The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-07-04
NEW YORK.
$4,000 People Already Arrived
[Extracts from NY. Panen

Convention which assemblies here OF
: Saturday next, and takes possession o.
the Iammany wigwam, will be, in the
classic language of the poet Terentius
magnas ricus-which, translated into the
vernacalar of Billy Patterson, means "a
big thing" The greatest gathering Of
the clans that New York or any place
else has ever seen has began. From the
: East and from the West, from the land
of Dixie and from the land of wooden
nutmegs, and humbugs generally, they
have winged their way to the hospit-
able shelter of New York, and for week
at least we shall be honored with the
company of the representative men OF
the country, democratically speaking.
Some fifty thousand strangers, at the
lowest estimate, will be provided with
board and lodging during the session of
this Convention whose business will be
directly or otherwise involved in its
proceedings. This enormous addition
Cf Democrats to the Democratic popula-
tion of Manhattan cannot but create q
stir-an excitement to which even this
restless, palpitating human beehive can
not be insensible. And then to add to
the flame We have the Fourth of July
thrown in, with its hot and thirsty at
mosphere, its powder and birthstone, it's
exhilarating associations so conducive
Of headaches and soda cocktails, and
above all its everlasting and gaseous
oratory.
THE PRELIMINARIES
Yesterday the work at Tammany Hall
progressed rapidly under the sapervis-
ion of Messrs. Garvey, and interiorly
the labor reached its completion. The
great hall was fully dressed and cano
pied, and very beautifully il appeared
with the festooned coats.of.arms, the
blue satin, fringed with gold, the great
chandelier of pattern of unique beau
ty, and tho draped flags. The walls,
too, are adorned with the imperial pho
tographs of Chase, Pendleton, Hancock,
Mcclellan, Hoffman, Van Buren,, and
oil-paintings of Jefferson and Washing.
ton. A lesson is taught of civil su-
premacy by picture of Gen. Jackson
before Judge Hall, at New Orleans. Ia
ken as whole the hall presents a sight
worth some expenditure of time and
trouble to look upon.
The seats have all been placed, and
the seats allotted to each delegation al
ready apportioned. Within the railing
that separates the delegates from the
auditors the seats are arranged in three
ties, designated as right, left and GEN.
tire. We give the places assigned to
the different States, promising, for
brevity's sake, that the States range
from front to rear on the benches in the
order in which they are named, aud
that the numbers attached indicate the
number of seats assigned to the State.
On the right ale Virginia, 90; North
Carolina, Is; Pennsylvania, SO, Ohio, AZ;
Iowa, 10; Mississippi, IA; Maryland, Ia;
Minnesota, 8; New Jersey, Id; Missouri,
%; West Virginia, 10, and Connecticut,
II. In the centre are Texas, IL; Yer
mont, 10; Massachusetts,, "a; Alabama,
Ii; South Carolina, II; Louisiana, II;
Wisconsin, Ii; New Hampshire, 10, and
New York, 66. Upon tine left are Maine,
Ia; Florida, 6; Kentucky, 90; Delaware,
6; Indiana, 26; Nebraska, 6; Nevada, &;
Kansas, 6; Tennessee, 20; Illinois 32,
Rhode Island; 8; Michigan, l6; Arkan
sas, 10; Oregon, 6; California, ~; and
Georgia, Is, making total of thirty
seven STAGES, ana b3l seats,
TwO-TuIID RULE.
In reference to the two-third rule,
the Ohio delegates ask that it shall not
be enforced against any man who gets
majority of the Convention, but that
whoever gets that majority shall by
consent receive the additional vote
necessary. This practically makes the
two-thirds vote nullity and it is now
altogether probable that the first test
of PendletOn's strength will be on the
adoption of thatrule.
There is no concentration of the OPP
position to Pendleton on any candidate
as yet. New York seems to be in doubt,
but will uEquestionably take a stand
at the meeting to be held to-day, and
the question be determined whether
they will press Seymour or not. There
has been an extensive canvass of Chase
names, and the Ohio delegation sound
ed to see whether they were willing to
take him or not. No headway was
made in that quarter, although most of
that delegation manifested preference
for Chase over Hancock. In fact the
West is not SO strongly opposed to
Chase's nomination rs was anticipated,
although most of them manifest i be.
lief that he will not poll the full party
strength in that section on account of
his connection with the banking sys-
TEN and the position which he has held
on negro suffrage.
But few of the New England men
are here, and but little idea can be
formed, as yet, in reference to their po-
sition.
THE PACIFIC STATES.
California and Nevada are talking
very strongly for Judge Field, and are
making some headway in pressing his
claims. Those two States will cast q
solid vote for him, and consider that
Oregon will be with them after one or
two ballots. Failing to get Field, their
second choice seems to be Pendleton or
Hendricks. They manifest determin-
alton at present not to go for Chase,
holding that in their section they al
ways lose when they so outside of the
party for candidate.
THE SOUTHERN DELEGATES.
A large number of these delegates
have arrived and manifest desire to
wait and see who the North desire, and
who will be tho strongest man before
they commit themselves. They consid-
or that this is a question which the
North should determine. In other
words, they are ready to 60 for that
candidate which will be most accepta,
ble to the North.
CONFIDENCE IN THE RESULT.
In mixing with the delegations from
the West, person cannot fail to OBJ
serve the confidence manifested in the
success of the Democracy at the ap