The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1860-04-25
From Charleston.


From Charleston.
CHARLESTON, April 2l.-Delegates and
outsiders from all parts Of the country are
still pouring in, and every new arriVal seems
to complicate matters more. The outside
pressure is still for Douglas, but they meet
q good many repulses from southern men,
The Douglas men to-day telegraphed Sena'
tor johnson, of Tennessee, to know wheth.
er he would be Vice President on ticket
with Douglas. This is bid for the vote of
Tennessee in the Convention.
Gen. Lane has some very strong friends,
and his prospects are improving.
The delegates generally, are substantial
men, and neither Executive, Congressional
nor lobby influence will be likely to affect
their. action.
Both New York delegations are mum
about the Presidency, lest their prospects OF
admission into the Convention may be dam
aged, if their preferences are known. Mr..
| Smally, Chairman of the National Commit
tee, refused tickets of admission this morn
ing to the Wood delegates, but the impres.
sion is that this will be reconsidered, and
both delegations placed on the same footing
until the Convention decide which is right.
The three steamboat loads of delegates
from New York, Philadelphia and Boston,
are 10 arrive to night, and to morrow will be
busy day.
Every one seems alive to the importance
of the Convention. Many anticipate con-
fusion, and some that the Convention will
break up without nomination. 1t is sur.
missed that protracted and inetfecturl bullot.
ing may produce an lGj .urnment to scme
other place north.
Senators Slidel! and Bright are expected
here.
The Douglas and Hunter headquarters are
at the Mills House.
The steamship Keystone State arrived at
this port this morning, at o'clock, bring
ing the Philadelphia delegation to the Dem.
ocrutic Nntienal Convention. The voyage
was a pleasant one, and all the delegates ar
in reasonably good state Of health.
The city is filling up rapidly, but there j
not what was formerly expected.
. The Convention will meet on Monday
and 10 night and tomorrow will be spent i
caucussing ard wire pulling. The DougIa
: men are very jubilant in anticipation, bu
nobody knows whether they have goo
grounds for it.
CHARLESTON, April 2l.-The HeraI
correspondent says, the candidate most spoE
, en- of and who creates the most interest a
, present is Douglas. The outside pressuT
tor Lin is immense, but as the delegation
come in, end compare notes, his strengt
? turns out 10 be greatly reduced, and hi
4 l,.o fs.,-, is Raln1ort Z
@ the House OF Rothschild, who it is said, ho
-, an interest in Douglas of pecuuiary nuturf
CHARLESTON, S. c., April 22.-The Ne
. York SOfs have orgnnzed formally b
s electing Denn Richmond Chairman, and Pt
d ter Cagger and Jas. c. Spencer, o! ST. Law
renee, Sec'ys. The three seats claimed b
Jno. GIoncey, August Belmont and John
! son, t. fill vacancies in the n. Y city dele
gatior, and oDe vacancy in the place 0 SID
r nev Lawrence, of FrankIin county, wer
referred to Com, consisting of Isaac Fow
Ter, Edwin ClCsWel, SANFORD E. Church
Lonuel Stcjsun and VIM. F. Russell, VIII
will report TO morrow morning at O'Clock
The Penn. delegation held meeting las
, night, with view OF organizing and pre-
D senting the vote of the State solid Senq
tor Digler was elected Chairman over Elk
; Senator Drodhead by q vote of % to %
there being three Gbsentees. This is onl
e an expression of personal preference, an
IS no practical test OF the proclivitcs of tn
# delegation. GloGsbrenner end Cassidy wer
- chosen Scc'ys, and VIM. Dawson spokes
} nan. An important point was a resoIutio
G offered by MIR. Phillips, that the deleGatio
y should vote as unit in the Conventions -
o.. This movement though not unexpected, We
denounced by Mr. Congressman Montgome
ry as surprise. He said he would not per
nit his vote to bo cast by another, an
threatened to tuk until 1870 before permit
! ting the adoption of the resolution. H
t finally left the meeting in passion but wa
v not followed by others.
, Pennsylvania is divided betWeeHBrecken
ridge and Guthrie with q preponderance i
favor Of the former who will probably &c
the vote Of the State.
The South is visibIy closing its rank
since they have compared opinions, and sine
members of Congress and other intiueutia
persons have arrived. The delegates o
Ala, Hiss Ark, Texas and Florida held
conference, presided over by Gov. Monton
Bt which they have resolved to stand by tn
Ala. platform in terms unless the canddat
is perfectly acceptable.
Douglas friends from the Northwest an
elsewhere met at their headquarters las
night, and proclaimed the alternative of hi
nomination or the defeat OF the party.
The Times correspondent at Charleston
under date of the 22d says: The feeIin
for and against Wood and his delegation il
intense. The National Committee hav
decided to give the tickets to the other wing
Rumor sOys that Wood has been reinforcet
by the presence Of SO fighting men from N
Y, and that he will attempt coup de eta
in the Convention.
The Me-, N. Y, and R. |. delegates Or
counted us sure for Douglas.
Massachusetts in an informal caucus wen
against him but subsequently they enterta
ined the suggestion to cast a complimentary
vote for Davis, and then fall back on Doug
, las.
Pennsylvania went II against and 10 TO
Douglas.
Connecticut voted in the caucus 70
Douglas and scattering.
3 Wisconsin is all eager for Douglas. Dit
Ohio.
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