Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-06-27

tee. It was determined that the DELEGATE IN
should nl.t v,1e as unit AZ fist, but that each
d. legal. should vote his udviiual pref, renc.s.
From the expression of the members of The
deloga.i,n i; IS beiiev'd that two will vote tor
Hendricks, one for Bayard, and the remainder,
wi b one exception, Tor IL den.
The fight against Tilden is fast becoming
bitter one, and shrcwd observers say that un-
less there i some compromise between the TWO
fac!ious 10 rawuanY ny Wednesday, when The
baoiing will ,robaby begin there is every IN
dicatiun f successful c. hlnatloD to defeat
him. H. has become 30 >tlOng within Nv mtg
f,ur urs that even his friends fear his may
or. We to b, sourc, of weakness. ! b anti
riieu men, especially thos" 10 the New York
d.|ega!in are making a determined fight, and
are using all kinds of argument 10 break him
down.
Mr.. Cox was considerably upset for while
yast rday over The elec,inn Of Sayler asSpeaker
pro ten. of the House Of Representatives, and
he dcnoucc il as shabby trick. Later 10
the day he received dispatches from Randall,
and other members, saying there was nothing
signi 6caDt ~ Sa .lcrs ,lection, and that it was
not The result y. any scheme, aud fur her that
Sayler will vacate the Speakers chair wnen he
| (Cox) returns, if the latter desires TO resume
| the place
| The fri~nds of Hancock are very enthusiast
tic, and arc ;ud in their assertions that &c Is
the coming man. They declare that Tilden will
devel % his full strength on the First, thiri or
| fourth ballots. and that then break will occur
| VIII ch will send Hancock to the front. There
| is struug under current against both 1lden
and Hendricks Bayard is practically out OF
| the contest
Senator Thurman and Judge David Davis
| are regarded as very strong negative candidates,
| aud will be held back in the expectation that
b Tildeu an Ha.cock will fail and be with
drawu. Hendrck, has great d. al of Strength,
hut he i general y regarded as being out Of he
race. Hendricks is regarded as the probable
! candidate for Vice President if Tiden is noni-
uared Tor the first place, although Mr.. Broad
| head, OF Missouri, will he strong competitor.
meeting CT the soft money element was
held last night to determine upoa course of
acton Richard Sche;l, OF New York, presd-
ed Twenty one States were represented. Tom
! Ewing, OF Ohio, was one Of the most promi
ncut participants, and he spoke his viows free
! Iy. [; was decided TO dewaod Of the conven-
too The passage Of resolution calling for the
releal Of the resumption act. Some of the
speakers snid that uuIes, this was done the op-
ponents of az ear y rcsuu Dtlon ought to with
we're arry app!sucd
The al ii lidcu leaders, who are seeking for
somebody strnug cough TO carry Oulo, Indiana,
aui New ork, arr working With great energy.
4 conference was held, which was attended By
representatives from different delegations op-
poscd 10 IiIdcr. Speeches we're made by Roger
A. Pryor JOHN k"lly and others, which were
received With good deal of enthusiasm. The
Object OF the meeting was to see what they can
count on. They report that they are strong
enough to defeat Iildeo. They indicated no
choice.
This mectiug has been responded to by work
on the part Of Ti!d4o that will count 10 the con-
ven'ion. The delegations from Massachusetts,
aud Wisconsin held meetings ADD agreed to c,st
the vote of each delegation solid for Tilden.
This is decidedly an important gain. The same
kind Of work is being done with other deIega-
tionS ami the Tlld:n managers express the
| greatest confidence OF ultimate success, i'll spite
| of the efforts ct Taumany.
1t is now believed that the two-t birds rule will
! staud None Of tie friends OF the prominent
candidates seem t. have courage to attack it,
Fit does stand said delegate, Tideo Is
| beaten.
The CalorniaDs, j. P Hayes chairman, will
move Tor an emphatic expression Oh the Chi
|
whole Pacific Slope for the democracy if they
can get from the convention 40 Acknowledge
ment that their people are right on this SUD-
! ect. N, acton was takcH regarding how this
DELEGATE will vote, tut. II is understood a ma
| jority OF them are Tor TIldeu, and the vote will
! pr,bably be cast "a Il unit.
| Otrg ID, Gen. NJ. Y. Brewer cllairman-'This
| dclcgatlnn stands on the same ground as Call
! forLla on the Chinese question.
Il paper vas laid before th~ National Commit
tee yesterday by the greenback delegation from
| New York, requesting the seats 10 the conven-
ton hail awarded TO the Stale OF New York
shall be lett vacant untll the convention deter.
moc whether they or the delegation headed
| by Mr. k.rnau is entitled TO the same.
| CurnclI Jtwett, a delegate representing the
ndepe. de rs Of tie Ul'cd States, publishes az
address 10 the Eveulng Dspa ch advocating
compromise Oil the fua cal quesli0u. He layors
Southern man for Wee President and the
postponemcnt OF the Il ianclaI plank IL the plat
| form until after the nomination. Mr. Jcwett
represents tie P;ter Cooper ticket, and states
with authority that the Cooper ticket will be
Withdrawn if the dem Gratis favor grcenbacks.
There is no orpauized effort Of great force
| for any candidate exc ut riIlcu. The auiacty
! of hi, supporters sweeps everything before it,
puerle. This is more prominently so than in
the case Of Blaine's support in Cincinnati, and
his friends CAIN almost everything and his
nomination Cd The second ballot with the re-
quisitc two-thirds. for the two thirds 'uc will
be adhered to. 1t is true important delega.
toos, such as Wisconsin, Michigan aud North
Carolina, have promised solid, or Dearly solid,
votes for fildeB, but after all theresull will de
PEND 90 The action of the Southern delegation.
'rney are mostly To- kers on up to this time,
their views b"itg we'll expressed by Governor
Walker, OF Virginia. Gen Walker said that
delegation being !r"m he OH Domluion, which
had accepted the results Of the war, were
IN true unison with the people Of the North,
had come TO St. Luis with firm determination
to ascertain what man the North preferred as
their standard bearer for 1876. aDd j,n heart
and hand IN their support Of that man.
Hon. John MorriSsey has circulated indus
triously among delegates He was invited b.
fore the Louisiana DELEGATION ADD addressed