The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-05-16
THE CHICAGO CONVENTION.
Great Gathering Of tho BIZ. ok
Republicans
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The Preliminary hasusss d eA Primds 4
As Presidential L4isalta
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General Falling En- fron tIne
Support q Seward,
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THE CHICAGO CONVENTION.
OUR SPECIAL CHICAGO ooRRmpoHDMo


OUR SPECIAL CHICAGO CORRESPONDENCE
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rtssd-7As Assa Republicans saS ass DsaeaHss 5bv
Sepav6. Fex end Lsst-fAs Cassvon C3aH q Wsva-
xz5issis Ges In tbr "Uaels Abs''-L6o, as Fs'iias
HaIGs-Wads Rsssy ~ Oss q Dead Lscs-Grsslsy,
fsvm Oysow, AsA6tSs As Fss Fsssi7, Baass-A Rxs a
~ Ba~as-kcLess en- CAass-ns 1teA Ges~ns.
8s6nsa, Dsc'tsA kp1ssiSsa Nsmimstiss-1As
Wssfk9, &C., &c.
The asiseaass 70 Ne National Coavsaton hlnng ~
The hstaa Asgs number arrived IN lasa evenings and
Mis- nssnings trains and ths evenings trains are q.
pectsd 70 bring IN largo scosssssn q delegates 70 thss
already here Gov nsrsan, Chairman Of The National
Csnmisss, win reach here ahs evening, and win be 70
esNsd BY he citizens Of Chsags ss.ssly. 10 win san
the Convention 70 order.
AnsagsAs arrivals today = . fun dslsgAtm non shs
held N AUSTIN Tssas, on tAe l2tA April hst ne ds,s-
gAtien consists Of eight delegates two q whom ars Ger
mans aAd represent Tie German element Of Northwestern
Texas. ] understand that TIE Oonven:ion which
elected ths delegation was very largely attended
BY delegates from al pxn Of the State. M
no'tAwestern part II Texas = settled BY Gerzaans
md Seandnavans, Who Ars, 70 . man, strong 10
psshcans; but hers:ssore thex have been unable 70
express their polea, preferences ~ the polls nsy win
run IN electoral ticket this sl, and promise 10 give
earnest support The delegation instructed 10 vcss
unit for Seward. The Southern States 70 be repre-
ssated IN The oonvsnusa ere Kentucky, haryland, No
souri,, Delaware, Virginia and Texas. TIN win relieve
the Convention Of ~ sectional sAns, VIII be dwe upon
~ NJ orators
Tho Pennsylvania delegation nearly sn here, and
are working hko badgers for old General Canerou-am
Cameron, - tAey fsmiiarly term him-sf tho old Key
stone State, for President They sre eadssver
ing 70 enter into IN Nranssnent With the,
Illinois deeeatsn, which ID Instructed for Abe Ilnean,
whereby The General guarantees the second position 70
Al any rate, Abe Lincoln . 70 have Cameron b MONT
pated and electedshe later part 0 the Contingency fol-
sus ne .aS r. are sy . 3 ss .nns
corner Of Ne kitchen, lately vacssed BY peor Forney
Whether ths arrangement viii be carried out 70 soc
cessfu termination remains 70 be secu; but do not
gard Csnerop's chances - much better than Bass'.
He creates enthusiasm IN spite o. the unlimited qnan
as. rSs Lab, BY he way, i . soss q pOaie.i
bessian. re was . strong supporter Of President
ssssS and 6sss TIE lest pD' ss psS
made special mail agent, but was removed for canses
snovn-p,ossbl on ACCOUNT Of hh suprsre instcss.cy
He leader Of the Dsnises sgsinst Douglas 1865;
can camp, and goes about the country hsre, naking
out q suppo o. q 2
ron's chief buger In the West whas promises amon
II: % ss Be
night, aad set him down character. In person Leb
SIS big, fss. lubsery fellow, with oIses eyes, and
Hs he ssms sssw hat asssisd the ed,sor q 1ae ss
him, i.r wnscS civ suit for danssss nov p:adas,
believe. TIE sagncious General should choose bettsr
non 1 s.a v ~ s S r !, g
ssaasa xsas go: goa sa.ao: 2 :ssers =: PINE.
an uDeqnslIsd run a fsw days mere Win dscads the
quesAon = 70 his availability.
OHIO sad Indiana, pressing Ne oans q thAs vsssrabss
fossil, Edward Basss; and b % b backed b. Hosacs
9 sss Il e ss 1s
ere sl.ss6y hsre - are xcskss wish night :.d nan
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ocy: s.nas s.s NJ r.ssas as.s. 70. ..a 80 80
Sp.siioss, : hero = hin eSiS fssIsnss. ne tAiss
~. %ss s nd q. '' sss one Who O., ossA: '
be pouiaaSsd He dos not sand s.y chance Tor the
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Presidency HI connection with Ne America move
Hs.s, nn oppo,sm ,sy WI P,scl,Ss The ps.apalsy q
he ono assssiou support. ss.A,sr Chase, wa s.sor
Mclean. Mclean has s.an portion q The Indiana dele
CATION.
Minnesota and Iowa ass fer Seward
Francis A. Hoffman, The rich German banker OF Chi
csgo, Who was nominated for Lieutenant Governor
by the late Repu ,hoAn State Convention, be-
cause he was deemed "good card" 10 bring
In the Germans and the dollars, has written .
letter declining the nomination HA oetenaibe reaseu
III health, but told be looks Ike anything but nck
ne republicans much dsappointed. The
state Oommitee VIII undoubtedly nominate some leading
German IN ha place.
The weather 3 clear and beautiful Businss quite GO
tive.
CsnoAeo, May "a, 1850.
ne Arspa Of o. Easen Ds,>oaios- We'd Gr.>>g a,d1s
WwYuuvs-Srodrd N NJ vds-Hsay- Fe9h B1es
and th< Ben Of Balimore-OAso Prepdrs 20 Wad< In
Dsdscdhsn Of TIA "Wsgcsm"-L Bachoocdsnan for
Sspard-DoSoas Hasd--1k Work Begun, -.
me arrival lea night al Governor Morgan, Chairman
q the Republican National Commitses, Together with
large dsIssaaoas IRON New York, Psnssyivssia, Nev
Jersey and the western stasss, among whom hsss
vrspullsrs, rhurisw Weed and Horace Greeley
has the political elements boiling with renewed vio
enoe. The hssss have bean throagsd ell day BY dsle
gates and lobbyss discussing The chances Of mis- VA,
man, and nctics NAT sswsrd's friends are
here full force, pressing hs claims With great pert
nacity he seems 10 be leading now; but cansroo,
Chase, wade, Mclean and Banks are not wanting B
frends rhurlov weeds headquarters ~ the Fash
mend House, from which the General Commsn ding issues
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