The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-08-31
Excited Debate in Reference
TO Cen. Mcclellan.
No Candidate for the Presidency
Yet Chosen.
sRB ECLBLLAN MEN STILL sAXCUINE,
ON SPECIAL CHICAGO DISPATCHES.

CHICAGO, August 80 10 A. NJ
ne COMMITTEES on Resolutions were in session nearly
~ night They nAayagresd upon all the points Of their
platform, and united. sub committee was then
appointed, OF which vallandgham is member to make
NE draft Of the resolutions They engaged at that
task this forenoon and unless there smethug dragged
hso H. implied otherwise by the wording Of the reso
lstions, there viii be trouble The subcommittee
win have TO report the general committee and they
usw at work over wording o. the resolutions One
- the main points OF difficulty Is relative 10 the use Of the
word "armistice Two elements interfere with the mean
hg Of that word, and has not been fully agreed upon
vhat will be s ect upon the blockade. One party do
srss add another resolution stating what they mean
Sy armstice The other objects 10 such a course. The
platform will be peace In its general character, aud the
ultra peace that lhs report Of the committee
will be unanimous
fuere is q strong feeliug working up against the i'm.
prsosicable OF Ohio. The feeling appears to have
taken strong bold that the ultrasm OF the other men
vil prove dead weight TO the party, and that the
ssCket will be stronger without their support Ohio }.
shsy say, viii 60 against them any way. conviction
has also taken possession Of the gs portion Of the dele
rates that ultra peace are really sessonists
n fact, hcKson made rabid speech in the New York
delegation declaring that separation their only mode
II settlement and that they might as well come 10 that
at once as they would have to n the end large
SorIty take no part IN such talk aud unwilling TO
commit themselves In the platform to anything that vii
prevent the continuation OF the aghng settlement
cannot be made on the basis or restoration OF the
Union.
There s q large body or tho Knights OF the Golden
Circle here from Southern Ohio who rampant. sew
sra Of the chiefs OF the order are iourshing about IS
backers OF yalandgham, ani carrying themselves as
though they owned the whole country Their movements
% disgust the delegates tha, the opposition TO this peace
a. any party gaining strength every hour The
men who run Seymour iu th. New York delegation, now
that they have shown their hands have proven them
solves to be In favor OF dsanon This fact enough
show what the Seymour movement means. Tucker, Of
New York, opposed armis,cs IN be was iniormsi
sAas he was selected by the commts- one VI the
Woe presidents and hsn he turned around and worked u
favor Of the armistce proposition.
CHICAGO August 80. 1894
Soon after the assembling or tbs Convention fore
~oou . communication received from the National
Conservative party which met Ia Convention here on
Saturday Il was read by the Secretary and when the
point was reached recommending the nom nation OF Nc
Cssan the widest enthusiasm ssept over ihs whole a.
sembage The pc PIE in every part Of the building, old
aad young including nincsaibs Of ths Delegates rOss TO
ner feet waving hands aud hauissrcheis and cheering
vocferously. This scene lasted iuiiy ave minutes II
without parallel in the history ot conventions.
words fail TO give an Idea Of IT,
dnd was mistaken in my morning despatch The
Sub COMMITTEES Resolutions have not reported the
Convention. The contest ths word armis,cs' was
in the subcommittee; at least II was 40 statst in tho
Convention, when they we're called upon 70 report
valandig igham . power vs. grsiulily becoming weaker.
rbs defiant aud threatening tone o those around him
rsscting against him. The peace mso are stlll iyus
every device which ihsr ingenuity can devise
70 spring seymour's oomius,ioc upou the Convsn
sson Every scheme thus far Plsuned his resulted Is
sirengthening Mcclellan, IA likely TO 10 The end. u
now appears that the woods got up the anti Mcclellan
Demonstration last night, and paid FOR Il No wcnde
that Il was out and dzzs. II shs nomination h
rot made to-day the bogus committee, which claim 4
have been elected at the Syracuse peace meeting ntsn,
- have blow out against Mcclellan. seas