The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-04-26
cURTIN's PROBABILITIES.

| ready for the Vlce.Preaidency, for which at
| present there appears to be very little COM
petition. GreeIey's Whlg friends, who prefer
| Davis for the first place, will endeavor 10 get
the tall. AS the affair stands at present it
looks as If Curtin would walk over the track
for the Vice.Presidency, and the Democrats
| generally favor his nomination, many OF them
preferring him to Parker, whom some call
i'superannuated aud a granny" Henry D.
Foster, who ran against Curtin for Governor
of Pennsylvania In 1860, and was beaten by
Curtin, Tow comes forward aud says that An
dy ought to go on the ticket, and that
the PENNSYLVANIA Republicans can get enough
Democrats to elect him easily. As Pennsyl.
yania Is one Of the three States holding cleo
ktfons in October-a few weeks before the
Presidential election comes off-it Is deemed
sylvania man who will have some chance or
carrying his own State, and thus creating q
superstition In advance OF the Presidential
election.
WHO WILL PRESIDE AT CINCINNATI
nobody knows as yet. Carl schurz might be
!! sheived In that position. or Governor Bross or
Horace Greeley. It is now thought that Lafay-
cite Foster will not be able to appear, and II
such be the case 1t may be that Lyman Ire
main, of New York, will take the platform.
TreGain ls said to be q very good presiding
OUC6T. 6uu IUC SloGC ~
entitled to that degree OF consideration.
A REVENUE REFORM PLANK.
The strong contest on the platform will oe
made on the subject Of revenue reform. The
Free Trade League, David A. Wells and others,
90 to Cincinnati as much for personal and In
fell.ctual yindIcation as to nominate O ticket,
and these will endeRvor to commit the conven-
lion hand and foot to q moderate revenue pol
lev; while the Pennsylvania delegation, as,
- - Az. H.aa1au nn0n MInhtUQnnQTa ann
Boston folks, will strenuously oo)ect 70 any
very definite procurement on this haZar-
| dous topic, Judge Davis lie said to deplore
| any further reference being made to the mat
| ter Than the vaguest and most quiet protest
| against taxation. Mr.. Trumbuil himself, II Re
were sure of the nomination. would not Wish
much to be. said on this head; but az ne antici-
| pates a big contest with Davis, his friends
| will probably -manRuvre 10 his interests- oy
| making their fight &C once on revenue reform:
! Schurz has several times expressed nlmselI
| opposed to taking up this subject, as II it were
| of great special concern, altnouga ne ls kho"n
| to be q free trader In the moderate sense.
Startling SRumor from WashinRton..
the Democrats und the Cincinnati
Convention.
"W. P. Co. the careful correspondent OF the
| New York Journal of Commerce, writes from
| Washington under date Of the Goth
startling and incredible rumor breaks from
| the CAPITOL today, to the effect that General
| Grant will furnish q letter for the Cincinnati
| Convention, declining under any clrcum-
| stances a reconciliation. The rumor mas not
| gone far; but 1t gives rise to many theories.
Some saw he means it; that he has been In
duced, In view of the formidable character as
sumed by the proposition to hold q Liberal Re-
publican Convention at Cincinnati, to with
draw his name from the convention for the
sake OF harmony.
Others saw he had no idea of the strength OF
the Cincinnati movement, and that unoer gooo
advice he proposes to decline nomlnally as q
sort OF political diversion, to gain strength
both for himself and his party, and 10 make as
surance OF bis nomination donbly sure.
A Democratic census has been taken IN
the House of Representatives on the Clncin.
natl question. It Is found that there are OF
the number of Democrats usually found at
their seats in the House, thlrty.one straig9t
out Democrats and forty-6ve "possums." IL
ia found that II Judge Davis and Curtin, OF
Charles Francis Adams and Groesbeck, are
nominated, the forty.ave ''possums" will ad'
yocate acouipsence at the Democratic ConVen-
ton. and TWENTY-FIVE of the other thirty.one
will also give assent, while the other ak VIII
drop in line as humble capti7es ana loloW the
%conqueror. This Is considered q Iair census,
because it is quite probable that the average
would be the same If all tae Democratic re-
nresentatIves were present. In the Senate
nearly every Democrat stands on the same
footing as the torty-ive representative. a
prominent Republican member OF tue HOUSE
told his neighbor yesterday that IL was q llttle
remarkable, 10 his view, that every prominent
Republican, who proposed to join the Cincln-
natl movement gave excuses for hls conduct
The reply was good, viz: That those who
did not, wisely Kept Silent, having no
cuse To- give: that the former went OF their
own accord, while the latter feared lne parry
lash: that there was 10 be no "Wnlpplng III, az
Cincinnati. The other member reiorleo lnaI
every path leading rom tae SeP F,c rsmn pat ~
this. reply was made that the Democratic
party were trying its best to get inso Inc ne,
publican ranks to make the latter strong, and
that the hest end of the Republican party was
about to embrace them, and leave Tue omce,
holders with the name nRepuoncan party.
without the recently disguised elemenI u nas
heretofore contained. VleWea iiom Jul ment
seems to be fast gaining strength. It's friends
do not much care whether certain prominent
gentlemen proclaimr themselves IN It's faVer
before or after the Cincinnati Convention.
They intend to make the nomlnauons aileI
such q rule that everybody WING opposes
Grant will be satisfied. ana every n Isnn a H
ment of strength be centred against nim. AZ
ready thew count In almost any contingency
tbe slertoral votes of New York. Pennsylva-
mia. Illinois and InCiana In their favor, and
have strong hopes of carrying Onio.
The Liberal Movement In the soutn'
MISSISSIPPI.
JACKSON, Miss, April %.
A Liberal Republican mass meeting anu con-
veution held at Vicksburg, nave app0Iule9 as
deIepates TO the Cincinnati Convention, Cap
tain Fish, Judge Speed, nit. Miller, anu otaers:
Judge Jefferds, late Of the supreme bencn OF
this State by military appointment, aooFesseo
the convention, applaudlng lnelr act'on'
TENNESSEE.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, April 81.
The Reunion and Reform ASSOCIATION OF
Nashville have appointed a delegation nearly
a hundred strong to the Reunion and Reform
Convention at Cincinnati on the !st OF May:
The Republicans Of Nashville ano ViciniIy WIN
send a slroug delegation 10 the Liberal Con
yention. Among the num6er are James ..
Fowler, late United States senator; =. d EAST
Chancellor: G. P. Thurstoh, late OF Geperal
Thomas's staff; j. W. Para'nore ana Jonn ger
kins, late secretary of the Kepuollcan state
committee. Large delegations from East ano
West Tennessee are also expected.
LOUISIANA.
New ORLEANS, April %.
The Liberal Republicans of this Stale, com.
prising Germans, native whites, ana colored
people. met tonight 10 arrange 1or departure
10 the Cincinnati Convention. A pubic meet
[ ting was called for tomorrow nlgnL, IN Inc
State Capitol. Large numbers OF people are