Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-06-06
THE CONVENT
Meeting ami Organization - A
Grand DC, aston.
Scenes and In Idents CT the Great
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Correspondence of u,e Commercial.


PHILADELPHIA, June 5-Evening.
After all the cat ousing and comforting. button
holing and arguing, to-day, about half-past elev-
en-, the different delegations began to emerge
from their hotels and move toward the Academy
Of Music. Long before that time, those who
had been able to get tickets of admission had
filled the galleries, and by twelve o'clock, the
hour for cal ing to order the vast building was
completely packed, while immense crowds filled
the streets outside anxious to get in, but unable
to do 10.
As said in my letter, yesterday, the Cohven-
tion is largely deliberative body. Thereis and
has been a deep interest in the question Of the
Vice Presidency, but apart from this, the mem
bers, as they filed in and took their seats, felt
no special agitation or deep feeling Of excite
ment. Governor Clafins remarks, in calling
the body to order were sensible and appropriate,
and the good, genial McMichael reused enthusi-
asm and called out round after rouLd OF ap-
plause by his vigorous and pungent sentences.
The gathered Convention, viewed from the
high seats at the rear of the stage, on which the
representatives of the press were seated. was
most animated, beautiful, and impressive daily
decorated, blazing with light and crowded with
enthusiastic people, who, at each eloquent ex-
preston OF the speakers, burst into round after
round OF applause, the effect waa magnificent.
General Logan, Geritt Smith, Senator Morton,
Judge Orr OF South Carolina, Ex- Governor Ogles-
by Of Illinois, and three of the colored delegates
made admirable and very effective speeches,
The colored mon we're received with the greatest
enthusiasm, and Gov. Oglosby, who is avery
forcible stump speaker, made rome very happy
aud humorous illusions to the political stuA-
tion, with the happiest effect on the Convention.
The Vice Presidential canvass, ny to this time,
is, quite unquestonably, favorable TO Mr.. Will
son, and il there is no unexpected change his
friends now incline to the belief that he will be
nominated on the first ballot. The action Of
Pennsylvania, to-day, in resolving to cast a
united vote for him, had strong influence in his
favor. This decision wss arrived at after much
debate, upon the conviction thai Mr., Wilson will
add most strength to General Grant IN that
State General Hartranft has been entirely i'm
pressed with this belief aud has not hesitated to
say 30 Senator Wilson'S high standing with the
laboring masses, and his thorough devotion to
their just claims, give him real strength, and the
Pennsyvanians feel sure be will help our ticket
in the close canvass which is impending.
Whether Ar, Wilson will be nominated on the
first ballot or notit is now impossible to predict,
and it is possible, of course, that he may not be
nominated at all, but his prospect tonight is
cert ainly good.
Judge Fisher OF Washington, arrived in town
last night He occupies seat, in the Conven.
tion. to-day, az one Of the Delaware delegation,
though not taking any pait in the proceedings,
believe. Two Of the alternAtesj DIR. Davidson
and MIR. Booth, were not seated with the dele
CATION, being unable to obtain their tickets, and
there was some feeling manifested over the
matter, AZ other gentlemen, besides Judge Fish
or, who were neither delegates nor alternates,
we're seated with the delegation.
To night, the Committee on Resolutions is at
work hewing out platform, and there are other
meetings and conferences going on. A meeting
Of the delegates frop the southern States was
called, by announcement in the Convention, and
upon their assembling, it was stated that its OBJ
ject was for consultation on the Vice Presidency.
Upon this Governor Conley, Of Georgia moved
most unanimously, JAY.