The Placer herald., 1868-06-27
The Democratic National Convention.

The New York World OF June Sd thus
speaks Of The preparations being made for
the reception of the delegates Of the Demo.
cratic National Convention
Grand preparations are now being made
10 this city for the purpose Of accommodating
the numerous delegations who are to be
present in New York during the first week
in july from all parts Of the Union, to take
part in the deliberations which are to result
in the nomination OF the next President and
Vice President Of the United States on n
Democratic national platform. Tammany
Hall will accommodate a vast assemblage
within its cApacious walls, but as j, is cacu.
lated that each delegate will be accompanied
on an average by at least ten friends or
hackers. it will be necessary to find quarters
in other places for this immense concourse
when the labors of each days session are
concluded. Irving Hall has been engaged
BY the State Central Committee Of PeunsyI.
vanis for the convenience Of the delegation
from the Keystone State, and Masonic Hall
will furnish sleeping quarters for the entire
Psndelon escort, which is in numbers over
five hundred men. The walls Of the Acads
my Of Music will once again resound, as iu
days of yors, to the eIoquenoe Of Dem ocratc
orators and il is also believed that the Cir.
Gus building in the vicinity will be engaged
for the accommodation of outside Southern
delegations. The Everett House will furnish
board and lodging to $50 delegates aud their
friends from Maryland and other Border
States. The Hancock men will coneregatc
at the Astor House in large numbers, and
negotiations are now going on with the pro-
pristors of this house and delegations from
| Illinois and Connecticut. The Connecticut
men have desire to secure the ladies' ordi'
nary for caucus room TO meet in. Five
hundred delegates and their friends are ex
peced at the Astor House. Accommodation
have been made ready at the ST. Nicholas
Hotel for twelve hundred persons who are
expected to be present at the Convention.
The Chase men and supporters OF Governor
English, OF Connecticut. will be found at
this hotel principally. At the Southern and
New York Hotels preparations on very
grand scale are being perfected tor delegates
| from the Border and Southern States and
the denizens of these hosteries will once
more behold the familiar faces Of staunch
Southern Democrats The Everett House is
negotiating with the Vermont delegation,
and it is probable that the Green Mountain
bows will be found here in large numbers.
The Pendleton men will aggregate them
selves at the Fifth Avenue Hotel. The New
York State delegation, numbering sixty five.
mar. halsd by Samuel J. T,ldsn, will stop at
the Fifth Avenue Hotel, as will also twenty.
-. 4 lol.ootao from Tndiana headed bV their
chairman, Lafayette DevIin, The Illinois
dele egstion Of thirty persons, under the charge
Of Storsr, of the Chicago Times, and the
Ohio delegation Of forty.two persons. with
their gallant chairman, General g. W.
McCooke, will also occupy quarters at the
Fifth Avenue Hotel. Committee and csu-
Gus rooms have been engaged at all the
hotels named from the first day Of July until
the close of the Convention, which will begin
it's session on the 4th Of July. 1t will cost
each delegate about seven dollars day to
live 10 this city during the Convention, To-
Guiding the necessary trifliug expenses OF the
BARRIERS and bootbIack's fees, and car fare.
Many leading statesmen and politicians have
engaged rooms at the different hotels from
the Goth and 25th OF June until the close OF
the Convention, in order to have time to
perfect their manipulations and organization
of the country delegations. The admirers
Of Charles Francis Adsms from Massaohu'
sets, New Hampshire and Vermont, will re-
pose their aching limbs at the Clarendon
Hotel. TammsDy Hall will be fully ready
by the 25th Of June.