New-York tribune., 1872-06-15
WEEKS POLITICAL YORK.


The week which is Just closing has been
one of great interest in the world of politics.
Its events are likely to be highly influential
in the Presidential campaign of 1872, and will
largely determine the character of the can
vass before us. Nothing could more forcibly
demonstrate the complete blotting out of party
lines than the decided stand which has been
taken by the Democratic Conventions of the
week, of which no less than nine have sub
stantially accepted the declaration of princi-
pies contained in the Cincinnati Platform.
The Louisiana Democrats elected sixteen dele
gates to the Baltimore Convention, of whom
twelve are decided for Greeley and Brown.
In West Virginia nine of the ten delegates to
the Democratic National Convention are for
the Cincinnati nominees and Liberal Repub
licans and Democrats combined in the nomi-
nation of Joint electoral ticket. The Kansas
Democratic State Convention accepted the
Cincinnati Platform and instructed the dele
gates chosen to the Baltimore Convention to
vote for the Liberal Republican nominees In
Delaware the Bourbon spirit characterized the
State Democratic Convention, which bitterly
denounced the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and
Fifteenth Amendments and Grants Admins
tration, and instructed its delegates to go for
straight party nomination at Baltimore. The
Iowa Democracy held great Convention at
Des Moines, heartily indorsed the Cincinnati
Platform and Mr.. Greeley's declarations in his
letter of acceptance, and instructed its dele
gates to vote as a unit on all questions. Ar
rangements were also concluded to unite with
the Liberal Republicans in the nomination of
a State ticket. In South Carolina, the Democ-
racy, in State Convention, accepted the Gin
cnnati Platform as embodying broad and
liberal principles acceptable to the whole
country, and declared against separate Demo-
cratic nominations being made at Baltimore.
Delegates were instructed accordingly, only
two dissenting voices being heard in the Con-
vention. A very large and spirited Dem
Ocratic State Convention in Missouri also
indorsed the Cincinnati Platform, and elected
delegates to the Baltimore Convention who
were instructed to oppose q straight Demo-
cratic nomination. The Vermont Democ-
racy did the same thing substantially and
favored union with any organization which
holds the principles declared at Cincinnati. At
great Convention of the Democracy of Indi-
ana the Cincinnati Platform was accepted,
and the principles laid down in Mr. Greeleys
letter of acceptance were indorsed; resolu-
tiOns against the nomination of a straight
ticket at Baltimore were also passed. The
Hon. Thomas A. Hendricks, formerly U. s.
Senator, was nominated for Governor, with a
full State ticket. At a spirited Liberal Re-
publican Convention, held in indianapolis at
the same time enthusiastic reports were re-
ceived from all parts of the State In Wis
coDsin the Democracy pursued the same course
as that adopted by their political friends in
other States, and instructed the delegates to
Baltimore TO ratify the Platform and nom
inees of the Cincinnati Convention. The
Maine Republicans indOrsed the nominees and
Platform of the Philadelphia Convention and
renominated Gov. Perham.
SO much for one weeks political work.
Louisiana, West Virginia, Kansas, Iowa, SOuth
Carolina, Missouri, Vermont, Indiana, and
Wisconsin have each large and well-managed
Democratic organizations. These, with their
party machinery and political resources, have
formally declared for the nominees of the
Cincinnati Convention. They have joined in
the general movement in favor of political