Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-07-10
The Baltimore Convention.

The correspondent Of the Boston Advertiser
says that the crowd at Baltimore 10 big snd
noisy. General Fitzpatrick 10 hobnobbine
with Yerger and Harry 0ilmer; Thsodcss
Tlton is paying court to Montgomery Blair
and General Mosby and doing somsthdne
meanwhile for himself BY posting and circus
lating portraits Of Greeley, which be .ofIses
Tor nothing to those who subscribe for the
Golden Age; George Francis Train Il shout
ing his own merits and claims, and thronas Of
perspiring mortals are perpetually drinking
health and success 10 Greeley and Brown
and confusion to Grant and Wilson, in huge
and dizzy bumpers. Henry A. Wise Il there,
and Jubal Early and Representatives Brooks,
S,ecum and Fernando Wood and Senators
Casserly, Stockton, Kelley, Ransom, Bayard
and Salisbury, John @. Defrees, Ethan
Allen and Ben Wood. The indications are
that Greeley would not be simply endorsed .
bnt nominated, in fear that the democrats
would spurn Horace il not nominated in the
regular old-fashioned way. The Indiana
delegation this morning unanimously adopted
the following resolution, which fairly ex-
presses the temper Of the majority Of the del
egates on the method Of accepting the "nev
departure:
Resolved, That believing it to be the high
and sacred duty demanded of US by the SOL
'ahh HhN thiSdtcuuk SAlEeucISS Ot kHS tlE1e>
the democratic party Of the United States en-.
tering the struggle about to take place for the
establishment of purity, economy, true states
mansh!p and the overthrow of mal-adminis.
tration, corruption and imbecility in the man.
agement of public affairs, willingly ignores
all party difference especially on the obsolete
issues, and cheerfulIy accepts the preferred
hand of that large and influential body OF
our former opponents, members Of the liberal
republican party; and in case their candidates
Horace Greeley and B. Gratz Brown. shall
be found on ballot had in conformity with
the rules Of this convention to have the
requisite number Of votes, we will cheerfuliy
support them as our candidates.
The correspondent continues:
THE meeting of the unterrifed and Who
won't be terrified democrats for the purpose
Of putting an old-line ticket in the field this
noon was very weak in numbers and feeble
in influence, as minated in last nights de.
spatches. J. R. Flanders, formerly Of Fort
Latay ette, presided; Henry Sherwood Of
Connecticut was secretary, and with Colonel
Blanton Duncan of Kentucky, and John J,
Van Allen Of New York, constituted the &C.
tive force of the assembly, which, including
all outsiders and spectators. scarcely mum.
oered over one hundred. Several speeches
were made by delegates not heretofore prom
nent in national politics, among whom were
Edward Stokes of Greenville, s. c., James
NJ. Sweeney Of Clarion county, Pa, and l..
Eddie of Illinois, all Of whom are delegates,
all advocating straight out nomination and
denouneing the acceptance Of Greeley as mad
ness and insanity. A committee Of ten was
named by the chairman to make arrange
ments for convention after the nomination
is made Tomorrow. at which pure and nnde-
fled democracy will have an opportunity to
present ticket. Judge Thompson of Penn.
sylvania telegraphs his friends that under no
circumstances will he allow his name to be
used as candidate, and similar information
is here from General Hancock. Letters are
also here from Dan Voorhees,. From the
tenor it is OWNED he will stump Indiana for
Greeley