The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-05-16
BY TELEGRAPH.
POLITICAL.
From tie NeW York Tribune, Mdy Is.
THE CHICAGO CONVENTION

THE CHICAGO CONVENTION
Our correspondent at Chicago telegraphs at 10
O'Clock last evening that the friends of Mr.. Seward
are confident of his receiving S5 votes on the first
ballot in the Convention, and of his being nomina-
ted on the fourth ballot by the accession of the
Ohio delegation, and of parts of the delegations of
New Jersey, PennSy vania and Illinois. Our cor
respondent, however states that the delegations of
Minnesota and California not firm in their ad-
hesiOn to Mr.. Seward, and that he will probably
not hold so large a proportion of the New England
! delegations as has been expected. In the iudp-
ment of our correspondent, his nomination is this
| morning, not probable, but possible. There seems
to be, however, no doubt that he will begin the bal
otng with a much stronger vote than any other of
the gentlemen before the Convention; and it is i'm
possible now to predict how far circumstances NAV
gradually increase the number of his supporters in
| the different delegations. The friends of Judge
Bates are also very active. circular advocating
| his nomination has been issued by Messrs F. p
| Blair, senior, Greeley, Defrees, and Others Mr.
Rollins of Missouri, who came so near being elect.
| ed Governor in the last contest in that State,
! writes that if Judge Bates is nominated he will
run again for Governor the Republican
| ticket, and he has doubt he will be able to
carry the State. The Hon. Henry S. Lane,
| President of the Republican National Convention
in 1856, and the Republican candidate for
Governor in Indiana, also favors the nomination of
Judge Bates; and the German opposition to him,
hitherto very decided, is said to be much dimin-
ished at Chicago. There is question as there has
been none for these three months past that he will
have more votes in the Convention than any other
candidate presented by those who think it wiser to
nominate man of moderate and conservative an
tecedents. But as yet there is evidence of the
concentration on him of any more than one of the
tour so-calied doubtful States-namely, Indiana
Without the votes of Pennsylvania, New JERSEY
and Illinois, or at least majority of them, it is
difficult to see how he can be nominated Judpe
Mclean seems to be less and less thought of as a
possible candidate. Mr.. Lincoln of Illinois how
ever, is rising in prominence. So is Col Fremont
whom, it is said, the New York delegation will be
tn i'm sb,,
impossible to secure the nomination of their own
favorite.
From the Special Despatch of the PHILADELPHIA Press
CHICAGO, Nav 1.-THE friends of MIR Seward
in order to secure his nomination, will be WILLING
to concede sort of semi-popular sovereignty plat
form to his enemies. In this connection / have
been astoniShed to perceive what a lodgment has
been made in the Republican mind in favor of the
doctrines OF popular sovereignty. The anti
Douglas or Buchanan men here openly declare
that ii Douglas is nominated at Baltimore they
will vote for the Republican candidate for Pres-
dent; but this declaration is neuralized bv the fact
that hundreds of Republicans in this city will vote
for Douglas if he is placed the track. A
strong under-current is at work in favor of the
nomination of Benjamin Wade, of Ohio for Presi-
dent, and quite an interest is making in support of
John Hickman for Vice President. All the Blairs
Hon. Francis p. Blair, the old editor of the
Globe; Frank Flair, late member in Congress from
the ST. Louis district, and Montgomery Blair. of
Washington city-are ON the ground actively at
work for Bates and supposed to be adverse to the
nomination of Seward. The friends of Seward
are very defiant. They demand his nomination
upon the ground that he is the representative of
the Republican party, as Douglas is the represen
tative OF the Democratic party, and some OF them
threaten 70 bolt if he is not put forward as the
Republican candidate for the Presidency
The compromise candidates, after the list of
prominent men has been exhausted are Mr. Sneaker
Pennington, of New Jersey. Mr. Fessenden. of
Maine, and Mr.. COrwin, of Ohio. General Scott
would have friends if he had not declared in favor
OF the old-line Whg nominations at Baltimore
There is no chance whatever for the nomination of
John Bell by the Republican Convention The
delegates seem to think the Democracy utterly de-
stroyed, and are, therefore, looking forward to the
nomination of representative men, | will tele
graph you tomorrow.
The committee acting for Edwar Bates have
issued an address, giving reasons why that gentle
man man s4o9la De nominated for President They say
that Judge Bates, though both theoretical and
practical emancipatonist, is native lifelong resi-
dent OF the slaveholding section of our common
country. his nomina ton would be a signal reua
tlon OF the seetlonaism unfairly vet efectualy,
urged against the Republican party, and would
render the fire eating threats of dsunon, in case
the Republicans triumph, ridiculous. He is the
laVorite candidate of the entire Opposition party
OF Missouri, and will be supported by them with
confidence OF success The nomination of Judge
Bates will dissolve the organization which has
presented Bell and Everett for the highest Offices
In the gilt OF the nation, and induce nine tenths
OF those known as Americans, old-line Whigs
Union men, etc 10 operate heartily with us in
rescuing the country from the hands into which
1T has been permitted to fall. Pennsylvania and
New Jersey can be kept united by the nomination
of Edward Bates, and also Illinois, Indiana and
oregon carried, and triumph in November be