New-York tribune., 1868-06-30
rpr DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CoEVEN-
. ." TION.

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THEY STOP, AND WHAT THEY SAY, ETC, ETC.
The delegates to the Democratic National
Convention which meets in Tammany Hall the Fourth
Of Juy accompanied by hosts OF friends and hangerson
already beginning to pour into the city. Nearly all
t, ~, ncpal hotels have already engaged as much OF
,heir ,cc 'mmodations they can afford aud "more
% the m nor hotels will be cTammed TO their fullest
and here will probably remain thousands who
vii have TO cont themselves with sky parlors" for
their inner man shrewS politicians OF every shade of
democratic and "COnseTval. & Iai.n anu eOnple1lOn
from the budding village laH euSeI @ lOr Ialne ana
plunder the regular old stager N,o mas experienced
the ins and outs OF party for the greater Pron o le
time, have taken possession or the hOles lor the
use OF their expected friends from the SOUTH
and West Nearly al the hotel ordnaries ana parlors
engaged for this or that delegation as committee
rooms the demand for accommodations has been so
SSye e BEEN Teeny compsSd to refuse
the engagement of any of their apartments In ad
diOn to the regular delegates, outside chques ana
small faction headquarters are sprnng up all over the
city IN great numbers AnG te Weighy & puSGSS 0t t Se
number OF days will be relieved by any number OF outside
hurrahs where the great washed OF the rank OF
Democracy will be enabled TO express their sympathy
WITH and confidence in, their chiefs. II the wirepuers
ao comparatively few it must be remembered that there
are thousand puppets every wire thus necesstating
vast amount Of dancing ana c9mmoaon st every JERK
particular hotel prominent locality as their headquar
iers they will he enabled to TO their hearts
content before the grand windup at Tammany Hall shall
suck them all into the common cause wlnch
with the motto of Equal ri ghts and Human Freedom"
Inscribed upon its banner, and with Grant the Soldier
cases however win the delegates OF each State be
abed to enjoy the entertainment OF the same san motel
pOlnts; but the system OF having regularly esap
shed headquarters will be adhered to, this will not ser
ously inconvenience them. The chief dgnitaries OF
delegation, those who have the more pethOrc pocket
books establish themselves at the headquarters and live
on the of the season. while the lesser and more I'M
pecunOus lights who Of course in the majority, con-
tent themselves with peeking away at the humber
boards Of minor hotels In filling up with clam steWs
and pork and beans whatever the cuisine OF the cheap
AstOr House. Fifth Avenue and New.NOrR Hotels all
as headquarters OF delegatons irom S'ags
gates the city stroll through the prnciRaI
nSSs characters incidental National Con-
venOn The grand nigh priests o OF the me Pa aSDeT seat
ness and only seen at comparatively rare intervals
with few Of the more ambitious satellites dancing aoout
thsm like moths in the glare Of kerosene lamp But the
workers, the rank and file OF the Delegates ana theI
campfoiOwcrs, are thick and demonstratiye smart
country lawyers are as thick blaekberres IN patch
They lounge in the offices and readingrooms, with per
bsps slight preference for the bar.rooms ana seem
mfsterOusly happy when contemplating the pOllIioal
horizon through the bottom of julep tumber. Ihen
there Is the pOthouse politician from neighbOrng cltIes
almost as base amid the excements of their yrtuous oe
the y0gRs9 ~ dSGt al IoSsh some
bic accident of his political section swims neryo1s
sSSp6 bTo% SS spd hand the palm Of which
already ltches with patriotic anticipation o quch T
looked at the pictures in d fS s Ses oraee &C.
