Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-06-04
GENERAL.
TINE NATIONAL CONVENTION.
Gathering Of DeIeR
ments Progressing.
FEELING FOR TBE Woe rRE@DENCY
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Correspondence Of he Commercial:
PHILADELPHIA, June 3-Evening.
There is already very large gathering Of
delegates and others Interested in the Conven-
ton, and considering that ii will not meet for
business until Wednesday, the promise is that
the number present will be very great, and those
desiring admission to the Academy of Music far
beyond the seating capacity of that building. 1t
is proposed to seat about four thousand persons
in the house, though it is quite likely that there
will be not less than five Thousand crowded into
IL.
or the four thousand nominally admitted,
there are in the first place 1862 delegates and
allowance ie made for the 752 alternateH, though
many of them, OF course, will not be present.
or these 1904 persons 1000 can be seated " on
the floor that is, in the body OF the House
and the others must take their places in the gal
leries. Besides these seats for delegates and
aternates, tickets will be issued to the delega-
tion from each State equal to their own number
making 1852 more. These additional seats will
all be IN the galleries.
In the next place, each member of the National
Committee will have ten tickets-sll 10 the gall
leries-making about 400 more. and the Philadel-
phia Committees OF Reception will have the
distribution Of $50 more. Then $50 tickets TO the
Press fifty seats for distinguished guests places
for band, &c, &c, about exhaust the 1000
places.
1t will be seen from this that the prospect of
getting seats is not very promising, and that
many will doubtless be disappointed.
The National Executive Committee met this
evening, and agreed to propose Hon. Merton
McMichael for Temporary Chairman. This is
done in compliment to Pennsylvania, and from
a sense Of MIR. M. 3 eminent fitness for that
place. It is not impossible however, that this
arrangement may be changed for reasons arising
from the suggestion OF Mr. McMchRel, himself.
As to the Vice Presidency, there is nothing
new developed. Many delegates, who are in-
structed for Mr.. Colfax avow their strong con-
viction that Senator Wilson ls a most deserving
and highly trusted leader of the party, and the
opinion IL freeley expressed that he would
greatly strengthen the ticket in the Middle and
Eastern States, among the great mass Of work.
ing people. No reasonable estimate can be
made of the probable vote, but nobody expects
Mr. Colfax to be nominated on the first ballot
and il is highly probable that at least two will
be taken, without a choice. Whether, after the
first ballot Mr.. Wilson will rise TO the lead and
ultimately the nomination, depends it seems to
me, on the activity and tact Of his friends Ger
tainly the temper OF the delegates seems favor
able to confinement in his favor.
Colonel F0rney keeps quite retired and says
he is out Of the political whirl, feeling the deepest
interest in the prosperity Of the Republican
party, but unable TO smooth out some Of the
asperities which ruffle the surface OF affairs
especially in Pennsylvania politics. All alega-
tions that lie is in process of deserving the Re
publican party are contradicted by his own state
ments of his position. JAY.