Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-07-09
POLITICAL. [
The Baltint ore Convention To-day.
$4,000 Strangers Last Evening.
Shall Greeley be Nominated or Merely
Endorsed,
653 Delegates Versus Al.
Augustus Schen Rival of Belmont.
VIM. c. Bryant Won't Run for Presi.
dent.
Augustus Schen a Rival of Belmont.
Caucusing, Organization, Etc.

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immense. All the delegations from the va
r;ous states are now faIl, and great ehthu
siasm pervades the whole city. The one
only question that provokes discussion i;
the manner of Greeley's nomination, wheth
er to put him forward as the Democratic
nominees or merely to endorse him. The
Southern delegates generally will favor that
method which promises to give the greatest
strength to the ticket in the doubtful North
ern States.
The Tennessee delegation have chosen
John G. Burch Chairman; Neill s. Brown
Vice President Of the Convention, from
Tennessee; Jno. II. Savage, Tennessee
member on Committee on Resolutions;
Enoch Enslev on Organization, and Geo. w.
Martin on Rules. - .
Thos. Jefferson Randolph, of Virginia,
will be temporary chairman. Doolittie, OF
Wisconsin, or McClernand, of Illinois, will
be President of the Convention.
To the Associated Press.
New YORK, June S.-The HerGLds Bal
timore dispatch mentions large arrivals to
the Convention from the South and West,
and at least $4,000 strangers by yesterday
evenings trains. The great body of the
delegates are now upon the ground. 1t is
a foregone conclusion that Greeley will be
nominated upon the first ballet, although it
is evident that there will be some little OPP
position. A portion Of the Pennsylvania
delegation viii endeavor to get up con-
| troversy upon the question of nominating
or endorsing the Cincinnati nominees, and
| if they receive any encouragement vii.
nominate Judge Thompson. of Pennsylva-
mia, so as to prevent Greeley's nomination
on the first ballot. They declare that If
they can prevent Greeley's nomination OF
the first ballot, they can beat him and se-
cure a straight out nomination. This
scheme is not favored by more than twenty
| delegates, although the best posted men say
it will not be attempted at all. Greeley's
| nomination on the first ballot is so well as
| sured that the question which seems upper
most is whether the Cincinnati nominees
/ be simply endorsed or nominated regularly.
| The endorsing element comes mostly from
| Ohio, Pennsylvania and Missouri, but nine
tenths of the people there favor nomination.
Geo. W. Cass is proposed for permanent
President of the Convention as a concilia-
ton to Pennsylvania. Jefferson, Randolph,
or John B. Baldwin, Of Virginia, will prob
ably get the temporary chairmanship.
w. A. Coalbaugh, Of Chicago, is suggest
| ed in many quarters for permanent chair
man. .s.alaE
Augustus Schell is mentioned by the cor
respondents as likely to be made chairman
Of the Democratic National Convention in
place of Belmont.
1t is very probable the convention will
not set more than two days. Gen. McClel-
| Ian is expected to be present to-day. He
has been mentioned for the Craftsmanship.
| The Tribune correspondent estimates 653
| delegates as being instructed to vote for
| the Cincinnati ticket, though undecided on
the question of nomination and endorse
ment. The delegates in opposition are es-
| timated at Al. A number of Greeley's
| friends, including Jno. Cochrane, are in the
city.
The Labor RefOrmers.
The National Labor Executive Commit
| tee will hold their meeting at the Glenham
House here, on the 18th of July, to take
means to combine the two elements which
will support Greeley and secure good man
agement.
BALTIMORE, July S.-A number of dele
gates arrived this forenoon, and nearly all
the delegations are full. Over six hundred
| have been registered at headquarters. As
| on Yesterday, the principal subject of dis
| cussion to-day among delegates has been
the question of a straight nomination or
simply an endorsement of the Cincinnati
| nominees.
The Missouri Delegation
held another meeting this morning, and
| while unanimously adhering to the policy
of no nomination, they appointed COM
| mittee of three, and passed resolution re-
questing the appointment of similar COM
mittees by all the States, to meet tonight
and confer on the subject, in order to settle
| the question before the meeting of the con-
vention tomorrow. .-..-#
At meeting of the National Executive
Committee, at noon, noe decision was ar
rived at in regard to the selection of tenn
porary chairman. At ameeting of
bourbon Democrats
at the Maryland Institute, at 2 P. NJ, to-day,
not more than 200 were present, majority
| of whom were spectators. OF delegates
who will not support Greeley if nominated,
| there were not more than twenty-five at the
meeting. Judge Joseph r. Flanders,
presided. Among those present were
| Blanton Duncan, of Kentucky, Joseph Les
lie and VIM. White, of Springfield, Illinois,
Henry Sherwood, of Connecticut, and VIM.
Reed, of Norfolk, Virginia. A committee
| of ten was appointed to make arrangements
for holding convention TO morrow. In
numbers and importance the movement is
too
Insignificant
to have any weight with the Democratic
| Convention. The indications are that
| Greeley will be nominated with enthusi-
asm.
LATER.-The National Democratic
Convention this afternoon unanimously
| elected
| Thomas JEFF. Randolph,
| Of Virginia, for temporary chairman of the
convention, and France, Of Massachusetts,
temporary Secretary.
The Liberal Press
NEW YORK, July 8.-There is authority
for stating that the proposed convention OF
| Representatives of the Liberal Press dur.
| ing the session of the National Democratic
| Convention at Baltimore, has been aban-
| doned.
| Philadelphfans.
PHILADELPHIA, July S.-The Americas
and Keystone Democratic Clubs started to-
| day for Baltimore. The Keystone Club
will oppose Greeley and favor the nomina.
ton OF straight Democratic ticket.
| Too Old a Bird to be Caught witt,
| ChaH.
New YORK, July S.-The following card
is published to-day:
Certain journals of this city have lately
! spoken of me as one ambitious of being
nominated as a candidate for the Presi-
dency of the United States. The idea is
absurd enough not only on account of my
advanced age, but my unfitness in various
respects for the labors of so eminent post.
j do not, however, object to discussion Of
my deficiencies on any other ground than
that it is superfuOus, since it is i'm
possible that | should receive any formal
nomination, and equally impossible if it
were offered that l should commit the
folly of accepting it. WIN. G. BRYANT.
Horace White, of the Chicago Tribune,
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