Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-04-30
An Immense Crowd, and Still They
Come.

Come.
CINCINNATI, April 29.-Convention
week has opened here with unmistake-
able signs of being one of the most ex-
citing in the history Of the city. The
advance guard of the delegations from
the various States, which arrived here
last week, has been reinforced this
morning by others interested in the ap-
preaching convention. Whitelaw Reid
and Dudley Field are among the arriv-
ais. The assignments for the press in
the hall will be made to-day. Ample
accommodations will be provided for
the newspapers. The Associated Press
will have a position on the platform
convenient to the telegraph.
II is stated to-day by the friends of
Gratz Brown that ne has concluded not
TO be present at the approaching con-
ventien.
The hotels and streets, everything to-
day has indicated the near approach Of
the two political terms to which the
country for weeks has been looking.
Flags are displayed in various parts Of
the city, particularly in the German
portions. The hotels have been rapidly
filling, and newspaper reporters are here
in swarms. 1t has probably seldom Oc-
cured in the history of the country that
so many newspaper men have been at
tracted to any given place, though it
would not be fair to say that they were
all in favor Of the liberal movement.
There is scarcely a prominent paper in
the country of either party that has not
a representative here, and in some cases
two or three persons from the same Of
fee. Among the latest arrivals is Don
Piatt, who reachedlhere tonight. The
Georgia delegation consisting of Colonel
Lee Halburt, Governor James johnson,
Colonel r. i. Mott, Colonel j. 2. SAT-
ford, r. l.. McWhorter, j. II. McWhor-
ter, Hon j. w. B. Summers, u. II. Bell,
j. G. Hendrix and ]. G. ParrOtt, came to-
night and stopped at the Burnet House.
Part Of the Kansas delegation arrived
to-day, and put up at the Gait House.
The Texas delegation also came to-
day, and is divided between the Gait
and Gibson Houses.
Eleven gentlemen from Arkansas
have reached here, and are at the Spen-
Ger, as is also part of the Tennessee
delegation.
There has been a general interchange
of news to-day among the delegates
from the different States in relation to
what is essential to best meet popular
expectations for political reform. A
pretty close canvass shows that while
there is a wide diversity of opinion
on the tariff question, there IS an ear
nest desire manifested 10 harmo-
nize on the platform. The revenue
reform element predominate, but mate
rialists hold firm that unless the ques-
ton is ignored, OF very carefully ex-
pressed, the large vote IN the east will be
lost. They say that free-trade men in
New York are for Grant There Is con-
fident belief that this difference will be
adjusted tomorrow, so that the commit
tee on resolutions will have little trou-
bic in drafting a platform, which is not
likeiy To be much different from the
Missouri address, under which the con-
vention Is called, The canvass for gan
didates has been sharply conducted be-
tween the friends of Adams end Davis,
as heretofore there was a strong pressure
from the east and Ohio fGF Adams. twas
given out this morning that the ifieIids
Of Davis might, rather than yield to such
nomipatiQn to bring forward q COM
promise candidate, ard there IS grow
ing connection that in th4t eyent Cay
ernor Jacob ID. Cox Will be the man.
There is one other Baipt not lost sight OF
10y some, that Il tie free-tf4dP lnHnencc
s4eoeed IN securing the adoption Of the
Missouri piatfofH HORACE Greeley viii be
strongly pressed for President, in order
TO hold the protectiQnists. heeorridors
Of tlie Burnett House, which appear TO
be q KIND Of focal point upon which the
interest concentrates, have been throHg-