The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-05-02

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Yesterdays Conventions---The
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What the brains and Con-
victions" People Did.
Brief Speeches and Not Much
Business.
SchurA mildly OLA the
,a. iea Rampage
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REVIEW OF THE CANDIDATES
Greeley Growing h Strength, Davis Stock in the
Ascniss a 1snhrptcy, Adams Not So /
Well = Re Night Be, and the Rest .,
-ft In d, Critical Condition. 'ussf Il .
An ANIMATED AND EXCITING SCENE
Organization To He Com
pletei To-Day.

pleted To-Day.
i@ iaN CINCINNATI, May ], 1872.
This morning oil the politicians, press men and
sympathiners were early astir. Such hotels as the
H. James, Burnett ana Gibson presented weary
and monotonous assemblage Of boot legs thrust
forward a. bedless dodgers dOzed and groaned.
me parlors where headquarters OF candidates
had been established, showed, after eight
o'clock sleepy eyed ana worn men, young ana old,
Aghttng up under exhaustion. The newspaper men
were generally out ana had lost all their in.
4utstiveness and nobody canyassed the claims OF
she candidates. .s@ f,s..- ..t
eliceC SIGNS OF THE FUTURE .lsiHa.l el#
There we're seen scattered over the noors cards
and handbllls with such head lines as ''Thc Ticket
That Win Win. For President--Oharies Francis
Adams. For Vice President-Lyman Trumbull.n
The newspapers came ont with large ex-
fra sheets, full Of little else but the
Convention, and, by the way editorial leaders had
been telegraphed from all parts Of the country to
influence the nomination Of this man or prejudice
that one. .o A4 g.
1t seemed apparent that good many
people had long had largo expectations Of the
Convention or large presumptions az 70 their
power over it. M r tu-
srss EARLY MORN. r +
II raiDed all night in Hoods ana this morning the
dTizzae continued and the air was sticky; and very
soon the city was nped with strains Of music, and
the line OF boards and carpet bags took the direc
son Of Mozart and Exposition Halls. At Mozart
Hall good-humored. orderly and well attired con-
vention Of Germans and Americans assembled, and
after q short session adjourned In Difference to
the other convention.
WHERE ARE OUR TICKETS =" t
me room Of the Committee OF Reception, in the
same han, was besieged with people soliciting
tickets, and the delegations of distant and thinly
represented States were rewarded with large
excess OF pastcbOarda The names in the Delaware
can for example, were those OF George Alfred
townsend and John M. Williamson, and inquiry
failed to discover any other persons. Mr.. Town
Send is q native Of the State AMI has never voted
elsewhere.
TIE POLICE ON TIE GROUND
The police forca at Exposition Hall was not large,
but respectful and SUFFICIENT ana anumber of ushers
placed in the asles, Hobbies and in the rear of
the stage to direct people to seats.
TIE music OF THE UNION.
A band OF music was placed upon balcony IN
front OF the hail. which began to play various airs
after eleven O'Clock, when the doors and galleries
were thrown open, and speedily the whole body Of
that portion OF space reserved for delegates at the
base Of the platform was filed.
#ff FILLING UP.
The galleries and audience part filled up slowly,
aAd very few ladies' comparatively, entered the
galleries, owing to ruors OF the leakiness OF
the roof and the general inclemency Of tlfe day.
At q quarter to twelve band OF music also en-
tered ana occupied cell or recess in the extreme
rear OF the stage, where tho musicians hidden
by nags and evcrWeens By this time the appear
ancc OF the place was very animated. The dele
gates were almost all well dressed, ceanly shaved
orderly men, with . large sprInkHng Of youthful
and even boyish collegiate faces. rs
TBUroN DRLEGATEs
The German element was very large, and II poured
into the audience portion OF the hall as well
among the delegates, and remained earnest, but
stolid gazing on and waiting for the decisive mo-
ment Of organization.
APPEARANCE OF THE RAIL-
line OF flags overhung the galleries on both
r,les OF the hail. Beneath these continuous line OF
Topped overgreens fell from every white column,
as to expose above tho OF painted shields Of the
states each shield bearing the name OF the State in
black letters on while bar dexter. The pillars sup
porting the galleries were also wrapped with ever
greens far up as the gallery, and circle was left
IN q large mass OF evergreens for small shield.
The stage was very beautifully treated with
long skcns Of cvergroens covering nearly over the
speakers head, and at the point Of conveyance q
great dubious Of ivy creeper and laurel fresh
and sparkling, dropped down and swung IN the
clear upper light Over this huge wreath OF ever
green was suspended from the gas ixtures. The
gas standards on each eide Of the Presidents stand
were wrapped with SIX nags, wound round with
overprecns The Speakers chair Was a substantial
and well preserved though venerable, object Of
brown velvet, with gilt legs, and Is said 70 have
been used by John Adams on some patriotic occa-
screen Of silken rags, with n sheaf Of
standards and eagles eurIn0unted FIRST with the
eGgy Of alarge sprosd eagle, and above with the
coat OF arms Of Cincinnati beautifully drspcd. A
small thlcket OF tropical and temperate blooms was
distributed In mont Of and on the plank OF this
screen Up In the high gable Of the hall was large
PARTING Of the female Muse Of History, with rather
Gcrmanc face reading from a volume.
rt PACKED.
Al twelve O'Clock the house was crowded In every
part and the stage was dcnsciy packed not only with
sitting but with crowds OF standing people Of rank,
prominent among whom were Long John Went
worth and senator Upton. .. ......
CALLED TO ORDER.
Amid perfect silence and perfect attention
Colonel VIM M. Grosvener stepped forward and
called the Convention to order in short, sharp
speech, which was several times Intercepted by
applause. s0rosvenor is q biacshaircd, dark
usinaed young man, OF rather Hebrew features
r fxnroRARY CHAIRMAN.
lie called to tho temporary chalrmanehip Stanley
Matthew's, OF Cincinnati. Mr.. Mathews Ii q gentccl,
thick.set blonde, resembling very much the Hon.
Ia Garfield ne was apparently unprepared fol-
q speech, hut spoke for about quarter Of an hour
With wise GOLD sentences, often applsuded. The
acoustic properties Of tho hall were found to be
very good One or two wild western fellows now
ana then uttered whoops liae an owl.
! slaNfF1cAssT APPLAUSE.
when Mr.. Mathews came to den0unce military
sovornment there was loud CRY OF appreciation.
A. the conclusion Of Mr. Hnthews' address three
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