New-York tribune., 1872-06-05
RENOMINATION CONVENTION
TIE yICE-pREsIDENCY QUESTION.

A RESPECTABLE DELEGATION FROM NEW-fORk
THE CLAIMS OF Mr.. COLFAX-ACTIvlrY OF
SENATOR WILSON'S FRIENDs-THE OLD WITH
DRAwAL OF CoLFAx -Ex-Gov. DESNIsoN IN
THE FIELD.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THR TRIBUSEl
PHILADELPHIA, June 4-Nearly all the delegates
to the National Convention, who were not already
on the ground arrived in the early trains this morn
ing, accompanied, many of them, by their friends
the office-hoders who, though they are not always
the accredited representatives OF their States
are on hand and manage those who repre-
sent them. In several OF the States the
Federal offce-holders have made such
bungle Of managing their State Conventions. thae
Gen Grants friends very wisely kept them at home,
knowing that their presence here could only bring
additional discredit on the gathering; and that as
they had previously fixed up the whole matter, and
so entirely put down all opposition to Grant SO that
no delegate will dare utter word against
him their presence here was not needed.
This absence of tho visible machinery oil
the New-York Custom-hOuse especially gives
to the headquarters of the delegation rom
the Empire State an air of decency and respectaDu
ity which has not Of late marked a gathering OF
Gen. Grants friends from New-York. Ex-Coliector
Murphy, "DecOy" Bliss jr., Naval Officer Lanln'
Roscoe Conkling, and all that ik, are conspicuous
by their absence. Marshal Sharpe, who was very
busy about the Continental Hotel this afternoon
looked almost out Of place. The report that ne
brought over the instructions from Murphy, Latin
& Co.. in regard to the vote of the delegation for the
Vice-Presidency, is wholly without foun-
dation. The day has been gloomy, with
freouent and heavy showers, so that
street parades have been almost ont Of question.
few of the Grant Clubs from the distant cities and
towns of this State have had the courage to march
tot ouUhf ha IN
the most of those arriving have at once deposited
their carpet-bags in some convenient place. and re-
paired to the corridors Of the Continental Hotel.
where, jostled to and fro by the crowd, they
have spent the day in talking about the
relative chances of Cofax and Wilson for the vice.
Presidency. The calmness with which this ques-
ton is discussed is probably not to be wondered AZ
though it is one Of the features of the Convention
Outside of Indiana and its delegation, in which
there is faint enthusiasm for Colfax caused by the
belief that his nomination may possibly affect the
result in that State and assist Gov. Morton IN his
Senatorial fight next Fall great interest is shown
Mr. Morton himself who has been here since
last evening fully appreciates this fact and THINKS
that the Convention ought to give 1t full con-
sideration Outside Of Indiana, the friends OF mel
ther candidate claim that his nomination OF defeat
will affect the electoral vote of a single State. The
leading argument of Senator Wilson's friends Is not
that he can carry any State, but that he Will draw
to the support of The ticket certain elements In the
States. like the Labor Reformers, and others, who,
though they may severally control but small
number of votes may help increase Grants
majority in some parts Of the county. In the
South. too, Wilson's friends imagine that ne would
be more popular than Coliax among the negroes, on
account of his longer service in the antsayery cause
Tic Massachusetts, delegation OF course all in favor
Of Wilson, and would vote for him had they not Deeh
instructed do State pride and the feeling that the
yce-Presdent ought TO be Eastern man are strong
arguments in his favor with these men. Considerable
sympathy for Wilson has also been excited by bis friends
who afsert that before the Massachusetts, Senator
allowed his name to used in this connection he assured
himself that Colfax wOuld not be candidate. He had
not only the VicePresidens personal promise to TINS
effect but also his letter, which had been printed, In
which the following passage occurred:
"Iintend with tins term TO close my political life aoso
lutey The people will want some Eastern or Southern
VicePresident, and should have one. sha leave pup
l life voluntarily and without regret and expect 20
20 into active business My friends here all know OF my
determination and assure you II Is no pretense, Out
realty, as you Will see'
Senator wilson's friends say that, taking this declara
top in good faith he the canvass expecting to
have against him prominent candidate except Blaine
Late in the day, by strange coincidence, Blaine with
drew and Colfax simultaneously reappeared as cand
date and that this was treating Wilson fairly One
OF the strongest arguments Of CofaXs friends the
necessity of saving Indiana In addition to this, they
assert that to renomnate Grant aud not TO renomnato
Colfax would be highly inconsistent Grant has no
bgher claims upon the party for second term they
saw than Cofax has, OF the laters conduct since he
has been in office one complains, and to throw him
overheard now would be equivalent to proclaming to
the world that the VcePresident having no patronage
was unable to delegates even though there was
no organized opposition to him before the Conven-
tion met.
The Ohio delegation held meeting this afternoon;
the Vice Presidential question discussed at length.
Three delegates announced that after obeyng the IN
sructions and voting for Dennson in the first ballot
they should give him no further support ballot for
the second choice of the delegation resulted in Wilson,
30 Colfax H. The politicians who lead the delegation
ed in favor of standing by Dennson to the last, In
tho hone that either the Cofax the Wilson
Uoud come over to him, when IL becomes clear that
their candidate cannot win Another meeting will be
held tomorrow TO take final action upon the subject
The Virginia delegation will vote sodly for Wilson,
for any one else TO beat Colax leading member Of the
delegation explaining this determination, said that
Colfax had treated the Virginia Republicans with
coldness and indifference, and that they had
nothing I'm common with him; the fact was,
he said, that Gen. Grant was not the hrst choice
OF the delegations he had done nothing for them during
his Administration, and they would prefer to vote for
some other man. but not foolish to do so when
nothing could be accomplished but TO insure Grants
ennty To illustrate how little the President had done
for Virginia the delegate said that man named John
con had recently been appointed TO an important con-
suate and been credited to that State but there
had ever heard Of him. bystander remarked that
possibly the johnson third cousin OF the Dents,
which the delegate thought was quite probable
Last night and this morning there rumors acat
Of a detection from Grant among the delegates, but
when traced up they all proved to be inventions set
aoat TO produce excitement among the crowds Of dele