The New York herald., 1872-07-08
"REMINISCENCES OF THE RIOTS
Strange Echoes from BaltimOre's
Ante Bellum Convention.
A Chapter from SO on Compli-
mentary Nominations.
The HOrace-at-Any-Price and NO-NOmi-
nation Parties.

BALTIMORE, July 7, 1872.
hough II Is Sunday the carpenters are busy at
framing the portico In front of F0rds Theatre,
"l is to be covered with flowers, mo ttoes and
Rs The seats for reporters are to be awarded
Ford, the manager, in person, who has
the assistance or Mr.. Richardson, OF the
Sun. There will be small quarters for
Boa worse than have been provided at any
io s0e onal Conventions this year. The best
pd ies 'om will be supplied by music stands,
NkW0t ana nntracted Liquor VIII be for sale
oanc1i on both gallery floors. The
+s q I lse rs it was, and for the past
lNr a0Ys H6 een showers OF rain.
-, frts lWC a OF THE DELEGATES
aaN ted aiteao} the Carrollton and Bar
Hf.e aat rat exchanges. The New
f0ft ee ti0o occupies . arly the whole of the
1n nd is luxuriating to-
aat ust nl ...ze. he North Carolina
a1et ,qaally good rooms, with a fine bal
sot which public speaking will probably be
gi,. Idr. Hall, Of the Cincinnati Gazette reports
that he made q canvass to-day and found
BLK HUNDRED AND FITTY-THREE DELEGATES IN FAVOR
OF GREELEY.
Pennsylvania is making its political history con-
sistent by not knowing its own mind Its dele
gates seem bent upon constituting their vast con-
stituency to be donkeys. Their argument
ts about as follows:-"We are all for Gree
ley, but we don't like, individually, to make
his nomination work. as we might be
attacked for il at home. We prefer to appear to
be opposed to Greeley and let the Convention take
the responsibility" Among the persons that talk
In this way Barr editor of the Pittsburg Post.
This timid and vaccillating only renders the
Pennsylvanians obnoxious here, and reflections
are passed upon them on all sides, while the Penn
syNanians present not delegates say that this
p0ssum policy
BRINGS CONTEMPT UPON THE STATE
and will rebound to the disadvantage of every dele
gate playing it, especially at a time when twenty
five republican papers in the State are against
Hartranft The most extraordinary proposition,
considering its source is that of the Missouri dele
CATION, which Is to endorse the Cincinnati platform
and
NOMINATE NOBODY.
It Is even said that the Blairs and t;ratz Brown
have conceived this policy as on the whole less in
cial came here to-day with double-leaded leader
advising the Convention not to make a selection.
majority dlscountenance this mannuvre, and say
that they DO not propose to give any malcontents
and nominate some bolter in the name Of the
party. II the Missouri men be struggled for
WARM DEBATE WILL ENSUE.
1t meets with favor only among the Louisianians
ssOullans, the Pennsylvanians and some Of the
Alabamians besides allowing Delaware TO slip
out with more dignity than 1t deserves. The
Northwest, New England and the South at large
want Greeley and Brown put right into the field
quernlous or ffactious. Dr. Miller, who heads the
Nebraska delegation Is warmly for Greeley, ana
says that mncing matters will be
DESCRIPTION OF SUICIDE.
There are few blatant mutineers here, none OF
whom are delegates, talking loudly about the black
door OF the CarTollton Hotel to-day trying to get
somebody to knock chip of his shoulder. Nobody
OF attention, and finally the police made a new
departure with him. John Cochrane and numerous
liberal republicans are here, watching things and
keeping quiet. The contest for permanent Presi-
dent seems to lie
BETWEEN McLERNAND, pooLIrrLE, cooLBAroH And
GREENE,
Of Boston McClernand has the inside track,
but the more discreet and prudent men
old and conservative democrats and men of the
highest responsibility and capital Wash Mclean,
Of Cincinnati, does not propose to come here and
Warren, Of Buffalo, thinks that nobody can figure
up six states which Grant can carry, and is very
CONFIDENT OF GREELEYs ELECTION.
The Indianans are reported to-day TO be making
an effort to name permanent chairman from
their own ranks AS it requires long verbal his
Tory In each case OF the man they prefer, and as
there are over seven hundred delegates to convene,
this proposition does not meet with much accept
The New York World and the Chicago Times are
not geheray referred to in terms of anger, bat of
sSn ;Snsea,d9n Nssiona1 Mr. story who IS member Of
present as he SToke his leg going to the springfield
that he is TO begin the publication OF a
democratic daily journal In New York.
1he future OF the democratic party as "a distinct
organization is involved in great doubt. some of
tne Oldest democrats here favor the abandonment
0f the name altogether, and the institution OF the
word ''liberalr or "iIresdC,r or ''ctizen,u or
''ncghborhood,r or "freehokd" party something
which will combine old whigs democrats and lib
era republicans
UNDER ONE CANOPY.
Ihe National Liberal Executive Committee win
,Oiu meeting at the Glenham House, New York,
Ill al a m
Two elements which viii support Mr.. Greeley and
eecure good management
vhcre rs much anxiety manifested here to know
.