New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-05-15
THE CHICAGO CONVENTION.
PROSPECTS OF SEWARD.
spsei.l Dispatch 70 The N Y. Tribune.


CHICAGO, Monday, May Ia, 1901
The weather is beautiful, and the excitement
and crowd are increasing. Stewards irienas are
still hopeful They hope to get parts OF the New
dorsey Illinois, and Pennsylvania delegations put
give up Indiana They triumphantly ASK II sew
ard is not the man, why do not his opponents unite
upon substituted
Mr.. Rollins of Missouri writes that if Mr.. Bates
"a no,,;nated. he will take the nomination for Gov
nrnor and can carry the State in August on Re-
publican platform.
Mr.. Lane, the Republican candidate for Gov
rnor of Indiana, says that with Seward he and bis
marty viii be inevitably defeated; but with Bates
Mclean, or Lincoln, and perhaps others, he can
sweep the State. The opponents Of Seward insist
that he cannot be nominated, since the doubtful
States continue solid against him, and, to all ap
pearanoes, they must remain so.
The California delegation holds letter from
Fremont positively withdrawing his name; it is
said to be very fine letter.
TEN O'CLOCK, P. M.-The confusion increases
this ever ing. The confidence of the Seward party
is frmer than ever. His friends CLAIM S. electoral
votes on the first ballot, and his omination on the
fourth by the aid Of Ohio and parts of Pennsylya-
MIA, New-Jersey, and Illinois.
On the other hand, New England is dslodging
from Mr.. Seward He is not likely to hold half
her vote; perhaps not one-third. Minnesota and
California threaten an early desertion, and the
leading men of the four doubtful States say they
will stand firm and united against him. The fact
that they show no signs of uniting on common
candidate however, is against them.
Governor Denison of Ohio is here, and it is
reported that he and Mr.. Chase are in a scheme to
transfer the Ohio vote to Mr.. Seward. Some del
egations say that it cannot be dOre.
Dudley Field of New. York and his friends have
joined the party of Judge Bates, aud efforts are
making TO concentrate the opposition to Mr.. Sew
ard upon him.
Mr.. Lincoln, however, seems to be gaining
ground and his Illinois friends are greatly encour
aged tonight at the prospect of his uniting the
doubtful States and the Northwest
There is not much talk of Judge Mclean, and
an old letter of his, recommending temporizipg
policy toward South Carolina notification is doing
him damage.
There is less talk of Wade than before. The
delegations will be full tomorrow, and the canvass
pil take more form. At present, it is not easy to
predict the end. Mr.. Stewards nomination is pos
sible but not probable; but his friends caa have
chief voice in naming who shall be taken if he fails
As yet, however, they :" know no such word"
An able circular, written by Mr.. Greeley, and
signed by Messrs. Blair, senior, Van Allen,
Greeley, Defrees, and others, has been put in cir
culation in behalf of Judge Bates. His Missouri
friends are here in force and acting with great
discretion.
There begins to be some talk of Col. Fremont,
Notwithstanding his letter. Mr.. Stewards friends
say be is the only man that can beat him.
The procliyities of the Virginia Delegation are
matter of some dispute They are claimed for
both Seward and Bates, but will probably be d.
yided The rest of the Slave States are for
Bates.
Kansas will be admitted, and will vote solid for
Seward.
The German Convention to-day did nothing
only eight delegates were present. They could
not even pass o resolution demanding that the
National Convention should denounce the famous
MASSACHUSETTS, Two Years Amendment.
The German friends of Judge Bates are IN
creasing.