New-York tribune., 1872-08-31
LOUISVILLE CONVENTION.
GRANTS DEMOCRATIC sIDE-sHOw.

TIE GREAT BLANT0N-NO CANDIDATE DE-
CIDED UPON.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THB TRBUNBl
LOUISVILLE, Aug. 3O-From present appear
there slight probability that the workers for
Pure Democracy will be forced to suspend operations
even before the deberaOn OF the grand council begins
Tuesday The cry sounded that there Is profuSoh
OF patriotism but money. It is now more than ever
certain that the movement can only De keP1
ur by liberal subsidies from the Grant people.
The rumor, tolerably well substantiated, Is that
the irrepressible Duncan can't find any OF ms
disciples Jealous enough to give substantial alu
TO the project OF running dummy candidate ino
only thing that he has found far he asserts Is spon
tanety among the Democrats and franks anu
forgery from Administration Postmasters; ana
these are found to be somewhat unserviceapie
in paying the way OF such patriotic project as
that i'm hand The people of Louisville OF almost every
shade only ignore the proposed
but II and disdan It's authors and VIII nave no mana
aiding il in fashion. The ideas OF the projectors
which were at first of the most ambitious BREADTH nave
now sunk into dsappolntingly modest proportions In
stead of gathering riyang Cincinnati In number and
baltimore in harmony Its ardent advocate Is now
willing 20 accept limited rendezvous Tor his mot
lev conelave and because money Is scarce, and rent
HIGH he turns from the capacous and expensive public
hail. and modesty prepares to huddle his brood in the
Courthouse which Of is given to ali orderly citi
zens without money and without price. The question
OF money has troubled MIR. Duncan almost much
his projected shbboeth He is said himself to be worth
not less than quarter Of Million but probably be
cause he believes in equitable division OF things, he
refuses TO be responsible for the mot very burdensome
amount already expended for clerk hire the print
ing Of documents which he claims amounts to about
5C0 For this he made application 10 the proprie
of the Gait House the ground that the hotel would
the gamer great extent by the influx Of visitors,
believe this sort of division is only mde by hotels
with circus roupes after bad season, aud SO far as
learned Mr. Duncan has received no alleviaon for his
expenditures There is amusing lack Of anything like
interest in the whole affair Indeed prominent Ken
lucky politician declares that he learn the
thing has not been heard of outside Of the great cities
and wherel Duncan is known even Democrats tine
tured with dissatisfaction regard the preentous fussng
Of Duncan and his cOwOrkers the mOstiDsoent fraud
So far the prominent workers in the demonstration.
aside from the Grant officials, Duncan, Brick POme
roy Goaday the notorious Congress cadetbroker, and
Sheriff O'Bren OF New-YOrk, who has promised up to
the last moment that he would "etch Charley OCOnor
around all right" Golladay is running for Congress in
hs district supported by the remnant OF Grantism
which remains there and is very sangune of returning
TO Congress this term Brick POmerOy, the Bayard OF
the Straight crusade installed in state at of the
principal hotels and is favored with constant attend
ance from the Government officials. As is his fashion,
he is discreet and before the exhaation OF genuine
Democracy" passes away he promises TO say thing or
two said things being Of an explanatory sort Pome-
rows definitions said by his party TO be somewhat
worse than the attacks Of enemies so there is prospect
of discovering the prime agencies IN this move! political
war.
Duncan, however. is just the center OF all the
Journalistic wags aud he submits 10 the mock inter
views with an aectaton of decor0us dignity amusing
to see G. A. Townsend came upon him. yesterday, and
records something like the following the collOquy:
After query the probable nominee Of the candi
dates for which honor Duncan has alphabetical list,
he proceeded coufde his hearers that Horace Day
had written letter craving TO be nominated for the
Presidency. "He is noble old fellow, said Duncan,
"but don't think 1 give him that eminence
Just at this time" "Blant," said one present you
ought TO be President. You got up and organized it
all, and the ablest in IT, Nominate yourself"
Oh" said Duncan with wild and wistful twinkle of
his eyes, "that might do If / were a candidate
Office now, but they would say Duncan got this
for his own glory" "We Bant," persisted the inter-
lOcutor, "who is 10 be nominated Come, tell us all
about it," "Pm not the Convention" SAID Duncan. with
look Of grave mystery, don't know" "Wl Charles
O'Conor take "a" "You saw" answered Duncan eva
svely "the extract his letter printed yesterday by
the Associated Press and don't know whether he win
not" "Then who is your candidate Blant tell
you must have some ideaP He pompously paraded
his list and with assumption Of impenetrabe secrecy,
wagged his head immensely, significant Of unutterabe
and mysterious power.
The effect of the man upon one is simply that OF talk
ing to an utterly unconstrained child. Vain arrogant
weak and seabsorbed he presents not the yege of an
attribute that could call strong characteristics.
Neither doetrinare zealo he pushes his purposes
for the emolument Of himself and beyond the shadow
OF DOUBT in the interest and at the dctaton Of the
tral Grant authority, with which he is constantly in
respondence The assumption OF the Is full OF gro
tesque humOr. he states, when his g0ut will permit be-
fore his little court in all the pride Of place, and
his head with sagacious import, impressive only TO
his very gullible adherents, II he has other
than the meager corps of clerks which form his Straight
out pbaanx This is not the first convention originated
by this political light. Not long ago he developed
commercial convention, which together purpOsey
and vanished from the minds Of men without trace,
the bnghtng presence of Duncan, who
fully alluded to by the Louisville papers Of the nature
of the Upas tree-blastng everything coming under his
malign shadow Next TO making conventions, his best
hold is inyenng candidates, and he can al a moments
notice bring forth array Of Presidential material not
less suggestive than unavailable.
1t is settled that Alex H. stephens cannot be the can
didate as at time TumOred The good man is
straight" Seometrical line, but he cannot throw
himself into the Presidential breach, the time would
not be long enough for him to write letter OF accept
before the election Furthermore he is not well,
and is running journal in with the about
to be started by Duncan. nterrogated 10 the posi-
blity of presenting Gen. Hancock, Mr.. Duncan made
answer that being soldier the General could not
meddle with politics Ii is only far 10 add that Duncan is
tanBune OF large Batneilns ndspuJ
in play for vigorous scrutiny OF all who present them
selves delegates, lest perchanoe unruly Greeley
ite may force his way in Indeed, he expresses great
apprehension lest that troublesome and disgustngy
prevalent element in force and take possession OF
his troop, and " place Greeley's brazen brow the
crown Of triple nomination"
Thus far there is definite understanding 10 the
favored candidate of the few delegates that Mr. Duncan
has gaheredup from the remote places of the land. 1t
is understood however that when OBren arrives with
his NewYork delegation he will inform Mr. Duncan OF
the wishes Of the main forces and that Duncans pres