The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1860-04-27

The city Is quiet tonight. There G.
/ no public speeches AZ houdquartcrs.- q
The votes OF the delegates to-day are re-
garded a. indicating the nomination %
Douglas. All the Douglas delegates vot
cd 10 favor Of the Son New York dele
I CATION. The Committee on Credcntiali
will report largely in favor Of the son
a, 'cqution aud also IN favor Of tho INT
nois Douglas delegates. Il is believed
the Soits will vote for Douglas.
I The thermometer Il "a IN tic shade.
I Alabama will demand Slave Cod,
and an effort will be made 70 ballot for
candidate before the Committee on Plat
form reports. The Indications are that
the Convention will adjourn BY Thursday
Y.Thluess Correspondence
The present indication is 70 nominate
hrst, in accordance with usage before the
Cincinnati Convention, but this Is oppos.
ed by the Douglas men and the extreme
Southern men.
New York fayors such policy az is best
calculated 10 harmonize tho differences
Of the New York delegation, because
some fthcir absentoos are expected.
/ Mr. Barr was appointed vice Mr..
. Church, 10 lill their places on the com.
mitiee. II is now decided by ant-Douglas.
Geo. Sanders will berciused a seat which
has a signl6cation Of feeling In the dele
cation. Present signs concur against the
nomination Of Mr. Douglas, and rumor
says New York will 10 Tor Mr.. Hunter.
VIII ich has dumpenod the hopes Of his
friends, who conccdo an unexpected def
cheney in the South where he will prob
ably receive seven votea.
The combination between New York
and the Northwest is now contradictcd.
and the former is now reccding for fear
iofuniting the South against their udmin-
ist7 ton.
Tho votes ore concentrating on Mr..
Hunter.
Tho delegates from South Carolina
rec lusidcred their purpose 20 vote for
Gen. Davis this morning aud agreed on
Mr.. Hunter. His friends claim Alabama
Dolawarc, Georgia, louisiana. half Of
Maryland, Mississippi, half Of Missouri.
Arkansas, Florida, North and South Car
olina, Texas and Virginia. About nine
ty votes. kentucky aud Tennessee
stand by Guthrie aud Johnson.
II Kentucky had come here uncommit-
tod, Mr.. Breckenridge could have been
nominated easily on the second ballot
with his admitted support from Pennsyl-
vania, New Jersey, and New England.
The Pennsylvania delegation did not
reach the question Of voting ns unit
this morning, but heard professions Of
consideration from Messrs. Wright, Cos
ma, and other Douglns men, who oxpresA-
ed a willingness 10 adort the Cincinnati
Platform and the Drod Scott deoision,-I
There are 81 Breckenride men in the
Mr.. Wood has brought only 40 dele.
gates TO be appointed, but 10 attended by
0 large body guard OF outsiders.
Mr Dickinson is industriously pressed
by few personal supporters. The only
contingency In which he can be possibly
is a cnso ofthorough rupture
here, when the South may t0ke him as
compromise candidate. He has 10 vUtea
In the New York delegation, and the rest
are adverse until Mr., Douglas be dis
posed Of,
No safe opinion as TO the candidate
can be formed. Some new man may bo |
sprung on the Convention, like Mr.
Polk, if any are IN reserve. Mr.. pearcc
of Md, Is suggested by some Douglas
men who have resolved 10 st md BY him |
reso'ut,ly, and prevent a wo.tlirds vote
Tor any other candidate, but they cannot
hold the Eastcrn delegation for such
purpose as they anticipate, hence they
will fail II tho experiment should be
tried.
The Committee on Organization has
chosen Mr.. Cushing President and Sec
rotary from each State. Some slight
was expressed by a few
m embcrs who were not present
Tho Commit on Credentials arc
still sitting, but will admit all without
doubt. Thcre will probably be minor
ity report on New York,
PosrscRwr, II Pm
The Pennsylvania delegation has Just
ndjourned after another stormy session.
Tho majority are ready 10 abandon nreck-
enridre for Guthrie.
An animated contest may be expected
in tho Convention 10 morrow on the
question whether majority Of a dclcgO-
ton may cast tho vote Of the Stule, il be-
ing considered necessary 10 affirm tho
precodents Of 1889 and 1896.
The Southern delegations have Just
adjourned after a most exciting meeting.
Alabama, Mississippi, Florida, Arkansas,
Texas, and Louisiana announce practic-
ally that they win 60 out OF the Con-
ycntion unless their platform is adopt
od
South Carolina said she was not author
lied to speak vet, but would doubtless
follow the lead of Mississippi.