The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-07-08
BALTIMoRB CONVENTION.

NEW iOhk DhbhaATka bEAHT SATURDAY
/ New York, July GA number Of del
egates from this State to the Baltimore
| Convention leave this city to-day. Among
them is Gov. Hoffman.
A LARGE NUMBER OF DELRaATEs ON
HAND.
A Baltimore dispatch announces the
arrival there OF q large number OF dele,
gates to the Democratic Convention,
Among them is Senator Kelly, OF Oregon
and John g. Thompson, Of Ohio. Itseeml
to be the general belief
GREELEY WILL BE NOMINATED.
There Is comparatively little talk oI
the candidates. The interest Of the occa.
sion Is mostly centred In the selection oi
members Of the National Executive Com
mittee and the selection of officers Of the
Convention. There will be determined
EFFORT TO GUST BE1MeNT
from the Craftsmanship Of the Conven.
ton. An attempt was made to give the
place to VIM. Z. Niblack, Of Indiana.
Southern delegates evince feeling against
settling on, either q temporary or perma.
nent chairman from any Of the seceeded
States and OF giving the former to the
Eastern or Middle States, and the latter
to the Western StOtts A strong current
Is moving in favor OF Gen, John A. Nc
Clernand for
PRESIDENT OF THE CONVENTION,
who is pressed mainly for his strong mill.
tary reputation and political ability. The
principal names mentioned for
TEMPORARY cHA1RMANsnIP,
are Governor Thomas, Of Maryland, Gov.
Vance, Of North Carolina, and Thos. Bah.
cock, Of Virginia, but Gov, Thomas will
probably be the man. The members ot
the National Convention who are in the
city, had meeting to hear the report, oil
the resident committee, having in charge
the arrangements Tor the meeting OF the
Convention. The National Committee
meets again tomorrow. II anything like
full meeting can be obtained, the ques.
ton Of temporary craftsmanship will be
discussed, and probably acceeded by 1t.
THE BoLTERs.
Nothing is heard Of the boilers conven.
ton.
New YORK, July G.-The anti Greeley
Democrats, hold private conference in
Baltimore, Monday, to organize their
Convention on Tuesday noon. They meet
in Maryland Institute.
A large number Of New England dele.
gates were here to-day, en- route to the
RaltimOrn Convention
THE CONTEST FOR CONVENTION DIaNrTGEs.
NEW YoRK, July Baltimore spe.
cials mention change in the programme;
that neither Philips, Francis Thomas or
Coy. Vance stand any chance for tempo.
rary Chairman Of the Democratic Con.
vention, and that John B. Baldwin, of
Virginia, Is now prominent, while Thos.
s. Bocock and Jefferson Randolph, of the
same State, and Gov. English, OF Conn,
are also spoken Of. The names of Gen
James Shields, of Indiana, and Senator
Casserly, Of California, are talked Of for
permanent President, though General
McClernand still has the inside track.
The New York delegation has appointed
Gov. Hoffman as Chairman.
GREELEY TO De NOMINATED ON THE
FIRST BALLOT.
There seems to be much doubt that
Greeley will be next to unanimously
nominated on the first ballot.
Bo1EERs CONVENTION A F1zzLE.
II is not believed that the boilers con.
vention will ever assemble.
BALTIMORE, July 7.-Seyeral hundred
delegates to the Convention arrived to.
day and a large majority OF tho entire
number are here. The leading hotels are
already overcrowded. The principal
topic Of conversation to-day has been The
policy Of q straight out nomination OF
Greeley and Brown or the endorsement of
the Cincinnati platform and nominees.
A large majority Of the delegates favor
straight out nomination, but the action oil
the Missouri delegates at st. Louis to ad.
here to the no nomination policy has had
the desired effect in dampening the ardor
OF the nomination advocates, The
Missouri delegation held a meeting this
evening and It Is probable they will re.
consider their action with regard to the
nomination policy.
Arumorprevails tonight that Augustus
Schell will be placed on the next Nation
al Committee gice August Belmont.
Among the representatives Of the press
present are Il. ]. Ramsdell, OF the Cincin-
natl Commercial; G. Hall, OF the Cincin.
natl Gazette; James Gordon, OF the Cin-
cinnati Enquirer. William Hyde, of the
St. Louis Republican; ]. B. Mccullough,
of the st. Louis Democrat; ]. W. Nolan,
OF the Chicago Tribune, and Mr.. Mattison,
Of the Chicago Times.
The Baltimore Gdzette, which at first
opposed the nomination of Mr.. Greeley,
will tomorrow morning contain an edito.
rial urging the Convention to nominate
formally Greeley and Brown. It saws /:
We call on the Convention to avoid any
possible perplexity by taking decided &C.
ton. There should bc no beating about
the bush. Put these men in nomination
ballot for them in the usual way and so
establish their title to recognition as rep.
resentatiycs Of the Democracy, and by
this bold and necessary step bring up the
whole Of the party 10 their support. 1t
will not become you 10 throw on the rank
and file a responsibility from which thew
looked to you to relieve them, and which
it is your bounden duty to assume. 1t is
the manifest course. The largest hall Of
Maryland Institute has been engaged for
the meeting called by circular, issued from
New York, dated the Goth OF June and
signed Joseph r. Flanders, Chairman, and
John ]: Van Allen, Secretary. This cir
cular invites all Democrats in every part
Of the Union opposed to the nomination
Of Horace Greeley at Baltimore, and who
will not support him'if nominated, to at.
tend at Baltimore on the 9th of July.
(MondaY) to confer and take such action
as may be deemed advisable. The pre-
liminary meeting under this call will be
! held at 2 P. NJ. tomorrow at the Institute.