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OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE UNITED STATES
OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF NEW ORLEANS
THE CINCINNATI CONVENTION.

Not DesCribed-Spring Grove Gene
terry.
Especial Correspondence of the Republican,
CINCINNATI, May 2, 1872.
Informed you by telegraph yesterday
that the convention met, and, after appoint
ing Judge Stanley Matthews, of Ohio, TEN
pOrary chairman, and instructing the repre-
sentatives from the several States to elect
delegates, adjourned till to-day at ten
o'clock.
Accordingly, at that hour, or as near to It
as the various clocks of Cincinnati could be
prevailed upon to agree to it, the conven-
ton reconvened, and was called to order
by the temporary chairman. The immense
hall, capable of holding 10000 people, was
densely packed with representatives from
the various States, the delegates, distin-
guished strangers and citizens, members of
the press, two strOng-minded women and
citizens of Cincinnati. Before any business
had been called, but while all were waiting
for some one to make a suggestion, and
amid comparative silence, there arose
faint buzz of excitement at the main en-
trance. This was soon followed by loud
cheers, which increased as the cause gradu-
ally hove in sight. Defantly sailing up the
long aisle came the two strong minded
women mentioned above, Miss Susan B.
Anthony and Miss Laura Gordon. The
latter is newer in fame and younger in
years than her more noted companion, but
the elder lady has the advantage of the
Junior in amiable looks The Gordon has
remarkably short upper lip, which indicates,
on the matrimonial barometer, stormy
weather.
Miss Gordon sent in letter, which was
read by the chairman, applying for admis-
sion to the convention as a full California
delegation. The gray boards smole loud
smile when the letter was read and the
name was announced, and so did several in
the immediate vicinity of the lady, at some
Of the objections that were urged against
her admission. Her case was referred to
the committee on credentials and may come
up later in the day and may not. If she is
heard of again l will inform you further on.
The business of licking this convention
into shape was slow work. Committees on
permanent organization, credentials and
rules and regulations were appointed. Each
committee consists of one delegate from
each State and Territory. There is a strain
ing of courtesy in admitting Territorial
delegates. They have no vote, and cOnse-
quentlv bring no strength Fortunately
there are but few of them-only two to a
territory-and but few of the latter repre-
sented.
Calculating the chances is about like
making up pools on a horse race at the
Louisiana Jockey Club grounds. To-day
the knowing ones are giving 2l6 to G. F.
Adams, 81 to Greeley, sc to Judge Davis,
95 to Trumbull, and run Brown, Curtin,
Palmer, Cox and others off down on
sliding scale to quite feather edge.
The convention took a recess at half-past
eleven till three o'clock, to give time for the
committees to report. Upon reassembling,
the committee on permanent organization
reported Senator Carl Schurz for perma-
nent president. The report was unani-
mOusly adopted amid great enthusiasm.
Mr.. Schurz took the chair and read an
address or speech, which was well received.
AS you will receive the speech in full by
telegraph or mail, l omit a synopsis. One
vice president and a secretary were ap-
pointed from each State by the several
delegations Mr.. L. T. Delassize and vii
liam Vigers were selected for the positions
respectively by the Louisiana delegation.
This second session closed at five o'clock,
when another recess was taken till half-past
seven, but was spent mostly in skirmishing.
The committee on resolutions announced
that they would not be ready to report for
several hours, and the majority of the con-
yenton decided to postpone the selection
of candidates until platform was ready to
put them on.
The committee on credentials. to whom
had been referred the letter of Miss Laura
E. f. Gordon, asking to be admitted as a
delegate from California, very ungallantly
reported adversely to granting her request
and its report was accepted and adopted
Alas for the selfshness of men Soon after
the result was announced the lady in ques
ton appeared on the front of the platform
apparently for the purpose Of OBTAINING the
convention for few minutes-say seventy
five or eighty-with post mOrtem eXpOsi-
ton of her case; but, upon being informed
by Mr.. Schurz that, as the convention had
already decided against her, and as she was
not a member, speech from her would be
out of order, she then subsidized, looking calm
and unrutied.
The platform will probably be adopted
tonight, and we all hope the nominations
will be made tomorrow.
1t is customary for correspondents to
"describe fully" in reportorial phrase, the
several places that from time to time have
the honor of their presence. To do justice
to Cincinnati in anything short of large
Ouarto, with numerous maps and engrav-
ings, would be almost impossible. 1t is one
of the best built cities in the United States
and has the finest suburbs imaginable.
have thus far seen comparatively little Of
the outskirts, but such as l have seen can
hardly be surpassed. Beginning at Walnut
Hills, and driving westward to Mount Au-
burn; from thence to Clifton and through
Cumminsville to Spring Grove cemetery, a
gorgeous panorama of green hills and Val
leys, palatial residences and artistically laid
out grounds meets the eye on every side.
In company with w. H. Wyman, Esq,
assistant general agent of the great H1tna
Insurance Company, l revisited Spring
Grove cemetery, after an absence from this
CITY of nineteen years Nearly twenty
wears ago | first saw this fine Getty Of the
dead" with the same gentleman. AS we