The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-05-17
THE DEMOCRACY.
Closing Hours Of the Rochester
Convention.
List Of the Delegates to
i + Baltimore.
Greeley Still in the Ascendant
with the Majority.
GRANTS FRIENDS FEARFUL.
The Baltimore Convention Expected to
Endorse the Cincinnati Ticket.
ROCHESTER, May To- 1s72.

WHAT OF THE CONVENTION
The Democratic State Convention having ad
,ourned, it's action and the eject OF that action
Upon the National Convention are discussed quite
freely In Rochester and the towns adjoining On
the streets and In all public places the leading ques-
tons are: -
'Wel, what do yen think OF the Convention ?
What do you think of Greeleys chances, II the
democrats endorse him at Baltimore p,
The answers generally are, ~ don't know what
70 think; Greeley may go through II the democrats
take hold Of him." Republicans and democrats
alike are unable 20 say what they will do II Grant
and Greeley lead the opposing forces in the next
Presidential campaign The prevailing belief
among all classes s that Greeley win be the n0mi
nee Of the Democratic National Convention.
In conversation with several citizens to-day, the
HERALD correspondent ascertained from the leaders
Of the democracy in the several wards, especially in
those wards which in State and Presidential cleo
-tiOns go democratic, that In case their
NATIONAL CONVENTION ACCEPTS HORACE,
they will feel in duty bound to support him. The
rank and file OF this element OF the democracy
are nnprepared for such a result ana those who
apprehend 1t loud in their protestationa Gree
ley is associated In their minds with every issue
which is counter TO their national pride and belief
Impressions.
PROMINENT GERMAN DEMOCRAT
anu one VINO Is an actlVc pOHticlan, informed your
correspondent that he did not feel bound to stand
by and support the nomination OF the democratic
party II that party cut loose from the old ship and
went In tow with Cincinnati. He preferred to sail
alone, though the elements were unfavorabe,
rather than be dragged In the wake OF any
craft, no matter how trim she was rugged nor
republican, who is IN sympathy with the Cincin-
natl movement stated that he believed the Ger
man democrats would vote as q unit for Horace
Greeley, while the German republicans are unan
nous for Grant. This is the present feeling among
this class OF our community. He says that the
VAST MAJORITY OF THE GERMANS
who have supported the republican ticket, hold
opinions OF Greeley which are entirely erroneous.
Vhey are misead by the statements OF the local
republican journals. The statement Of a German
republican paper In Rochester advocating
revolution in the minds OF the Germans In favor
OF Greeley The publishing OF apaper Of this char
pcter IL indispensable for Greeley's success in this
locality. To-day in cOnversatiO with prominent
politician nom the town OF Henrietta who has al.
ways led the republican party In that section, he
NEXT PRESIDENT WOULD BE HORACE
Ereeley An intelligent townsman has been speak
1ng with him upon the subject. and that gentleman
Raid that he did not know but Horace Greeley would
make as good President as General Grant had,
and In fact, he believed he would support Greeley
in the coming campaign Both these men are
etanch republicans and have been warm support
ers OF Grantsa administration. In the town OF
Greece, town whose inhabitants are seven-eighths
Irish two OF the prominent farmers OF that section
OF the county, to the question, what win you do il
nreeley Is taken up by the democratss' replied,
w.
of the town OF Penfeld. and a representative re-
publican OF that locality, said he did not believe
Greeley would get vote In the whole town.
Another republican from the county OF Livingston
1s satisfied that Grant viii gain that county by
3 sweeping majority.
THE FEELISo ~ TO urEELEY
Us far from settled In Western New York. and
nothing out thorough campaign in his behalf will
apord him even prospect OF success IN this part Of
the State. Many OF the democrats feel like the
patient who was told by his physician that he
Gould have TO drink quart OF herb tea or die.
The poor fellow turned over In his sick bed and
i is with the democrats: Greeley, am afraid, is
TOO large dose
THE DELEGATES AND THEIR OPINIONS.
In regard to the New York city delegation John
Son W. Young, OF the workingmens Liberal Asso..
citation is in favor OF Greeley. John Kelly, liberal
democrat; Henry Waltman, uncertain; Thomas
,. Creamer and John Scott liberals; Samuel
Charlok, John 8. Masterson, liberals; Matthew 7.
Brennan William @. Conner, liberals. In our conn
try districts Garrison N. Potter, OF Westchester,
Slay I've regarded as O liberal democrat; William
Cayuga, liberal; George Magee, Of Schuyler, Hon
mans right hand man, liberal; George Bradley,
o. stenben, hardshell liberal; Henry A.
Richmond, son Of his father, Dean, lib
eral; Charles II: Lee, Of Chautaquua, Fenton's
Il. Pratt may be placed az a liberal W. A. Fowler,
tlitto Thomas Kinsella-all Greeley-RoDert Chris
te OF Richmond, ditto. In regard TO the delegates
M large, Hoffman, Dewolf Murphy and Lord
may be classified as liberal democrats, predisposed
IN favor Of Greeley. The opinions OF the alternates
of the delegates at large including Augustus
Schell, and the balance, are not pronounced. The
whole New York delegation may be classified as
follows :-one, out-and-out Greeley; two, delegates
yention decides; three those who oppose Greeley
cut-and-out, and that number ID very small.