Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-08-18

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/ as former Cleveland Copperhead. tt
= names of Orr and Perry were eheered {
j. they were announced.
f sHREwD TRICK.
As soon as the last name on The last con
mittee had been read, and before any dele
gate could get the floor to let off any stun
r speaking John Hogan, on the platform q
the right of the President, sprang up {
his feet and moved to adjourn. This actio
was one Of the shrewdest of the man.
; shrewd arrangements of the clique which
managed the Convention Il left them per
fectly free to pass their complimentary
| resolutions and do the remainder of thei
routine business by unanimous consent
but had anybody attempted to make {
speech or offer a resolution out Of the ar
ranged programme, the motion 10 adjourn
would have cut him sharply oil. The re-
naming business was rushed through ra-
Pidly, and at twenty minutes after twelve
the Philadelphia Convention passed GU. Oi
| existence. Then came the cheering-Dave
Cooling, standing on bench in front Of
the stand, was its fugleman, and cheer after
cheer was given for everything and every
body, with swinging of hats, waving of
handkerchiels, humping OF canes, and
general uproar.
TEE PROGRAMME CARRIED oUT.
Let US give the managers of this curious
couglomeration, called convention, ere nit
for Infinite shrewdness and tact. The pro-
grsmme which Mr.. Seward and Mr. John
son arranged in Washington weeks age, has
been carried out to the letter. To do this
in a convention which contained such di-
verse elements, and which any chance
spark might explode into fragments, re-
auirel The most careful and able general
ship. It was nevertheless accomplished,
and the delight of the leaders is immense.
The programme was most carefully laid out
beforehand. 1t was arranged with the ut
most nicety and with artistic skill. The
resolutions and address were written in
Washington before the convention assem-
bled. The very men who were to mske the
necessary motions we're picked out before
hand, and taught their parts. The whole
thing was an elegant puppet-show. and the
mechanism was perfect. This in itself was
not so remarkable, but when it is cOnsid- |
cred that this was done in a convention
made up Of all sorts and conditions of men
from Alexander H. Stephens and John For
syth 20 John a. Dix and james B. Steed-
man, the marvellous success of the engineer
ing appears wonderful. The managers re-
mem bered that the Chicago convention was
killed by the members talking out their sen
.iments They foresaw that the same would
be the result here, if talking were permitted,
for not only the Chicago conventionists but
he Southern rebels were assembled in this
motley gathering. Hence the enforced reti-
,once Of the entire affair. 1t is a remark
,ble fact that besides the set efforts of the
.wo Presidents, Dix and DoolittIe, not a sim
,le speech was made in the convention
Nothing but the routine business was done,
md, as soon IS it was transacted each day.
he convention adjourned. There was a
ime yesterday, after the demonstration Of
J. s. Hayes of Illinois, when it looked as
hough the programme would be eoverthrown.
There was a growing restiveness, and dis
POSITION to talk out, among the Democrats
n the back part of the hall. But Doolittle
cribbled hasty note aad sent a messenger
With it down into the body of the house,and
motion to adjourn followed as if by magic
50 the whole Happy Family was kept hap
", and the much dreaded rupture avoided.
THE REBEL sTRATAGEN OVER AGAIN.
Another nicely arranged affair was the
,roninence given to the Bread and Butter
Jnionists in attendance. It was well under
TODD that if the mer who were in the Con-
ention and who constituted its numerical
nsjor;ty-men like Tom. Florence, Wood
Yard, Bigler, Tom. Kenney, Seymour, Eng
sh, Burns, Fries, Reemelin, Graham n.
itch, Sam. Marshal, JEFF. Palm and An
rev jackson Rogers, from the North, and
'ersyth. Mosby, Bendinot Stephens, W. H C. {
ling. Ben, Harris, Albert Pike and Garret
,avis from the South-were allowed to take
be lead in It's proceedings, the people of the
forth would suspect its character and mo-
ives So Doolittle, COwan, Blair, Raymond,
teedman and the other renegade RepubIi-
ans were put forward. The rebels and cop
erheads appreciated the necessity of this
5 much as the Bread land Butter men, and
cquiesecd readily. Indeed DOolittle was J
le choice Of the Southern delegates for per
lament President, and was first nominated
y South Carolina Perry. II is the old rebel I
lrategem over again-the same that was
led in the wa5 thousand times-putting t
q the Union blues when a Union outpost
as to be surprised. Bu+ the captured Union
,ldiors went 10 Audersonvillc 10 less quick
because their captors had worn Union :
ickets. and ,he triumph CT the rebels IN |
er Union disguises, will be no less disas- '
.ous than If they had worn their own true a
,lors The people viii not be deceived by Q
lis transparent varnish of Unionism.
TIE oBJEcr OF THE ooSvsSrIoS.
The distinctly sTowed. recognized and ac-
,pi,d object Of the Convention was to unite !
i represented in it in overthrowing the I
Mon Inajority in the next Congress. Proofs
this lie scattered SO thickly in its pro- c
,ediugs that It is unnecessary to cite them.
e wo runs may read Let me only say !
lat his is accepted as thoroughly by the
read-and Butter men as by the rebels and I
1pperheads. All declare the prime neces- @
ty to be the defeat Of the Union party in u
ie coming Congressional contests. What
-er combinations are necessary to effect
lis grand result will be made. The gen
al arrangement is for the Bread-and- But i
r men to support the Democratic b
.ndidates, where the former are C
eak and the latter strong, and 4
&c uers1. In at least two Districts in Ohio 6
lie Third and Seventh, the Democrats will
-obably support renegade Unionists. Dur q
in Ward is talked of as the Fusion candi- 4
ste il The first Of these Districts, and R. +
L. Babe- in the Second. We shall prob b
ply hear OF similar developments in others 1
the campaign progresses a similar
srgain is made here in Pennsylvania,
here the Bread and butterflies are work
9 for the election of Clymer to the Cover {
9rship. and the Democrats promise to re- i
i'm the compliment by supporting Cowan /
= re election to the Senate. e
caUoUsEs AT THE CONTINENTAL.
It may be imagined that to lay all these
Tres, and thousands like them, requires
uch private eaueusing. This is perhaps r
lie greatest object Of the Convention. 1t is (
notable fact that Thile it has been in ses- C
on for three days, less than six hours of c
le seventy two were spent in the Wipwam. !