The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-06-23
THE CAMPAIGN.
Tlldens Availability Rldlculed by the
Advance Guard at NJ. Louis.
Blaine Enihuses the Convention at Bangor
and Is Commended as the Successor
Of Morrill, illinois Sends q
Tllden Delegation,

! ahu lheTV IN ltully mourning 10 report
directly touching the struggle between
aspirauts for the nomination. No
state delegation is yet here, excepting
that of California, which arrived to-
night and took quarters ut Barnums.
Tomorrow Others will arrive, and
then the contest will commence, An.
| gustus Sghell, chairman OF the Nation
al Committee, arrived this morning,
aud is ut the Lindell hotel. Several
other prominent New Workers. are
also here, including Lieutenant Gov
ernOr Dorsheimer, Hon. John Kelly
and two or three relatives of Governor
'rlldon. Hon. Montgomery Blair, ex-
Senator Doolittle and u number of
prominent gentlemen from Indiana
are among those who arrived to-day,
Governor Hendricks headquarters
will be nj the Southern, and those OF
Governor Tildeu at the Lindell. Most
OF the New York delegates SO far ar
rived, are opposed TO Tllden and assert
that he Is about the least available man
among the aspirants for the nomiua-
ton. They say he has lost strength
ana influence In New York, and that
he can not carry the state, while Hen
drick, Bayard or almost any other
good man can. The Executive Com
mittee of the National Committee
held II meeting to-day, but nothing ex-
cept some routine business, relating to
future preparation for the Convention,
was transacted. The merchants va
Gated their hall ut the close of change
this noon, aud the room was given
up 10 the Hall COMMITTEE, TO be
put in order for the Convention.
II will be very conveniently arrang-
ed and handsomely decorated for the
occasion, lts seating capacity includ-
Ing delegates, will Ice about five thou
thousand aud two hundred There
will be accommodation for about one
hundred aud fifty reporters nj the la
bles, aud space for, perhaps, iltty more
will be provided, but without writing
facilities The Geographic facilities Of
the Western Union Company will be
equal to almost any emergency, as
twenty-five or thirty wires will DO run
into the hall, and there will be no lack
Of accommodation to reporters,
SPRINGFIELD, Ills, Juno %, The
Democratic State Convention met here
today. The Permanent President,
r. II. Cook, asked leave to read tele-
gram from Manton Marble, of New
York, which was to the effect that Mr..
Tilden was not chairman OF the Plat.
form Committee Mt Chicago In 1864,
and opposed the peace resolutions, de-
claring them failure, and argued
against admitting Tint plank. The
following delegates were chosen ut
large w. j. Allen, +. II. Winston,
G. II. Rigby and Charles Durham.
The Committee on Resolutions re-
ported in effect that since this Conven-
ton " called simply to select dele
gates 10 the National Democratic Con-
vention, and since the State Conven.
ton Will shortly convene to nominate
State officers, that no resolution should
be adopted at this time. The delegates
at large are, 1t Is generally believed,
rilden men. OF the other delegates
eighteen, IL Il said, ARE for Tilden,
twelve for Davis, ak for Hendricks,
and two undecided.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 2,--rhe Re.
publican mass meeting held last night
to ratify the Cincinnati nominations,
was large and enthusiastic. II was
addressed by Hon. Il. q. Phelps, Hon.
Thomas II. Fitch, John McCogsnar,
Governor Wood, ex-senator Stewart
and others. The speakers paid earnest
tribute to the character Of the n0mi
nees aud formally endorsed the plat
form. A motion was enthusiastically
carried to invite ex-Speaker Blaine Il
visit California during the campaign
and every reference to him was greeted
with rounds OF applause.
BANGOR, June 22.--'rhe Republican
State Convention met to-day, ant
heartily applauded ex.Speaker Blaine
and unanimously commended him FOL
appointment to the United States Sen
ate, in place OF Senator Morrill,, ap
appointed Secretary OF the Treasury
Governor Common was re-nomlnated
w. w. Thomas, Of Portland, and N
A. Powell, of Rookwall, were nomina
ted AZ Presidential electors at large
The resolution commanding Blaine
for the Senate closes thus: "Massa'
chusetts will please take notice.
Resolutions were also adopted 40
ceptlng the Cincinnati candidates ant
platform, thanking the Republican,
of other States for their enthusiasm II
the support OF Mr.. Blaine, aud reaf
flrming the adherence to prohibition
A message was read from ex.Speake
Blaine, saying that every effort mus
be made to give Governor Conner
magnificent old -fashloned majority II
Septem Der. Maine must lead the wa,
for the triumphant election OF Hayel
aud Wheeler.