American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-05-18
National Democratic Committee.
Interviews with the Men who set the day
for the National Democratic Convention.
From the New York Sun, Navel

From the New York Sun. May 81
On the adjournment of the committee the
delegates were Hospitality entertained by Mr..
Belmont.
Several Of the reporters OF the Sun made it
their business yesterday TO interview such of
the delegates could be found, well as
other prominent Democrats called TO the city
from various parts of the country by the occa-
sion. with view to ascertainng their sent-
ments regarding the Cincinnati NOV eme't and
their feelings toward DIR. Greeley Presi-
dental candidate.
The result of these extended interviews dis
closed one leading and singular circumstance
at the outset. All the members OF the COM
mittee who are members OF Congress a well
rs other Dem, Gratis who cane here from
Washingt n, were frank in their expressions
that the DE- mocratic Convention should make
! a separate nomination. On the contrary. the
delegates who came directly from their con-
stituents, well as unofficial visitors from the
various Sia,e1, were either exceedingly nom
commlttal or else openly in favor of indOrsing
| the Cincinnati nominations But on all ha nds
| there was striking unanimity of opinion that
DR.. Greeley was the strongest nomination the
Cincinnati Convention could have made, and
that if the Democratic Convention should
| conclude TO indorse it. the party would ratify
the action by a united AID hearty vote that
would insure the election of Greeley and
Brown
MI u D. oiuibtl VI Vermont, Wnl'e not d
decided advocate of co operation with Cncin-
natl, WAS nevertheless willing to say that
with Greeley there was chance of carving
his State against Grant, VIII CHI could not be
done with a straight-out Democratic ticket in
the field
TIE other New England delegates kept out
OF sight but from good second hand author
ity the reporters learned that Massachusetts
and Connecticut m ght be counted as certain
for Greeley on simple issue as against
Grant.
Mr.. John Forsyth, editor of the Mobile
Ala) Register, WAS ardently in favor Of
straight-.ut Democratic nomination He
thought this was demanded by principle. He
was Democrat from principle, and thought
the party should yield its great principles
to mere expedency. He had no doubt that
Southern Democrats would vote Tor DR.. Gree
ley, and that with e united strength of the
Liberal Republicans and Democrats Greeley
and Brown could be triumphantly elected.
But he maintained that the Democrats could
just as well elect a candidate of their own
party. and cited DR. Greeley as having said
that the Democrats, by unwisdom, had thrown
away three Presidential elections.
Indiana was represented by Mr., Lew Wal
lace OF Vincennes, though Congressman Nj
black was on the ground to see that Wall CO
kept right Niblack brought with him lib
eral stock of Washington Administration at
mospherc, and thought it would be bad policy
10 LIuOFSc 'treeiey- however II The COhEen-
ton should determine to do so when it met he
thought the party in his State would acqui-
esce.
Senator AcCreery represented Kentucky.
and had nothing to say to outsiders, though
he was very anxious to obtain information
He didn't seem to have any opinion on any
subject.
Gov. Okin Bowie, who represented Mary
land. was more anxious about securing the
convention Tor Baltimore than about what the
convention should do when it got there. On
this latter point he had nothing to say but
by the twinkle OF his eye he meant Greeley all
the while
Mr.. William A. Moore, of Detroit, had the
manliness to say what he thought, and give
the reasons Tor the faith that was in him. He
thought that if the Democrats made separate
nomination, the result would be 20 throw tn"
election into the House, when Grant would
certainly be chosen. He was in favor of in
dorsing the Cincinnati ticket and going to
work tor it. He WAS sure that such a policy
would rescue Michigan from the nt-Chan-
dler corruption ring. and secure an honest adj
ministratiOn of the Government He was con-
sdent that the Democrats of the State would
vote for Mr.. Greeley almost unanimously.
The leading Democratic paper in Detroit al
ready had Greeley and Brown at us head.
MIR j W. McCorkle, OF Nevada came d.
rect from Washington, and had the dminis-
traIon fever Tor separate nomination bad.
he undertook to represent the entire Pac. hc
slope, and thought the democratic party
might as well go into liquidation at as
SUI por. DR. Greeley. Other Democrats more
recently IRON the golden shore didn MT feel
so bad about 1t, but expressed themselves
decidedly favorable to die Cincinnati move
ment.
&r. G. Thompson represented Ohio He
was an advoca.e OF waiting. II Democrat
could be elected he wanted tie privilege of
voting for that Democrat but, If time should
show that this couiu not be done, he was ready
to adopt Greeley any oody else the conven-
ton might sel ct.
Mr.. John Hancock was the Texas delegate.
be was also Washington representative,
coming fresh from Congress with the prevail
ing sentiment OF that locolity. He and For
syth were the only Southern delegates who
were openly in favor of out-and-out Dem
ocratic nomination. The rest OF the South
were tor 1reeley in preference to running the
chances on any avowed Democrat.
The Tennessee delegate, Gen. W B. Bate,
when applied 10 Tor his opinions. replied by
showing a spatch he had just received, sign
ed by the editor o the Memphis Appeal and
other prominent West Tennessee Democrats,
W Inch as follows: We want no n National
democratic Nomination. THIS is the uni
versai sentiment OF West Tennessee"