New-York tribune., 1872-07-03
THE REFORM CAMPAIGN.
TIE MICHIGAN DEMOCRACY.

srNr1mpxT-poUREoN INFLURNCEs-BRIEB
ENDORSEMENT OF TIE CINCINNATI rLAI-
FoRM-GREELEY DELEGATION 10 bAhii
MORE--DELEGATES INSTRUCTED TO VOis Al
A ONIr
IBY TELEGRAPH TO rBB TniBINEl
LANSING July 2.-Counter TuDiofs preceoeo
the gathering Of the Democracy ss 70 the pobaby OF
general confusion and when the Chairman of the eaS
Central Committee Mir. W. W. wheaton, ca''ed JUG Oon
vention TO there Wild spec ulations as to VIM"
sinister siratagem he would put In force To cy 'hs
against Greeley whom he Lad been heard to declare ho
would not support, even II nominated at Baltimore.
Throughout the morning eager and sometimes ncrte
discussion had been heard In the lobbies ana a the
street corners could feel safe IN predicting ihe
temper OF the Convention until the latot arrivals
from the remote upper coun,ies 30 "hon
the hour of assembly came tae Representative
Hall which was very large and rOOmy, was well pac@e1
with a body vJrous in mind and purpose WIN no hh
confident OF the result. There was intense ieeng A'
could not be disguised. Michigan shares Win New forh
and Illinois the satisfaction Of powerful press "neD On
tho nominations at Cincinnati had seen nj 10 chDRo
front and attempt either new bolt or W
obstinate resistance. tho utter and hopeeSs uo-
rooralzation of the party. The Detroit Free frcSs
had fought against Mr.. 0Ietley's nomination
with wonderful yigor end some method " must j."
admitted 10 be sure II has not In any sense ipeoru
that marvellous current that the leaders 'e" So' W."
wise head aking Is responsible for this feveioh o"s
IA tiODaDy SUR up cObhiuNi"Di" 49,
and set sOIne good aud strong men Oy INC '"i'
opd ooainst each other. than this Il. cOnrSo
has annoyed nd pcrplexed the Libeiais' "Do, le""
10 die trust any way, stumble upon TINS anu arc
crippled TLcn, too, equally iDauspl'i ious !" '"o
there yas D conspicuous lack OF chat young eieh'h'
nh o,o who bas attended the late Western Convcn
,, could nor fail 10 have noticed. The Chairman, Mr
wbcot,n gave no expression 20 his prediction save Ia
the appointment OF a non-committal Temporary ona
man who a. eagerly looked 70 for an expression oi o
majority sentiment. This gentleman bpoho an Ms
thoughts Intended for the Convention IN ten hneS'
earnestly deprocatng any casng OF Interests ana pro
testing his moving desire for harmony. In TINS III
tercst he trusted that his hearers would relinqush
preiudice aud como together on a mutual u""er
standing OF patriotic sef-denal 50 lar as tl' e@'u
ANYTHING the Liberal wing took 1T as cOH'ior""b
leaning toward Cincinnati. and feeble mnrmur Vi
onrlause coeeded. For half an hour the C0nVenAoh
was occupied with tie usual trivial wranglng on uo
temnorory ofranizatiOn and tie appointment OF Com
ttees and q DRIFT of sentiment Lcre seeEed 10 SCI
in against tn Liberal Democrats with consequent bu'
rather debated elatOn from the yenerabhs' In tni'
favor IL was accepted. when motion was careu r'Iel-
ring all resolutions TO the Committee uhbcaId anu
undebated Here was a stroke of wisdom learned from
experieuce OF tic late Democratic Conventions when'
unpn the mere introduction of the name OF Greeley All
tho careful sci ones OF the Conservatives were swept 10
the wind and the Convention carried Dy a gri'n coup
de main The body adjourned for recess anil 80 lar as
any augury was concerned the whole Convention mSh'
as well have been yoiceless The antiLiberais were
however cut Of from exasperdtng Jublauoh' ana tno
other interes5 mildly threatening and expec'ht-
Some ground however, gained during the recess
Some of the of the Liberal conference Oegan 10 DO
whispered about, the Democrats, who always MAKO
IL point dpuDting the force OF the Repubcah deieo
ton spoke more fairly, ana eNnceua IeHIoo "'i'i"6
TO coucedo something
The heat nj 2 O'Clock, when the Convention reaSSem-
bled was fairly melting but the counties were repre-
sented as fully before and the session started Oh "
the same tiresome wrangling over the reports Oh c'e
dentias organization and every other point tha se'ou
TO offer chance TO impede the main issue from 100 SUI
den an introduction. Fortunately tie heat compelled
discretion that the very evident Will OF the maj oriy was
wholly powerless achieve. The election OF permit
uent President UUd was proposed ana Instantly
adopted with as much feryor tine temperature ~oad
admit Of The Hon. Flavius Littlejohn was tnereupon
nominated and conducted the CHAIR The choice seems
70 have been surprise neither wing apparently un Ter
standing the position of the nominee great coLmo
ton and whispering ensued but when the vote wis an
nounced no opposition was made. A gentleman
of fine patrarchal presence cane forward
and as he recognized received
cordial welcome OF the antique type of Democracy.
and bred in the primitive school, Mr. LttlJOhn pro-
ceeded as IN the oden time, in formal speech 10 The
Convention He reviewed the history Of the parry IN
the State and country, and proceeded to show Wat mo
party could not afford to do 1t was time, lie SAID 10
continued for hour and wholly 10 the hysh-
cation of the Convention which plainly became FESTIVE
Finally after brilliant euogy on the record OF .he
party he concluded in this fashion; when we are AT
war; and the enemy is upon US, we do not stop 10 ask
how we shall fight. how long we shall hglt Ii the
arms that accustomed TO not at hand We seize
the best we can get" The effect almost grotesque
Both Sides had given up any hope of the
President committing himself after such deour as he
had made and the effect all the more powerful.
when even the hint or Greeleys Endorsement fell from
the venerable Presidents lips. AT FIRST there was no
response but when the Liberal wing fully eompre-
hended the commital OF the Convention. great cheer
rang out and successive explosions followed ior three
minutes or more There were, however, groups Of sui
len and disappointed delegates who took part IN the
! demonstra ton, and the absurdty OF the previous
| action, both parties holding off in dread OF
each other struck the Convention, great 81, u!
| Of laughter interrupted the deliberations. Under
| the stimulus OF this brilliant victory, the
selection Of delegates was moved, and Greeley and
antiGreeley candidates put nomination The vote at
| once put the sentiment OF the Convention beyond al
| doubt The Liberals were three to one, Mr. Wheaton
the anti Greeey candidate receiving third OF the
whole Indeed on the presentation or bis name
through the Chairman Of the State Convention s-orn
OF Kisses attested the dstrust Of his old party
ciates The delegates at large then selected and
so far known. stand their own motion for Greeley
with one exception, as follows:
Al LARGE.
VIM A. Moore, Titus Livermore
I. Thos. d. Hawley. J.E. Harding.
| James d. Weir VI. ii. NJ. Look.
II. George H. Bruce W. d. Wiley
John j. Ransom. VII. Q: J; ;Atk son.
III Edward & "; HiI%S; Cox. VIII d. {. M9orc;
| ". X. 3. Hastings George Lord.
| Emory Z. Briggs TX. A. ID. sanford.
| V. y. 8. Butler. G W. RonlnSOh
The District delegation is largely in favor of Greeo,