The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-06-11
TIE RlCaNOHD CONVENTION.
Chances Of Douglas for the
Nomination.
PROSPECTS OF LANE AND DICKINSON.
THE GAME OF TnR SOUTHERN POLITICIANS,
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RICHMOND, June 10, lBoo.
Not than hak the delegates are ~ arrived, but
the remainder arc expected oDgh aad 70 morrow mo
bg.
Ysposy mot yes come, but Rhets here, the leader
OF ths South UArolnans and the most ultra Of The
parry His mission to insist prompt action, without
reference 10 The Baltimore Convention. ne South Caro-
Tina delegation In favor Of nominating candidates 81
once and say they Rave nothing 70 do with the Baltimore
Convention but The delegations from L0uisiaaa Mssb-
spp and Texas In favor Of claiming their ssaas there
1.-THE platform be altered 70 the claims Of the South
on thb point there will be great difference Of opinion 10
Those in favor Of gong 10 Baltimore hold 10
The Idea hat all the Southern delegations which did not
csds before wiz do row. unless the Baltimore oonvsn
ton does what required, both regards the platform
and the throwing overheard Of Douglas
But those the opposite eee say Missouri North Caro-
na Tennessee aad Maryland to be dhtrusssd, and
Virginia not 70 be thoroughly relied upon, nor
Missouri, which h tied up on Douglas
Several Of the Virginia delegates Including Fisher, win
attend here to morrow although the Virginia delegation
did not secede.
The KnSxve district OF Tennessee has sent two dele
gates here. Though tho delegation from that state did not
scede They endorse the platform and The action Of the
seoeden.
There IN great disappointment expressed that the Wood
delegation from New York not hero, the Invitation
extends 70 all national democrats me Mayor Of your
CITY greet eenand ara the delegates all say be is
g,Busmsn and . nns fellsu.
10 order to remove the idea this Convention being
Alabama movement, Captain Scott. who appointed
ohs,rrsn srccced Mr. Bsysrd, Of Delaware, who re.
s,gned win propose orsarlrstiop and 70 rominxie
man from smother State
n Howell Cobb sbo nd arrive here in time 4, morros
he win probably be the Pfes.dsnt OF tho Convention.
But on account OF the inerveslLon Of Sunday there 10
tomo doubt whether be viii reach In time. From
msspprehersoo about the sundsy trains other delegates
VII NOT arrive ia time and there general disposition
do nothing important TN all arrive, which Will not DO
TIL TO morrow afternoon or Tuesday morning
The prospects far from bright regards the re-
union Of the democratic party
On the contrary, there les hope than when the
seoession took place that there win be only demo.
cratic candidate.
not Understood here that the friends Of Douglas are
determined 10 run him whether he obtains the nomi-
nation or not II they cannot succeed with the help Of
the New York delegation In admitting the Docess dele
gates, which here called bogus" TO an up places
Of ths seceders, AID those 10 nominate him By .
two-thhds vote, they will then pressed 1, nomi-
nate BIN By simple majority; and they
fail In that then 10 break up the Convention In row and
bring him before the people stump candidate oss
thing certain and that 10 ths under Circumstances
vii this Convention beoo me reoorced 70 Mr. Doogias
me conclusion therefore, pretty clear thai Asrs viii
be four candidates IN the field.
Senator Bay the nrss chairman Of the seeding Con
veuton ss Charleston Offers 10 bet eve thousand dollars
that Dcusas viii not get the nomination ~ Baltimore ave
thousand dollars ths, he does get u be viii not
cbsAn the electoral vote Of any State In the Unon A.
ten thousand dollars that he vi not be President the
ss Of March, 1891 This, though openly offered, has
not yet been accepted.
ms positively Affirmed by moving ones here. vino
Ought 10 be scqua'sssd with the ropes New York stats
that majority Of the New York delegation VII G, ne
Douglas II Baltimore.
The general opinion among the delegates here Is
thst the Ccnverton win adjourn on Tuesday or We'd
nesday t after the sctcn Of The Baltimore Convention
10 ssoertancd and that nmsee win be seat 10 watch
their proceedings The only spoken cf bere AZ yet
Isre and Dickinson. The Southern useu vithoa. e.
ospion, ssy they would 20 1t for Dickisson TIE
New Yorf ssIesses proposed him, and tina. The .hole
dtnccrac psrty united upon one man, Dickinson would
ceTstly bette best; bu, many Of them say this cssxos
be fcus un itrt tteJ cap 90 better against DOUG.
las ,rd Lbco.l 10 me Nor. iii sl,h Lane th,n with
pi.tI-son b. he fspis VI i.cklascs, on the other