Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-07-04
THE GREAT CONVENTION.
The Excitement Increasing.
PendletOn's Chances Improving.
The Pennsylvania Delegation
Still on the Fence.
An Effort to Consolidate the
Strength Of the Opposition
TO PendletOn.
The TWO-thlrdS Rule Not TO be
Changed.
The Financial Plank Of the Plat
form FOreShadOWed.
Gossip and RumOrS.

New YORK, July 1.-The excitement
increases with every accession to the
crowd, which arrives by thousands. st
Nicholas, New York and Fifth Avenue
monopolize share of the interest, as the
principal delegations are there. -
Pendleton's friends are at the Fifth
Avenue in great force, as they are in point
Of fact at most of the hotels. They out
talk as well as outnumber the friends of
every other candidate. The Kentuckians
are mostly at the New York Hotel. PEN
dleton's chances are apparently improving,
and his friends assert a confident hope of
bis nomination. But if they are defeated
in their efforts to secure the Pennsylvania
vote, they are somewhat apprehensiYe of
the result. That delegation certainly has
power to select Pendleton If they choose.
The opponents of Pendleton positively
deny that that delegation will go for PEN
dletOn, and assert that only ten votes are
for him. -"t ..
Without Pennsylvania goes for Hancock
he may be counted out. His friends ex-
press confidence, but do not indicate very
considerable strength in the earlier ballots.
There are kinder relations between the
Pendleton and Hancock men than aDy
Others -,A
In the New York delegation to-day Gov.
Seymour declared that be considered it a
point of honor now, as well as duty, not
to allow his name to go before the con7en-
ticn. His supporters think differently,
but if it is presented at all it would be
done only after protracted and fruitless
balloting for other candidates. The New
York delegation will determine tomorrow
what course they will pursue ..-. --'
The Southern delegates have concluded
to take no active part. They will leave
the choice of candidate to the Northern
section, and when that is practically de-
monstrated they will. ratify that nomina-
ton with a solid vote. Until that period
those votes will be divided between Han.
cock, johnson, Pendleton and Chase. ".
The Eastern vote viii be cast for Han
cock, Chase and others, Mr.. Pendleton re-
ceiving some scattering votes ii
California will adhere to Judge Field,
This State is counted for Pendleton. s.
With ninety-ive votes instructed or
which have declared preference for him,
Pendleton will get enough accessions to
run his vote up TO 125 or $50 votes on the
first ballot. .........r.. +.
Hendricks has written no letter of with
drawal. He maintains the same attitude
that he has always, advising his friends to
act in good faith for Pendleton and above
all for harmony and success of the party,
lie ia second choice if not the first of the
East, and may prove to be the man. But
If Mr.. Pendleton be not nominated at an
early stage of the proceedings a new man
may be chosen 40
There Will be no Interference with the
twO.thirds rule. The Ohio delegation.
while denying the rule to be Democratic,
are too polite to move for revoking it.
1t is altogether probable that the Com
mittee on Resolutions will adopt resolu-
tion on finance, to'She effect that the bonds
of the government be paid in accordance
with the laws creating them, and that in
case OF controversy as TO those laws the
judicial tribunals, including the Supreme
Court, are open for the settlement of such
Delegations from four or FIVE Southern
States talk Andrew johnson Very loudly
to-day.
The New Workers will endeavor to
squelch the Pendleton escort, as thew look
On that body as an organized band designed
10 force Mr.. PendletOn upon the convention.
August Belmont, the Chairman of the
Democratic Committee, to the surprise of |
will appear in the convention
IS delegate. This shows that the real |
plan of opposition to the favorite of the |
West has not yet been developed. There
g great curiosity manifested to know where |
q cfanHo anh bp he = IL
le will spring. The wisest heads say he is
or Chase, though it is currently reported |
hat he has raised something less than a /
hundred thousand dollars in the interest of |
Hancock.
The soldiers element and most of the |
southern delegates prefer Hancock. Sey-
lour is clearly out of the way, but only TO /
nable him to more surely defeat Pendle-
On. There are some here who are quietly
lVOring the nomination of Franklin Pierce.
nd others that of President johnson.
Among the men canvassed for on the |
ice Presidency are Hancock, George w.
ASS and John Quincy Adams.
1t is stated by some old political war
orses that johnson and Adams will be the
hoice of the convention. f#Et
Correspondence of the Louisville Journal.
NEW YORK, July New York is ipde-
,ribable tonight, and must be imagined
y the reader who has an imagination vivid |
nOugh to take il in. All sorts of rumors
reyail. They must be taken for what they
re worth. Only a few ao8ual conclusions
an be arrived at. Pendleton ia far ahead,
ut how far cannot be ascertained Chase
out Of the ring Hancock and Hendricks
eyelope very weak; and several are be.
inning to abuse Andrew Johnson, as if he
beginning to have chance. Out of the
of suggestive material find |
impossible to form any general idea of ]
e situation, and must confne myself to
ray and floating bits Of street Iumor and |
2tel talk.
1t is said that Frank Blair has written a
tier Of a sensational character, designed
affect the convention, 10 which he urges
e President 70 dissolve Congress and call
National Convention Of all the people. / !
lch a document would iDiure Gen. Blair :
fore the convention. HH % fa. . ,
The indications are that John Quincy
Jams will be nominated for Vice Presi- :
Mt. New England is a unit for him. i
lglish, Of Connecticut, however, is named =,
tAN SAINT SotnENtAbhs ADO 10 NOfGihbN |
syensou, Of Kentucky, in the event of /
? nomination of Seymour
A member Of the Tennessee delegation !,
Is me they are not unit They had a !
,eting to-day, which developed differ \
&c between the friends of johnson and =
} friends Of Peudleton as to the con- r
nction TO be put on the resolutions of the :
shyille Convention that appointed them. <
e majority are for johnson.
ieneral Forrest attracts marked atten- 2
n wherever he goes He rode out in the | Il
* to-day, and was the observed Of all OBJ. r
Vers, General Jee +. Johnston was with y
q. \
Hon. Edmund Cooper is looking after the :,
crest Of Andrew Johnson. General w. =,
Bate is leader Of the Pendleton Tennes- -
ns -.f -
senator Doolittle, Of Wisconsin, is for the i
nination Of Andrew johnson. He is :,
gested himself as a candidate for Vice z
.sident. His own State will support I.
In effort to form combination Of all :,
anti-PendleLon elements on Reyendy
Inson is being made. II this fails, G,
Irles Francis Adams will be tried for the - -
e purpose. ~
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