The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-04-29

tain no serious proposition to put MS gr0tesque
head an the top OF u muscular, nervous movement
like the present Perhaps the arrival OF the New
York and Brooklyn delegations mas zone as much
as anything TO give e pow Zone a. rn ria gatserna
Several of Grants ONCE holders are here. among
others Dorsheimer late District Attorney OF Buffao
one OF the remarkable traits OF the Cow ention Is
an indispostion to say anything against Grant.
Some OF the most active men here, such as Brinker
non Cox and others speak Of Grant
MORE IN PITY THAN IN ANGER,
AMI AFFECT TO hold responsible Morton, Cameron and
Conkling and the people who control him, rather
than himself. have heard dozen men active In
this movement say that II David Davis be nomi-
mated they will vote for Grant in preference. ON
the other hand,
THE GRANT MEN IN THIS CITY
mingle freely and fraternize with the liberal repub-
Leans, and, as telegraphed to yeu yesterday,
Ha Of the the Ss %ss to pay BY s s
porters Of General Grant, and num-
Der Of names on the Cincinnati reception committee
said yesterday that the whole bulk Of the republi-
can party was looking expectantly towards Gin
clnnatl and philadelphia with about equal interest
and that II the Convention here appears TO be big
success the whole column would full towards 1t.
News pours in nom all quarters that whatever Blaine
carry the Philadelphia Convention and Is supported
by large fraction of the oflice-holding
ssssnsh the tassy # ss sna' gets
Roadway 1t will result In substantial
VICTORY TO THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY,
for no President nominated at Cincinnati can carry
on the administration where three-quarters OF the
votes come from the democracy without recognize
Ing the democratic clement portion OF the gov
eminent for four years Jim Wilson, who Is solicit
ing the second place in the ticket with Blaine,
of Philadelphia Is generally denounced on all sides
approximate success in his movement | met
Alexander Long yesterday on Fourth street lie had
nom 5 p Chase and said in bea1 ov way tn
Mr. CHAsE's HEALTH WAS PERFECTLY RECOVERED,
that he was good for twenty-five years and more
for the public service, and that he would show
more strength than anybody suspected when
m 1ae na aoe gSNs sg i has Ssn
ence might sustain the Chase movement.
The editor of tho Tribune who Is here, has been
familiar and confident with Chase for ten or fifteen
years, and the Chase men look Wise and talk hope
fully, although there Is so few Of them That one
cannot be met more than twice in day. r.,
townsman and connexion Of Palmer told me this
morning that everybody at Springfield democrat
and republicanwas for Trnmbu!l, and that McCler-
nand would lead a small delegation OF democrats
here earnest for his nomination The opinions OF
the democratic party appear
NOT TO HAVE A PARTICLE OF WEIGHT
with the delegates assembling here. The money TO
run this campaign will come from New York city,
and Belmont, General Van Buren, tHonman's secre-
New Workers. have written letters, which were
shewn all over the street, saying in efrect:-
make the best candidate they can agree upon, and
rely upon no movement IN this city developing to
annoy them. The whole. trouble in the demo-
desome congressman at Washington city have
made bargains with Davis friends and are now
threatening the Convention In case 1t shall not see
Davis claims. After the Convention is over, how
ever, and the the child born these same men will
resume their bargain with the candidate here. A
few men in the democratic party are bound to have
A CANDIDATE OF THEIR OWN ANYWAY;
but there are old hunkers like George Pugh, who
the democratic vote OF the ward they live In.
II trouble begins In the Convention It will proba
bly, come from Davis friends who are here N large
numbers. Leonard SWEET and John Delrees
have distributed free tickets all the way
from New Albany. to st. Paul, and when
an hours yell of applause. After that the cheers
were fainter and the ballots thinner To-day sun
day. the air is exquisite and the temperature
cooler Some OF the delegates of note, Ike Schurz
and White and others occupy villas outside OF the
town, where they are called upon by their friends
speaking, was at the Burnet this morning, exchang
ing information with the new arrivals, and he
told me that everything looked bright and
trio individuals are around here, as Reavis, the
capital mover red-headed man with no knee cap,
limping round the hall Of the Burnet House.
here, Ia Anna Dickinson, putting In her
oar; here is George Francis Train, who has filed
all the drug store windows
WITH REAMS OF PORTRAITS OF HIMSELF
and extracts from his speeches and ballads. Here
Is old Judge spauldlng, Of Cleveland, who led the
J. X. Moorhead, of Pitisbarg WHO who used used to
be the ns life Of ne and
school. Here are scores OF editors OF all persua-
suasions, and correspondents without number. Old
men OF Cincinnati look askant at the gathering and
say, waggng their heads, ''There Is too nrsh intel
lect into It," The eccentric and indepeDd.s char
acter Of the gathering is well instaiiceu among the
Germans as anywhere else very many Germans have
not only followed Schurz into the liberal movement,
but they have gone beyond him and passed into the
democratic party. The Reunion aud Reform COnven-
ton which is to meet mt Mozart Hall sinnltanc.
ously with the organization of the Liberal Repub-
a large and respectable affair. This Convention Is
nearly equally composed of republicans and demo-
Gratis, with very large percentage OF the best Ger
OF the Northwest in it.
THE THEORY OF THE CONVENTION
is that both the democratic and republican pa
decrepid useless and superluous, and that this
IL the day to organize charitable compromise
party for amnesty, the non interference theory of
government opposition to sumptuary laws &c.
The newspapers of to-day show that In Chicago
st. Louis and other parts OF the West this
rotary Cox, Stanley Matthews and other prominent
republicans still hold their connection with the
union and reform party although they will be
few days ago at the Office Of Secretary Cox where
Judge Stale expressed himself earnestly in favor OF
perfect fusion with the advanced democrats of
the Seymour school. The Judge alleged that two
thirds of the republicans assembling here were
TIRED OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY
and only stayed In II to keep the democratic party
from getting complete ascendancy, and that the
safety of the country was In new coalition which
conversation with many republicans here they
admit that the inevitable result OF the Gin
cinnat Convention Is the recovery Of certain
amount Of power by the democratic party to carry
on the Senate, and the operations of the government
will require q certain fraction Of democratic sup
port, which in turn will demand representation I'm
the Cabinet. Mr.. Belmont and others talked over
the same matter here. In fact, the only jealousy Of
any kind In the democratic party, with this move
ment comes from the half dozen contracting Con.
gressmen of Washington city, and two or three
editors whose profession 1t Is not to keep tranquil
The Chicago Times, for instance, which
was one OF the first and most earnest
papers to support the Cincinnati movement as
diminished In Its advocacy OF Davis simply by jeal
ousy OF Its rival newspaper the Tribune, which had
truly been for its candidate. If another man be
taken-say Adams or Brown or Palmer
NEWSPAPER PRESS PROFESSION AND LEANING.
The Chicago Times will probably fan into line
Matterson, the leading editorial writer of the
courier journal, at Louisville, thinks that his paper
would support any candidate put up here provided
the editorial strength OF the present coalition
continues lie said last night at dinner that the
whole power Of this Convention had hitherto lain
I'm the editorial quadrilateral OF Halsted, White
Greeley and Bowles, and that If any one OF those
would drop away the Convention would be done for.
TERRITORIAL DIFFERENCES OF BEARING.
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