New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-04-30
CINCINNATI CONVENTION.
A SURVEY OF THE FIELD.

LINES FORMING.
| lBY TELEGRAPH TO Tr1R TRIBUsB
CINCINNATI, April 29-The inchoate Convention
has now reached the critical stage. There arc on the
ground hundreds Of men Of conflicting views, each
of authority in his own section each having decided
opinions of his own on every prominent topic, and
each disposed to regard his views as the pivot on
which The Conv. Ct must turn, either to accept
ance and consequent or to rejection here and
consequent defeat at lne polls There is the usual
nng-y alk fami.a, to ,verY old attendant al Ma
t5nal Conventions, and always all the angrier In
proportion to the general faith in the intrinsic
strength Of the party, that unless the demands OF
| certain sections or Of certain beliefs gratifed,
they will 60 homo by the next train. There is
Ge usual declaration that tho votes Of certain
states arc absolutely essential to success, and that
these cannot be secured without the most over
whelming concessions that this or that interest
must DO conciliated to avoid the certainty Of dis
aster; that this or that candidate walk over the
| track while another-urged by others with equal
whemence-could not carry an electoral VOTE The
vehement discussions thus far developed concern
mainly two points: first, the plank in the platform
o, Protection, Revenue Reform, or Free Trade a;
second, the claims of tho rival candidates. Adams,
LAWS, Trumbull, and two or three other candidates
| are named each almost as prominently, but angry
feeling seems to develop mainly about these AS to
The platform, the details of to-days discussion and
General effort at harmony will be elsewhere given
IN full. 1t may be here summed up in a few words,
as follows:
| First: Col Grosvenor and the Missouri Radicals
generally insist on the plank in the Missouri Call
unchanged.
Second: The Ohio Reunion and Reform people
:trenuously insist on the same language or its sub
stance.
| Taird: The New York delegates in attendance at
the Revenue Reform caucus present resolution
recognizing the lack of entire agreement on this
question referring it to the decision Of the people in
the several Congress districts, and pledging the
PARTY to the honorable execution of the popular will
thus ascertained.
Fourth Gen. Carl Schurz, David A. Wells, e. L.
Godkin. and the class of Revenue Reformers whom
they represent hold the most concilatorytono, nd,
Shilo they would prefer the language OF the Mis-
souri, CALL are willing to agree to disagree by ac-
ccpting the New-York proposition.
Fifth: Edward Atkinson, Judge BrinkerhoA, and
nearly all the Free Trade doctrnaires insist on the
Missouri call.
Sixth: The leading editors who have largely given
the impulse to this movement, Horace White Of The
Chicago Tribune Saml. Bowles Of The Springfield
Republican, Murat Halstead of The Cincinnati Com
aercial Henry NJ Watterson of The Louisville Courier
Journal and their associates insist that the differ
ence on the Tariff ought not to make trouble; that
Free Trade is not necessarily an issue in the
National contest and that they willing to accept
the New-York propositions.
Serenh: And finally, the Grant men are boasting
that the Tariff question will inevitably split the
Convention and enable the Philadelphia nominee
to walk over the track.
As to candidates, the situation in brief is ths
First The local pressure is wholly for Adams
Second: The best organized, most strongly backed,
and apparently most formidable movement, is that
manager.
Third: The most bitter hostility to Davis comes
from his own State 1t is definitely asserted that The
Chicago Tribune is as likely to support Grant as
ANYBODY else, in case Davis is nominated. Many
Illinois delegates declare that Davis has been
candidate for Democratic nomination for now two
years past and that he cannot command Republican
strength. Trumbulls strength is proved to be
hostile to Davis, to the extent Of going for any
other candidate anywhere named in preference to
him.
Fourth: The talk of the Liberal editors is unani:,
mously against Davis. Mu1at Halstead has openly
said that in case Davis is nominated, his paper will
support Grant. Henry Watterson is quoted as say
ing that if Davis is nominated he will seek to rally
Kentucky and other Southern Democratic delega-
lions for candidate of their own. Samuel Bowles
is known to oppose Davis with almost equal ear.
nestness.
Fifth: The New-Yorkers seem to be talking Davis
good DEAL and to be maintaining friendly relations
also with Pennsy lvania.
Sirth: Louisiana, Texas, and Alabama delegations
are quoted as friendly to Davis but evincing dis
position to act with New-York.
Serenth: There is much talk about Horace Greeley,
but his friends are not making any vehement con-
test for him. Their policy, 80 far they can be said
to have one, appears to be that of awaiting events;
they believe their favorte to be the second choice
in large measure Of both the Adams and Davis