Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-07-08
WEAKNESS Of THE OPPOSITION TO GREELEY
THE PROGRAMME FOR TOMORROW.
Greeley to be Nominated and the
Cincinnati Platform Adopted.
No Enthusiasm Among the Old Democrats
EX-confederates and Baltimoreans
Doing all the Gushing Business.
Voted Delegates On, Hand.
GEORGE FRANCIS TRAIN on Il. G.

GEORGE FRANCIS TRAIN on Il. G.
Especial Dfspafchss 10 The Er<aSns start
BALTIMORE, July 8, 1910 p. m.-Baltimore
may be said to be fairly crowded to-day, but the
attendance is not so large thus far as expected.
The Hobbies and corridors of the Carrolton and
Barnum's are the only places where there are any
unusual congregations of delegates and poll
ticians, and where any interest centers. With
the single exception of the arrival of the Wash
ington club, the streets have not been enlivened
by any of the usual political pyrotechnics in the
way Of music or professions More are promised
this evening and tomorrow, from Philadelphia
and Richmond. Some 500 delegates are on
hand. Three delegations only have held meet
ings this morning-New York, Ohio and Mis-
souri,. The former filed two existing vacancies
in delegates at large, and were found to be a
ticket; Missouri took the same course, and Ohio
merely arranged preliminaries.
THE SITUATION SUMMED Up.
The situation, from the mass Of doings and
sayings, may be summed up as follows: First
The convention will nominate q democratic
ticket and readopt its platform, instead of max.
ing no nomination and merely endorsing IL. ID.
Greeley and Brown will receive at least 500 of
the 1872 votes on the first ballot, being IL more
than the required two thirds to nominate. The
this ballot will be that from Pennsylvania half
of whose delegates at least are opposed to Gree
ley, and who will throw their votes for Justice
Thompson for President. He is now democratic
candidate for chief justice of the state. The
Greeley men profess that this disaffection will
result in no harm. Sd. August Belmont will be
cratic committee, and either Augustus ScheIl
or James s. Thayer, Of New York, or w. T.
CGolbaugh, of Chicago, all three wealthy men,
substituted. 4th. Hon. Thos. A. Hendricks, if
accents,
OF the convention. He has been made dele
gate az large from Indiana for that purpose.
he Is In New York, and has been tele-
graphed for. If he declines, General McCler-
nand, of Illinois, or Bocock, of Virginia, will
probably be selected. 5th. The anti-Greeley
delegates, who probably exceed seventy-fve,
cock, but will not bolt. Delaware will vote
against Greeley all the time. 9Th. The anti
Greeley democrats who are not delegates, and
who meet this p. m. at the Maryland Institute,
do not present a formidable number, but have
influence for much mischief Col. b. Duncan
of KY, leads them. The news which the Penn
sylvania delegates bring-that Greeley cannot
command the united democratic vote of their
state-creates considerable Generalization. Col
BUR-, of the Pittsburg ldemocraticl Post, says
who will vote the democratic ticket in October
Will not vote for Greeley and Brown in Noyem-
Der.
30 RNTHUsIAsM FOR GREELEY.
Quitea number of delegates in private con-
versation to your correspondent express their
regret that there is not strengh enough de-
veloped for straight out ticket. Except among
the ex- confederate generals and colonels of the
the south, and the Baltimoreans, there is little
or NO enthusiasm for Greeley. The old demo-
Gratis like Gov. Bigler and Clymer, of Pa; Fer
nando Wood and Rynders. Of n. Y; Prince. OF
Mass.; Allen, OF ILL.,, and others who have borne
the heat and burden of the day in the demo-
cratic conventions of the past, move about here
with solemn tread. The pill is a bitter one
About the only excitement in the hotels is
created by
THAT BLATHERsKITE, GEO. FRANCIS TRAIN,
who is making speeches against Greeley and
for himself. He told some Alabama planters
this morning that Greeley knew nothing about
farming; that he recently sowed peck Of gun
powder for turnip seed; that instead of raising
tur11ps he raised hell; and that if Greeley were
made President he would treat the country to
an almost daily explosion from similar mis-
takes. A.
Getting Lfvelfer.
BALTIMORE, July s, 2 p. m.-The streets are
little lively this afternoon. The old Keystone
Club, of Philadelphia, and the Americas Club
OF the same city, arrived at p. M, with bands
and banners, every member carving an UNI
brella and fan, the thermometer standing at 80
on Baltimore street. The former club declined
to come in any other capacity than as a straight
out democratic organization.
THE sTRAIGHToUTRRs.
Col. Duncan and the independent democrats
meeting this p. m, and decided to take no steps
until the convention has made nominations
They are resolved on placing ticket in the fed
II greeley and Brown are nominated. Duncan,
OF kentucky, Flanders, OF New York, and
Stokes, of South Carolina, made spe ches and
declared they would never vote for Greeley.
THE NATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
met at noon to-day and decided that Thomas
Jefferson Randolph, of Va, q grandson of
Thomas Jefferson. should be made temporary
q Ia dali -
65 years Of age.
NOTHING WILL BE DONE TOMORROW
beyond securing q temporary organization OF
the convention and appointing committees on
permanent organization and resolutions Tho !!
pr0R,rsty OF the latter committee reporting a
papers out Of the party who do not abide nv MS
decision Of the convention excites q warm d;s.
Grsaisr Every democrat who don't 20 70.
and jostled about in the crowd in the nveiiesa
manner. Wv AA'eueSt
AUGUST BRLMoNT DIES HARD
az the head Of the executive committee. He
tninks ms decapitatlon . poor reward for his
early declaration for Greeley. The colored
s Ian5 ana Wilson elector for this state has re-
slgneo. dis letter is circulating with oree,
gusto among the conventionists. "-'A great
THE DIsAy11cTIoH II THE PxuxsyIvAr,.
DELEGATION
sun continues. The Greeleyites declare that :.
Is PennsYlvanias old trick to compel promisss
ana bargains for cabinet and other Offices. A
BITTERNESS or the AHTI-eReELEy MEN
NO COMPROMISES.
4 Convention Of "True Democrats,
20 be Called.