Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-05-02
Cinctnuat, Notes.

TEE NEW YORK DELEGATION AND GREELEY
The New York delegation to the Cincinnati
liberal republican convention held a meeting
yesterday morning and adopted resolutions,
which provide that the delegation from New
YORK cast its vote In convention as q unit for
Horace Greeley until such time as twenty dele
gates shall make a request to the chairman to
withdraw. in which event the vote sh all be cast
as the majority Of the delegation all direct:
scribe a different method of procedure. The
convention then took q recess until evening.
The adoption of these resolutions gave great
Dissatisfaction to the Greeley delegates, who
Upon Resembling MI. Cochran reported the
list of delegates selected to represent the state In
the delegate convention. with Henry r. Seldom,
John Cochrane, william Dorshimer, Archibald
Nj. Bliss, Waldo Hutchins, Theodore Tilton,
CHARLES NJ. Goddard, H. b. Moore. William n.
Goodrich, Nelson Cross, Moritz Ellinger, and
George w. Palmer at its head, and including
Henry ID. Lloyd. Mr.. Cochrane said that for the
several districts not represented here, delegates
had been selected from gentlemen present from
their neighboIhood as near as possible. After
an exciting debate, the report was adopted and
the meeting adjourned.
CAUCUssING LAST NIGHT.
The different delegations were busy organiZ-
ing last night. The following completed their
organization: Ohio, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Mis-
souri,, North Carolina, Nebraska, Indiana, Yer
mont, Michigan, Arkansas, Kentucky, Massa
chusetts, Tennessee, Louisiana, South Carolina
and Iowa. 1t is said that Minnesota will stand
AZ follows, on the first ballot: Adams 3; Greeley
:; Davis, 1; second ballot, Adams, s; Davis, 1
The Nebraska delegation, on an informal bal
lot, gave frumbull 4, Greeley I, Brown 1. Yer
mont will probably 60 for Greeley on the frs
ballot ana Adams on the second. Michigan will
vote for Adams on the hrst ballot and Trumbull
on the second. The Tennessee delegation has
tendency towards Adams. The Louisiana dele
CATION Is for Greeley. The first choice OF Iowa
Us Trumbull, though Greeley has friends.
Florida has four delegates, with James b. c.
Drew as chairman. Dakota is represented by
George +. Proper, of Yanckton, whose first
l.x.sl T. nAx- a
trict OF Columbia has one delegate, and he is
said to be for Davis first and Trumbull second.
ADAMS AND TRUMBULL.
One OF the latest combinations now being
Trumbull, the latter, it is stated, having indica
ted his Willingness to take the second place on
the ticket If by 20 doing harmonious action win
oe secured. The Cincinnati Enquirer, in present.
Is the desire of the democratic party that the
convention shall nominate that candidate who
can poll the largest republican vote in Opposition
to Grant. nominee who will make but a ali gbf
republican diversion will not be of nse' I've
might as well have straight democrat as a re-
publican who will not, in the republican party.
nave respectable support Again, the states
Pennsylvania, Ohio and Illinois. They have.
respectively, thirty-four, twenty-eight, twenty,
two and twenty one electoral votes. If q majority
cinnati nominee, then success Is certain.
lNTERvIEW BETWEEN TRUMBULL AND DAVIS
"A Washington correspondent of the New York
Herald states that Senators Trumbull and Vick-
ers were In consultation with Judge Davis
tuesday regarding the Cincinnati movement.
The latter explained that the prominence with
which his name has been used in connection
with the nomination was not the result of his
personal efforts. He alluded to il as one of the
most remarkable instances on record of beino
struck by political lightning in a very unex.
peeted manner. Senator Vickers, speaking for
the democracy of Maryland, promised a cordial
support to Judge Davis, in the event of his nom
nation, while Judge Trumbull reiterated the
statement that he was willing to withdraw his
name from the convention If it is found neces-
sary to do so in order to secure harmony The
evident drift of his remarks was to the effect
that he hoped his friends, in the event of failure
TO secure strength enough to nominate him.
would exert themselves for Judge Davis The
interview was entirely informal and unure-
meditated, but lasted for half an hour.
DRIFT NOTES.
Its stated that the Massachusetts, delegation
VIII submit to the convention a resolution pre-
pared by Senator Sumner for incorporating into
the platform full equality of the colored race
before the law and general amnesty to political
IL is again positively stated, on the authority
Oh Eli Slifer, Secretary of Pennsylvania who
bad full conference with Mr.. Curtin at Nice
Italy, that Curtin will not allow his name 10 he
used either at Philadelphia or Cincinnati for
the second place on the ticket.