The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-05-04

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.-f -.5yl CINCINNATI, May /, 1879.
Arriving at 10 o'clock last night found
the city busy and buzzy, AS matter Of
course the hotels, especially the Bur
nett House, being the centres Of interest.
These were crowded untila late hour
with the earnest and noisy advocates Of
the different candidates. Illinois, oFcourse
Is here in the greatest force, The rival
delegations from that State have their
separate headquarters at the Burnett
House. Theyare said to number z, 645 men
by actual count. A large majority OF
these are here in the interest of Davis,
the programme Of his friends evidently
being to put him through by their noise,
and perhaps by other means Of even more
Questionable propriety. Charges are ire
quent and bold that the Davis movement
asit Is now being carried on, Is corrupt
one, and instances are specified which go
far to prove the charges, It is evident,
at a glance that the worst elements here
have allied themselves with Judge Davis
cause, and that the buzzards who flock
around this as like every other political
movement of any promise, think their best
chance for meat Is the nomination Of the
fAt Judge. The better and more thought
full class Of delegates favor Adams, and the
reports Of popular feeling which are
brought here bythose attendinsthe Conven
ton point in the same direction. Insome
places the movement in favor oil this
Convention met with no sympathy until
the mention Of Adams name, which gave
il q degree Of popularity. This is true
Of such a region as the burnt district Of
Indiana.
Greeley Is now supposed to have more
strength than has lately been considered
possible, and there are those who predict
that he will have plurality on the first
ballot.
But It Is useless for me to write about
the prospects Of candidates when the tel
egraph will give you the result before the
mail can take my speculations.
i Tsupposs you will be especially inter.
ested to know who Of your West Virginia
acquaintances are 10 attendance here and
what they are doing. Your old friend,
N. G. c. Church Is on hand enthusiastic,
as usual, for Chase, and some Of the West
Virginia Republicans here think enough
Of Chase and Church together to cast a
complimentary vote tor Chase on first
ballot. But this vote will not be given II
there Is any, danger of It's counting.
Messrs. John ". sentz and John ". Ora.
Gran, OF Kanawha; John s. King, Of Ma
son; your old friend, that veteran aboli.
ZIONIST and Radical, Abel Segur OF
, Wayne; Ward q. Lamon, Frank Burr, Of
Berkeley, andH. V. 8, Groebeck, of Up.
,shur, the last two being, l suspect, very
recent importations. Milton Peyton, an
intelligent mulattos from Parkersburg,
win doubtless be among the ten to be Sc.
lected TO cast the West Virginia vote to.
morrow. .Fs go Del
The Hon, z. v. Whaley, e3.M. C. "et
2 al" quondam Johnsonese Customs officer
"stGlip regards himself as proprietor of
thisparticalar cageofthe grand menag.
erie, but there d q strong disposition
among some Of the animals to revolt, and
II Is wholly probable Nj. Whaley will be-
mad BY nighttall. Il so he can seek and
find comfort in the bosom Of Hon. John NJ.
Phelps, who isnow engaged in his bien.
NAL migration from party to party, and
wants to rest with Whaley on this Gin.
cinnAd roost Bro. Phelps signed the
p West Virginia roll despite the eager ef.
forts OF Church and others, but Is likely
the heroic treatment will be resorted 10
in'hiS case, and he benipped in the bud
Of his CincinnAtism. aEEll~v
Some Of your Democratic acouaiut.
i ances are here as lockers on in Venice
Col. BENZ. Smith, who 1t is said would
give SEQ for seat in the Convention.
W. Hollahan, who wants something 70
talk about H. s. Walker and others.
Judge, John J. Jackson Jr. ], Is here to
-. 1don't know what, do your a
4s4~ s I'D. WHrEF. !;
Opening Scenes in the Convention:
Judge Matthews and Senator scAurz.
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