New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-09-05


Decd throughout the day the statements N 'e
ton were all 10 this purport and no one cohceaou 's
the purpose OF the work In hand was 10 Keep ui 'o
Notwithstanding the Greeley craze thaI nau ''Ao i
session OF the Democracy, MIR. Monroe OF i"ui"i' n
more frankness than discretion. admitted tna' al
should be directed TO the breaking up Oh 'ne '' 49,,
combination no matter at what cost ana 10 oouu
only be defeated. the end OF the true DciHo0'
have been fully gained.
SPECIMEN BOURBON SPEAKERS
80 well satisfied was the assemoiage at ths $500 ,
work achieved, that general speech-inahlhS io -,
and most OF the speakers, forgetting the worh
the secret working of the sham Convention MT. ooia
day. not wholly unknown TO national fame as Tue so".
man who found advantage in cadet sales, eu,n0' 'n,
Convention with highly poetic speech. dennihg hnu
illustrating the ways OF political honesty anu
the great virtue OF consistency. "arminS vi
his theme and intoxicated by the congeniai pres
ence Of the OBren ex-empoyes OF political inorai', 10
branched broadly and apostrophized the anse'S
beauty and ministers OF grace to attend the Issues VI
this miraculous council. Mr.. Goaday is very stout
personage with an excessively red and shiny i"ce' e
ouent Of more congenia stmulant to color tnan ''
5almy air of his native Kentucky His eye is unOoi
tain and restless and even in his ofest poetic lights
one could but remember that these shliuhe oip' M
fallen before the condemnng verdict of his feo" a"
makers when he expelled from their company luz
dishonest practices. This unpleasant reniiiSoen ~,
was not however, held against him py us
Straight friends and his ford deolaui"',on
was listened to with the keenest attention W n'o
ancient and congenial associates In tins good hun
Gen Joseph Geiger OF Ohio was forced upon ''
and retaed q series OF barroom yulgariues winch o
ried the Convention into babel Of appreciatoh ho
WAS little ashamed afterward of the exhDluoh' anu
said apoogecay one must speak to his AUDIENCE anu
TO show tat he made mistake it is only necessary "
add that the crowd refused 10 let hun nnish Or S' uo
but kept him retailing filthy anecdotes Tor luhy an ~
to the exclusion Of such business as INC |oh'on
might have before It, But the Convention In reaty "
no more business. All that could be done was 10 get ''
reply from O'Conor and then the work wouid 10 ooA
plete. At O'Clock recess was voted upoi'
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Convention struggled together again at Hardy
half OF those present in the morning were in INC na
IL was shrewdly given out that OConor was as goou as
pledged to take the nomination, and with TINS assurance
considerable number Of those who came In good aieh'
thinking the real Of the meeting at an end TOOK
the early evening trains and returned TO Their homes'
This the managers foresaw would simplify the work hat
must follow. Up to the last moment the leaders were
instrumental III keeping alive the belef that oOonor
would accept aud it reported on the authcy
Of Duncan that dispatch had stating that he
could not refuse the nomination as rendered ny the Oo
vention This gained instant credence, as the hurredy
umbled platform, which was but nperfectly under
stood by the Convention said be in substance the
points elaborated in OCOnors letter. SO, taxing the
thing for granted many Of the newspaper men eft on
the early train including 1.-THE Associated Press people,
and when the evening session began, between ana T.
the correspondents places, well as those Of the dele
gates were wen emptied, and the work began with
lifeess throng More than hour devoted to the
tedious discussion of the General Committee and the
provision for filling vacancies, which drew out herce
conflict from the backwoodsmen.
MR.. o'coNoR REFUSES THE HONOR.
But the supreme moment finally came when the long
expected dispatch from O'Conor was announced. The
unruy mob of dspuants subsidized into breathess ST.
lence and the President explained that two dispatches
had been received from Mr. OConer and that one which
implied privacy to a certain extent addressed to HIM
self he would read first 1t seemed more conclusive
than the other he read the faces Of the few re-
manning Delegates changed to look OF blank
ness and chagrn. certain number who evil
IDENTIFY knew from the first the result OF all
this sham kept quiet and averted their faces but the
effect in the main was indescubably ludcrOus The
President faered he reached the concluding syllable
and the poor cheated wretches, after the sweerng work
OF the day. began to realize the swinde played upon
them But new wire was already ready, and after de-
handing reading Of O'Conors second telegram. which
had been received and which not readily eompre-
hended no one knowing whether it was intended an
acceptance or declination. uchndignaton wasted
on the teegraphic authorities when it suggested the
telegram might forgery, but it finally settled itself
on the Convention that IL true What should be
done The hopeless ones gave up and cried: Break
ND aud 90 home Our work is Intellectual We cannot
succeed without O'Conor."
+ THE AMERICAN LAMARTINE ALSO DECLINES.
But Mr. Moreau Of Indiana had too keen an apprecla
ton of bargain and SALE and knew TOO well that he
would be held accountable TO his employer Martin and
while the zeal Of the assembly were as If dazed, he
sprung w on bench with well simulated enthusiasm,
and called for the nomination Of the President OF the
Convention, Judge Lyons, 70 the place vacated by
O'COnor The crowd, excited and confused imbe-
cility, favored this brilliant maneuver, and in
instant almost the Chairman found himself the
nominee of his Convention the mover OF the
resolution kindly putting the question to the house
and announcing the result The old gentleman I'M
0uestionaby considerably surprised. He is very evil
IDENTIFY earnest in his straightne and hopes for the
days OF Jackson before he gathered to his fathers
IndescribaSe confusion and perpexity followed this
movement. The members not knowing whether to ac
cept this work joke or not, looked heplessly
for escape this difficulty. The President however,
was not wholly overcome by the unexpected
honor, and, in long speech, he soemnly
discussed the state Of the aud advised deberaon
before making such an important move as the nominal
ton Of q candidate. SO declining gracefully the
sdered conferred upon him he refused to consider
the action Of the Convention valid as he was not
position to be nominated The excitement having pretty
well exhausted itself the ring seemed clad OF chance
for another deal, and finally the body adjourned
until tomorrow, with the head of the ticket vacant.
PROOF THAT GRANT Is running THE CON
VENTI0N.
A PENNSYLVANIA DELEGATE DECLARES THAT
CAMERoN's COMMITTEE PAID THE BILLS OF
HIS DELEGATION.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUggI
LOUISVILLE, Sept. 4.-Some new facts as to
the composition of the delegates sent hither by the
Grant have come to light today. No one who
examines the men closely could for moment fail TO re-