Vermont daily transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1868-1870, 1868-05-20
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1BOTT Mr.. UOOILEI.
Mass. Democratic Convention
CHICAGO, Ill. May 20

The canvass for Vice President is be-
coming quite exciting Senator Will
sons chances look much better. New
Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Is
land and Connecticut favor him now.
Maine clings to Hamlin, Vermont fa-
vors Wade, but may be brought around
to support Mr.. Wilson. There is much
hostility to Gov. Fcnton. Speaker Col
fax is the second choice of many of the
delegates.
There is no abatement of the oppoSi
ton to Fessendon Trumbull and Grimes.
New YORK, May, 60
The Chicago special despatch TO the
Tribune says that al least IL thousand
outsiders are there working for the NOM
ination of Fenton to the Vice Prcsiden-
cy. The South Carolina delegation has
arrived, thus completing the southern
list of delegates. Gov. Ward, of New
Jersey, will call the convention to order
at noon to-day, and he will recognize Il
delegate who will propose Gen. Carl
Shurz rs temporary chairman. That
gentleman appears to be the unanimous
choice for the position. A committee
of one from each State is to be appoint
ed on permanent organization and plat
form, after which the Convention will
adjourn to dinner. On reassembling
the committee on permanent orgsniza-
ton and probably on platform will re-
port, after which an adjournment until
Thursday may be effected.
For permanentPresident Gen. Hawley
of Connecticut seems to be the choice
although Mr. Bingham and Gen. Fletch-
er are named for the position. Neither
the friends of Gen. Sickles nor Van
Zandt are as well organized as Hawley's.
Our financial question will be one of the
leading features of the platform, and the
anti-repudiating resolutions of the III
inois Republican Convention will pro-
badly be adopted.
Ten contesting delegates from Penn
sylvania and Maryland have arrived,
some from the latter State being ne
groes, and will be admitted to the floor.
CHICAGO, May 10.
A special midnight despatch to the
Tribune says the Illinois delegation has
just adjourned, after long stormy
session. Gen. Logan advocated Wade
for the Vice Presidency, but on a final
ballot was beaten, Wade getting only
four votes, the others being about
equally distributed between Fenton
Colfax and Hamlin. New England is
still divided, and Hamlns friends
count thirty votes on the first ballot
Fenton stock is quoted highest tonight
COlfaX comes in second, and Wade i,
loosing ground, but his friends say he
will rally. The State delegations to-
night made an election of officers. Yer
mont has elected Gen. q. j. Stannard ~
Vice President, and II. w. Park a
member of the National Executive
Committee. For Committee Oh resolu
lions DR.. w. II. Johnson, and on or
. ganization Gen. w. w. Grout were elec
ted
The Times despatch says, that a care
full canvass shows that the followin,
}. vote will be thrown for Vice President
ColfaX 116, Wade ia, Fenton ID, viii
son 80, Hamlin "a.
WORCESTER, Mass, May 20.
The Democratic State Convention wa
called to order at II O'clock by Hon. j
st M. Wightman, of Boston, Col. Charlie
b. Green, of Boston, was chosen Presi
}. dent by reclamation.
New York, May 20.
The Herdld's Washington despatch
V says there is not gentleman of eithe
House there,
The Iribune's despatch says the frs
person examined by the managers yes
IT terday was j. p. Dunleary, of Ohio. l
ID appears that he acted as a sort of dis
It bursting agent for Woolley. The latte
has offered certain monetary induce
ntents to Judge Blackman of Ohio, wit
y the understanding hat he would usa N |