Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-06-04
TELEGRAMS TO THE STAR.
This Afternoons Dispatches.
PHILADELPHIA TO-DAY,
THE GREAT CONVENTION.
Opening Of the Bail.
CiUtrSISG FOR THE VICE PRESIDENCY
COlfay and &c atOr Wilson ibOuI Even.
THE GREAT CONVENTION,
Opening Of the Bali.
CAUtusING FOR THE VICE PRESIDENCY
COlfay and &c atOr Wilson ibOui Even.

Especial Dispatch 70 tie EreYiro SttrI
PHILADELPHIA, June 4.-The Phila;lellh ia
convention though not formally organized may
be said to be present to-day in an unorganized
mass meeting, the spirit of which seems TO be
but little dampened by a prevailing easterly
storm. Delegations and clubs are arriving in
the rain from all quarters, headed by bands OF
music and decorated with flags. and marching
to their respective quarters. The city has got
all its bunting out and presents otherwise in
every section gala appearance. Yesterday the
struggling portions Of delegations were at hand
anu Unexpectedly entered upon the spirit of
cancusslng for the vice presidency with great
zeal. new hampshire was the first on the
ground with full delegation, and commenced
the campaign by working for Senator Wilson
The Indiana delegation. headed by ex-senator
Lane, and accompanied By about sixty of the
prominent republican politicians OF the state at
once opened the poll for Colfax. Ohio hoisted
the name Of eX-Gov: Dennison to be pressed
hrst, last and all the time, whereJpon Pennsyl-
vania held an informal conference and thus
added TO the excitement. The Connecticut
deieganon worked hard to present Governor
Hawley as compromise candidate. while
Speaker Blaine and General Banks were occa-
sionally mentioned.
RLRoTIONRERING TACTICS.
Thus the situation stood at midnight, Impair
tial observers looking upon the contest between
Mr.. Colfax and Senator Wilson as about even
This was preliminary skirmshing however:
for, with the exception OF the New Hampshire
delegation, not one was complete, and therefore
could not be positively counted. Senator Viii
sons friends are this morning first on the
ground, in the way of demonstration. The
Massachusetts Central Grant Campaign Club
opened spacious headquarters at the corner of
Broad and Chestnut streets, flung their flags TO
the breeze, and commenced TO make speeches
and distribute documents in favor OF their can
didate for Vice President. One of their circu-
lars with which they are flooding the delegates
opens in this wise" Secretary Cameron said,
| in his letter to Henry Wilson: No man, in nv
| opinion. in the whole country has done more TO
aid the War department in preparing the mighty
army now under arms than YOURSELF At the
close OF the called session of Congress in 1861.
Lieut.. Gen. Scott emphatically declared thai
Senator Wilson had done more work in tha'
short session than all the chairmen OF the mill
tary committees had done for the last twenty
years. After the first Bull Run battle he re
turned to Massachusetts and by his personal
laboTs raised two thousand three hundred men.
Among the numerous bills introduced by Henry
Wilson was one to raise 500, 900 men for three
years TO enforce the laws; to abolish slavery in
the District of Columbia, etc.; and he was
republican thirty-two years ago"
THE NEWSPAPER SYNDICATE.
The Wilson men are working with these APP
peals upon the co,ored delegates, and are also
| urging that the labor element demands his NOM
inatiOn. They are also reinforced by what the
Philadelphia papers call the Washington syn
dlcate OF newspaper men, whose headquarters
at the Gifard House have the motto ANY
thing TO beat Colfax." j. Il. McCullagh
OF the st. Louis Democrat, and about a dozen
republican Washington CORE pOndents, com
pose the syndicate. Forney's Press to-day says
that the strongest and best organi zed opposition
TO the denomination of Vice President Colfax
comes rom the newspaper correspondents At
Washington. All the representatives OF the
great dallles are interested in the movement
ara understanding so well the working of the
wires, their hostility is ali-pOwerfuI. One OF
their strongest points against him is an article
which he wrote for the Indepeugenf in 1870 in
which he made use OF the following language
!. intend with this term TO close my political
lie absolutely. The people will want some
eastern or southern Vice President and should
have one. l shall! leave public life voluntarily
and without regret and expect to 90 into active
business My friends all know OF my determi-
nation, and L assure them il is 10 pretence, but
reality, as you will see." The correspondents
claim TO have already accomplished Mr.. Col.
faxs defeat, but the claim is hardly supported by
the facts. They are circulating this letter in
printed form, and are working Individually
with zeal that is the sensation of the hotels.
postmaster Holloway, Of Indianapolis Mr..
Shoemaker, Of Baltimore; the Maryland and
Indiana delegates, commenced a herce,opposi-
ton to the syndicate to-day, and are charging
boldly that they are for the most paGt corre-
spondents whom COlfax refused to recommend
for twelvehundred dollar consulates.
WHAT SHAW SAYS.
Shaw and others say that il is false. Words run
high, and two or three times TO- day personal COL
lsioRs have been imminent. The Indiana dele
gates demand TO know what this newspaper OPP
| IN.
replies are given, which are more general than
detailed. Coltsx is developing great strength
with the southern delegates. Maryland is for
him solid, having been instrcted and will cast
her vote for him all the time. Tennessee isTn-
structed for Hon. Horace Maynard on the first
ballot, and after that is divided. Virginia is
instructed for Senator Lewis, and after that il is
claimed that there will be majority of the del
egates for Senator Wilson, though a number
are supposed TO be favorable TO COifax. Ala
bama, without any instruc tioDs, is supposed to
iylH led he ~. md
Wilson. The Mississippi delegation have ar
rived, and most of them are for Colfax. The
solored members of the Louisiana and Texas
delegations are generally for COlfax. The
Georgia delegation understand that the en-
dorsement of the present administration by
t th state convention Is equal TO instructing
them for Grant and Colfax. South Carolina Is
divided on the Vice Presidency. The friends OF
Senator Wilson claim North Caroliua for him
solid, and 2e of the 80 Missouri delegates are
pledged to him. Ohio will stick to Denaison for
Vice President as long as there is any hope of
his nomination. We can deny authoritatiyely
that Governor Dennison has written any letter
Withdrawing from the convention as a candi-
date for Vice President. Genl Conzly, OF the
U hio State Journal, is the Governors best friend
and Is working for him assidiously Indiana is
solid for Cofax, and will stick to him through
thick and thin and to the last A meeting of
this delegation was held, at which important
action was taken toward securing eastern and
lacks. The friends Of Senator Morton are Ali
working for Colfax, a reconciliation having
Dccn cHtcteu SOme time ago. III Will thus be
seen that the war on Colfax is much stronger
than 1t was four years ago at Chicago, when
Senator Fenton was working for the nomins-
ton.
VARIOUS COMPLICATIONS.
At the meeting of the Massachusetts, delega-
ton it was determined to vote for Wilson as
long as there Is any chance for his nomination
for Vice President The New York delegation
at noon met at the Continental; they are about
equally divided between COlfax and Wilson
Iowa will 60 for Wilson OF that state on the first
ballot. Kansas Is for Wilson Of Massachusetts
for her second choice. The Pennsylvania dele
CATION, which will have great influence in
moulding the action of the convention on the
Vice Presidency, are still undecided as to whom
they should unite upon. The different predilec-
tons lie In the various directions of Curtin,
Kelley, Colfax, and Wilson of Mass; there was
an effort made by the southern delegations to
unite with the Pennsylvania delegation for
q combined interest-the south to unite on Kel-
ley for Vice President, IL Pennsylvania would
support Judge Settle, of North Carolina, for
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