Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1872-05-03

being made OF the tariff issue. He
has no pronounced opinion as to
civil service reform. He is nothing
that this convention is, and his
nomination would result in the
larger number ofdemocratic boilers
than in case either Mr.. Adams, Mr..
Trumbull, or Mr.. Brown, or Gen.
Palmer, were nominated.
To-day Adams stock is higher.
The Louisiana delegation, which is
composed of Creoles, negroes, Ger
mans, aud all the delegates from
Louisiana to Chicago in 1868, came
here to-day and declared for Adams.
Cassius NJ. Clay, with large mum.
Der of Kentuckians, has taken the
same stand. David A. Wells, Bow
les, and all the New Englanders
in the city want the same man. A
large part Of the New York delcga.
ton talk Adams. Mr.. Trnmbull's
second choice would be Adams and
Cox. There is an effort being made
on all sides to combine those already
declared for Adams with the friends
Of Brown and Trumbull, and make
either of the latter vice president.
The Virginia and Maryland dele
cations came last night. A we'll
known Washington correspondent
telegraphs from Parkersburg: "Six
correspondents, four democratic
congressman, two soreheads, and
dozen Grant republicans arc CON-
ing to the 'front.'" That will do for
a rafting Bohemian. The Illinois
delegates in the city now number
about one hundred. The estima-
ted number coming varies from 800
to 400. Some of them indulge in a
freedom of speech not especially
called for at this stage of affairs.
The central headquarters will be at
Greenwood Hall.
The Kansas delegation, to the
number Of one hundred, is expected
to-day. MarcusJ. Parrot, formerly
Of Ohio, is at their head. Other
members arc Professor S. D. Craw-
ford, of Topeka; ex-governor S. d.
Crawford; A. NJ. Clark, of Leaven-
worth; L. NJ. Wood, one of the
signers Of the call for the Missouri
convention, and Senator Ross. The
headquarters of the delegation will
be ut the Gait House on Walnut
street, 1't'
Eleven cars ofthc delegation from
Missouri are expected here to-mor-
row morning. The greatest part of
the Wisconsin delegates will be
here to-day. Those from Milwau-
kec are partly for the reunion con-
vention, to be held Wednesday
morning, and partly to attend the
liberal convention. Among this
delegation are Judge William p.
Lynde, (Dem.) The rumor is that
Wisconsin prefers Adams and
Brown to Trumbull, the preference
not being violent.
Indiana will send large delega-
ton to the reunion convention.
Eight car loads from the vicinity
of Fort Wayne are expected to-day.
The BroadwayHotel has intelligence
that nearly all the Pennsylvania
delegation will arrive tomorrow
and next day. A few gentlemen
from Pittsburg camc several days
ago, but thus far they have eluded
the grasp Of the most penetrating
reporter, and their views arc un.
known. Thomas p. Anderson, DR..
John Kirkwood, and II. Fleming
are in this city. The name of Scna-
tor Fowler, Of Tennessee, yesterday |
was seen on the register of the
Spencer house. This hotel will be
the headquarters Of the Washing
ton, Tennessee, Arkansas, New
Jersey, and Michigan delegations,
who are all expected by to-day's
trains.
General Barbridge, in an inter-
view with . reporter Of the Gazette,
said that, as far as he knew, Ken
lucky had no decided preferences
for Adams. He thought that they |
decidedly preferred Trumbull. The
different portions Of the state will
be we'll represented by republicans
Of prominence. /
Free Traders here, arc disposed
to be temperate in their demands
for platform recognition.
Schurx has been stopping, since
his arrival in this city, with his
friend Judge Stallo. He has to-day
received large numbers Of his friends
both Germans and English, but turn
ed tho cold shoulder toward oil
local reporters who attempted to in
him, declining to express
bis preferences for any candidate. /
To-snprroY night he addresses the
Germans At ashington platform,
: plaes 81 German resort on Ninth
street. The occasion will BE- prin. !