The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-07-10

their favorifes, there was clearly apparent DISPOSE
ton TO accept the result and give it hearty
pendeton, Hendricks, Hancock, and SO on
through the entire list OF candidates. and
on the nomination Of this or that man depended the
success Of the democratic ticket they now as
matter OF political policy evince determination
do everything in their power to elect the ticket OF
the Conventions determination that means
| ing political contest for the one purpose Of
defeating Grant and putting stop to the present
IL is beeyed-for so the delegates state-that the
Democratic masses OF the people In their approval OF
the platform OF principles put forth by the Conven-
nominees, and il Is further believed that the ticket
sure to be elected. From this 1t may be seen that
there great enthusiasm over the nomination OF Sey
mour lie was the theme OF the evening talk, ms
antecedents the subject Of everybody's eulogy;
ms Illness for the high position to whiche has been
nominated was dwelt upon in ike terms OF
| encomium and his jealous and unbending carrying
OUT II elected, the principles OF the party as en-
bodied In the platform OF the convention was
| ance.
| ENTHUSIASTIC RATIFICATION OF SEYMOUR
FROM what has already been written it will be
| gathered that the nomination Of Seymour was re.
| ceived with the liveliest degree Of enthusiasm.
| "Well how no you like the nomination ~ nearly
everybody asked OF nearly everybody else. ,.ot
~ y the best nomination that could have been
1
1--WE shall win on 1t, and that's enough,n answered
others.
| would prove the nucleus for showing up the feast
biity OF the nomination and unfolding the basis OF
assurance OF victory for the democratic party in the
| approaching political campaign.
,f ft A SOLDIER OPPOSED TO SEYMOUR ~-
| An occasional obector to Seymour had the hardi-
hood TO express openly his objections to his nominal
~ was a soldier during the war, said one of these
| directors, land Governor Seymour was peace
| democrat.
| 1.-The war IS over-the war In which you fought"
answered New ork deegatei put there is more
| momentous battle TO be fought-a battle on whose
| issue pending the liberty well being and safety
OF our people and perpetuity of our constitutional
| rights.n
lin the latewag we fought against traitors, plead
| the soldier.
| ..It is against traitors to the country the demo-
cratic party is now marshaling for fight" answered
| the New Yorker. .'You fought to save the country
in the war-if you was patriotic then and not a
merely hireling soldier and fought from principle
and love Of the country, you win take up arms on
l our side in the coming contest.n
| "DOnt see It," said the soldier
you'll see 1t after time If you don't see it now,
| said the New Yorker.
An invitation to take drink from an acquaintance
this line of peace democracy war democracy.
/ .r q TEARS THAT DID NOT FLOW.
| West Virginia delegate-and he was the only
delegate we heard express any objection to the
nomination-said that his lachrymal glands were
nation OF Seymour. His State, he said, would have
gone for Pendleton, but Seymour he did not believe
l
| the best Of 1t and so would the bulk of the demo-
cratic voters in his State His great reliance was
REPUBLICAN GOSSIP.
or course there were many republicans among the
| throngs crowdng the hotels These for the most
part gathered In groups by themselves and canvass
| ed from their own standpoint the nominations.
"Seymourl hoodwinked the Convention most hand
faction.
"A better exhibition Of duplicity than was eve
| represented on the stage" exclaimed another.
| at suits me- remarked third, ''SeymOur Is tn
d best candidate for our side that could have bee
. | nOminated.n
"Grant win have only to walk over the course
+ | tnterpOsed another.
/ seymour will be beat by twenty thousand in Nev
: | York /" interrupted still another
"And that old party hack and political fossil Biail
how could they have nominated him f' earnestly In
CURED still another member of the group.n
: "fhey got out o peculiarly seductive platform,
added another; ''but they have killed it all by thel
Thus talked and commented the republicans, wit
| infinitely more OF che same sort, but for the mos
part adopting the soto goce style OF utterance--
and obvious fact that they were in the enemys camp
I DRoPPINa or THE CURTAIN.
| Till late in the evening the performance at the FIT
Avenue HOTEL for the last few days the great centra
headquarters Of the democracy OF the country wa
kept up we described it, To the political ga
| gacty and imagination OF the reader we leave tn,
| filling OF the outlines or our skeleton picture Al
will he seen the performance was unlike that of tn.
previous evenings. 1t was the play OF 'Hametr ther
| with Hamlet left out. Last night we had Hamlet.'
| Altogether the performances here ON the past few
| nights have been memorable Ones-mcmOrable In
the great diversity OF characters of the players
memorable In the alienation Of hope and despon
| dency produced by the acting-memorable in the
grand .denouement OF the drama so startling and
unexpected to the great multitude OF the outer
| world. At length the curtain has fallen. Most OF
the remaining delegates viii leave to-day; but in the
hustle and earnest vgor OF their work TO secure the
election OF ihe candidates tiiey now nominated AZ
viii not soon forget their metropolitan experiences
THE NORTH, HOFFMAN, AND ST. JAMES HOTEL.
| The Albany Regency hive left the Worth House
| Poignant regret at the sudden snatchng away from
life and labor in their OF their cheftain Mr.
Cagger prevented their entering enhusiasticall
| into accepting the result OF the Convention nomina
lions Others but as regards the latter they are
| the Convention. Some half dozen delegates are al
that were remaining last evening, and only two o
| the list OF sixty still remained at the ST. James
THE MANHATTAN CLUB.
| The great centre Of interest last evening, espe
| cialy to the leaders Of the democratic party, was
| the Manhattan Club rooms.
GOVERNOR SEYMOUR AND MR.. BLAIR HERE.
Both Governor seymour and Mr.. Blair spent mos
OF the evening here and, OF course, were the chie
cynosures Of interest as well as observation by mem
oers OF the club, by visiting delegates and the
Of the convention were warmly congratulated
on their nominations. There is not much
nomination by Governor Seymour. He made
last evening no special and pointed avowal
| on the subject, but his intimat0ns TO his more i'm
mediate political friends place the matter beyond
| question. As to the acceptance by Mr. Blair OF his
nomination that is unquestioned. Champagne, con
CALCULATIONS and oasts prophetic OF future
| Of the party were the features Of the evening.
RATIFICATION MEETING TONIGHT.
| The only serious business transacted was arrang
| ing for grand ratification meeting this evening II
| front Of Tammany Hall.
Club Ratification Meetings Inst Night.
An enthusiastic meeting OF the Seventh ward vii
liam NJ. Tweed National Democratic Defenders com
posed Of the substantial citizens Of the Seventh ward
took place last evening at their hall NOW in pro-
cess of erecton) No. 81 East Broadway, Richard