The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-05-06

publican journals in refusing to support
Davis nomination. By the way the com.
munication of this TACT to Senator Fenton
was what induced, his sudden departure
from Cincinnati, where he had come to
assist IN getting things upfor Davis.)
Greeley's friends were positive and do.
termined In their advocacy Of his cause.
They came there 10 get the nomination
for Greeley and cared little for anything
else. What interest they took In the
platform was merely the reflection Of their
interest in Greeley. They wanted plat.
form that Greeley could and would stand
on, and they got It, They subordinatcd
everything to tho nomination Of their flv.
orite. All this was true Of his friends
from all parts Of the country, notably
New York and the South. All the Texas
men wanted was Greeley nominated and
getting that they would have been salts.
fed ogo home without Vice President,
platform or anything else. SO much Tor
speech ut an Agricultural Fair.
OF course this was the spirit to win
and It didAWin.
Another strong Influence for Horace
was the accession Of the Brown strength.
The reason for that seems to have been
that Just after the meeting Of the CQnvcH.
ton tho Brown managers discovered an
attempt on the part Of some oil his pre-.
tended friends to nhis strength over
to Adams, which was to some extent sue.
cessful. Brown was at once telegraphed
for, and on his arrival determined to
yield his own pretensions for the Presl.
DENTAL nomination, for the sake of break
ing down the Adams combination. This
he did in a speech before the Convention.
His speech did not produces very favor.
able effect though the personal appear.
ance and style Of the man did.
lam inclined to think the only reason
for his action was what have stated, for
there was no time in the history Of the
Convention, when II an Eastern man had
been nominated for President, and Trum.
bull had declined the second place, Brown
would not have been given that place by
o large majority il willing to take 1t. l
should have said there would have been
no such time, except for Browns own
action and speech, and from these nothing
could be expected to result but the de.
struction of Browns prospects Tor the
Presidency, and the serious enlargement
Of his prospects for the Vice Presidency.
There is no doubt that II Trumbull would
have run for Vice President, he would
alter Browns speech have received the
nomination, as the Adams men, and many
Of the Greeley men favored him, large
part Of New York for instance.
Alter the ticket was completed, there
was considerable disappointment and dis.
satisfaction among tho friends of Mr..
Adams, but all vanished in an hour or so,
except that OF the Hoadly-Matthews-
Wells-Atkinson-iree traders, Of whom
the Ohio section is enraged enough to
vote for Grant, and the New England end
disappointed enough to do nothing for
anybody. .,
The next question is: What will the
Democracy do2 The impression here
tonight, is that they will ratify to.day's
work. 1t is said that advices from Messrs.
Pcndleton, Groesbeck, Hendricks, the
Cincinnati Enquirer, and lesser Demo.
cratic authorities are to that effect, but
some OF them advise that Democratic
declarations in that direction be gradual,
and for the present, cautious.
There is one thiDgcertain, and that is that
it will be madness for the Democracy to
nominate q ticket Of their own, unless they
really want to elect Grant His election
will be the result Of such q nomination.
FOur.tilths, at least, oil the men and innu.
Cnce represented in this Convention, and
doubtless Greeley himself, will support
Grant il Democrat is nominated.
A Democratic nomination will ALLEVIATE
forever from that party much Of its pres.
ent support. This is especially true OF the
South, in which there are States aid
sections which Greeley can carry against
all the political parties in this country
combined against him. This I have from
the representation here Of those States
and sections.
If there IS no Democratic nomination,
everybody here is sanguine and certain
that the white hat and white coat will
occupy the White House next fall.
This letter has grown so long that
will have TO defer what / had 10 say
about the notable men OF the Convention
until some other time. WuIFF.