Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-05-02
NOTES FROMTHE CONVENTION
Probabilities and POssibiIities-Rum
and Ham0rs-What May be
Done.
The BOnd-HOlders' Ring and the Bond.
Holders Newspapers at Work.
Belmont and ROthchiId's Gold at WOrk
against Dayis-Tammany in
Cincinnati.

Special to the Appeal
CINCINNATI, May belmont left
here ten days ago. The COurier-Jour-
nal, EIaquerer, Commercial, and Bel
mont's and the bond-holders' organ, the
New York World, simultaneously be-
gan war on Davis. The newspaper
combination tends to demoralize the
convention.
McClernard is here, an active adhe-
rent of Trumbull.
1t is said that Adams supporters viii
go to General Cox.
Private dispatches from Washington
say the Democrats will nominate Davis
or Greeley, and the convention here
viii nominate Belmon'ts man,
Adams. Hendricks says, Indiana
will give ten thousand Conservative ma
jority in September and thus control
the coming November Western elee-
ton if Davis is nominated. Gratz
Browns weakness is strength
in Missouri. Missouri is safe for any
nominee.
CTNcINNATI, May 1.-The Arkansas
delegation has organized and elected
DR.. A 7. Shaw, formerly of Memphis,
chairman. Gratz Brown, of Missouri,
is their choice for President. Judge @.
K. Underwood, of Helena, will be elect
ed one Of the Vice presidents Of the
convention. The Arkansas delegation
iG of ha fai in hn
convention.
CINCINNATI, May 1.-Notwithstand-
ing the enthusiasm for Greeley, the
friends of Judge Davis continue conf
dent and report Virginia and part Of
the Iowa delegations added to his sup
port this evening. Pennsylvania is re-
ported to be ready to go solid for Davis
after casting complimentary vote for
Curtin, with the hope that the ticket
would be Davis and Curtin. 1t is the
opinion of Ben Perlv Poor and others,
that Davis is still the strongest can
didate. While on the other hand
the Ohio and New England supporters
of Adams have been quietly at work. In
a meeting Of the delegation of Ohio,
Michigan and Wisconsin, it was voted
to support Adams solidly, and to add
the Indiana vote, and that Adams would
be nominated on an early ballot, but up
to this hour the ballot of this State
stands divided for President, but is solid
for Julian for Vice-President, and the
result is that Adams, Davis and Greeley
remain prominently before the conven-
ton, with nearly equal strength,
and that Trumbull, Palmer, Brown,
Chase, Fenton, and other candidates are
virtually out of the way. Hon. Flamen
Hall publishes the following letter, pri-
vately addressed to him by Chief Justice
Chase:
WASHINGTON, April s.
My Dear Mr.. Ball: / was delighted
to receive your letter, and to have your
assurance that you are well again. My
convictions are the same as yours, that
sickness, rightly improved, is among
the greatest blessings our Heavenly
Father voUchsafes TO us. Itresults from
sin and stimulates us to duty. crate
fully thank God for sickness. Ny
views as to the proposed Cincinnati
| Convention, on which YOU ask for, are
not very clear. NY impression is
that they ought to vindieate their
preferences at least. Perhaps To
nominate they shonld act so
as TO insure Democratic co-oDera-
ton. You ask whether I would, under
any circumstances, accept nomination.
/ answer that / should not decline, but
do not seek it. If the nomination is
thought, by those entitled 70 Judge. the
best means Of uniting the friends of re-
form and amnesty, whether Republicans
or Democrats, / shall have no right to
decline it; If not, I do not want it.
Faithfully, your friend,
5. P. CHASE.
The Michigon delegation are for
Adams first, and Trumbull second.
The Massachusetts delegates appear
not to have a strong tendency, but what
II has is toward Adams. The French
speaking delegates Of all the States held
meeting this morning and adopted
resolutions to the effect that the time
had come when all liberal and proQres-
slve citizens should unite without regard
! TO past political opinions, and declaring