Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1872-05-07
The CINCINNATI Nomin atoms.

The Cincinnati .NO1siR 0tj0HS.
The 80 called liberal movement, which
had its origin. principally, in hostility To
Grant-v hich was conceived in personal
feeling and has becu iostered by eX Office
holders or disappointed office seekers, in
the republican, party. aud which was re
garded 10y the democracy Is opening up
a possible pathway out OF the wilderness,
in which they have been wandering 80
long. eliminated 2t Cincinnati last
week.
The gathering WAS an iucongruou>
one. Men OF lite long opinions, dis
metrically opposed. came together, and
tried to fuse Tne high protective tariff
advocate and the free trader were pres
ent-the radical abolitionist ana the
hunker-the foreigner and suow-nothing,
all Try ing to hide their principles ami
aglee upon the most aUuilIbIe man to
beat Grant!
The nomination WAS evidently desired
by the dis,ins uisbed men whose names
were brought before the public There
was Charles Francis Adams, au ori.inas
free soiler, who had been out of the
country tor years-he seemed to be Just
the man Tor the democrats 70 unite on,
and he must have been battered, himself,
with the idea. for he wrote most Singu-
lar and silly letter Tor man OF his
reputation, and then Judge Chase WAS
drawn out, and besuiied into saying that
the Convention might tsNe him, II ii
wante1 to. Judge Davis, OF the Supreme
Count, who had been nominated on the
labor refOrmers. thought 1t a propilioJ>
time ior him, aud II Is SAID that he spest
$4,000 TO get the nomination. Judge
Trumbu.l MAS a willing candidate, Horace
Greeley WAS "cuquettlug' Tor it-.Goy
Palmer, oil Illinois, came over al a late
hour, lUr it---B. CIrAtL Brown, Oi Nj,
souri, had the BARS, his family relatives.
to work tor him, and several other lesser
lights were dazzied by the show. Shurz
was there, bat Sumner played shy
The proceedings OF the Convention are
anything but harmonious. There is a
great deal VI caucu,iug and schemins or
fixing ups and wransImg and Jealousy
is exhibited. Charges OF cheating are
made, aud protests Ot minorijies against
the dOiuss OF majorities. Nearly three
days and nights are thus spent, and
finally platform is framed " hlch Is re
markable lOr satisfying All the advocates
OF opposite views, by conceaiing what l.
meant.
Tho ballOtingS commence ander great
excitement. On the 6Jh ballot. Horace
GREELLY was Nominated, and Is. GI.tz
Brown, "a on the ticAet-out the result
created no enthusiasm in the Convention,
nor anyw here else. Republican, hardly
know what 10 make ot II, while 1t Is a
ICet blanket 10 The democracy What wIlI
they do about ills the question. b. the
way il Was received by the tried veterans
OF democracy IN the Shire town OF old
Oxford, We should say, it wouldn't go
down. The oxford Register. the organ
oil democracy, was u lIttle delayed N its
issue This week, and the news came in
season tor il TO announce il, Git 40 COM
nGeHtS are mute. The Argts haI not AZ
rived, 50 il WAS impossible 10 tell what
the democracy OF Maine were going 10
do about Il. Some OF the old Huuker
leaders were ouI SPOKEN in their denun
citation OF the nomination, till the argus
GrTtred When il came. and announced
in bold capitals that Tie democracy W0uid
support Greeley, they were u little dunno
founded.
1t would be an anomaly. indeed, if
Horace Greeley, who has been ridlculed
by the democracy more than any other
man, ior his yag aries, and ultra political
views. who could not have been nominal
ed lor President. by the republicans, IN
his paimiest days, should be adopted rs
the democratic candidate. Il looks as ii
the party had got to come to il. and
swallow Horace, waite Coat, hat, boots
and all. We shall see.
p. S.-Siace the comments OF the dem.
ocraiic press. north and south, have come
to hand, 1t looks as ii Greeley would not
De acceptable To the party, notW ithstand.
ing the Argus endorsement. The NOM
nation is a perfect failure.
The Platform adopted contains many
republican ptineIpiese ought tlionable.
We give il in lull.