Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-11-30
The Hwar DemOcracy"-The Second
Chicago Convention.

ChfCagO convention
Wecopy the proceedings Of the meeting of the
s.War Democracy of the Northwestern States,
which assembled at Chicago on Wednesday last,
to advise the people of the character OF the pro-
ceedings and of the men engaged in it. 1t was a
slim affair in every respect and decidedly of the
humbug order. The leaders engaged in the
movement are old political hacks. and it is got
ten up as an agency to give them prominence
and hoist them INTO some public position by the
aid of Republican votes. Perhaps the Admins
tration may be hoodwinked to the political in
fiuence of the individuals who assume the title of
.'war Democrats" and if if is, we shall give
them credit for playing adroitly successful game
of deception. The Chicago Times in comment
ing upon the affair remarks:
The little SQUAD of"War Democrats private
ly assembled in one of the chambers of the Ire
mont House yesterday, must have been a melan-
choly spectacle to each other, as they would have
been to the public if they had assembled in any
public place. They we're certainly prudent in
sitting with closed DOORS both on account Of their
meagre numbers and the objects of their meeting
They were a convention of the ssWar Democra
cy'' of the whole Northwest. but numbered not
more than twenty The object of their meeting
was TO smooth their transfer, and to transfer
as many others as possible TO the abolition party
and Of course neither the object, nor the manner
of accomplishing IT,. could be discussed in
public. They possibly imagine that everybody
does not know whether they are bound, but in
this they are Mistaken and they might as well
at once take through train to their destination
as TO be tarrying at way stations In the hope of
picking up recruits There is no habitable half
way house in the transit from the Democratic to
the abolition party, and if there was, these
WAR Democrats would only occupy il tempo
rariIy as recruiting rendezvous. They are them
selves really in the abolition party to day, and
they only deceive themselves when they suppose
| they deceive others in that regard. They do not
deceive even the abolitionists as to their nuner-
cal or moral consequence, for abolitionism is
tame in its welcome of them. IL is, we think
without exception, in its magnitude the most
contemplate political movement we have ever
known, as in its designs it is the most unworthy
Here are the proceedings of this wonderful
convention, only an omnibus load in all: ~
The convention Of War Democrats from all
parts of the Union was held yesterday, in the
gentlemens' parlor, in the fremont House. About
| thirty persons present. comprising delegates
| from all the Northern States. Mr.. Flagg
Of Indiana, was chosen Chairman Of the conven-
ton.
| IL il confidently asserted by many of those who
watched anxiously outside, that members of the
Union League figured largely in the small gath
ering There some ground for this SUPPOSE
ton in the fact that the sessions declared to
be private reporters not being admitted. Notwith-
standing the previous announcement to this eff
feet, resolution introduced to admit the re-
porters. and three representatives of the Cncin-
natl press entered the Council Chamber, but in
continently left the room at hint from the
/ Chairman on the Committee on Resolutons-Mr.
Flagr. of Ohio-who inquired II the gentlemen
intended to hold public meeting. But little is,
therefore, known of the primary action of the
convention The reporters were subsequently
admitted.
The following was the organization of the con-
| vention:
Cbairman-Gen. John A McBlernand
Secretaries-A. p. Hart, Hamilton county.
Ohio. and R. II. Simpson. of Vigo county, In
diana.
| Committee on ResoIttions-Ohio: Hon w J.
Flagg, DIR. J. j. Quinn, and Barnabas Barns.
| Indiana: Hon. A. Lowering. illinois: s. N De
laney, Of Cairo. and Col. Funkhanser. Ainneso-