The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-07-09
BALTIMORE
Speculations About the Demo-
cratic Convention.
Which Is the Best Course TO
Pursue
From the Cincinnati Commercially

dorsed, and from the indications, 1t 10
to be the only question before the Con-
vention that will occasion any dissen.
sion. The success of the Greeley
movement will not depend on the man
uer in which the Convention accepts
the Cincinnati candidates. Whether it
shall nominate them in the regular
manner, or whether some means are
adopted by which strsight.out nomi.
nation will be avoided but it is never
theless very serious question, and one
which will engender much controversy
and perhaps open warfare in the Con-
vention.
The Missouri delegation are the
strongest in the belief that it would lie
unwise to nominate Greeley. They say
the other course won them a victory in
the election of Brown, the Demo
Gratis not even holding Convention.
The Kansas people are also against q
nomination, az are South Carolina, Ken.
lucky, Alabama and Tennessee. They
are willing to indorse, but are opposed
to regular nomination.
There are other delegations that have
not, as vet, decided what is best to be
done, and until the various delegations
hold their meetings, it can not be told
whether the question will be like fire.
brand in the Convention.
A number Of Southern people are
anxious to take the course that prom
ises best for the candidate, but are un-
certain what is right. The argument
used on the one side is that il Greeley
is nominated, the delegates will feel
obliged to support him, as that party is
one of the organizations that the sup.
port OF the ticket is one Of its tenets
and cannot be overthrown. As one
noted delegate said, "The honest way is
the strongest way. If Greeley" he
said, "is good enough for us to vote for
him, he is good enough to nominate,
and there ought to be open work about
lit. We ought not to go into the cam,
paign with a deceit" The honest
masses of OF the party stick to the or
gsnization, and if there is no nomins-
ton, they will take no part in the cleo
ton.
On the other side it is urged that il
Greeley is regularly nominated, that
fact itself will chase away many Re-
publican voters who are willing to vote
for Greelev az the Liberal candidate,
but not as q Democratic candidate. In
other words, they are willing ts have
Democratic votes but don't want it un-
derstood that Greeley is in any sense a
Democratic candidate.
On the one hand, if no nomination is
made, or if Greeley ls simply indorsed,
the Democrats of the country will not
feel bound to support him. On the
other hand, should he receive the Dem
ocratic nomination, the Republicans
would be likely to prefer Grant.
Another very embarrassing attitude
is presented, and that is the question Of
letter of acceptance. How" ask
the anti-nominstors, "is Greeley to
write letter OF acceptance to q Demo
cratic Convention? =? II they should
nominate him, would he not accept the
nomination ? and the fact that he had
accepted it, and become the regular
Democratic candidate, as much as Sey-
mour was in 1868, would not that drive
away the Republican votes p
This way OF putting it has had con-
siderable effect, and apparently the in.
dorsement policy is gaining ground. 1t
can not, however succeed, and no doubt
Greeley and Brown will be regularly
nominated.
The subject Of platform has been
somewhat discussed, and few Demo
Gratis have been found who are in favor
Of reconstructing the Cincinnati one,
but this will not be done.
The session will not last more than
two days, and Sam. Cox says it need
not last more than one.
He has already drawn up the two-
thirds rule, and will either offer it him.
self or have some other conspicuous
partisan do it. 1t has been 80 many
times adopted that it has become a
tenet OF the faith, and will certainly
pass now.
1t seems probable there will be more
speech-making than usual at the Ma.
tional Convention, the Southern orators
being especially aspiring.
With reference to the organization, il
is the inclination OF the Eastern States
to yield the permanent Presidency OF the
Convention 10 the Northwest. The
Western States are divided in their
preference between McClernand, OF
! illinois, and Doolittle, OF Wisconsin.
Indiana and Illinois favor McClernand
for President and Doolittle for Chair
man OF the Committee on Platform.
Missouri is generally for Doolittle.
Maryland for Governor Thomas. The
Southern and Middle States manifest no
choice, and the Northwest will be per
mitted to make the selection.
The proposition to merge the two
National Committees into one is scout
ed BY the Democrats. They cay the
Liberal Republicans will not give up
their committee, and that the Demo.
crats will certainly not yield theirs. So
that question may be regarded a.
settled
An informal consultation Of the New
York delegates reveals disposition to
oust Belmont from the Cbairmansbip,
and give him abundant time to "shoo,
snipe." 1t seems likely that Augustus
Scbell will be the New York member
OF the committee, which, of course, will
throw Belmont out. Other States rather
prefer him, because he Is 90 good in
raising money, which they regard a.
the sinew Of the campaign.
| Ameeting that are termed Straight.