Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-06-26
THE NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC
CONVENTION. G@
Notes andH
n0ora.
ARRIVAL OF THE MAINE
DELEGATION.

ST. Louis, June o. The Maine, New Jar7cv
and Georgia delegations arrived Aelc this morn
ing.
This has been busy day at the hotels. Dele
gates have poured in by every train, but few full
delegations have arrived.
Prominent delegates from Michigan say that
the delegation had no conference, and are there
fore without instruction and will vote as the best
interests of the party seem to indicate.
Most Of the Indiana delegation have arrived,
and they assert that they are for Hendricks They
will agree to any arrangement looking to giving
Hendricks the second place on the ticket with
Tilden.
1t is asserted that three ifhs of the Penn. dele
CATION are for Hancock. and, if it appears that he
cannot be nominated, they will go to Hendricks.
1t is claimed that Illinois, heretofore reported %
for Tden, will give q for Hancock, II for Tilden,
and for Davis, and the Hendricks men claim
prominent member of this delegation states that
he intends making speech in the convention, and
to bring charges against Tilden of . very damag-
ing character. He says that Tiden does not de
serve the respect Of the nation and that he is any
thing but reformer.
John Morrssey arrived to-day and is the center
of attraction. He is very pronounced in his ad-
vocacy of Tilden as the BEST strongest and most
available man for the times.
There has been several quite heated Disputes
between Tammany and ant-Tammany men some
of them of rather exciting character.
The Tanmanytes are hot for the defeat Of TIL
den at all hazards. They assert that he cannot
carry New York. and that his nomination will de-
feat the party. Morrissey and his friends, on the
other hand, contend that Tildens reform record
will enable him to sweep N. Y. by larger major
ity than ever, as we'll as New Jersey and Connec-
ticut, where they say the battle ground Of the de-
mocracy lies with these three States.
They think the democrats can coucede the
doubtful Western States to the republicans, and
still win the victory.
The advance quad Of the New Jersey delega-
ton came to-day. The delegation is uninstructed
and will vote as q unit for ex-Gov. Parker. They
claim encouragement that in the event of Til
den's defeat, Parker will be the successful man.
The 60 from Arkansas, appointed by the State
convention, recently, to select from their number
delegates to the National Convention, will assem-
BILE here on Monday and carry out the instructions
of the State Convention.
The N. Y. delegation held Q meeting tonight
and elected Senator Herman chairman. There are
still % members of this delegation absent.
Several other delegations also held meetings,
but owing to the fact that none of them we're COM
plete in numbers, NO formal action was taken.
st Louis June %. Additional delegates arrived
late last night and to-day, special trains will reach
here early tomorrow morning with several hun
dred people from New York, New England and
other parts of the country. A train with 300
Tammanytes arrived this forenoon, and the OPP
ponents Of Tilden from New York are now very
numerous. The contest between the Tilden and
anti-Tilden men has been very strong to-day, and
many cases quite bitter. Tilden's friends pro-
claim that.he is gaining strength.