Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-08-17
Wednesdays PrOceedIngs-The Pro
mIuent Members of the Convention
-TaIIandi gham's Triumph.

Especial Correspoadence the Cleveland LEADERl
PHILADELPaIA, August 18th.
Wednesday morning broke, as Tuesday
night had closed, amid gray storm clouds
and drilling rain. The scenes of two days
previous in the halls and lobbes of the con
vention wero re-enacted, only with great
er and buster number Of actors, in the bar
room and halls of the Continental. Bat
there was no angry debate and no CHARGE
for any. Yallandighsm, the only ground
of quarrel. had withdrawn, and delegates
were only engaged in congratulating each
other upon the harmony of their grand
love-feast, and in following TIE suggestion
of the New York World in mellowing them
selves to a properly enthusiastic and fra
ternal mood at the bar of the Continental.
As the morning wore on, the crowd grsdu-
ally wended their way to the wigwam,
at twelve o'clock. This building is now
complete, and at the hour of meeting pre-
sented an animated appearance. Its spa
cious amphitheatre was completely filled
not erowded-on each side. In the dark
array of humanity, here and there me gaily-
hued dresses of the ladies stood out like
flowers Of brilliant and diverse color. The
reporters seats were only half-filled with
representatives of the Press. Below among
the delegates was an animated and cheerful
scene. Randall aptly styled it Glove
feast" 1t was touching reunion of the
Northern and Southern democracy parted
these six long weary years" as Doolittle
phrased it. And when the band, from their
place high up among the tuneful choir,
struckup the well knowa strains OF "Auld
Lang Syne," the delegates responded to
the sentiment with cheer on cheer. Old ac-
quaintance was evidently not forgot among
these Democratic ehieftains, and whilo
Dean Richmond greeted Orr, and Ben
Wood grasped the hand Of Forsyth, these
leaders OF the Buchanan democracy revived
with more than ancient fervor the memories
of Auld Lang Syne. The managers of the
Convention moved to and fro about the
platform, busy as bees. Maryland, Penn
sylvania, New York and Ohio occupy the
very front seats in the Convention, ard
their representatives. are Of course the most
prominent Reverdy Johnson stands in the
main aisle, erect and hearty despite his
seventy years, with convex face, fresh COM
plexion, white hair, and bluff, buil-dog
look. Near him sits "Old Blair" Frank P.
Blair, senior, the relic Of past generation
and the chief of that trinity Of self wor-
ship, the Blair family. A little, thin, bowed
man, with wrinkled, sallow, hollow face.
One pities him as he looks at him AMI
thinks of his active, busy, fercslite and its
results. Te him approaches Randall, smooth
and smiling, with corteous manner and hon
eyed accent The two eonverse-Blair
earnest and seemingly entreatins in his
tone. Randall bland, horid and acquiseeut
Here is Browning of Illinois, the new Sec
retary Of the Interior, Chadbandian gen
tleman, with oily face, bald head and care
fully brushed hair. Here is Lew. Campbell,
the restless, anxious, wary looking Minister
to Mexico. Here comes McDougall, gray
haired, gray bearded, staggering drunkenly
along the aisle. Here through the portal
enters Hester Clymer, the CoPPerhead can
didate for Governor of Pennsylvania, and
his appearance awakens the first hearty
cheer given to any individual. And so they
flock in, Coppsrhesds of every degree, reb
els of all shades of malignity, with here
and there a bread-and-butter Unionist LOOK
| ing ashamed and forlorn.
TIE DoISGs OF THE CONVENTION.
shall not weary you with report of the