Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-04-30
The Gathering at Cincinnati.
Harmony Predicted in nm Uncertain Way
Tho New York Doctrine - Order OF
Proceeding.


CINCINNATI, April 29.-The hotels, streets,
and everything, has to-day indicated the near
approach of the political conventions to which
the country has for weeks been looking. Flags
are displayed in every part of the city, particu-
larly in the German portion. The hotels are
rapidly filling, and newspaper representatives
are here in swarms. The Georgia delegation
arrived tonight; part Of the Kansas delegation
and Texas delegation come tomorrow; eleven
gentlemen from Arkansas have reached here,
as also part of the Tennessee delegation.
No general exchange of views has passed to-
day among the delegates relative to the best
plan TO meet popular expectation for political
REFORM A pretty close canvass shows that
while there is a wide diversity of opinion on
questions of tariff, there is an earnest desire to
harmonize on the platform. The revenue re-
form element preponderates, but the protection
lists are firm, and hold that unless that question
is ignored or very carefully expressed, large
vote in the east will be lost There is a conf
| dent belief that this difference will be adjusted
tomorrow, so that the committee on resolutions
will have little trouble in drafting platform
which is not likely to be much different from
that of the Missouri address, under which the
convention was called
The canvass for candidates has been sharply
conducted between the friends of Adams and
Davis. As heretofore, there is strong pressure
from the east and from Ohio for Adams, and it
was given out this afternoon that the friends of
Davis might, rather than yield to such a nOmi-
natlon, bring forward compromise candidate;
and there is growing conviction that in that
event Gov. Jacob d. Cox will be the man.
There is one other point not lost sight of by
some, namely, that if free trade influences sue
coed in securing the adoption of the Missouri
platform, Horace Greeley will be strongly
pressed for president, in order to hold the pro-
tectiOnsts.
This evening there appears less diversity of
sentiment on the subject of candidacy, though
it is not impossible to hear from prominent
sources intimations that there was a slate fixed
up which, il pressed on the convention, boded
no good to the purposes Of its projectors. AT q
meeting of New York delegates to-day, paper
from Whteaw Reed, of the New York Tribune,
was presented, which, it is understood, embod-
les Greeley's views OF the revenue plank in the
platform.
This provides that finding ourselves not fully
agreed with respect to free trade as opposed to
protection, we respectfully commend the grave
issues involved in that controversy to the care
full study and unbiased adjudication of the peo-
pie, urging them to choose members of congress
who will truly embody, and will faithfully re-
fleet, their will on that subject; pledgng our
selves that that will, when thus authortatively
made known, shall be implicitly obeyed.
1t is understood that this was generally ac-
| guessed in by this delegation, of which Gov.
| Fenten is member; and that it was presented
| TO private meeting of revenue reformers held
| at a late hour.
| Senator Schurz had a reception from his Ger
man friends tonight, and tomorrow morning
he addresses the Kentucky state liberal republic
can convention in Covington.
The national convention will becaed to order
IN Exposition hall, at noon, Wednesday. After
eheeuDg temporary organization it will be adj
| Journed, and the members are TO assemble in
state conventions to elect delegates. Each state
will be entitled to representation upon the basis
of four delegates at large, and two for each
member Of congress allotted to it under the new
| apportionment
The states are recommended to select dele
gates from congressional districts as far rs pos
| sl0e. In case any state is not represented by
| number of persons equal to that it is entitled
to under the foregoing rule, then those present
| will be entitled to cast it full vote