The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-07-10

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more that he was not and would not be ;
candidate for President Of the United State.
under any circumstances, and that it wolilf
meet with his most decided disapproyai j
his friends or any Of them should be so In
discreet as to present his name before the
Convention, even only for complimentary
| vote.
| GENERAL HANCOCK.
The name of General Hancock having beer
mentioned in some quarters rs being likely
to be presented before tho Convention in op
position to MIR. Greeley, he was Immediately
advised of the fact. General Hancock prompt.
| ly dispatched that such an act would not be
regarded as one Of friendship, come from
whatever source it might.
wHITELAw REID.
Whitelaw Reid. the present managing edi.
tor of the New York Tribune, and the per.
sonai friend of Dir. Greeley, is expected to.
morrow. Mr.. Reid was for some years one
Of the ablest of the Washington correspond
ents, and was during his residence in the
national capital The trusted friend of Chti
Justice Chase. He follows the example OF
his chief, and refrailis from proffering any
advice to the intelligent representatives oi
the National Democracy, seeming to be per
fectly content to await the logic of events.
| THEODORE TILToE,
formerly well known rs the editor of the
New York Independent, and now the pro
| prietor OF the Golden Age, which, like the
former, is Il polltico-religious paper, has, with
the shfewd foresight which characterizes the
conductors of that class of journals. sent or
an agent to spread the circulation of his
journal. Mr.. Tilton is now Us warmly
supporting Mr.. Greeley and liberal policy
as he opposed the same policy when advo
Gated by Andrew johnson. Spread al
around in the public places are copies of {,
magnificent steel portrait of Mr.. Greeley
which is freely offered as gift to all those
who will subscribe for the Golden Age
More persons seem to want the portrait than
the paper.
| GENERAL n. P. BANKS.
Some surprise and interest was caused last
night amoug the New England delegations
by an apparently well-autbcnticated state
ment, brought by Il leading Republican jour
nalst of Boston, just arrived, that Genera
\. p. Banks will, soon after the Baltimor,
Convention, come out for Greeley anC
Brown. General Banks is very popular il
his State, and it was said that he would carry
many other Republicans with him.
GOVERNOR RANDOLPH,
Of New Jersey, who but short time since
thought that Mr.. Greeley would not get five
hundred Republican votes i'll New jersey, i,
now satisfied that Mr.. Greeley will get lat lcas
20 per cent. of that vote.
HON. D. W. VOORHEES,.
Prominent gentlemen of the West said yes
terday that Il letter had been received from
the Hon. Daniel w. VOORHEES, to the eilec
that he intended to take the stump for Gree
ley.
WHAT FoRNEy SAYS.
, Phladclphians who arrived last night sa
that John w. Forncy, who has just returnct
from Texas, says the people of that State ar
I'LL alive for Greeley. Hon. G;llusha 4. Grow
late Speaker Of the House of Representatives
and now president of Il railroad in Texas, i
about to take the stump for Greeley.
NO PRESS CONVENTION.
). 1t is stated, on good authority, that TIN
proposed convention of representatives o
the Liberal" press during the session 0
the National Democratic Convention aL B;lti
more has been abandoned.
From the Baltimore American.
BELMONT TO GO.
There was considerable cl,lcrlsSing among
the leading spirits in reference to the chair
man of the National Executive Committee
and although Dir. Belmont has great many
friends, and is generally believed in by
large number of the gentlemen who will
compose that committee, yet he will, in view
of all the facts, to-day fail to he a candidate
and will present Il letter of tieclination to tht
committee, setting forth the reasons why he
will not consent to serve longer rs chairman
of the National Executive Committee. 1t il
understood that he is prompted to this course
on account of the disposition OH tho part O
certain leading politicians to undertake tt
| get an instruction given their State nomi
ncc, for positions upon the National Commit
, tee, should he be Il candidate for the position
to vote against him. In this consultation
, the name of Augustus Schcl has assumed tht
most prominence, and he will undoubtedly
take Nr. BclmOnt's place upon the commit
tee.
BRADLEY JOHNSON AND GENERAL FITZPATRICK.
, The Liberal Republican element was more
largely represented here yesterday thar
ever. General Fitzpatrick, General Johr
Cochran, and General Ethan Allen, ant
the other leading spirits of the Libert
Republican movement East, have been hob
nobbing with General Bradley L. John
: son and the other representatives of th'
southern soldicry that are here attendan
upon This Convention. They are also tigurih!
to get some kind of national recognition
from the Democratic element here, SUCH as
division of the State spoils or chance a
a position upon the National Executive Com
mittcc.
Fanny Scene An New Jersey.
From the Paterson Guardian, July
They had Lively time IN Ramseys on th
4th of Illy The Lutheran church. Whic