Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-07-04
Especial Dispatch to the star. I

NONNENTION ADJOURNED UNTIL
r. VI. FOR PERMANENT OR.
GANIZATION.
Especial Dispatch to the Star.l
NEW YORK, July Anew York is literally
overfowing. The crowd seems to have dou.
oled since yesterday, and Broadwa and the
streets adjacent to the principal hotels and
Tammany Hall are almost impas sable on a..
count Of the throngs of people in them. Fifty
thousand would be . low estimate for the mum.
Ter Of applications for admission to the Con.
vention.
The Convention organizes with no defined
movement regarding candidates, except the
Pendleton Observation-Disclosures the delegates are
all at sea. Canvassing is kept up with despe.
rate energy. The number Of electioneerers is
much enlarged. and their vehemence has in.
cre:sed.
The outsiders muster very strongly, but yerv
few of them do more than talk. The delegates
have heard so much talk that they are hardly
willing to listen to suggestions, except from in.
fuential persons whom they respect. few
OF these are exercising a marked influence.
TIE Pendleion forces preserve their enthusi.
asm and confidence. The managers are busy
and their labOrs are systematic, and tell yisibly
upon the delegations heretofore uncomnittod.
Ihey claim that their candidate is the only one
for whom popular demons trations have been
made, and their arguments to show Pendles on's
availability have removed the impressions Of
many Southerners who were inclined for a
militsry nomination.
The johnson men are few in number, bat
confident in proportion to their weakness, The
amnesty proclamation will have its effect to.
day and gain him some Southern support.
The Hancock men are in bad temper. Their
only chance is 10 beat Pendletop. They are
struggling hard for Pennsylvani,, aud propo-e
to bring pressure to bear upon that delegation
Monday by means Of q resolution to be
pissed by some OF the military present from
Pennsylvania, aimed to exclude Pendleton.
Revezdy Johnson's name has been men.
toned, but 1t is questioned If he can get nany
votes. Maryland is enthusiastic for Pendleson,
Some OF the delegates would willingly take
Blair.
Frank Blair's position on reconstruction,
ana bis letters published yesterday, have
created for him quite an enthusiasm among
mhnv prominent Southern men. The greatest
sensation was produced to-day. on its becoming
known as positively as limited heretofore in
the STARS letters that Chase had written a
letter to John J. Cisco, Of New York, laying
down the platform on which he would accept
the Democratic nomination.
This letter will be made public by Monday,
although it has been shown to many delegates
The Chief Justice says that he is in favor of
leaving the question Of suffrage to the States
respectively; that he opposes all military rule
IN times OF pe5ce; that universal amnesty Is
right now: and while he thinks the letter of the
law should be carried out, he believes that the
rich, and not the poor man, should bear the
burden OF taxation. The New York delegation
are enthusiastic over this doc ument and the
Chase movement tor the first time looks formi.
dable in the Convention. All OF the New York
delegation but Morrissey are Tor Chase.
The Southern men are full Of rejoicing 10.
day over the amnesty proclamation, and John.
SOM name is on every tongue. The Herald and
World warmly applaud the proclamation.
The delegates commenced to arrive at the
Con vention an hour before noon. Promptly
by II o'clock the hall was filled TO repletion,
and owing TO the excellent system Of designa.
ting the loca non Of delegations. the latter were
speedily seated. On the front row were the
Pennsylvania, Texas, Ohio, and Virginia dele.
cations, with Judge Woodward as chairman
of the former. Streamers and banners at diff
ferent positions IN the Fhs'l Indicated The rest
and All Of tho iohhiss wsre ,i,lsd. q ,arrann '
her q, lad; :. ,s.;ns s, .,nons the srsct..ors %
Amov -tnose vno' nara .,trsctiva,, ,,r.;
nent were Gov sevmour and Jobn snp p'v wu
liam Bigler, rebel Generals Forrest, of Ten
nessee, Wade Hampton and Bonham, of South
Carolina. The magnificent decorations OF the
,.sra b,gb,v com nr,;men,ed ON even, hans "'''
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