Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-05-16
UNPARALLELED ENTHUSIASM.
Stewards Friends Confident

curslonlSts to the republican national conven-
ton, which will commence its sessions to NOR
row. The city is crowded with republicans,
and the attendance at the convention will be
unparalleled in the history of national conven-
tions,
AS the heavily loaded cars come in they are
met at the stations by enthusiastic friends, with
banners and music, and the delegates are con-
veyed in carriages to their quarters, the bands
playing, and the professions making fine
show.
The wigwam is put to good use, and distn-
guished delegates have for two nights spoken
to the crowd
The address issued yesterday by Messrs.
Blair, senior Greeley, Defrees, and others,
giving reasons why Seward should be reject
ed and Bates nominated, has been decidedly
detrimental to the latter, and creates some re :
tin in favor Of the former
Some reliable sterling republicans express
doubts as to the policy of nominating Seward J,
and his success is by no means certain; but
the main body of the delegates and outsiders
are decidedly in his favor, and the chances
Bates and Mclean are evidently out of the
field.
Wade is now mentioned as a candidate who
would have great prospects of success, should
Seward be beaten.
The fremont Hotel is the grand exchange
or headquarters, where the delegates most do
congregate, and all the caucusing is done. The
large office and passages on the first floor are
already constantly crowded, and it is almost
impossible to force your way through the
throng.
VIM. H. Seward is being earnestly pressed
for nomination by the shrewdest and richest
politicians in the republican party. His prin-
ciple manager is Thurlow Weed, whose hand
is seen in almost every movement made so far
The opponents of the New York statesman fear
and dread Weeds power.
Greeley is talking Bates, but makes no head
way, only receiving the anathemas of the re.
pubicans for his treachery in deserving Sew
ard to exhume an old fossil. Greeley sleeps
in the bosom of the Missouri delegation with
L. 2. Blair and James II. Van Ain.
Cameron of PENNSYLVANIA purchased two
hundred round trip tickets, which he distrib-
uted amoug his friends. This insures large
representation of Pennsylvania republicans
here.
There were several thousand new arrivals
tonight, and there cannot be less than 40 900
strangers in the city, tonight The entire
day has been spent in demonstrations of vari.
Gus kinds. Excursions have been given this
afternoon to delegates, to Hyde Park. This
evening grand rally took place at the wig
wan which was crowded to Overlooking, and
four or five thousand were unable to gain ad.
mittance. Speeches were made by General
Nye of New York, Messrs Kelly of Pennsyl
vania, Sudbury of New Jersey, Burlingame
of Massachusetts, and others. Great entlusi
asm was displayed by the audience.
Dinner was given by Messrs. Draper and
Grinnell to the New York delegation. James
friendly terms in the committee room of the
New York delegation A silk flag was dis
played bearing likeness of Seward, with a
Union motto beneath. In the Missouri room
monster bowie knife is exhibited, bearing on
one side the inscription, presented to John +.
Potter, Wisconsin, by republicans of Nilsson
ri" on the other, 81 will always meet a Pryor
engagement" The knife is eight feet long.
The delegations all held meetings tonight.
Much excitement was manifested as to candi-
dates. The opposition to Seward is led by
Horace Greeley, David Dudley Field, and
Francis Z. Blair aud they are very bitter
against him. Some delegations have drawn
up protest declaring they can do nothing
if Seward is nominated. AT present there is
no concentration Of strength on any other can
didate, each state having its own choice.
The chances appear to be that the superior
tact of Seward friends, and the divided state
of the opposition, will carry him through sue
cessfully. The Americans and radical demo-
cratic republicans of New York, now present,
warmly favor Seward.
Tom Corwin is spoken of for president this
afternoon.
A large crowd assembled in front of the Ire
mont House were addressed by man who
made a Douglas speech. After a time the
speaker got quarrelsome in consequence of be-
ing interrupted, and was arrested.
A struggle will probably take place early in
the convention on the question whether double
votes will be allowed from each delegation.
In case of Stewards success, Trumbull of H.
linois will be pressed for vice president. Lin
coin and Wade seem to be the most prominent
.adidates after Seward.
Evarts of New York, Corwn of Ohio, Ash
nun of Massachusetts, and Reeder of Penn
sylvana, arc mentioned as candidates for
president of the convention The Massachu-
sets delegation are reported divided, minor
ity supporting Seward.
The German republican convention met at
2P. M. The meeting was largely attended,
VIM. Cappe of New York, chairman. Reso-
lutions were adopted requesting the national
convention to condemn all measures against
the rights of adopted citizens, such as the
Massachusetts amendment, to declare in favor
of the homestead bill as passed by the House
of Representatives and give the anti-slavery
plank of the platform most positive interpre'
tation. Several other questions will be cOnsid
cred at the meeting, tomorrow
Steamer Burnt and Five Lives Lost.
LOUISVILLE. May l5.-rhe steamer Silver
Star, from Evansville to Paducah, was burned
on Saturday at Curlew coal mines. Five
lives were lost. The boat and cargo are n TO.
tai loss--nsured at Pittsburgh