The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-09-11
THE STRAIGHT CUTTERS.
Formal Presentation Of the Louisville NOmiA
nation to MIR. Charles 0'COnOr.
Proceedings Yesterday Of the Committee Ap.
pointed to See Mr.. 0Conor-They Wait Upon
Him and Talk Matters Over-No Decision
Arrived At and Adjournment Until
To-Day = Prevalent Impression
That he Will Ultimate
ly Consent to Run.

Yesterday afternoon the committee of delegates
appointed at the Louisville Convention to person.
ally announce to Mr.. Charles O'Conor his nomina-
ton by the 'stralght-outers" for the highest office
In the gift OF the American people held meeting
at four O'Clock in parlOr Of the AstOr HOuse-that
same No. s. on the same floor as the Office which has
so often served as the of interesting and i'm
portant political combinations. About a dozen
States were represented, and after quiet discus
sion Of half an hour, during which time the door
was carefully guarded from the intrusion OF re-
porters and outsiders generally, the committee filed
out, passed down the steps, and solemnly marched
down Broadway TO Wall street, and then
proceeded to Mr.. o'Conors law Office, which is in
the same building as the offices OF the Panama
Railroad ana Pacific Mail. Few, or, perhaps, even
none, among the thousands of home returning
merchants and clerks and brokers and spectators
against whom they josted could have had the re-
hottest idea OF the mission OF the score of elderly
looking men who thus advanced In irregular order
to cOnsummate the scheme devised to beat Mr..
Greeey.n The delegates, however, seemed greatly
impressed with the profound Importance OF the
mission which had been cOn1ded to them, ana
chatted with freedom about the prospects Of the
campaign. Several opinions seemed to be common
to almost all. Among these were, first, that
that Mr.. O'Conor even though with great reluc-
lance, would be ultimately persuaded to accept
the somewhat ungrateul position to be thrust upon
him of leading the fOrlorn hope OF the Original
Jacobs wing OF the unterriaed That there was but
faint hope of his success was OF course conceded
but 1t claimed to be infinitely better for the
morale and discipline of the democratic party that
it should be squarey beaten the old, distinctive
issues than be victorious In the person OF an abo-
ttionist and friend OF Capitalization ike Mr..
Greeley. Secondly, every one was unanimous IN
regarding the Sage OF Chappaqua as dead COCK
in the pit' already-settled finally and forever by
the Grant victories In Vermont and Maine-and this
hailed as o modified blessing, Grant being
Infinitely the preferable man between the two prn-
Cipal candidates for the White House, Ana, again,
it was the prevailing opinion also that 0'Conor Il
he accepted, would carry more states and nave
more votes in the Electoral College than Greeley
'Thcy will soon find out now that we have turned
the tables upon them,n said one delegate. "The
nomination OF Greeley has fallen dead upon the
country, and no reasonable man doubts that he haS
no strength ut all outside the democratic party 10
compensate for the losses caused by the disgust
excited at his selection among oil democrats Of
conscientious convictions. Some men have been
crying out long time anything TO beat GRANT,
and now we can say that the game Is not now with
thing 70 beat o'Conor' why in the city Of New
York o'Conor viii carry many more votes than han
Greeley, and 1t would not be surprising II ne got
more votes even In the State"
Arrived at the building in which Mr. 0 C
little ahead OF time, think, said one gentleman,
looking ut his watch. ave were to be here at I'VE
O'Clock, AID it wants quarter o, inc h0mr st:
especially as Just at this moment MIR. OConors
chief clerk who Is pleasant ola gentleman, was
formation received from him that Mr. OConor
Half way up the staircase the party encountered
a couple OF ianitors, busily engaged In swabbing
the steps They looked naturally aghast at SO nu-
merous ana one 81 tn ata tSan
and would not be able to close the building In time
to get his dinner, called out,
"Theres nobody up stairs, gentlemen"
ave are going to see Mr.. o'conor'' was the re-
ply; "hc is up stairs" .,;s o,o-S
has Just gone down stairs and he wouldn't nave
left unless Mr.. O'ConOr had already gone home"
It's way duly reached the third moor and knocked at
the door OF Mr.. O'COnor's outer office After mo-
men or Two the portal openec n@ az the co
mittee There was no one in the otfice except g
couple Of clerks and the party gazed at the well
minute or two and then subsidized into the nearest
chairs. But they had not long to- wait; Soon the
himself appeared. Then followed the usual cere-
mony OF formal introduction. Each Of the
m was oco On surp hand wn
siastic warmth. Colonel MOreau next in half
dozen words explained the object of the visit,
though, Of course. Mr.. OCOnOr had been previously
notified Of the coming OF the committees. An In
vltaton was then extended to the delegates to step
disappeared, leaving the solitary reporter who had
followed the committee out in the cold, as IT was
decided to be the best policy to avoid publicity as
The general facts about the interview with Mr.:
O'COnor were, however, or course easily learned
subsequently. The nomination was discussed by
the committee at length, and Mr.. O'Conor listened
attenuvely, but did not give a very ample express
sion to his views. owing to the latenes5 OF the
hour, indeed, the matter could not be thoroughly
gone into and, after q while, ali adjournment until
tomorrow was decided upon.
This may he said to be indeed the only thing
positively settled at yesterdays meeting 1t
seemed, however, that the hopes Of the COM
mittee In Mr.. O'COnor's ultimate acceptance OF
the nomination were greatly strengthened, and
OF them even went so far as TO say that he had
doubt OF it, though of course 1t was clear that
Mr.. O'Conor would prefer not to run, II he simply
consulted his own personal wishes. TO. morrow,
however there is little doubt that definite con-
clusOn o. some kind will be reached Alter q full
review OF the situation, and q thorough canvass OF
the views Of the delegates, Mr.. O'ConOr Will an-
nOunce his final decision, and shall know
whether he is going to be indeed the third candi.
date.