St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-05-03
Cincinnati.

At the present time of writing the
Cincinnati problem is unsolved: nor 1t"
we expect to learn the result before
Friday night at the soonest, aS the Con
Vention did not meet until Wednesday
noon, and it would doubtless take the
remainder of that day for preliminarieS.
Delegates and members of the press
began to assemble there several days
ago, and the latter have sent nightly
dispatches of what seemed to them
matters of interest.
From these dispatches some things
may he guessed i'll regard to the make
up of the Convention, hut little known
as to its result and final effect. The
gathering of the clans already indicate
that the meeting will consist of honest
men and intriguers. thOughtleSs and
disappointed ones, as well as those who
are reckless and Responding. The Con-
vention will undoubtedly he Il large
one. and contain powerful elements,
but whether it will he 50 organized and
harmonized as to he of any avail except
to defeat itself, is something no one
now can tell.
Among prominent men already there
are Senator Schwz; Judge Spaulding
of Cleveland David \. Wells; Gen.
Cochrane, Sinclair Toucey. Senator
Fenton, David Dudley Field, Whitelaw
Reid. f.. L. Godkin. +. w. Stoughton
of New York; Saml BowleS of the
SprinqfeH Rtp"biicdH. Isaac II. Brom-
the Louisville CoHrjcJ-joHJWdi. Horace
White of the Chicago Tribune, Col.
Grosvenor and Mccullough of st.
Louis, Judge DeFrceS of Indiana.
Ward II. Lamon and John Wentworth
of Illinois, Cows. Yarmouth of Louis
lana and Pcasc of Texas, etc. etc.
Al the first there seemed great una
nimity for Charles Francis Adams of
Massachusetts us candidate for Presi
dent, with perhaps Judge Davis, Cree
ley, Graft Brown. or even Trumbull
for vice. But as the delegations came
in more generally from the West,
Judge Davis is being pressed for the
first place upon the ticket. and it is
thought New York and Pennsylvania
will both 60 for him.
Some things are noticeable in this
meeting, if not significant. of course
Greeley. Trumbull, Davis & Co. would
not he there, for they all expect to he
candidates. Senator Sumner can hand
ly he excused for not putting i'll an APP
pearance. and his presence and counsel
is much missed lie might have been
its master spirit had he been there
Again. the absence of democratic
leaders is noticeable. The republicans
generally who have gone into this Gin
cinnati movement have all along hoped if
not expected, that the democracy would
not have candidates in the field, but
would support the Cincinnati ticket.
If they have no voice there how can
they tie expected To support its nom
ineeS But We will speculate no far
Their; a day or two will decide the mat
ter-as Mr.. BowleS wrote whether the
week will make spoon OF spoil II
horn"
LATEST FROM CINCINNATI.
The Wednesday night mails bring il
large crop of speculations from Cincin-
matt. The aspect of affairs has changed
considerably since Monday. and has
doubtless changed again before this
The dispatches to the Boston JoumaI
say that Senator Trumhull is gradually
moving to the front. and thinks he will
lead the company for the first place on
the ticket. Mr.. Bowles telegraphs
however that Mr.. Adams is vet leading.
and that Il careful estimate of the first
ballot for President stands. Adams I3O
votes, Trumbull -. Davis 30 MI.
Bowles also says: The convention con-
tlnually grows i'll numbers. power and
character. Probably 5.Wn people are
here to attend it. and the danger of =
magnificent success is constantly in
creasing" We shall soon see what we
shall see.
Letter from Mr.. Adams
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