Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-05-09
BELMONT.
A Nice Little Tea-Party-The National
Democratic Convention.

| New YORK, May S.-The Democratic
National Executive Committee met this
/ afternoon at the residence OF August
I Belmont. Eight States were unrepre-
sented-C California, Connecticut, Florida,
Georgia, Louisiana, North Carolina,
/ Oregon and Wisconsin. The places
most prominently mentioned for hold
I ing the convention, were Baltimore, st.
1 Louis and Louisville. Memphis is not
often spoken of. Greeley takes too well. I
Proceedings began shortly after two
o'clock. Belmont occupied the Chair.
A motion was made but lost, that a call
4 for a Democratic Convention should be
indefinitely postponed. Next came the
question as to the time of holding
Democratic Convention. A Great di
versity of opinion prevailed on the
point, a large number of Dele
gates expressing the opinion that
Convention should be held the very day
anterior to the Philadelphia Convention,
while Others argue that in the present
disOrganized condition of the Demo
cratic party, the wisest plan would be to
fix a date which would allow the result
of the Philadelphia Convention being
known. This opinion prevailed, and
the ninth of July was determined on as
the date on which the Convention
should be held. Next camo the ques-
ton as to where the Convention should
be held. Baltimore, Cincinnati, St.
Louis and Louisville were the contest
ing cities. The choice was carried in
favor of Baltimore by a vote of three to
one, the principal ground urged being
that in that city less undue outside in
fiuence would be brought to bear on the
proceedings of the convention than in
any of the others.
CONVENTION ORDERED.
| After a secret session for several hours
! Baltimore was finally decided upon as
1 the place for holding the convention.
/ The following is the call for the Nation
/ al Democratic Convention: The Nation
I al Democratic Committee, by virtue of
authority confided upon them by the
I last National Democratic Convention,
at 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 ninth of July at
/ twelve o'clock, in the city of Baltimore.
/ The losses or representation as fixed by
! the last Democratic Convention is no
doubt the number of Senators and Rep
resentatives in Congress from each
! State. Under apportiOnment of the CEN
sus of 1870, each State illsend delegates
accordingly, and we invite the cordial
cooperation of all conservative citizens
who desire the restoration Of constitu-
tional government and the perpetuation
of republican institutions.
Signed-JOhn Forsyth, John NJ. Har-
relI. Charles Z. Dixie, Wilburn +. Story,
4 IN,a4or, fbar4 WnnrIfac lIfr1
/ Bowie, Charles w. Mast, Charles A.
Mantz, J. w. McOOrkle, John NJ. Nc
/ Gregor, James p. Barr, Charles H. ST.
monton, John Hancock, John Goode,
w. NJ. Canoise, James Ponder, f. Nib
lack, Thomas c. MeCTeery, Sylvanus
/ r. LYMAN, William A. Moore, Charles
/ +. Hooper, G. T. Miller, Harry Bing-
ham, John G.. Thompson, Gideon Brad
ford, William b. Bate, ii. B. B. Smith.
August Belmont, Chairman. Frederick
/ O. Prince, Secretary.
THE SPEECHES MADE.
After the session of the committee the
reporter interviewed Mr.. Story, adelegate
| fIom Illinois, and the 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 a harmonious character, he
/ replred "That as the meeting had only
/ to deal with the question of the time and
place for holding the convention there
was little scope for any expression OF
/ opinion on the great issues involved" f"
RepOrter-Was there any expression
Of a desire 10 indOrse the nomination Of
Horace Greeley?
Mr.. Storey Well, the delegate from
/ Kansas. suppOrted by the delegate from
4 Tennessee, and some other States, ex-
pressed themselves in favor of indOrsing
Mr.. Greeley, and a heightened discus
sion took place on this subject. The
difficulty was ended by the chairman
insisting on return 70 the strict ques-
tlons as to the time and place for hold
ing the convention.
RepOrter-Was there any expression
Of opinion, publicly or privately, as to
who would be the probable nominee OF
the Democratic party?
Mr.. Storey-None. The meeting
could not deal with that question.
Reporter-What is the sentiment in
Washington in regard to the nOmina-
tion of Greeley by the Cincinnati Con-
ventiOn?
Mr.. Storey-My belief is that the De
mocracy of the West viii not support
Greeley; his whole political career has
been such as to make him unpopulal
with men who hold such decided views
as those held by the Democrats of the
West.
RepoTter-W Who do You think viii be
the nominee of the Baltimore C0nven-
tiOn2 r-
/ Storey-Weli, the Baltimore Conven-
ton may not nominate Democrat. II
is not unlikely that Judge Davis viii
receive the nomination. It is claimed
that ne can carry New York, Indiana
and Pennsylvania, and if he had beer
renominated by the Cincinnati Conven-
. ton there might have been no necessity
, for a Democratic Convention.