The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-07-10
BALTIMORE
Pen Pictures of Prominent
Democrats.
The Personel of the Convention
Who will Mould its Policy
From the Worlds Correspondent


makeup OF the Convention will be very
interesting. The list Of thirT.two del
egates from New York numbers some
strong Democrats. Governor Hoffman,
with whose appearance and political
career we are all so familiar, has been
at the Carrolton two days. Lieutenant
Governor Beach is here to lend his
calm, good sense to the deliberations
which have already begun. The iron
gray head Of Delog DeWolf that bluff
and sterling Democrat, who is known
throughout the interior Of New York
az one who never thought OF compro'
mise until he hit on Greeley, bowed
itself out OF an omnibus here last
night.
Clarkson y. Potter has not yet ar
rived. Mr.. Cassidy, OF the Albany
Argus, Albert P. Lanning, and Senator
Lord, OF Monroe, have arrived, and ).
s. Cox has been here since yesterday.
Henry Richmond is at the Carroltn,
where Joseph Warren. editor OF the
Buffalo Courier, is also quartered.
Nearly the whole delegation will have
reached Baltimore by tomorrow morn
ing.
Delegations from some Of the other
States comprise not few remarkable
men. Ellis Barksdale, who heads the
Mississippi delegation, is the editor OF
the Clarion newspaper, published at
jackson, the State capital. He is sixty
years old, gray.haired, thin.lipped, and
of Q middle-szed frame. During the
war he was a member Of the Confed-
crate Congress. He is accounted a
shrewd politician for having taken up
the Greeley cause in Mississippi imme-
diately after the Cincinnati Convention.
A. L. Gordon, formerly Major Gen.
eral in the Confederate army, who
served with Bragg, is q delegate from
the Second District Of Alabama. From
Missouri d. H. Armstrong, once a
prominent rebel, and since then one OF
the original authors OF the passive
policy" comes hither as delegate /;
also WIN. Hyde, the editor of the
Missouri Republican, a journal most
prominent in urging forward the Gin
cinnati movement previous to the Cln-
cinnati Convention; also W. F. Swltz-
ler, a gentleman Of Swiss descent, who
has been run for Congress, but was on
both occasions counted out Of his seat.
George l.. Miller, editor Of the Omaha
Herald, an old politician, and one OF
the Oldest settlers, has arrived from Ne,
braska. New Jersey will send Cover
nor Randolph and Senator John P.
Stockton. Governor Randol ph has been
q bitter opponent OF Greeley, and &C
lively interested himself in the Fifth
Avenue Hotel and Long Branch con-
ferences, but like nearly everybody else
the Governor has had to give in at
last, and processes himself ready to
assist at the approaching great feat Of
political deglutilion at Baltimore.
The Delaware delegation is headed by
Thomas F. Baysrd, whose father,
grand father, and grand.uncle were in
the United States Senate before him.
The present Senator is nearly forty
years old and developed himself with
courage, ability, and tact in the debates
of the two past winters at Washington.
AS Delaware instructed her delegation
to vote for straight Democratic
ticket it may fall to Senator Bayards
lot to render the vote OF that State mar.
vellously conspicuous in the Conven-
ton. Governor Salisbury, the elder
and head OF the famous Salisbury
family, is another OF the Delaware del
egates. He is a physician and resi-.
dent OF Dover. He was Governor Of
the State during two terms, and one Of
his brothers retired from the National
Senate q year ago to give place to a
third brother, who is now Senator. Gov.
Salisbury is q large, heavy browed,
snuare shouldered man, a sturdy Dem>
ocrat a stern Methodist, and a con-
temner Of false gods, whether in re-
ligion or politics. Benjamin F. Bigg5,
who is one OF the Delaware delegates, is
the present Congressman from that
little State. California sends to the
Convention three distinguished citizens.
Perhaps the most conspicuous OF the
three 10 the noted William NJ. Gwin,
who represented bis State years ago in
the United States Senate. His associa.
ton with the Broderick duel, and his
late adventures in Mexico, where he
tried to colonize under MaximiliaD, are
preserved in the public memory. He
is now nearly seventy years Of age, but
retains . remarkable degree of vitality.
His height is about six feet three inches,
his frame stalwart, bis face ruddy and
healthy looking. His large gray eyes
are full of reserved fire. He is a lawyer
by profession, and a thoroughgoIng
"pew departure" Democrat. J. G.
Downey, known as the Irish war Gov
ernor OF California, is now banker at
Los Angeles, who enjoys an intimacy
with that huge money making institu-
ton the Bank Of California, in San
Francisco. Just before the war he was
elected Lieutenant-Governor. William
G. Latham, the Governor, was soon
afterwards elected Senator and sent TO
Washington. Downey taking then the
post Of Governor, maintained it with
such credit during the war as to earn
for himself and the Democratic party
of California the highest praises. He
was the first prominent Democrat in the
State to declare for Greeley, aud he
heads the delegation.
Senator Eugene Cssserly is the third
member Of the California delegation,
who is well known east Of the Rocky
Mountains. Among the Conneetieut
delegates are Governor Hubbard, Will
liam 81. Barnum, who has represented
the State in Congress, and Alfred E
1 pury and Thsylss r. Tnoeranl1 h.oth old