Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-04-19

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The delegates 70 the Charleston Convention
from the East, North and West, had very gen.
orally gathared themaslvss togslhsF id Wash.
iugtOn on The 10Th. md Of course President
making was tlie principal buHiness. The n,
Y. Herald's special dispatch of that date states
that The Wood aud Caggar delegations from
New York were all in Washington and having
lively time. Both sets were warm as 70 thsil
Preference Tor The Presidency, though the
Douglas men say that they have positive assu.
ralces that the Cagger delegation viii cast
their vote for tho Little Giant The Hunter
Breckenridge and GuIherie men also allegC
that they have the same assurances. The dis.
patch says;1 GE
Wood and his party are very discreet, and
decline expressing q preference for any of The
Presidential oandidatee. Ills main reliance
for admission into the Charleston Convention
is upon the Southern delegations. If the
South even suspects that the Caggtr delega.
tion will cast their vote for Douglas, they will
vote in body against their admission. Such
instructions, Il IS said, have been sent from
here by the leading Southern Senators and
members TO the various Southern delegations
This seems to indicate that under no circum'
stances will they submit 10 the nomination O.
Douglas, and yet, in the face of this men are
betting on his nomination against the field
II is said the Massachusetts delegation, who
have heretofore been considered fof Douglas
will vote against him from the jump. This
change has been produced since their arriYalir
this city.
The excitement here among the delegates tc
Charleston to-day and Tonight is reaching itl
height. The Douglas fever is SO high that the
the hectic flush appears, and death is Ger
tain, Collector Whitney, of Boston, has
majority Of the New England delegation
against Douglas, most Of whom are for Sccre-
tary,. ,.Toucey, while some Of the most skillful o.
them arc managing the race for Seymour, Ot
New York. a
As blind, the Massachusetts, delegates, IN.
der the lead Of Collector Whitney and Genera
Butler, visited Vice President Breckenridge to.
night, and paid their respects to him. The
Pennsylvania and New Jersey delegates are
largely for Breekenridge. New York agrees tC
20 for any Southern man who appears to be
the voice of the Convention The douglas mer
have a branch establishment at the Nationa
Hotel, the star Of which is the nListle Giant
himself Everybody is invited IN there, on the
principle of "Come into my parlOr, DC Some
go in and some don't. Tonight there was
Jolly time at the rancho, and speeches were
made by Senators and Representatives. Whis,
key was drunk, and stories told, but nobody il
particular committed, unless verdant gentlemen
of the press were induced to believe that ever 2
bo " who spoke there would shout and vote fol
Douglas at Charleston Not bit oft GOoC
whiskey drinkers are not caught that way.
All sorts of betting is going on, but the heav
lest is against Douglas, and his friends fre'
quentlY become desperate and lose their TEN
per, while the opponents of the Little Giant
seem to be happy as CLANS at high water. Th'
contest between the two delegations from Hi
nOis is quite amusing The nationals so call
ed, clearly have the inside track, and bet thei
money, first, that Douglas cannot be dominated
and secondly, if be is, be cannot carry Illinois
The Southern delegates who are hers declar
that they will sustain the administration mer
from the North who have stood By them, AM
that they would be false to their own principle
if they did not do so.
Such are the gossip and speculatiOns Of tn
Heralds correspondent. His "faets" are t,
W so4ASA "AFAA many grams u oAiOHaAlCSs 1 u
special dispatch of the 10th to the Times, from
a Douglas fugler, says ~
Douglas delegates are mastering strongly
tonight, and are having good time at thei
headquarters. The speeches are fine, sad tn
liquor abundant The remarks Of Messrs
Hamilton, Olingman and Boligny were loudly
appauded, IS they pledged the South for tn
Little Giant. These gentlemen 90 into tn
| tight ct Charleston with entire confidence
Postmaster Cook offered, at the dinner table
to bet 5000 that Douglas, if dominated
would lose Illinois. Judge Cotton, Of New Or
leans, introduced himself, and proposed takin!
the bet. Mr.. Cook declined, on the grount
that he'didn't know the individual Afterward
be became very abusive of Senator Douglas
in Browns Hotel, when Hon. Mr.. Logan step
ped up and pronounced him "lying thief from
Chicago" Mr.. Cook TUNED away, evidently
not hearing the remark Thus things are be
coming lively.
The 'SeniOr Editor" of the Dealer, unde
date of Washington, Monday morning, apr
18th, presents the following as
DOUGLAS PROSPECTS.
The Presidential Problem a. II na5v stands