The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-08-13
George Francis Train, "Of Ne.
braSka,' On the Inside Track
for President.
steadman Fighting Peace Democracy
and Original Secession.
yHlIendigham I'm TrIbuIatiOH, North
and south.


The preliminaries of the great Convention are
in tull blast 10 day. If person drops in at the
Continental Hotel he will be presented to a
scene of excitement and confusion such as is
rarely encountered, even in a city of the size of
OURS The vestibules, rotundas, and parlors of
the hotel are crowded with strangers, and every
one is a delegate or an alternate to the Conven-
ton.
large number of arrivals we're announced
at early as saturday; and by noon to day there
were probably no less than twelve hundred
on hand, with more arriving on every train
from the North, South, East, and West The
headquarters OF the National Executive Com
mittee are at the Continental, and therefore
all the delegates make it point to gather there
for the purpose OF talking over the
momentous questions which they expect
to discuss in the Convention. These dis
cusslons, as general thing, have thus tar been
conducted with q great deal of good temper
and an apparent desire to provoke none but the
kindlest feelings on all SIDES. There are vague
rumoIs that something more serious may be
expected to occur before the week is over, but
we can trace them to no reliable source.
Thus far the Two leading questions which have
received the informal attention of the delegates
are those affecting the status OF Vallandigham
and those of that Tx in the Convention, and
proposition to exclude not only Vallaudignam
and his fellow peace men of the North, but all
Southerners who were originally secessionsts.
There Is a strong feeling perceptible among
delegates from all quarters of the country
against Vallandlgham, Wood, Bioler, and the
other leading anti-war Democrats. Several of
the most prominent among the extreme southern
men advocate their exclusion, tearing that If it
is not 0one the whole affair will end in smoke,
If not in a row.
General Seadman, of Ohio, it is said, will
offer resolution, as soon as the Convention has
been organized temporarily, which will provide
| for the exclusion of all original secession
ISIS and all Northern sympathizers with
| the Rebellion. The chances for the pas.
| sage of such resolution are quite good,
| and, it is believed are increasing. Even Gov.
ernor Orr, OF South Carolina, and other leading
men OF his stamp, are said TO favor this scheme
1 in hearty manner. ii this motion prevails, a
| large hole may be looked for in the very centre
| OF the Convention.
The question OF the Presidency of the Covon-
| ton is also attracting great deal OF comment.
! For some weeks past, it had been generally con
| ceded that the most appropriate name for the
chairmnnship was that OF the Hon. Thomas
Ewing, OF ohio. But Mr. Ewing has not arrived,
| and is not expected to be here at all.
| In his Absence the delegates appear to be
| pretty evenly divided between Winthrop and
| Ashmun, of Massachusetts; General Dix, OF New
| York; Colonel Thomas B. Florence, OF this city;
and George Francis Train, lot Nebraska" Tram
and Florence are understood to be rival candi-
| dates, and are directing their canvass more
|
every nerve, and the world need not be at all
| astonished If he comes out OF the contest vic
| torious.
Many of the great guns who were expected to
| lend dignity and force to the Convention will
| be absent. Besides Ewing it is understood that
| Pendleton and Allen, OF Ohio, and Frank Blair,
of Mssouri,Iwill iaIl 10 come to time. Mont
gomery Blair, however, is here, and hard at
work This morning, at ii O'clock he went
| into an informal caucus, with Postmaster
| General Randall and Secretary Browning, to
| determine upon the programme for tomorrow.
AS the Wigwam Will probably not he in con-
| dtion ior occupancy in time, it Is thought that
| there will not be formal opening OF the con-
| vocation until Wednesday morning, although
| the delegates Will probably meet informally
| tomorrow morning. This afternoon, at four
| o'clock the Stars and Stripes will be unfured
from the giant flag staff which pierces the root
| Of the Wigwam.
Among the most noticeable delegates who
are known to be in the city at present are
| Governors Orr and Perry ofSouth Carolina, and
| Parsons of Alabama, Generals Stephen d. Lee
! of Virginia, McCalmont OF PennsylvanIa, Geo.
| NJ. McCook Steadman, and G. N. Morgan OF
| Ohio and Montgomery Blair OF Maryland, Hon.
O. II. Browning of Illinois, and Hon. A. W.
| Randall aud Hon. j. r. Doolittle of Wisconsin.
The following are the arrivals, in addition 10
| those published in the morning papers:-
Ge0Iss q v GPIts FsskoT viz w,. e. g VIII
| G. W, Robinson wis. :. Is. MeIze Pa,
John eYi Ina ohio GS9rgS S g,is Hamilton PatsGa Pa
| w. A Upton Kansas. Ii, Cameron, Kansas.
| j. G. Greene, Ill. ID Marcy, N. H.
| A, W. johnson, Maine. Asa Gate N. II.
| ". @, McEwen, Ohio ID. Is Thomas, Tenn.
| w r. Mills La Garrett Davis, KY.
| John G. Lape West Va Edwin A. Alger, Mass.
| j. j. Davis w eat Va William q. Smith. Ind.
Asa Faulkner, Tenn. +. V. smith, Mich.
| j II. DoOlittle Wis, NJ W. Wines IND
Samuel, II Fairal, Iowa. Henry Bingham, N H.
James II. O'Beirne, ID. Q. William Burns. n. ii.
w. u. Wright, Ga. W, G. CrOsOy, Me.
Richard r. Lyon Ca. Richard ID. Price, Me.
| j. j. N Nitchel Pa. ham ton Alrlcks. Pa.
| SObyman Heath, Mass Neil 8. Brown, Tenn.
| Ezra o Seaman Mich. John Talbot Ne
George q. Monroe. Mich, Amasa Sprague, II. /.
| VIM. II Simpson Ne. N. BOydeH, n. o.
Calvin Record, Me- r. V. Deuster Wis.
| Paul 8. Merrill Ne. Lewis II. Parsons, Ala.
8 Llttlened, Me. w. II. Crenshaw, Ala