Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-05-01
THE PRESIDENTIAL CANPAIGN.
Gossip about the Cincinnati COnven-
tf0n

uOn.
Who will be nominated at Cincinnati will
any concession be made to the democrats, or will
a radical republican ticket and platform be
chosen and adopted, wiIlfree trade or protection
prevail? are questions which everybody Is asking
and which no one can clearly answer. Last
nights dispatches were rather Indicative OF the
nomination of Davis or Trumbull, the friends of
MIR. Adams losing their confidence in his pros
poets. For Adams there IL probably the strong
est pressure, but the hackers Of Davis are COM
pact, well organized and more thoroughly in
earnest. The quarrel in the Illinois delegation
il is said, has been smoothed over by an arrange
ment to give half the vote of the state to Davis
and to divide the other half between Senator
TrpmbuH and Governor Palmer. What good
that will do passes our comprehension. New
York STANDS by Greeley, and Missouri by Gratz
Brown.
WHY THE WORLD SUPPORTS ADAMS.
The New York World to-day, in reply to ar
hcles Of the Albany Argus and Washington
IdfrIot, protests against what 10 calls the in
tIusive impertinen.e Of clique of democratic
Congressman In their attempt to control the
Cincinnati convention in the interest of Judge
Devils, and their denunciation of the World for
expressing its honest judgment in entire indie
peDdence OF this intriguing cabal. "It has
been" SAYS the World, 90 our settled wish that
the Cincinnati convention should not act nor
appear to act under any sort of democratic du-
Iess, and we have, in expressing preference for
Mr.. Adams, at least demonstrated that there Is
not a united attempt at democratic dctation,
ara nave saved the liberal republicans from the
lmputatlon OF acting as mere side show to the
uemocratlc party. An attempt to revive the
system OF nominating presidential candidate
by congressional caucus, which broke down
IN IS2i from its own rottenness, Is preposterous
anac1 ronism. The proclaimed purpose OF the
CINCINNATI convention is reform Of the gov
eminent, and If the convention acts wisely il
VIII aim to present candidate for President
who, with the maximum of republican popu-
larity and the minimum of democratic hos
Utility, possesses the highest qualifications for
the once Who Of all the named candidates"
II concludes, " combines these requisites i'm so
eminent q degree As Mr.. Adams? 2"
NO DIFFERENCE
Inc new York Star says: "There are no diff
ferences In principle important enough to divide
IN the liberal republican, from the democrats in
The question arises whose principles are to do
Tor both parties? The New York Herald throws
some light on that subject thusly: august Bel
mont has gone to Cincinnati to run tho liberal
convention 1t Is understood that he is Mr.
Adams banker. He went to Ohio nominally to
shoot snipe; but the snipe he expects to bag are
City. They are of q lean and hungry kind, and
time. They will run into Mr.. Belmont's bag
them that they will be permitted to feed at the
public crib. Mr.. Belmont represents Tamma-
ny, and has authority to see that the provisions
OF the coalition recently formed are carried out
THE SIDE SHOW.
The first sensation to-day will be the assem-
bling Of the reunion and reform convention at
Mozart Hall. Tiny 1t must be remembered is
not the republican convention, but one called.
without respect to party, by the reunion and
reform association OF Cincinnati, compris lg
republicans and democrats. The same dele.
gates in many instances were appointed to both
and there will doubtless be arrange
ments so far as the sessions are concerned to
Enable them in main TO attend both bodies
This convention will be called to order by ,Jndye
William b. Caldwell, president of the Cincinnati
association. Judge John b. Stallo will be elected
temporary chairman. 1t Is the desire of parties
ground be found to stand upon, but Influential
men among the reunion reformers do not regard
Il by any means a foregone conclusion that this
end would be obtained.