Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-07-10
The Baltimore Convention.
IrRoM OUR WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENT
BALTIMORE, Nh, July 9th, 1872.


enacted here during the next three DAYS. There
viii be two great deaths-rather funerals, for
both parties are already mOribund. Horace
Greeley has but little life hut what is galYan-
lied; while the democracy has been long diving
from the eXtremities upward. Baltimore is
putting on its gayest attire-and all its people
are designing to have a good time ont of the
affair. Wen, no one grudses them their fun,
for that's all that will be permanent from the
show. Delegates are arriving already, those
from Indiana being in the city first. There are
thirty delegates, and nearly all the alternates
are here too. CHANGING over their names fail
to find one known to the country, or even, UNI
less it be Judge Hanna, of any position in
state affairs. A number of delegates are ex-
pected from the south this evening.
The city will be greatly crowded, hotel accom-
modations are not of the best and prices will
go up. There arc abundant proofs already that
class of visitors viii be here from which the
Philadelphia convention was peculiarly and for
tunately free-I mean the young mems clubs
and escorts from the large cities, who usually
throng these gatherings, do the shouting and
rowdying, get on "spreeS," and otherwise add
to the turbulence and excitement, though very
little to the comfort of the convention. Tam
many, Jackson clubs, the revived "Americus,"
and similar bodies are to be we'll repre- .cnted.
The funeral is to be jolly one; saying nothing
about other things connected with it.
The two dominant elements so far are the
New York and those from the south.
Very little talk is heard of civil service. or any
other kind of reform, but good deal may be
heard around the hotels and other public places
about the restoration of the rights of the states
the restoring of personal privileges 10 rebels,
and the general yell of anything to beat Grant"
tits rather amusing to watch and listen to the diff
ierent groups. Your New York striker for Greeley
is generally knowing fellow, with hat little on
one side, and some swagger in speech and gait
Your southern advocate is evidently possessed of
some ability and tries hard to be moderate in tone.
But the funniest fellow of all is the rural demo-
crat. They are astounded, especially if over
forty years of age. Bcwdered in manner and
look, they are evidently led 10 the slaughter
against their will. Said an ex-coufederate
brigadicr TO me, who is by no means bucoic in
his character "Well, this is the funniest affair
| was ever ill., Greeley has been my bette noir
for twenty years, and am not an old man, as
you know. But l am going to swallow him.
It's as hard dose as it was for me to fire on
the old flag. There will be a big landslide
among you republicans, won't there, after
Tuesday, colonel" The beginning of the ques-
tioning sentence was uttered triumphanty,
while the latter Fart dropped into doubt as
laughed and said: "Well not exactly, general.
There has been, and still is, some dissatisfaction
in republican circles; but there's no surrender,
as there is to be here on your party's part. Ours
is only spasm; yours is treason, stratagem
and spos." Come, colonel, don't you can
didly think Greeley will be elected if we nomi-
nate him" said my friend
''Do your" was my Yankee answer, "and
why2"
"Oh! we are sure to get a large republican
vote and''-"Won't hold your own party togeth-
err l nterjccted. "Now the fact is, you may
get seven per cent republican or floating vote in
the cities; you won't touch it in the country to
the extent of three per cent, making an average
of four or five per cent Now how much demo-
cratic vote will you lose by the nomination OF
Horace Greeley" | quericd
My friend admitted it might range up to fiG
teen per cent, and would not go below ten at
any rate. He was demoralized democrat when
| left him, but ready to swear he'd swallow
Horace however bitter the draught
There seems so little doubt on the nomina
ton that there is no use of speculation, yet I
find knowing, able and well informed demo-
Gratis who hint mysteriousy at probably power
full opposition to Greeley. If there is any
chance TO make Roadway against him, the
name Of Mr.. Groesbeck will be the rallying cry.
1t is not impossible, though hardly probable,
that the convention may be induced to sup
only half of the dish drop Gratz Brown, and
take up GroeSbeck for the vice president. But,
though possible, it is highly improbable One
thing is certain that there is yet an active,
though covert hostility to Greeley's nomination.
It's ready to take advantageofeycrytl Many
of the most prominentiand older democrats are
in it, But nevertheless their case seems hopeless
one. Greeley starts in with 1902 instructed dele
gates; 1856 are needed to secure the nomination.
New York can furnish TO- According TO the last
figuring $40 are unrestricted, rs are for no NOM
ination, and only are instructed for straight
nomination.
One of the notable points in looking over the
list of delegates is to OBSERVE the paucity of
prominent names, except where they are dsa-
greeably so.
Take Arkansas, and the first name is that of
kuklux, proveni before grand jury to be
such-Gen. J. F. Pagan. personally know
him to have been a rebel commander of most in
famous antecedents His command at Poison
Springs, near Camden, Arkansas, made an at
tack on a colored regiment, with whose organ
ization and early service | was associated as
sdjutant. They were conveying train and
were overwhelmed by Pagan with a force of
nearly as many thousands as we had hundreds.
The wounded and captured colored soldiers were
massacred. Later in the same campaign the
troops of this same Pagan captured
train of colored refugees near Marks Mills
Ark, and mastered them too, numbering wo-
men and children. Alabama sends ex-Gover-
nors Shorter and Walker; California, Senator
Casserly; Delaware, Generals Bayard and Sauls.
bury; Georgia includes the kuklux leader Gen
Gordon, (who is appropriately for Greeley;
Kansas very respectable delegation of demo-
Maryland is represented by Montgomery Blair;
Barksdale, with his wig on, | presume, comes
from Mississippi; Gov. Randolph leads the New
Jersey delegations Hoffman that of New York;
Kinsella, Clarkson Potter, Allen C. Beach, Sun.
set Cox and John Fox, being the best known of
his supporters; Wallace of coffee-pot notoriety,
Congressman Randall, Acker, Getz, and Alder
man MeAlullen being the Pennsylvania leaders.
Tennessee is led by Gov. Neil Brown; Virginia
has Bocock, Ould, Baldwin, Fitz Hugh Lee,
Bradley johnson, Booker Mallory, and others
of less prominence; Doolittle leads Wisconsin
and fifty ends the Motley crow, seeking the
Fool Killers services. OBSERVER.
HORACE GREELEY CoNsIDERED.-We con-
denim the pretense that a man may be morally
honest though he be politically dishonest. No
man can be honest and take the course that
Horace Greeley has taken. His whole conduct
has been q living lie till the last three months,