The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-07-01
The Democratic National Convention
SPECULhTlONSA ABOUT THE CANDIDATES.
THE LUCKY MAN-TRDMlNENT ROLL
TICIANS IN NEW YORK-HO-
RACE GREELEY ON THE
COMING MAN

The New York papers are full of facts and
speculations concerning the National Demo-
cratic Convention which meets Oh the
4th of July in New York city. The va
rioug delegations have already chosen their
s'headuuarters." South Carolina, Georgia,
and Connecticut are at the Chandler House.
Mississippi and New Hampshire consort
at the Everett House. Maryland is at the
New York Hotel, and so are North Carolina,
Louisiana, Arkansas, and Kentucky. Ala
bama il ut the st. Nicholas, Missouri al
the Spingler House, Tennessee at the st.
Nicholas, and West Virginia at the Fifth
Avenue. The crowd arriving and expected
is so great that the hotel-I eeperB have
d" Shut down " on any engagementsof rooms
in advance. The New York W0rld gives US
some interesting items, which We copy be-
low:
s~pECvLATIoNS ABOUT TIE CANDIDATES.
The delegates to the National Convention
from the Pacific States arc the first on the
field Of action. The States Of California,
Nevada, and Oregon are fully represented,
and arc holding forth ut the Fifth Avenue
Hotel. Those from thc two tirst-named
States are pressing with great earnestness
the name of Judge Stephen j. Field, of the
Supreme Court, for President. Mr.. Field
was elected to the Supreme Court of Cali
fornia by the Democrats, aud was a mem
Der of that court when he was appointed by
Mr.. Lincoln to n .judgeship of the Supreme
Court of the United States. His friends
claim that he has always been a Democrat,
and the real mover in the Supreme Court
which secured the decision declaring the
military trial of civilians in Indiana I'M
constitutional and that in other matters
before that court he has been equally out
spoken aud decided against Radicalism.
They are making a very strong push for
him. Mr.. Fields friends opened rooms on
Saturday mt the Worth House, facing the
Worth monument on Twenty-tifth street at
the junction Of Broadway and Fifth avenue,
and are now engaged in cndeavoring to con-
vince the different delegations as they ar
rive that he is the man for them to nomi~
nate ut this time.
a few Of the leading men Of the western
delegations have also arrive ed. These are
DflLClpuIly HUN uhlSillSuH, lllllolS, AIM
Missouri. They are quietly looking the
field over, and gathering the sentiment of
the Democracy, with a view of being better
able to advise with their delegations as
they arrive. Contrary to the assertions of
our opponents, these men do not come here
determined to secure the nomination OF u
certain candidate OF break up the Conveu-
ton. There is but one sentiment mani
tested thus far by the men who have
reached here from the western States, and
that is to nominate the strongest man, let
him be whom he may. The only thing that
has given any other appearance during the
past week has been the action. OF some OF
the correspondents OF Ohio papers, who are
sending to those journals their canards,
started by Radicals for mischief, with the
view Of making Pendleton's friends believe
that there is to be foul play, and thus get
them to commit some rash act. This is now
what the Radicals are trying to do, and the
correspondents of some of the Ohio papers
III Pendleton's interest have bitten at this
bait Of the Radicals, and are trying to work
up the feeling in Ohio, which the Radicals
are 80 anxious should be. Fortunately,
When the delegation in his interest arrive
here they will readily discover that all
these stories are fabrications. Their circu-
lation in the way that they are will, now
ever, injure the candidates pressed by those
who countenance such stories. This is the
only source from which any inharmonious
sounds nave been uttered us yet, and these
are but mere ripples On the surface.
Hy the middle Of the present week there
will be u majority Of the delegations in
town and CHARTERED at the hotels, where
rAous have been engaged in advance. The
:aGipal headquarters If delegations will
be at the Fifth Avenue, st. Nicholas, Me-
trvpolitan, Everett, and Astor House. Some
of the minor delegations will, hewever, be
at other hotels III different sections of the
city. The soldiers and sailors have selected
the Mofiat GJuse for their Headquarters
the Keystone Club at the st. Cloud Hotel,
corner Of Broadway and Forty-second
street Will" the delegations from the Pa
cifc States will hold forth at IS Bond
street.
TIE FORTUNATE MAN.
There Is, however, a more general i'm
preston that Senator Hendricks will be
the fortunate man, but in the absence of
the delegates nothing positive can be ascer-
tanned. Hendricks appears TO be the second
choice of more than any other person. The
Chase movement has gained ground with
the rank and tile Of the party, but it is
doubtful if it has with the leaders. The
young men of the party are for him to a
much greater extent than the old stagers of
the Democracy. There are many who still
have strong hopes OF his nomination, and
yet there are others who state with great
positiveness that he will not get a vote in
the Convention. The friends of General
Hancock still manifest great confidence that
hs Will DO Nominated. The friends Of PEN