Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-07-13
THE BALTIMORE CONVENTION.
UnaHlmity and Enthusiasm for Gree
leE-The PersOneI of the Convention.


| UnaHImity and Enthusiasm for Gree
ley-The Personnel of the Convention.
| Special Correspondence Union and American
BALTIMORE, July 0, 18T2.--The first day
Of the most eYentful political convention
ever held in this country is over. Inc pre-,
| liminary business has ell been disposed OF,
| and nothing now remains but TO ratify the
unmistakable will of the people, by noml-
mating as the candidates of the Democratic
| party, the distinguished gentlemen already
before the countrY as the candidates OF the
Cincinnati Liberal Republican Convention.
The committee on resolutions Is now IN
session at the Carrolton House discussing
the best manner of adopting the Liberal
Republican candidates. There is no ques-
| tion about what to dc, but there exists con-
siderable diversity of opinion about how to
| do it. The advocates Of Endorsement favor
that policy as least liable to deter Accession
to Greeley from the Republican ranks, and
those who favor a nomination do SO because
that, in their opinion, is the only means OF
holding the party together The Tennes-
see delegation, after full and candid dis
cussion, instructed Col. John II. Savage,
their representative on the Committee of
Resolutions, to favor whichever c01fse was
most acceptable to the delegates from
doubtful States, and that seems to be nomi-
nation.
The Platform, as you will have seen BY
telegraph before this reaches You, wiz be
either that of Cincinnati as epitomised By
Horace Greeley, or declaration similar to
I That made by our last State Convention.
Baltimore is crowded to 0ver1owing.
The hotels and private houses arc fuh and
still the people pour in tc see the closing
scenes of the great convention. Last night
aud tonight mass meetings were held IN
| front of the hotels where tie various dele
cations are quartered, aud speeches were
made to vast crowds, who cheered with
hearty good will every allusion to Horace
| GreeleJi
| Still there is very little enthusiasm man
| ifested for the reason that with the single
exception of the delegates from little Della
ware there is absolutely no hostility to the
| policy already decided upon by the ConVen-
| tion, and in the absence of any opposition
| it is very difficult as well as wholly un-
necessary to manifest the same zeal which
| a close contest would elicit.
The sessions of the convention to-day
were marked by no incidents worthy Of
| NOJS blto DpcOC4lCo VI <sAs 6CAAtAOA1
in calling the convention to order, and OF
Mr.. Doolittle on taking the chair. Both
were well received and every allusion to
Mr.. Greeley by utter was received with the
eitheliest demonstrations Of applause.
| When the final vote is taken and Greeley
and Brown are nominated by aeclamation
! it is probable that shout viii go up the like
| of which has never been heard in this city
before, and il It does not take the roof off
| from Ford's Opera House, it will at least
be apt to shake the nerves Of the Govern
ment at Long Branch.
| The perSOReL of the Convention is very
striking. There are some Of the most dis
tinguished and able men of the country re-
presenting their States as delegates, and a
glance at the various delegations would con-
vince any one thatit is no ordinary occasion
which has brought together such an as
sembly. - .. ..-.-,s
! There was some confusion to-day caused
hy the anxiety Of some delegates to have
their names figure in the official report Of
the proceedings, which induced them to
seize upon any excuse to make some kind
of a motion, but the Chairman had the
fortunate knack Of never seeing any but
the fight tnan, and in spite of the noise
the business Of the Convention was prompt
ly transacted.