The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-07-10


consin, as It's temporary President,
Tho last named gentleman stepped
forward and was received with
slight manifestation of applause. To
the mass of the delegates he was un-
known, and there was nothing APP
parent in his presence or man
ner In the least calculated to
awaken or inspire enthusiasm. The
inquiry ran around the hall, Who
Is he. where Is he FROM" showing
that an unknown man had been I'M
expectly thrust upon their attention.
Mr.. Palmer is sharp-faced, sallow-
complexioned man of middle age,
rather tall and spare made, with thin
set whiskers fringing a sharp chin.
His voice, as the World, POLITICALLY
expresses it, has melancholy ca
dence," and his manner has in it
nothing peculiar or attractive. His
speech was common place, but was
well received, one expression provok
Ping a round of cheers and other man
| ifestations Of enthusiasm.
The first point raised in the Con-
vention, that brought out any discus
sion and unmasked the opposing bat
| teries, was very appropriately sprung
| by the impetuOus McCook, of Ohio.
He attempted to steal a surprise in
| favor of Pendleton by f1anking the
two-thirds rule. This motion was
| that the rules governing the House of
Representatives be adopted for the
guidance of the Convention, until
otherwise ordered. But the willy
politicians of New York saw the trap,
E~l MIL l.
dash. Some tall fellow suggested
that the present House of Represent
atives was q poor place for Demo
cratic Convention to obtain its rules,
and the insinuation took with the
delegates like wildfre. MeCook saw
his danger and struggled to ward off
| the blow, but could not, and the ter
rible two-thirds rule was virtually
adopted. This was hard blow for
the Pendleton men, and one from
which they will recover with great diff
fieulty. They still profess to be con-
fident, but their whistling is evidently
only for the purpose of keeping their
courage up.
But little was done on Saturday be-
yond securing temporary organiza-
ton, and the appointment of the va
rious committees. It is conceded
that Governor Seymour, of New York,
will be permanent President, and he
is reported to be now preparing his
speech. It seems to us that the PEN
dleton men will look forward to the
delivery of the speech with some ire
pidation. The Governors well known
views on the bond question are dia-
metrically opposed TO those of Mr..
Pendleton, and he may avail himself
of the opportunity afforded by his
position as President of the Conven-
ton, to enforce his views with argu-
ments which will prove damaging to
that gentleman's nomination.
The latter part of the day and to-
morrow (the Sabbath, will be de-
voted to log rolling and gouging gem
orally. The feeling of bitterness APP
parent weeks ago 10 increasing and
becoming intensified. Unless it be
allayed, by some as yet undiscovered
process, it will have a tendency to
discourage and dispirit the party, who
ever may be the nominee. The kind
of argument urged in favor of the
different aspirants is of itself most
demoralizing in its tendencies. To
take the position that General
Grants defeat depends upon the
nomination of q candidate upon
whom the party is unable to
agree, is to admit, in the outset,
the certainty of his election. The
wiser men Of the party see this, and
struggle to exclude the argument
from their discussions and delibera-
tons, but, like Banquo's ghost, it will
not down at their bidding. The
developments made thus far indicate
that the nomination of Chase will lose
the party the entire West and North
west, while the nomination of Pen
dletOn Will prove equally disastrous
| IN the East and South So praualont
is this opinion that we cannot think
esther of those gentlemen will be sue
cessful, and we look with the more
confidence TO the triumph of Senator
Hendricks, Notwithstanding his pres
ent apparent low status in the Con-
VentiOn.
The weather to-day has been
furiously hot, and the running to
and fro to find cool spots has been
great. Coney Island, the Central
Park, Greenwood Cemetery, and the
fishing and boating resorts, have been
thronged. Every omnibus, street car,
hack, and excursion steamer has been
crowded. Drunkenness abounds; and
although the police fairly swarm,
there can be little doubt that the
chapter of accidents and crime in
Mondays papers will be unusually
large and Notwithstanding.