The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-04-30
OINCINNlTI CONVENTION.

CINCINNATI, April 20.-The Conyen
ton week has opened here with unnIs
taxable signs Of being one Of the mostex
citing in the history Of the city, The ad
vance guard Of the delegations from TIL
various States, which arrived last week
has been reinforced this 4. M.,by other
lnterestedtin the approaching Convention
Messrs. WhitelAw Reed and Dudley Field
are among the arrivals The 6sbighmentI
fol, the pressi In the hall will be made to
day. Ample accommodations viii be
provided Tor the newspapers. The Asso
ciated Press will have a position on the
platform; convenient to the telegraph / {
An Expression from Mr.. sumner.
'WAsHtNoToN, April 29.-Jas.l M. SEQ
veil, chairman Of the Cincinnati delegation
from west Jersey. breakiasted with Chas
Sumner, yesterday The Senator from
Massachusetts, will not go to Cincinnati
but does not hesitate to say he hopes the
Cincinnati platform will finally and for.
ever close the issues settled by the war,
He hopes II win reassert the essential
principles Of the declaration Of our faith.
erS, md declares openly for civilrights.
Another Presidential Candidate stays
Away.
CINCINNATI, April 2S.-It Ia stated to.
day by the friends Of Gratz Brown, that
he has concluded mot toibe present al the
Convention. 'ss82Ssa Nt3sa
Democratic Protest Against Adams.
WAsuRoToN, April 29.-The Patriot
this morning publishes an article which
is understood to be the result OF an IN.
formal conference of leading Democratic
Senators and Representatives, last night,
denying that Adams Is The first, or even
second choice Of the Democrats, or that
he would be accepted by them any moro
readily than Brown, Cox, Davis or Trum.
bull. The Patriot says that in any event
a Democratic Convention will be held,
and its conclusions accepted by the party.
Large New York Delegations Com.
ing. 80 a-'ssl
New YORK, April 29.-The Tribune
says the express train whichsleft by the
Erie road last evening was fully as large
as that ofsaturdsy evening, and crowded
with delegates from Westchester and
Putnam counties, the latter IS reported as
very favorably Of the feeling in their re.
spective districts, Some mentioned as.
'surances Of sympathy from the leading
papers, few Of whom, however, reirained
from taking an active part at present.
Most oflthem seemed to feel that the
greatest care should be exercised by the
Convention in selecting candidates for
President, considering that the platform
policy movement should be commended
by none. Some persons having not al.
ready left will take the trains Of to-day.
Those leaving tonight reaching Cincin.
natl Wednesday morning. "
/. CAIRO, ILL.,, April 29j-At the County
Republican Convention, held here to-day,
D. W. Mum, G. ". McKearg and VIM.
T. Scott, tho latter colored,; were chosen
delegates to the Cincinnati Convention,
and leave for there tonight
Indications of the Coming Crowd.
CINCINNATI, April 99.lThe hotels,
streets and everything to-day has indi.
Gated the near approach OF the two po.
litical conventions, to which the country
for weeks has been looking. There
are large number Of flags displayed
in various parts Of the city, particularly
In the German portions. The hotels have
been rapidly filling up and the newspaper
Representatives are here in swarms. It
has probably seldom occurred in tho his.
tory OF the country that so many newspa.
per men have been attracted 10 given
place, though 1t would not be tair TO say
that they were all in favor OF the liberal
movement There Is scarcely a promi.
nent paper In the country Of either party
that has not a representative here, and In
some cases two or three persons from the
same office. Among the latest arrivals
Is Mr.. Don Piatt. who reached
this city tonight The Georgia del.
egation arrived tonight and stopped at
the Burnett House. Part OF the Kansas
delegation have arrived and put up at the
Gait House. Eleven gentlemen from Ar.
kansas have arrived here and arc at the
Spencer, as Is also part oil the Tennessee
delegation. There has been a general In.
terchange of views to-day among the
delegates from the different States relative
to what Is essential to best meet the pop,
ular expectations for political reform, and
pretty close canvass. shows that while
there is wide diversity Of opinion
on the question Of the tariff, there Is
an earnest desire to harmonic on the
platform. The reform element predom.
mates, but the protectionists hold that
unless that question Is ignored or very
carefully expressed, large vote in the
East will be lost. They say that free
trade men In New York are for Grant.
There Is q confident belief that this diE.
ference will be adjusted tomorrow, so
that the Committee on Resolutions will
have but little trouble In drafting o plat.
form, which is not likely to be much DIFF.
terent from the Missouri address under
which the Convention Is called. Ii{l
The canvass for a candidate has been
sharply conducted between the friends Of
Adams and Davis. AS heretofore, there
is strong pressure from the East and
Ohio for Adams, and Il was given out this
afternoon that the friends Of Adams
might, rather than yield to such a'nomi.
nation, bring forward a compromise can.
didate, and there Is q growing conviction
that in such an event, Gov. Jacob D. Cox
will be the mans There is one other
point not lost sight ofby some, and thatis
IL the free trade influence succeeds in SO.
curing the adoption Of the Missouri plat.
form, Horace Greeley will be strongly
pressed for President nserdertohold the
protect ctionists, 20 -. - ,...Ng W.