Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-08-17

Special Correspondence CT the Cleveland LEADER.l
PHILADELPHIA, August 18th.
A few more words, dear LEADER, about
the convention of yesterday. In personal
appearance, taking it e,. masse as it was as
sembled in the body of the hall, it was
very respectable body. The arrangement Of
the wigwam gave the delegates the entire
central portion Of the hall, and the twelve
hundred preseu. filled it full. Around this
central and level portion rises, like an
smphilheatre, tier above tier of seats, capa-
bic Of holding two thousand people, when
filled. These seats were about half of them
occupied yesterday. They were divided in
to two compartments, one for gentlemen
alone, and one for ladies with their attend
ants; but only bakers dozen Of ladies
came, and the doorkeepsrs turned the food
of curious male spectators into their gallery,
till it was nearly half full. On the plat
form appeared several notabilities- John
A. Dix, with bushy eyebrows and resolute,
quiet face, sat quietly on a retired seat un
til the timo for him to assume the mastery
ofSt Louis, a Copperhead of ancient repute,
whose record 10 the Thirty ninth Congress
has made him eonspieuously infamous
Next him is apostste Doolittle, of Wiseon-
sin, smooth -shaven, square built and sturdy
Randall is not so modest. With one elbow
leaning upon an armchair at the front of the
platform, with head thrown back, with
horid face and bald, shining forehead, Ran
dali shines super-eminent upon the throng.
It was he who announced in orotund and
impressive manner, the entrance of the
Massachusetts delegation arm in arm with
the South Carolina rebels. L was he sho
demanded three cheers for Andy johnson,
By whose grace he was Postmaster General.
It was he who called the Convention TO or
der. and nominated Dix for its Chairman,
afterward retiring, celestial rosy red, to the
friendly obscurity of back seat while
rebel General-Di0k Taylor, of Louisiana
sang ont " Three cheers tor Randall After
Dix had made his speech, which cooled
down the excited crowd to frigid patience,
he introduced a clergyman, of a Presbyte-
riau appearance, to deliver prayer. The
Secretaries of the Convention were then an
uounced, and the various calls and circulars
in reference to it ws-e read. jim Stedman,
mounting a seat, moves a committee on ere
dentials. Doolittla slips in a resolution for
the order Of business, which he reads in q
clear, we'll -modula;ed voice. Both are
adopted. From the from: seat of the main
body Of the house Mr.. Montgomery Blair
then raises his tall form, and moves the ap-
pointment Of 4 committee on Permanent
Organization. Then comes Tom. Florence,
former Copperhead Congressman from this
city, aud now editor of the Washington
Constitutional Union, and Andy Johnson's
intimate and famjliar-an old man with
evil eyes and long white locks that reach
his shoulders. He demands the reading of
the Campbell Randall circular, inviting
Democrats into the Convention on equal
terms with johnson men. The request is
granted, after two or three mistakes as to
the character Of the paper which he called
for. Tnen the Convention broke up, on
motion Of Mr. Montgomery Blair, to adjourn
till noon tomorrow.