with his sOre-clOttes aud keen memory Tor WHAT
he shall tell the old folks TO hum about his experience
Far West life from the whitehanded sporting man who
always bets his pie 70 the paekwoous @ Iacson
at each recurring election with all the beautiful stead
fastness of an unfalterng trust o.,or, .. tho Nav
York Hotel We find melancholy array OF pOnuelahs,
which revlves the recollection OF the good ola times Weh
cotton was king and high-heeed planters were MS
prophets Here is the vertable old YANKEE MASTER VIII
his broad brlmmed Panama hat his white linen SUIT anu
the old plantation set sneer curling round the yellow
teeth that hold the inevitable cigar with ylnoctye
shoulders his sraggy bearded chin buried little lower
in his chest and with something less G hsn GS snd ay
ct his side But there in his eyes st smoldeIs tne o
cruelty through Rs asGSS sS9 Oh w6eh they tore the
slave-wh1p from his hand ana paos plaaeed IN Pro, pro
bondmans band But he still cngs to the tatters OF hls
former greatness and has his special troop OF aanes
who have come all the way from down in their section
to see what Gen sO-andso OF Col What's hisnane Evil VII
and fopon i'm their appearance as recall the presence
OF that prince Of mortgages, r. Penrther esq Oh MS
to the report that their temporary differences with the
Rohschds have been happily overcome Ihey converse
and sgns of Northern prosperity around them with the
jaundced vision OF envy ana occupy % thep ess aD at %
heavens with the large ends oil oack DotaeS r,vbara
in the ascendant far noise and buser s coneened
The rounder from Baltimore the Moysmsnslng Ker ihe
from the Quaker CITY, the more lhSIngent anu 10
fore more dangerous rowdy from western clnes to U
SSsSsE Ta Ue and poGewer from the
IVth and With Wards Cow Bay, ana MackeredVle, naAe
SptsIs Ss the most pfeudoed arstOerat would wish 70
see They spelling for fight and II the Gonyent0n ny on
deliberations it win not be the fault OF these muscular
patriots they crowd around the reekng counters Oh
the barr three more Respectable Out lar
less manly, looking individuals may be seen moving
among them and then whose prlnclpal business ap
pears 70 be to pay for the drinks the inference oeng
that they agents Of this or that candidate VINO seeks
60 obtain few random votes through Kindness ana
~ beleysd that by Friday noon all the delegates
will be- assembled within the city, which VIII thus dl-
recuy aud indirectly receive Is esumated an aeces-
sion OF upward Of 60,O0O souls -, ,.
In resect TO the candidates before the people,
Messrs Chase. PendetoD, Hendricks and seymour ana
Hancock st remain the principal topics OF Gonver
sation. The friends OF Chief Justice Chase VIII MAKE
their headquarters at the Ghadler HOUSE on 5 %
while the Chase movement has galneo eOlsluefaOIe
ground with the rank and ME- u has oaly Oso t
the New York Hotel and who is considered one OF the
most influential Losanans in the city, is reported to be
ability But then it is hinted those who pretend to
support Chase only on the ground OF availability,
6S,bes SS 80 %Gieg are eiO" either % With Hen
dro Hancock-to be fOrcby expressed at the proper
time While there many who stll have strong hopes
of eectng the nomination OF Mr. Chase, there are many
Others who contend that he will not get single vote in
Gov Seymour as nearly as we can learn, has lost
ground almost every where; the New1ork ana NeWJer
IN his support 1t is regarded set thing that he will
be the permanent President Of the Conyention CODsd
OpDOsOn TO tins is anticipated rom the Pende
ton men account OF SeymOurs welknown opposition
the nomination Of Pendleton But seymour being the
unouestonable favOTe Of the Empire state this oppos
ton will ke waived It is said that Mr. seymour desires
be mouhpiece in the Convention ana TO WITH
draw his name when IL is announced.
The friends OF Mr. PendetOn will make their headquar
ters at the Ffthave. Hotel Among them may De nleh
toned Wash Mclean. wooley. the refractory witness
shat PendetOns prospect LOOKS decidedly Due MANY Oi
his friends admit mpOssbility OF securing his nOm
nation PendleOn himself comedies the lmpolcy OF
pressing his claims His object IL is salo VIII De 10 9e
field open for himself at more propous time lie VIII
also oppose Seymour 10 the bitter end, regarding the