Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-05-01


White Hat Still Looms up-Thc Wis
sOHrians for Graft Brown, First and
LasI-Thc New England Delegation
Will Compliment One They WnnI With
Thcm-The Revenue Plank still a Mat
ter of DiscOrd- Inequality of Represen-
tatives-The RcumOn RcfOrmers.
CINCINNATI, April 30.-The arrivals to-day
are steadily increasing, and from some direc-
tons have been immense. The city is full of
strangers, and the interest is increasing every
hour. 1t has been settled that Judge Stanley
Mathews will be temporary chairman of thecon-
vention. Farther than this, nothing is settled
in reference to the officers, though thereis much
speculation relative to the permanent officers.
Interest relative to the candidates was never so
great as to-day. Great pressure is making for
Judge Davis, and his friends talk confidently.
train of seventeen cars came in at eleven
O'Clock from Paris, Decatur, and other cities in
Illinois, bearing delegations aggregating six
hundred. 1t is claimed that they are largely in
favor of Davis. The friends of Charles Francis
Adams hardly seem confident, though there is
so much chaos of opinion that it is not safe to
make predictions.
The Kansas delegation held meeting this
morning, and declared informally for Trumbull,
but showed no disposition to make a fight for
any candidate. Horace Greeley appears to be
their first choice for vice president. The dele
gates from Illinois are much divided, and efforts
are making towards Cancellation. Indiana, Hi
inos, Missouri, and other delegations held
meetings this afternoon. The TeHnesseans held
meeting this morning, and were addressed by
Col. Collins and Col. Byrd, the latter from East
Tennessee
AT a meeting of the friends of Davis, Palmer
and Frumbull, from Illinois, an agreement was
reached by which, in the convention, Davis is
to be entitled to half the delegates from Illinois,
and the remainder are divided between Palmer
and Trumbull. AT a general meeting of the
| Illinois delegation this afternoon the following
committee was appointed to recommend perma.
nent delegates to the convention: For Judge
Davis: Hon. Leonard SWEET, Writ Dexter, A.
Gridley, d. Il. Fairbanks. For Gov. Palmer
i. Nj. HaneS, Richard Rout, E. w Edwards
NJ. b. Brown. For Trumbul: Ex-Licutenant
| Governor Koerner, 0. NJ. Hatch, Isaac Reyas
VIM. Jaynes. The meeting was a large and
somewhat excited one. 1t is claimed that some
of the committee have not been closely identi-
fled with the movement.
The day has been one of excitement among
those interested in the conventions which as.
sembes tomorrow. Each batch of delegates
that arrived added fresh fuel and rendered it
even more difficult to indicate what results will
be than it was early in the day. So far as can
didates are concerned, there is a chaos, though
it appears quite evident that since noon the
feeling in favor of Greeley for the first place has
been increasing. The delegation from New
York have received reinforcements from other
quarters in favor of their favorite, and general
talk among the delegates indicates a growing
| strength in this direction. New York has de-
cded to stand by him indefinitely for the chief
| place.
Missouri, to-day, at a meeting of delegates,
declared strongly for Gov. Brown as first choice
and when it was suggested that they should in
| dictate some person as a second choice, there was
decided expression in opposition to at present
considering such contingency. They did not
select their delegates to represent them in the
convention, but will tomorrow.
The New England delegates held general
meeting tonight though there is not yet as
many delegates in all the states of New England
as votes to be cast From New Hampshire, W.
II. Cove is the only delegate; Maine has Ham
| lin of Portland, j. L. Lylord and D. T. Wright
Of Lewiston, Munson of Bangor and Perkins of
| Ellsworth; Massachusetts has a few more dele
gates here than votes.
New England, it is said, will give the first
complimentary vote for Sumner, then for
| Adams first, and Trumbull next: and
| would IL ic said no WILLING IN aka botb
Adams and Trumbull without regard to person
| or place. Edward Atkinson is chairman of the
Massachusetts delegation; David A. Wells of
the Connecticut; and Edward Harris Of the
| Rhode Island delegation. In the event of Trum-
| bulls nomination, there is some talk that Hen
| ry R. Seden will be urged for the second place
by at least part of the New York delegation.
In Pennsylvania the delegates, flty-siX in
| number, agreed, to-day, unanimously to support
| Gov. Curtin for the presidency, the vote in all
| cases to be cast as a unit as the majority directs.
The delegates from the state at large selected
to-day, are Col. A X, Mcclure, Morrow B. Low
| ry, Maj. Gen. Thomas l.. Kane Hon. John Hick-
man, Gen. Henry l.. Cake, Chas. f. Bauer, S. b.
| Stowe and Gen. A. Irwin.
The revenue plank in the platform is as yet
| disturbing question, and satisfactory conclu-
| sion had not been arrived at to a late hour to-
| night, at a conference held between the New
| York and Missouri delegates, who are most in
| terested in this question. 1t is rumored that the
matter was committed to Henry A. Wells to pre-
| pare plank that will reconcile all parties 1t
| is very evident however, that the ground is very
| delicate. At meeting to-day of the Minnesota
| delegates, eleven in number, nine were for
| Trumbull and two for Davis.
Though the southern states have delegations
here, they are not represented by so many per-
| sons as the western and middle states, and
| Florida has a small delegation, including Col
| Mccall. NJ. G. Hamilton is registered from
Texas. In addition to other delegates from
| Tennessee are A. J. Keller of the Memphis
| Avalanche, Col. Duncan McCrea, of Memphis,
and Capt Pittman, of Fayette county.
| AT meeting of the Indiana delegates to-day,
| the following delegates were chosen to cast the
| vote of the state at large: Col Il. n Hudson,
Hon. O. P. Gray, T. N. Sulwell. NJ. H..
| Weir, Colonies G. NJ. Allen, and j. H. Wetzel,
also two delegations from each district. Ken
lucky is represented by considerable delegations
| from various parts of the state. Additional
delegates are expected tonight and tomorrow.
| John Mason Brown and Cassius NJ. Clay are at
| COyingtou.
| While the republicans are largely in the as
| cendant here, there are not few prominent
| democrats who are about, watching the tide of
| events
| Gen. John c. Breckenridge is in Covington.
| Illinois is particularly prolific in delegates;
| seventy-five OF these are quartered at the Glib
| son house alone It is said that there are 500
| from that part of the state in which Blooming
| ton is situated; but this is probably an eX az
| geration. 1t is quite clear that the influence is
not evenly distributed throughout the country;
| some states have immense delegations, while
others are by no means powerfully represented
/ at least in numbers.
The first sensation of tomorrow will be the
| assembling of the reunion and reform conven-
| ton at Mozart hall, called without respect to
| party, by the reunion and reform association of
| this city. This body has been somewhat over.
| Swallowed by the interest that gathers about the
other convention, but it will, beyond question,
| be very considerable assemblage in numbers
and influence. The same delegates in many in
stances are appointed to both conventions, and
| there will doubtless be an arrangement
so far as sessions are concerned,
| TO enable them in the main to at
| tend to both bodies. This convention will
| be called to order by Judge VIM B. Caldwell,
| president of the Cincinnati association. Judge
| John b. Stallo will be elected temporary presi-
| dent, and, after the appointment of committees
| on permanent organization recess will be
taken to allow the delegates to be present at the
| opening of the liberal republican convention,
which occurs at the industrial Exposition hall
| at noon.
1t is possible that second session of the re-
union and reform convention will not be held
on Wednesday, by which plenty of time will be
given to enroll delegates and provide for salts
factory organization on the following day. 1t is
the desire fad in