The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-09-03
LOUISVILLE.

LOUISVILLE, September 2-The pur-
port of a letter from John Quincy Adams
has not been made public, but it is known
that dispatch was sent to Chas. o 'Connor
this evening informing him that il he
would take the first place Adams would
take the second. No reply has been re-
ceived. 1t is understood that If Adams
should not be nominated, ex-senator
Fitch, OF Indiana will probably be the
man for Vice. The New York delega-
tion numbers forty men, representing
thirty Congressional districts and more
expected. The delegates here represent
twenty millions dollars property. This
delegation being displessed with the
Court House appointed Committee to-
night TO procure a hall for the @ Convention.
There was large accessiOns TO delega-
tions arrived by the trains to-day, so that
1t now looks as II the Convention would
be composed oil four or FIVE hundred del.
egRtes. The delegates are fine looking
men but are generally not well known as
politicians. Senator Bayard Of New
Jersey, Judge Woodward Of Penna., Hon.
]. Proctor Knox Of Kentucky, Chauncey
y. Burr of Ohio, are perhaps best known.
Nearly all the States will be represented.
There Is absence from the South OF men
OF prominence.
A good deal Of excitement was created
this evening among the friends Of this
movement by the discovery Of scheme
to force the nomination Of Greeley by
taking possession of the Convention, or
through q judicious application of force
creating such confusion as to prevent the
nomination OF O'Connor. Ii is alleged
that large number Of Greeley men will
endeavor 10 get into the Convention as
representatives from States not formally
organized, and attempt TO force the. Con-
vention into the policy Of refraining from
nomination altogether, or If possible
press Greeley on the Convention, in
which effort aid is TO be received from q
well-pscked lobby. If this plan does not
work, through the vigilance oi the Com
mittee on Credentials, then the Conven-
ton is 10 be broken up In row and the
movement in effect destroyed. There is
no doubt but some such scheme has been
canvaSsed, but whether any have serious
ly thought TO attempt 10 put 1t into force
Is not known. However, great excite
ment and indignation prevails at the
headquarters OF the Democrats over the
discovery Of q scheme Of the Greeley men
to take possession. They have deter
mined to resist and make straight NOM
ination. Ditto.
There Is q large number OF Greeley
Liberals in the city, and as far as Louis.
vile is concerned, little sympathy is
shown for the straight movement. Sen.
ator Bayard Is to be permanent Chair.
man. The ticket that has been most
iavorsbly canvsssed, is Chas. o'Connor
for President, and Jno. Quincy Adams for
Vice President There is letter from
the latter in the hands OF friend, declin,
ing the honor. The Convention will meet
at one o'clock.
A considerable delegation from Penn.
sylvania arrived this evening and have
rooms at various hotels. The New York
delegation occupy as their headquarters
the reading room at the Gait House. Il
Is understood that the platform will be
short, embodying old fashioned Demo
cratic principles and ignoring the ultra
issues that have arisen since the war such
as repudlation and the like.