Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-08-15
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PHILADELPHIA CONVENTION
photographic Corr aspondent Of the Cleveland
LEADER

LEABER.l
PHILADELPHIA, August H.
Everything passed off smoothly to-day,
there being no excitement whatever. Val
lsndigham has written a letter withdraw
ing from the Convention for the sake of
harmony, as he says.
The Wigwam was not over one-half full
to- day.
Col. Geo. B. Senter is here, and declares
himself johnson man. He has secured
himselfa place in the Ohio delegation.
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dent of the Convention.
The following are the officers and mem
bers of the Committees from tho Ohio dele
CATION:
Chairman ofthe DelegaLion-W. S. Groes-
beck.
secretary-E. B. Spelman.
Vice President-R P. Randy.
Committee on Credentials-J. B. Stedman.
Committee on Resolutions-Geo. W. Nc
Cook, s. S. HinkIe.
Committee to, Wait on President Johnson
H. B. Payne, A. Mcdonald and McCook.
0rganization-Dr. Geo. Freys.
Finance-P. E. Cunningham, J. II. James.
It's stated here with much positiveness
that Mr.. spaldinG has given pledges to the
Administration to support ''Iny policy" after
the October election.
One thing is certain, if the Convention is
a success, Mr.. Stanton will b9 kicked out of
the Cabinet within a week. This is the
programme. The appointment of W. n.
johnson, as Collector, creates much COM
ment among Clevelanders here, and takes
everybody by surprise. HUDSON.
SECOND DISPATCH.
Especial Dispatch to the Cleveland LEADER
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. I4.-At ten o'clock
this morning the clouds partially lifted,
and it was determined to hold short ses
sion of the Convention in the Wigwam,
commencing at noon. Soon after IL o'clock
the crowd began to gather, though at Il
o'clock only about three hundred spectators
and $50 delegates had arrived. An hour
later the building was about two-thirds
filled, a few ladies being present. The
though the arrangements for seating the
audience were nearly complete. The floor
is set apartfor delegates. and what IS termed
the galleries are simply a succession of steps
rising on all sides from the main floor. The
whole arrangement will be excellent when
the house is finished The decorations were
simple and at the same time ingenious
Along each side of the building and above
the galleries three colored stripes of bun
ting was stretched, each stipe about a foot
and half in width. 1t was neither rebel
nor Union Asg, though more nearly like
the former. The upper stripe was blue and
contained a central row of white stars the
two remaining stripes were respectively
white and red. 1t was so near the rebel
stars and bars as to suggest them to every
one at the first glance. Upon these stripes
the seals of States were placed, crossed with
small Union flags. Over the desk was
large canvass, upon which was painted an
arch, where each state represented a stone.
Above the arch were figures 1776, and be-
low, 1866, with the motto: "United we
stand, divided we fall"
Below this were three large Union flags,
with couple of small ones crossed upon
them, over the seal of Pennsylvania. The
largest flag was 80 looped up as to show but
three stripes, and then transformed into an
exact representation of the first rebel flag.
At seven minutes to twelve the managers
came up theaisle to the desk. Their appear
anee did not excite any applause whatever
CoEan came first, followed by DoOlittle, B.
Randall, Coyle, of the Washington Intelli-
gencer, Reverdy johnson, McClosky, the
sergeant at arms of the Charleston Conven-
ton, Montgomery Blair, Cornelius Wendell,
the Chief of Police, Chas. J. Knapp, Sena-
tor McDougal, Cherokee Chief BOudinOt,
once secretary of secession convention in
Arkansas, and John Hogan, of Missouri, all
in order of their names.
The band opened the exercises, but were
careful not To begin with National airs,
though it finally played Hail Columbia and
the Star spangled Banner, during which
some of the Southern delegates looked a
little uneasy.
A few moments were given Randall for q
little side show which he had arranged,
with great straining for effect He said ;
Gentlemen, I have now to announce that
the delegates from Mass achusetts and South
Carolina will now enter arm-in-arm.
At this brief announ cement universal
grin came over the audience, all thinking
it some fgurative EXPIRE ssion of Mr.. Ran
dali, but as he kept his eye fixed on the