Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-06-05
PHILADELPHIA,
The Grant Convention Ovation.
PROCEED INGS TODAY
GRANT WITH A BIG e..
PHILADELPHIA ABLAZE.
THE T'FCE PRESIDENCY.
"A FIERCE CANVASS
The Grant Convention Ovation.
PROCEEDINGS TO-DAY
GRANT WITH A BIG G..
PHILADELPHIA ABLAZE.
THE T.FCE PRESIDENCY.
a FIERCE CANVASS.
EXCITING SCENES.

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PHILADELPHIA, June 5.-The first day of the
convention opens with the relics of Yesterdays
storm, the air being raw and chilly. The whole
city, however, is alive. Every delegation is
this morning complete, and the hotels and
streets are overlooking with visitors. In the
vicinity of the convention hall, Broad street.
and the Union League building are very hand
somely decorated with flags, streamers, BAN
ners, etc. Clubs and delegations are forming
and marching up and down in front of the hall
headed by bands and drum corps playing in
spiriting airs. There is such a pressure for
seats that the convention hall could be filed
ten times over. There are three hundred appIi-
cations for press seats, and only $50 have thus
far been assigned. Every journal of any ac-
count in the country is represented.
THE MEETING OF THE CLANS.
All of the delegations are holding preliminary
meetings this morning, preparatory to going
into the convention. The excitement is there
fore renewed over the Vice Presidency. A Bit
ter contest is raging in the Pennsylvania dele
CATION over Wilson, Scott, and Colfax. The
first leads by only two votes over Scott, but the
delegation is instructed to vote as a unit. MS
sissippi, reported for Wilson, has decided for
COlfax; while Alabama shows a majority tor
Wilson. In the Missouri delegation Hen. ii. L.
Wilson syndicate, and bitterly assailing the
newspapers. After he finished, the delegation
voted 30 TOR Wilson. and 2fOr COlfax.
A"sYEDICATE" ooLLARRD.
Col. Holloway, of Indiana, became very much
excited, and seizing Cullagh, of the st. Louis
Democrat by the collar, declared that if Colfax
was defeated he should hold him and his as
sociates personally responsible. 1t is quite i'm
possible to learn how all the delegations are
voting this forenoon, as they are SO scattered,
but Col. Forney has just come in and says
WILSON rs LEADING THE DAY,
but that COlfax will have a large vote. The
1l;x,1s Co.
good send OFF. The contest between Wilson
and Colfax has become so close that there is
now a good deal of talk for new man, and
Governor Hawley, of Connecticut, is coming to
the front. The first ballot and probably the
second and third will show no result for the
Vice Presidency. The Press to-day estimates
on first ballot: Colfax, 2s6; Wilson, 347 scatter
ing, 81 The New York Tribune to-day estimates
The World gives COlfax 29i and Wilson
3i7; rest scattering. The Times says Wilson
was ahead last night. Forney says the figures
now show that ii Wilson's friends stick he will he
nominated. but it is absolutely necessary that
they should not break. He needs every pledged
vote. Forney, himself. is Tor Colfax and there
fore give his opinion.
MORE RLKCTIoNRERING CIRCULARS.
AS may be inferred from the foregoing Sena-
tor Wilson's friends are working with energy,
and have flooded the hotels with circulars in his
interest, and against Mr.. Colfax. They are adj
dressed to delegates to the Republican Ma
tional Convention" "soldiers OF the Union
Army s"FKepublicans Of the South, ""Repab-
Northwest" "Republicans of the Pacific
Slope" &c. prominent republican tele-
graphed from Washington last night the follow
ing tisPaaoh, which is printed and widely cir
"WAsHINGToN, June 4, 1s72.-In September,
1910, Mr. Colfax published in the New York In
dependent letter from which the following is an
abstract. Here follows abstract printed in yes
terday 6 papers.] After writing as above, Dir.
Coifax told Henry Wilson that under no cir
cumstances would he be q candidate, and upon
the strength of that promise Mr.. Wilson allow
ed his name to be used for the position. Months
afterwards COlfax announced himself q candi-
GATE iOr denomination, and is now electoneer-
ing. Has his treatment of Mr.. Wilson been fair
and manly? Is it essential to the success of the
republican party that it should nominate man
guilty of such nc conduct? Why not permit him
would it be?" ''
The following was circulated freely to-day,
and seemed to create quite a sensation:
Delegates TO the republican convention read
and reflect. Victory can be secured only BY
wise action now. Pennsylvania and Missouri
are doubtful states A Pennsylvania on the
ticket will add thousands of PENNSYLVANIA
yotesto and take none from Grant. Colonel D.
Branson, OF Philadelphia, would unite the now
divided vote OF Missouri. Act accordingly"
CoLoRKD REPUBLICANS FOR CoLFAx.
delegation OF colored republicans from
Washington are here working very earnestly for
MIR. Colfax, and have captured nearly every
colored delegate from the south for lin. The
Washington train this a. IN. has seventeen car
ioads, including great many republican mem
bers and senators.
THE PLATFORM.
The denomination of President Grant on the
first ballot, if not by reclamation, being fore
gone conclusion, the convention will have no
more important duty than the adoption of q
strong platform; one which in accordance
with the spirit of the party from the beginning
shall be outspoken, fearless, and aggressive.
SO far as can be ascertained from conversat ions
with delegates from various sections there is
likely to be great unanimity with regard to this
formal manifesto of the party. The enly cues
ton OF prominence upon which any considera-
BILE diversity OF opinions is known to exist is the
tariff.
THE TARIFF PLANK.
The Pennsylvania and New England delega-
tons are understood to be practically unanimous
in faver OF decided protective plank such ss
was adopted at the Chicago convention of 1880
which nominated Lincoln. The tariff resolution
'hen agreed S 70 was IN the following words
port Of the general government by duties upon
imports, sound policy requires such an adjust
ment OF these imPosts as to encourage the de-
whole country, and we commend that policy of
national exchange which secures to the work
ingmen liberal wages, to agriculture remuners.
tive prices, to mechanics and manufacturers an
adequate reward for their skill, labor and enter
prise, and to the nation commercial prosperity
and independence"
1t is suggested by several prominent delegates
that as the party won its first great victory with
this resolution In its platform, and since the
principles therein embodied have shaped the
policy Of every republican administration from
the beginning, the present convention could not
do better than to re-ad0pt the same langua re
upon this imp0rtantsubject.
REVENUE REBORN PLANK.
There is aiso pressure for . revenue reform
plank. In addition to the delegations mem
toned as favorable to q protective plank. sever
nj Of those fron the South are counted upon to
favor such An expression upon this subject. The
western delegates, especially those from Wis
consin, Iowa, Indiana and Ohio, are divided on
this question, but q majority will endeayor TO
have 1t ignored or touched upon very light
Wendell Phillips sends q labor plank to be in.
serted.
GUN FROM FoRNRY.
Forney has o doubIe-leaded editorial this
morning, which is already creating good deal
Of bad feeling. He demands the abandonment
Of the republican state ticket here and the selec
ton Of q new one, or eee predicts defeat in De-
tober. He says :-''It is endeavoring to pack
the Pennsylvania delegation in the national
convention by complimenting candidate for