The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-07-09
WHEELING W. VA, TUESDAY MORNING. JULY.s 1872.
,rrived at In regard 10 the solectlop Of a

arrived at in regard to the selection Of q
temporary chairman. At meeting
Of tho Bourbon Democrats at Mary.
land Institute, at 9 p. N. to-day, moi
more than two hundred were present, a
majority Of whom were spectators. Of
the delegates who will not support Gree
ley If nominated, there were not more
than twenty-five at the meeting. Judge
J. r. Flanders, presided. Among those
present, were Blanton Duncan, Of Ken,
lucky, Jos. Ledlie, and VIM. White, oI
Springfield, ILL.,, Henry Sherwood, Of
Conn, and VIM. Reid, Of Norfolk, Va.
A committee Of ten was appointed to
make arrangements for holding a Conyen.
ton tomorrow. In numbers and i'm.
pcrtance, the movement Is too insignif.
cant to have any weight with the Demo,
cratic Convention. The indications are
that Greeley will be nominated with en-.
thusiasm.
The National Democratic Committee
this afternoon unanimously selected Thos.
Jefferson Randolph, Of Virginia, for TEN.
porary Chairman of the Convention, and
F. O. Vance, Of Massachusetts,, temporary
Secretary.
BALTIMORE, July s.-The journal
publishes q letter this afternoon from W.
A. Saunders, a colored man and an elec.
tor on the Grant Republican ticket, ad.
dressed to the Chairman Of the Baltimore
City delegation to the late Republican
Convention, in which, after expressing
thanks for the honor conferred In placing
his name on the Grant ELECTORAL ticket,
says: A profound sense Of duty 10 my
race and the demands ofunselfish patriot
ism, superior to partisan requirements
compelled me to decline the honor and
sever my connection with the Grant wing
OF the Republican party. Saunders then
goes on to state at length his reasons for
not supporting Grant and why he will
support Greeley. Saunders lately held
the position Of special mail agent,
A large number OF delegates and others
arrived here this afternoon frOmthe North
west and South. Although the principal
hotels are full visitors find little difficulty
in procuring accommodations at other
public houses, besides many Of the citi.
zens are entertaining their friends and
all are uniting in extending their hospi.
talities. The different delegations held
meetings tonight for the purpose OF Sc.
lecting q chairman and committee men
to be appointed on committees on ere.
dentisls, organization, platform &C., and
to mature plans of organization for to-
morrow.
The Louisiana delegates, who have
their headquarters at Bsrnum's Hotel,
have chosen Judge Ogden for chairman,
and decided to vote as q unit for Greeley.
They were sent here without instructions.
The situation TO night Is unchanged
from that Of yesterday, the principal
topic OF discussion still being whether
the Cincinnati ticket shall be en-.
dorsed or nominated. The indications
are that large majority will favor a di-
rect nomination. The streets tonight in
front Of the hotels were densely crowded,
bands OF music paraded and address were
delivered in Monument Square by Gov.
Walker and others; at the Carrolton hotel
by Judge Wood, OF Missouri, and others,
and also at various other places.