The New York herald., 1872-07-08

whether Mr. Jefferson Randolph has sunhcient skill
point Is carried Mr. Randolph win unquestionably
be the temporary chairman. Unless v0uched for In
M nUM RI Mss S
ancestry.
The Hard-shells and Fire-Eaters I'm Sore
Distress-The Candidates for Convcn.
tion Positions-The Northwest Demand
ing tho Chairma nship-A Story OF the
seymour-Blair Convention.
BALTIMORE, July o, 1872.
I had a conversation yesterday with John G.
Thompson, OF Columbus, Ohio, the executive head
OF the democratic party Of that State.
TALK WITH J. @. THOMPSON.
ais your delegation unit for Greeley Mr.. Thomp-
sonr'
Eyes, sir. The party sends men here entirely in
accordance with the popular will, and that is ex-
pressed throughout our State for Mr.. Greeley"
"How can you account for this change of senti-
mentr
"Well, party long out of power gets into feuds
OF its own and charges its misfortunes, now here,
now there, upon its own people. We have been
about six years learning to look outside for
leader Nearly all our able men were ready, four
years ago, to adopt Mr.. Chase as our candidate.
suppose that all the country, and particularly
in the South, whose misfortunes have been over
whelmng, that similar disposition is manifested"
"How does Judge Thurman stand on the Greeley
question:"
"a believe he says he will support the candidate
of the Convention. but he take his choice, There
win be no charity in this campaign for any man
who hovers on the line." % n
"Can you carry Ohio with Greeleyf"
eyes, we can. We feel confident of giving Greeley
at least 1000 majority The split in the republican
party is marked along the whole line of the State"
"Where is George Pendleton ~
"George has gone to Europe. He was mighty
anxious to come here, and would have supported
Greeley with warmth, but several of our old
fashioned leaders are very weary Of conventions
where they must spend good deal OF money in hos
ptaity and lose their stomachs before the thing is
| done.n
TALK WITH A MIssIssIPIAN.
| Ihad an interview last evening with a very en-
tertaining Southern editor, Colonel A. d. Banks OF
Mississippi who has traversed all sections of the
| South and was formerly editor of the Cincinnati
| Enquirer. He said that there would not be one
| vote in the South according to his belief, against
| Greeley, although there was one man by the name
| OF Edwards mentioned in the Louisiana delegation
| that was antGreeley. Linton Stephens, OF Geor-
| gia, bIother of Alexander II. Stephens, made an
effort to get on the State Executive Committee, and
| there were not half dozen votes cast for him.
Bob Toombs and Henry A. Wise are the only men
any noise, and both of them are doing 1t because
they get q corresponding amount OF notoriety in
the Northern papers and have their fuminatiOns
copied to their own great amusement. Both of
| these men
LIVE ON THE LINE OF LUNACY,
keep up their petty egotlsms, and are innictions
upon their country and their neighbors.
Mr. Banks had asked Toombs a short time ago
what 10 Brown, OF Georgia, was doing, and TOOmbs
had replied that "Brown was making vigorous
! efforts to keep out of the chain gang" He also
said in speech short time ago, that "the treason
of Judas Iscarot shed mellow light upon the
treason Of the Southern Confederacy." Toombs
said that "ismsp stuck to Greeley like burrs to
sheep. Toombs Is worth half million dollars to-
tor and Cotton planter and WtSa very serewd
and thrifty. He would see the South O bowling
wilderness, however, provided he could do the
bowling and get any notice thereabout. 10 Brown
wiGFALL Ex OF TEXAS
Louis Wigfall, native OF South Carolina and
long Senator from Texas, is practising law in this
city. He is a man Of great originality, aplonb,
quantness and force of talk. He is very earnestly
for Mr.. Greeley, and it is thought may be sent to
the South to stump such parts as have received the
ns to DISCUSS xslS S
The old man loves to revive the earlier scenes Of
his life, when he lived IN the Edgefield district Of
| South Carolina and made his great contention with
the powerful family OF the Brookes The Brookes
family had great numbers of negroes. and
itary oaice-Keepers in the Edgeneld district.
They despised Calhoun not for his opinions. but
country without the aid Of wealth such as theirs.
Wigfall being the henchman of Calhoun in Edge
about him. at which wgfall sent him notice that he
meant to post him at the Court House door, and
IN M0pS the SpsnS eTs' @ se % 'as
a % or % %s and 10 Rnoc
liquor in the meantime, as he has been doing for
the greater part Of his days. 80, In due time along
down the bill, when there was
AN INSTANT EXPLOSION OF PERCUSSION CAPS,
and one Brookes was killed and another badly
wounded: This led to- challenge to Louis
Wigial from Preston to1a s. Brookes the future a
oaS'ens1 old man and "d they 'e %et and i0 at the
first fire both were slightly wounded and
fore Preston BrooSes died he ScSnowedreG the n
| justice OF his family towards Wigfal, and sent
nephew of the latter to the Naval Academy. These
old and ruined rebels are queer objects in existing
society. and their stories and legends listened
to as If Captain Kidd or Sixteen-String Jack were
to come out of the grave.
| NEWSPAPER NOISE.
There Is movement here to start q first class
abundantly stocked with money to be put in charge
| OF Southern journalist who has been some time
retired and who is anxious to take the field again.
A similar operation Is contemplated for the city OF
| Chicago. The party Is certainly 'unterri1ed" and
aggressive and out of patience with its domestic
cens0rs.
THE NAME OF AUGUSTUS sCuELL
is mentioned as the chairman of the new Demo-
cratic National Committee. | asked distinguished
democrat last evening his reasons for naming Mr..
| Schel
''Well," said he, 1--WE usually concede place
like this to the State or city of New York. where
there is u great deal OF capital which in political
times is collected and distributed to pay the eX-
penses Of the campaigns. Both political parties
go to New York to get their money,
and collect IL either from the great
public Offices there 10y assessment upon ofce-
holders upon those merchants who watch gov
ernmcnt as one OF the features OF their business
Augustus Schel Is the Attorney of Commodore
Vanderbilt and a director In the Hudson River,
Harlem New York Central and Lake Shore rail
roads. He Is also President of the Manhattan Club
and Is buoyant, cordial democrat, who, although
capitalist, is not the factor OF anybody in
Europe, but Is square, aggressive American.
ne, ne Is nrn,s worth 100000 by general re-