Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-05-09

Hendricks not Committed to Greeley.
Views Of the Illinois Democracy.
Course of Leading German Journals.
NEW YORK, May S.-The Democratic
| National Executive Committee met this
afternoon at the residence of August Bel
| mont. Eight States were unrepresented
California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia,
| Louisiana, North Carolina, Oregon and
Wisconsin. The places most prominently
mentioned for holding the Convention
were Baltimore, st. Louis, Louisville and
Indianapolis.
After secret session Of some hours,
Baltimore was finally fixed upon as the
place for holding the Convention. The fol-
lowing is the call for the National Demo
cratic Convention d H-
The Call.
"The National Democratic Committee,
by virtue of the authority conferred upon
them by the last National Democratic Con-
vention, at a meeting held this day at New
York voted to hold the next convention
for the purpose of nominating candidates
for President and Vice-President of the
United States on the 9th day of July, 1872,
at II O'Clock NJ, in the city of Baltimore.
The basis of representation as fixed by the
last Democratic Convention is double the
number of Senators and Representatives in
Congress in each State under the appor-
| tionment of the census of 1870. Each
State will send delegates accordingly, and
we invite the cordial cooperation of all
! conservative citizens who desire the resto-
ration of constitutional government and
the perpetuation of republican institutions.
[Signed by John Forsyth, John NJ. Har-
rell, Chas. E. Dyke, Wilbur +. Storey, Isaac
E. Eaton, Albert VOORHEES,, Odin Bowie,
Charles w. Mast, Charles A. Mantz, j. w.
McCorkle, John McGregor, James p. Barr,
Charles H. Simonton, John Hancock, Jno.
Goade, VIM. NJ. Converse, James Ponder,
A. II. -COlquitt, William E. Niblack, Thos.
G. McCreary, Sylvanus R. Lyman, VIM. A.
Moore, Charles E. Hooper, G. I. Miller,
Harry Bingham, Jno. G. Thompson, Gideon
Bradford, William B. Bate, II. B. Smith,
AUGUST BELMONT, Chairman.
FRED. o. PRINCE, Secretary.
NEW YORK, May s, 1872.
The proceedings began shortly after two
o'clock. Mr.. Belmont occupied the chair.
A motion was made, but lost, that the call
for the Democratic Convention sho1ld be
indefinitely postponed.
Next came the question as to the time
for holding the Democratic Convention.
A great diversity of opinion prevailed on
this point, large number of delegates ex-
pressing their opinion that the convention
should be held on day anterior to the
Philadelphia Convention, while others
urged that in tee present disorganized con-
dition Of the Democratic party, the wisest
plan would be to fix date which would
allow Of the result of the Philadelphia Con-
Vention being known. This opinion pre-
vailed and the 9th of July was determined
on as the date at which the convention
should be held.
Next came the question as to where the
Convention should be held. Baltimore,
Cincinnati, st. Louis and Louisville were
the contesting cities. The choice was car
ried in favor of Baltimore by vote of
three to one, the principal ground urged
being that in that city less undue outside
influence would be brought to bear on the
proceedings Of the Convention than ia any
of the others.
Interview with Storey, OF the chicago
Times.
After the session of the Convention, a
reporter interviewed Mr.. Storey, the dele
gate from Illinois and proprietor of the
Chicago Times. He spoke very frankly on
the whole subject. In reply to a question
as to whether the proceedings had been of
harmonious character he replied that as
the meeting had only to deal with the ques-
ton of time ard place for holding
| the Convention, there was little
scope for any Iexpression of opinion
on the great issues involved.
Reporter-Was there any expression of
] desire to endorse the nomination of Horace
Greeley?
Storey-Well, yes; the delegate from
Kansas supported by the delegate from
| Tennessee and some from other States ex-
pressed themselves in favor of endorsing
| Greeley and heightened discussion took
place on this subject. The difficulty was
| ended by the chairman insisting on a re-
turn to the strict questions as to the time
and place for holding the convention.
Reporter-Was there any expression of
opinion, either publicly or privately, as to
who would be the probable nominee Of the
Democratic party?
Storey-None; the meeting could not
deal with that question.
RepOrter-What is the sentiment in the
West in regard to the nomination of Gree
ey by the Cincinnati Convention?
MIR. Storey-My belief is that the Democ-
racy of the West will not support Greeley.
| His whole political career has been such
| as to make him unpopular with men who
hold such decided Democratic views as
those held by the Democrats of the West.
Reporter-Who do you think will be the
nominee of the Baltimore Convention?
Mr.. Storey Well, the Baltimore Con-
| ventiOn may not nominate a Democrat.
1t is not unlikely that Judge Davis will re-
| ceive the nomination. 1t is certain that he can
carry New York, Arkansas, Indiana and
| Pennsylvania. If he had been nominated
| by the Cincinnati Convention there might
have been no necessity for a Democratic
| Convention.
Illinois Democratic Committee.
CHICAGO, May S.-The Democratic
State Central Committee met in this city
at IL A. NJ. to-day. There was a full at
tendance, nearly every member of the
committee being present, and all parts of
the State represented. Beyond some in
formal Interchange of opinions, nothing
was done, and the committee adjourned to
p. NJ, to await advices from the meeting
of the National Executive Committee, held
| in New York to-day.
LATER-The adjourned meeting of the
Democratic State Central Committee this
afternoon was very brief. A resolution
authorizing the Executive Committee to
call State Convention to be held two
weeks prior to the date fixed by the Dem
ocratic National Executive Committee for
the assembling of the National Convention
was passed without formal debate and the
committee adjourned.
The general tone of opinion as expressed
in conversational interchange of views ap-
peared to be in favor of the endorsement of
the Cincinnati ticket by the Democratic
National Convention as against any ticket
| likely to be nominated at Philadelphia.
Editors In Council.
A meeting of the editors of the Demo-
cratic newspapers of Illinois was held here
to-day. Eighteen journals, located at var
ious points in the State, were represented.
After considerable discussion and the voting
down of q resolution unreserVedlV indOrs-