The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1864-09-02

of the Democratic National Convention
which assembled on Monday, we select
the following:
1Spccidl Despatch to The N. r World
CHICAGO, August 2S.-Chicago is lit
orally overlooking with people, and thou
sands are arriving every hour to attend
the convention. On Thursday eve all the
hotels were filed, and other accommoda-
tons are now growing very scarce. The
eleven different railroads centerng here,
brought in yesterday $4,000 passengers,
and special and regultr trains are due in
great numbers tomorrow. Thousands of
farmers from Indiana, Illinois and Michi-
gan are arriving in wagons. The crowds
in attendance exceed anything 10 the his
tory Of this country, while the interest
felt in the convention has no precedent.
The Mcclellan mass meeting last night
was the largest gathering ever held in
Chicago. The lowest estimate of num-
bers is $4,000. Court House Square
was brilliantly Illuminated with fireworks
by the Mcclellan minute men of New
York, while five streets were packed solid
for blocks with eager and excited multi
tudes. Five stands for speakers were in.
sufficient for the immense crowd. The
constant arriving of clubs caused great ell
thusiasm, only equalled by that manifest
ed for sentiments of speakers in declaring
for Mcclellan. 1t was nearly daylight
when the demonstrations ceased. The
anti. Mcclellan element seems over-awed
by it. Yesterday and last night aud to.
day the streets and hotels have been filed
with great crowds, and public sentiment
there develops itself almost unanimously
fsr Mcclellan for the next President
The outside pressure for him is very great.
Now and then a representative of the
peace element approves MIN.
Most of The State delegations have held
their usual caucases. Maine, New Hamp-
shire. Vermont, Mnssachuse is and Rhode
Island are for Mcclellan. In the Massa-
chusetts delegation are two delegates who
were her delegates four years ago in the
Republican Convention and voted for
Lincoln. Connecticut will probably throw
It's first ballot for Seymour of that State.
The New York caucus showed majority
for Mcclellan. Pennsylvania, With Geo.
W. Cass, chairman Of the delegation, is
unit for Mcclellan also, New Jersey,
Delaware, Michigan, Missouri, Illinois
Minnesota and Indiana. tn the Iowa
delegation caucus resolutions were passed
and vote taken, showing preference for
Governor Seymour, Of New York. The
Democratic Union delegation of Ken
lucky, are for Mcclellan. The two sets
of delegates from that State will probably
be admitted Oregon is for Mcclellan,
and probably California. Maryland is
strong against him, and threatens to de-
nounce him in the convention. Some
other anti-McClellan elements joined the
Marylanders to-day, talking loudly against
him, but failed to accomplish anything.
The withdrawal of Governor Seymour
and the reception of letters from ex Presi-
dents Pierce and Fillmore declining to run
for the nomination leaves the field almost
entirely to Mcclellan. August Belmont
will call the convention to order Gov
ernor Seymour will be permanent presi-
dent. A full organization will early be
affected, and followed, doubtless, by au
Adjournment on tIat day.
The convention building holds one
thousand and five hundred people, and cost
the democrats of Chicago forty thousond
dollars. 1t is gayly decorated with flags,
and will be enlivened with several bands
Of music.
The nomination for Vice. President is in
doubt. Ex-Cong'essmen Phelps, of Mis-
souri,, Pendleton, of Ohio, Ogden, of Iii.
nois, and Guthrie, of Kentucky, are most
prominently named.
George H. Train and some others are
urging Gen. Dix for President.
As an evidence of feeling for Mcclellan,
the fact may he cited that bogus tele-
gram was sent yesterday morning to every
station on the Pittsburg and Chicago
Railway, stating that Mcclellan would 90
through on special train. The result
vas that at every ststion on the road i'm
mense crowds gathered to welcome him.
Al one small place in Ohio it is estimated
that nearly 1000 people were preseu; at
the station.
Especial Despatch to The Nev York News.
CHICAGO, August 28.-TLe Delegates
have nearly all arrived. Who will be the
nominee for President is still in doubt -
The most prominent names are Governor
Seymour, Mcclellan, Pendletou, of Ohio,
and Senator Allen, of the same State
The Western delegations are divided, with
an anti mcclellan preponderance. PROM
inent Western men maintain that McClel-
Ian could not carry a Western State
His Inauguration of the system of arbitra-
ny arrests, by Selling the Maryland Leg
'slatufe, aud his West Point speech, hang
around him as dead weight. d..
Delegates from localities that have suf-
tered from arbitrary arrests are particular
ly bitter. One thousand dollars was of.
fered last evening that he could not carry
Ohio, India or Illinois ,-
The New York delegates came here