Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-04-30
The CINCINNATl CONVENTION
Preliminary Mates


Exposition Hall, where the convention will
SIT, Will seat 900 people, and at a pinch by
introducing benches, eco more could be seated.
The stage accommodates so persons, while the
gallery, 10 which ladies will be assigned, holds
z,UO The wires OF the telegraph companies
have been connected with the building, where
place has also been provided tor one hundred
reporters Many of the leading political papers
OF the country will be represented also by the
more responsible people of their organization,
editors and proprietors. Bands of music to fur
ther the harmony Of the affair, will be provided
BY the Cincinnatians. Besides the great hall,
tEere are two others, one on each side, impro-
vlsed with seats capable of holding respectively
1000 and e,0OO persons. Thus a total of 81, 0C0
people can be house at one time under the roof
OF the Exposition Buildings. The side halls
will be available for mass meetings, Promen-
aiding, &c.
THE CANDIDATES.
Reports are about equally divided as to the
chances of Judge Davis, Mr.. Adams, Senator
Trumbull, Governor Brown or ex-Secretary
Cox receiving the nomination for the Presi-
deIcy: Illinois Is divided between its two sons
IrUmbull and Dayis-with strong backing in
favor OF each. DefTees. who is Davis principal
manager, claims large part of the delega-
tons from the District of Columbia, Oregon.
nessee, Mississippi. Alabama, North Caro-
lima, Georgia, Florida, Maryland, New
hampshire, Virginia and West Virginia, and
that (after the first vote) Missouri, Colorado
ard Kansas will fall in line for the Judge.
The western men, however, with the exception
OF the Ohioans, are against Adams, and want
sre willing to concede the second place on the
ticket TO Greeley or almost anybody else from
the east. There is talk of Jacob ID. Cox as a
compromise candidate. The contest over men
l. so earnest that the principles of platform
for the canvass were ignored until SATURDAY.
night, when some of the leading men were
gathered together, and over their post-prandisl
champagne endeavored to prevent any quarrel
IN the convention on the tariff questiOn-with
what success nobody appears TO know. At
meeting OF the New York delegates a paper
Nh!telaw q Trfl:g
was presented, which, it Is understood, en-
bodies
Mr.. GREELEY'S IDEAS OF THE REVENUE PLANK
of the platform to be constructed. This pro-
vides that finding ourselves not fully agreed
with respect TO free trade rs opposed to protec-
ton. we respectfully commend the grave issues
involved in that controversy to the careful
study and unbiased adjudication of the people,
urging them to choose members of Congress who
will truly embody and faithfully reflect their
will on that subject; pledging ourselves that
known. shall be implicitly obeyed." 1t is I'M
derstood that this was generally acquiesced in
by the New York deles alton, o. which Senator
Fenton is member, and that it was presented
to private meeting of revenue reformers held
at the Alote house.
THE PLAN OF ORGANIZATION.
The official document for the organization of
the liberal convention provides that "the nation
al cOnyentiOnwill be called to order in Exposition
Hall at noon on Wednesday. After effecting
temporary organization, it will then be adj
journed at once, and the members from the
several states will proceed to assemble in state
convention to elect delegates. Each state shall
be entitled to representation upon the basis of
four delegates at large and two for each member
of Congress allotted to it under the new appor-
tionment; and the states are recommended to
select delegates from the congressional districts
as far as possible. In case any state shall not be
represented by number ct persons equal to
that TO which it shall be entitled under the fore
going number of rules, then those present shall
be entitled TO cast the full vote of the state