Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-08-16
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fD .VIHNN NWEV1 grVF a CRaxgrr0
erhad been LAID before General Grant; that a
Lieutenant General Sherman was to be in
St Louis; that General Hancock would be
sent there, in command of that Department,
with specific pstructions,and thatthe thug
Z should be stopped, '''''" -FaoF
80 Another meeting Of the Missouri dele
gates was held last night; twenty-five were
present. HOn.John Hogan was selected to
represent Missouri in the list of Vice Pres
idents of the Convention, General Robert
Wilson, OF StEJoseph, was chosen to repre-
sent the State, in the Convention commit
tee on Permanent Organization; and Judge
% James McFerFan, of Dayiese county, ,forthe-
committee on Credentials. Ob'th Question
of Secretary for the Convention for Mis-
souri,, a contest arose between Charles B..
Wilkinson, of st. Joseph, and J.J. Mcbride.
Iiof ST. Louis, resulting in the election of
IS Mr.. Wilkinson, who received eighteen of
Othe twenty votes cast. Hon. j. S. Rollins
arrived this morning, and the delegation is
now full. L'c'si0 is'.iirt fuI)
Ithas been telegraphed to the New York I.
(, journals that the Missouri and MARYLAND
delegations make common cause with
o, Vallandigham, in his efforts to take a seat
: in the ConyehtionH A majority of the Mis-
souri, delegation were ready toVote to expel
him. fHl.liai. q, z ~ (, ,bg ~
Three sets of delegates are here from Me-,
. braska-one headed by j. Sterling Morton, h
2 late Democratic candidate for lGovernor,irg
one by George Francis Train, and another
by Mr.. Taylor, Superintendento Indian Y
Affairs. The fact that the lConventionTi
placed Mr.. Morton on the cenmittee 0ns
Z Credentials would seem to indicate the ex-
clusiOn of the other sets. 'iHToosF3a
The day has been extremely unpleasant
topany thing in the nature of q large po-r.
litical meeting, especially when three miles,
had to be Travelled to reach the place Where
it is held. The weather was damp and 4
drizzling in the morning, and the rain com-s
menced falling pretty cOpiously when the
time arrived for calling the Convention to
order. The Wigwam was in an unfinished
condition, though gfeat--etforts had been
made to complete it, The roof was nOtF
fully covered, and the internal arrange
ments were'far from perfect. ..,-. ,.,.......r
There was doubt in the, morning as to
whether to7day's session would be held in
the Wigwam, many of the leaders prefer
ring the Academy of Music or the Musical
Fund Hall. Atabout IL o'clock it was de-
cided to bring the Wigwam into requisition,
and then commenced general rush for the
neighborhood of Girard College, where the
new temple of reconstruction stands. 4-rga
The neighborhood of the Wigwam pre-,
sented a, lively appearance. "a Forty or fifty
booths are fitted up after the manner of a
big State or county fair, and eatables and
drinkabes of all sorts are sold to the hun
CRY and the thirsty The Prosecuting At
torney of Philadelphia yesterday COM
menced criminal proceedings against the
proprietOrs ofthese establishments Tor sell
ing liquor without q license, but that does
not seem to deter them from vigorous
dispensatlon OF Bologna sausage and light
ming whisky.
By II O'Clock, noon, the floor of the Wig
.wanDwas well filled with delegates. The
galleries were but thinly settled, owing to
a general understanding that the proceed
ings of the day would be confined to the.
etteetipgof temporary organization. r
The Interior OF the spacious building is
plain and simple, very few efforts at decoa
ration having been made. s..I.l.I 7.sI
% At 1880, Postmaster General Randall
came forward, and after calling the Con-
vention to order, announced that the deles
gates from Massachusetts, and South CaroI
lima would now enter the hall arm in arm.
This was done amidst the alienation of
Dixie and Yankee Doodle from the band
and general hurrah from the spectators
and delegates.
AS soon as order and quiet could be re-
stored Mr. Randall moved that Gen. John
A. Dix be made temporary Chairman and
without waiting for the formality of vote,
the old soldier came forward and delivered
a speech, oevery sentence Of which was
rotinded off with hearty cheerhfrom the
audience and delegates. Then followed y
prayer, and then the usual motions for or
gahizing sucl9G body were made and car
ried. 11daH ri '...t. -.vJ ...,,r-,, "a,
These preliminary motions having been
gone through, Montgomery Blair movedan
adjournment till u o'clock to-morowgtf
Mr.. Blair had been ten minutes sooner with
his motion for adjournment he would,have
merited the thanks of the assembled crowd;
but as it was, She first man who attempted
to leave the Wigwam was saluted with q
gust of rain, which, a moment later ratified
down in hearty earnestness, finding its way
through the roof OF the building, and add
ing to anything butth good humor of the
multitude below. The roof leaked at every
pore, and the pores extended over its en-
tire surface. g0I" IH3 rlIMXCk.