The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-07-01

dleton profess to believe that HancocK 10
the man whom they have got to pit against,
and that he is the next strong man to their
farorite. With this belief, they are direct.
ing their attacks upon the operations OF
Hancock's friends, and endeavorlng to show
that he ia the man who will be nominated
if Pendleton is not.
In reference to Governor Seymour, there
is a discrepancy in the views OF the pohti-
clans. Since his speech, one class asssIt
that he is now n candidate, and that MS
speech will nominate him but in direct
opposition to this it is asserted that MIR:
Seymour stated to his intimate personal
friends while in this city that he was not q
candidate, and did not desire the nomina
ton. 1t is now generally conceded that ne
will be the permanent president of the con-
ventioD.
PROMINENT MEN IN THE CITY.
In addition to these, many leading poll
t~icians, and their name is legion, from diff
ferent States are already, or will be IN @
few days, in town. Thus Judge Field and
friends have their headquarters at the
Worth House. Many prominent politicians
from Maine are at the st. Nicholas. Judge
Blair and party, from Washington Governor
English and friends, of Connecticut; and
Hon. G. W. Cass and friends, of Pittsburg,
are also at the St. Nicholas for the Conyen-
ton. Ex-Governor Magoffin, Colonel Glib
son, Governor Stevenson, and J. Stoddart
Johnson, of Kentucky; Hon. Montgomery
Blair, of Maryland, and Hon. Isaac 4. HE'S
ter, of Pennsylvania, are at the New YORK
Hotel.
Chief Justice Chase, of Washington, and
Henry A. Wise, of Virginia, it is said, will
be at St. Cloud Hotel. Judge Gordon and
Judge Reed, of Tennessee, are at Powers
Hotel. Nor does that even exhaust the
list which could be given of notables whom
the Convention will call to New York. Suf-
Gcient, however, has been cited to: show
that the Democratic Convention Of 1868
will rank as one of the most important ever
held in the country, and hat with such
material success is a foregone conclusion.
THE RADICAL VIEW Of II CANDIDATES..
The Tribune doesn't think the Conven-
ton will get through its business before
next Tuesday. 1t says of the candidates {:
The Chase movement has developed new
strength here within the last few days, and
many of the cooler heads incline to support
the Chief Justice and get out of the Cop
perhead rut but we still think Chase's
name, after being used to kill Pendleton's
prospects, will be dropped, and that a third
candidate-probably Hendricks, possibly
Hancock-will be brought forward with
success. A clique of our New York wire
workers are laying pipe for Seymour, but
to no purpose. If any eastern man should
be nominated, It is more likely to be Cover
nor English, Of Connecticut. All is guess
work as yet but We consider Hendricks
against the field about an even chance. The
Chase movement-which at one time pro-
missed success-has been blasted by the
breath of the southern Bourbons.
PREFERENCES OF SOUTHERN DELEGATES.
A Washington letter in the Baltimore
Gazette, Of yesterday, says:
Delegates from the southern and south
western States are pouring in here en- route
for New York. They are almost without
exception for either Pcndleton or Hancock.
The Kentucky delegation is also here, and
has had a long pow-pow with General Frank
Blair. 1t is said here that Kentucky will
vote for Blair on the first and second bal
lots. The Virginia delegates are also here.
Governor McAlullin, who is one Of the Vir-
ginia delegates, says it is extremely doubt
ful if the southern men vote in the COnven-
ton. The idea of some seems to be that
the South should take the candidate ON
whom the East and the West may unite.