The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-07-09
Nearly all the Delegations Unanimous
for Greeley.
SHARP CONTESTS OVER noNoRs. &C, &C
special kilograms to the Dispatch.

Special kilograms to the Dispatch.
WAsBISGToN, July S.-As might be ex'
pected, Washington is in d condition OF a.
most complete stagnatioD. Many think that
the President will return as soon as the re-
snIts of the Convention arc announced, and
a careful survey OF the official field Will be
taken so that any who are lukewarm or on
the fence may be summarily dealt with, pro-
yided he is subject to the authority OF the
powers that be. Competent judges say that
of the army Of oflice-hoders from high 10
low remaining in Washington there arc not
half dozen who can declare their freedom
from tribuiation at the prospects awaiting
them in the coming campaign. IIMoN.
BALTIMORE, july S.--The city of Baltimore
is crowded. There are large representations
outside the Convention from almost every
State The hotels are packed and are still
packing. l occupy a room with three. Two
of us have to get under the bed while one
dresses. The pressing and packing are artistic
in high degree. Fortunately the weather
is favorable or we should suffer heavily.
"The Convention 4" is the prevailing senti-
mcnt. The Convention will be large one,
and promises to be harmonious. There arc
n few of the Fastidio,Is party who think
il best not to nominate Greeley, rs though
we were about to do something of which we
should be ashamed and that cannot stand the
scrutiny of sunshine, whereas the allies OF
the present great national movement are
actuatcd by the proudest and most honor;i-
BILE motives that could actuate men.
A nomination of Greeley certain. But
the fastidious party consists of only very
few most highly-respectablc gentlemen.
The great body of the delegates to the Con-
yention are in favor of making straight
out nomination of Greeley as the best policy
and most consistent with a just sense of what
is due to their own motives and to the cause.
| cahnot doubt that Greeley will he nomi-
mated BY the Convention with great una
nimity, harmony, and fraternity. 1t is highly
exciting and most pacifying to observe the
spirit i'll which the delegations from States
widely separated meet one another. The
dered with glowing delight, and so accepted
on each side. That touch of nature which
makes the world kin is hourly seen here, and
no man can witness these scenes Of fraternal
rcanion without feeling fresh hope for the
Republic, and predicting for it long and
happy duration.
MEETING OF NATIONAL COMMITTgE-NOMlNATI0E
OF TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN.
To-day the National Democratic Executive
Committee held meeting, Mr.. Belmont in
the chair, for the purpose of making arrange
ments for the temporary organization of the
body. In conformity with a resolution
adopted by the Virginia delegation, Mr..
Goodc, of Norfolk, nominated Thomas JEFF
fersou Randolph, of Albemarle, for the Office.
In doing so he made brief speech, so happy
in conception that give you an abstract of it:
SPEECH OF Mr.. Go0DE.
Mr.. Goodc said that he had been instructed
by the Virginia delegates 10 present to the
Convention for the Office of temporary chair
man the name of u gentleman from Virginia.
In doing 50 they desired it to be distinctly
understood that we do not press the claims Of
Virginia for this any other honor. 1t seems
to be conceded that the permanent presiding
officer OF the Convention is to be selected
from one of the northern States. Would 1t
not be well for the Convention to make some
thing like distribution of honors. and select
the temporary chairman from one Oh inc
southern States? more especially Us we are
now embarked in a new movement winch
promises general amnesty and relief from
political disabilities and to inaugurate
the era of good feeling throughout the
country. Ii these views would meet
with favorable consideration on the part
of the committee, the Old Dominion de-
sires to present the name of one of her most
gifted and hon0red sOns--a gentleman Of
long experience in public affairs, who has
been fully identified with her history for
more than half 4 century, and whose mme
has now become historical. Mr.. Goodc said,
81 refer to Hon. Thomas Jefferson Randolph,
from the Albenarle district in Virginia.
district in which repose the remains of the
author Of the Declaration OF Independence
and OF the father of the American Constitl,.
ton. Mr. Randolph is the grandson of MIR.
Jefferson. He was his literary executor. He
is now nearly eighty years of age, but is still
strong, robust, and active. He stands six
feet eight inches, is OF towering form and
commanding presence, and, SO far rs physi-
cal stature is concerned, is head and shoulders
above all the members of the Convention.
81 will only add" said Mr.. Goode, "that as
we are about to return to honesty in the adj
ministration of public affairs, and to put
forth new Declaration of Independence, we
could not do better than select as our tempo
rary chairman the grandson Of him who
wrote the first Declaration of Independence,
and who was the author of the celebrated
sentiment that the whole art Of government
consisted in the art Of being honest.'o
After the remarks of Mr. Goode, General
Bate, of Missouri, suggested whether 1t
would not be well for the South to concede
all to the North in this matter, and General
Ransom, of North Carolina, claimed that
that State shenld have the temporary
president, as sort of offset to tho selecfion
d by the phila seIphia Convention of their pre-,