, 1869-12-13
SPRIN GFIELD.

T1r. Mcdtl3 Declines tho Nomination
Tor the Presidency OF fno Conven-
tlon-At Sea- nAEatn-Cnuttousn Move
ments Of Parties Tho 1Edcrcn.
dents Come Together aud Nomtu.
ate Hitchcock Tor Pressdent-Ex-
cE1cm emf and ConTuston-Svno Cutl
themselves independents, Etc.
Special Despatch to The Chicago Tribune.
SPRINGFIELD. Dec. 1s.
The delegates have noW Nil arrived, With the cx-
ceruon Ct Wheaton ana Sheriff. on the part Of
Tie Rcpnbcans, and Nashburne, Seece, Bow
map, ualI. NilEop, Vending, and Rice, on the
part Of tie Democrats The former are expected
to.norrow morning, while the latter Will come up
on the late train Tonight.
The weather still contanue*istoruy, which op-
crates uEfayorabls on ratIoads, as wen AZ a1l
kinds Of travelling The day otiorc the battle Is
always the one Hhtch crea1ee the greatest excite
az aEa,rs are becom:n9 mare I'D mofe muddied
My last despatca left At. hedII IN consnitauon
with committee q Republican delegates, and
nomitation rendered him At 8 very late hour
this co1A,!tation broke Lp. aid Ar. Medlll in-
dtcded answer until ihis AFTERNOON. s!ncs t6sn he
has Weighed the whole matter, and, after adEts-
lug with the Cook County 6eleEAtlo,, has come to
proposed without detrinent, both TO himself azd
the convention, ma11lJ Oh account Of his defect
t. bearing a,s ns sa,s Snis roa9 ee;s,1on daily
lha. he ras no tasc. aGbl;tcp or Enec:al qua ica
tfons for The Place proposed: That there
,n nsnY ess p1pfsy aansa
,tuty q tae convsns,on 70 select presiding oilees
ton of The p1one1ed tonoF. OF co1r;e this op.ns
| the whole question aga,1, 70 far IS the RepubN-
| cars aIe conce 1Ied. Whether they viii take up
mon, OF somebody eisp, does no, scpsar All Ills
nil nave to 6e talked over and oecided upoa In
the Republican caucus to n:ofrow morciog.
| larger portion uf the Southern members have
atT1red. and ard With them Vast host Of the old
democratic ps1ltlcia,e Ct that part Of ire state.
=. II. GTuEhins, of Qn1Lc}, came IL last light Oh
The late tra,r. before the members Of tae party
had had much time 70 COZ fet taxe,her, aud ID
the:r nonnat.ops. o. II. brown!ng was very
strength TAXED Of as ihe Dec:oc1u1lc nominee for
1ss P1ss;aeney Of he coasenson: hut Today
tie pirate caucuE.r,, ard :sork,nE WITH
energy ard liberalization to szcure the prcs!d.
isg otl!cer Of tss cos'e1;.en @ ior :nenss;res, Or
| 10 this pI putting IN IoIicstlon some f1de-
pendent VITO vii not e o:j.c'lonablc to the Cook
ouEy desgspn ars r. th3 end BEoE
t up. and bis clains strongly pushed. This new
Horeme1t bas crested nos 10 moca excite
As eenpe5s cpasss ~ ia 1Ssa sss ses esssa 1T
hare already heea nnde. Kge1J5ody
part ef tie rrcsra-hne shove alluded 20 vas tha:
The 1tEeteEden's saouiu cal & uee.iL r lid pus
| E.tc5eccE IN noE:tLat o., Ehen he "oald be sup
veioDea itsen very s1ssE,y ,o1ard, event51. ;acre
Was much Speculation a. 70 rs success. Aa7J ot
t.qss Ehss tans1 s a15s r essa sa
eapac:re., looked es.r*n.iy d97Eca.;,
essos ID eo9o9s a m e aoe
There we're ez-Go7t1nesl hosts nt 1ccat POI.
the present contention. Tnese Diseased tse
| 1trat,on until = iatc tour in the e.esm7, and
barsen, to!ed ever5 o7aEa-le memAer iar the par
pose q lears.1s the l:ts.E Intelligence Ins sRs,
Elept znd watched the couree Tia. aiIstrs were
1sg Ta uS,si ssa i ;s Tte soit4
vould hold . nee:lLs, 81 rhscs the Democratic
ess:@an q sas so -, = Ros.
FHtoc CoausJ. The ilceteadcc's assembled 70
,1e rEmbeI 1l eleseq, ara rsre G ;. fo,lo ..s =;
Ssn.pt. SH h1sa1s: Ta1asr, ed sad sn,dei hes. alef
tion Mr: HacacocE. There beng 60 oojecaoEa
b.. Eelect1on was made uLanlu1cus- Tns meetlul
tfep proceeded tn TX C1 slate a III OWL Il
s.E:ant sere,arr, and Democratic St,co1d As
given 70 The Republican,. Tne asore develop
nent hsl csoeed \ great Sec'a1,o2-
Henry Sherman. Of E En. nas been appointed
~ the Governor Trustee OF the Northern lnsan
r. seiSs o. s IN q
llstitut!on hss been y1ssus1ly withdrawn. aud u
ERECTION Of suitable eu:di:E 10. rue object COZ
Report ssrs the locstloo Of the soutnern Mtno!
. ILsale Asylum lss been n1ed At Joae5boEo. 70
~ 81 ). Ios eei.sin eelieyls y w91 1s51 10
3tc1a tha' Point, there It Is s1pposed TO nave Dee
Genera EFF. wtnt:ow and General j. Il. I'll
fQr, President AID Director Of the S. LCu13 m