Ohio, Gov. Randall of Wisconsin, Carr
Schurz, the two Blairs, Thaddeus Ste
vens. David Wilmot. Gov. Reeder. G
w. Curtis. VIM. N. Evarts, Gov. Nor
gan of New York, George Ashman. Ca
leb B. Smith, Ex.Gov. Cleveland Of
Connecticut. Ex-Gov. King of New
York. Preston King. Gen. NYe, David
Dudley Field, Arson Burlingame. Eli
Thayer. Long John Wentworth. and
many others. We also noticed Richard
Yates, Henry S. Lane. and A. G. Cut
lin, the candidates, for Governor in Ill
inois. Indiana. and Pennsylvania. re.
spectively.
We ala had the pleasure of meeting a
number of Kansas boys, Of whom we
may mention A. G. Wilder. John A.
Martin, j. P. Haiterscheidt. w. w. Ross.
A. G. Proctor. VIM. A. Phillips, Gen.
Pomsroy. Judge Conway. Mr.. Anthony
of Lsavenworth, and Judge Leonard
We are under especial obligations to
Messrs. Phillips. Conway. Wilder, and
Martin, for numerous favors and courte.
sizes, We found w. A. Phillips a very
different man from what We had always
supposed him to be. and must confess
that we took liking to him.
The Convention itself we shall not at.
tempt to describe-frstly, because we feel
ourself utterly incompetent to do so /;
and secondly. because ere this there have
been published a hundred graphic de.
scriptions of all that can be described re
lative to the Convention. We therefore
let the Convention and the magnificent
Wigwam pass-merely remarking that
We do not believe it will be possible. in
the next twenty years, to get together so
large and enthusiastic Convention, such
fine looking and talented men, and with
al a body of men who shall conduct
their proceedings with such perfect har-
mOny and good feeling.
Ali the scheming and disputing were
done outside Of the Convention. The
only bitterness exhibited. was between
tue Seward and Cameron men and it
was evident, at an early day, that when
it was found that Cameron could not sue.
coed, his friends would unite on the one
most likely to defeat Seward. The truth
Of the matter is. the Seward men. are re-
sponsible for their own defeat. They
had no mercy upon any other candidate,
and would scarcely admit that any Of
Stewards rivals possessed ability Of more
than common order. FOR had any claims
upon the party. They expended money
with liberal hand, and felt sure Of sue.
cess. Indeed. the day before the nom
ination. and upon the same morning. the
almost universal opinion was that Seward
would be chosen upon the second ballot,
If not upon the first. And here is where
he slipped up. The evening previous.
Stewards friends. thinking their success
complete. spent their time in having a
good time generally !" while on the
other hand, the anti. Seward men set to
work in earnest, and BY morning had
planned q combination which proved sue
cessful. The day previous to the meeting
Of the Convention, Horace Greedy, Fran
els P. Blair. aad others, issued q Bates
address but it is thought Greedy was
one Of the prime movers in the combine
tion--at any rate. the Seward men give
him credit for il, and be was about the
best abused man at Chicago.
After the nomination, the widest ex-
prevailed, aud all seemed be-
side themselves. Weleft on the cars at.