The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-05-17
BrlstOw and Tllden the choice
OF the Finn Avenue Hotel
Conference.
The Independent National Con.
ycntiOn Determine 10 Present
u Presidential Ticket.
The Ohio Democracy Assemble To-Mor
row when Thurman and Allen will
Measure Swords The Plat
form hard Money.

INDIANAPOLIS, May TO- Between
two and three hundred delegates to
the Independent National Convention
arrived to-day, claiming 10 represent
twenty one States. Other delegations
are expected to arrive tonight. Az an
informal injecting held tonight, the
question OF postponing the nomina-
ton OF u Presidential ticket until after
the Cincinnati and st. Louis Conven-
lions was freely discussed aud few
Eastern delegates favored postpone
ment, while larger majority are for
immediate action. The Convention
will meet tomorrow, hut nominations
will not be made until Thursday.
SAN FRANCISCO, May lG,-A dis
patch from Virginia City, Nevada,
says the Democratic State Convention
selected rs delegates, yesterday, to the
National Convention Mt ST. Louis,
Ellis, Kelley, Kane, Heating. Fall and
Dennis, They are unpledged. Tilden
first choice, Thurman second. The
Convention adopted strong anti
Chinese resolution.
CINCINNATI, May l6.-rhe hotels
this morning began filling up with del
egates and those who will be present
at the Democratic State Convention
tomorrow. Indications are that the
attendance will be large and the pro-
ceedings interesting. 1t IL claimed
that the Convention will he for Thur
man, and that the platform OF last
year will be adopted, but the plank
declaring for the repeal OF the resump-
sion act, substituted 10y another fixing
the date OF resumption at later peri
cd than In the present act, thus max
ing 1t for hard money. Governor AL
len has rooms at the Burnett House,
and his friends are strong in the belief
that he will carry the Convention. A
meeting has been called for tonight
for those in favor OF last years plat
form, to arrange plans for tomorrow.
George II. Pendleton will be the per-
manent chairman.
New YORK, May lG.-The gentle
men assembled in the Fifth Avenue
yesterday to confer upon the present
political situation, with special regard
to Presidential candidates, resumed
their session this morning, Rev. DIR.
Woolsey presiding. The President an
nounced that Committee on Address,
appointed yesterday, was ready to re-
port, and Immediately Mr.. Carl
Schurz arose and read an address to
the American people which was re-
ceived with great applause and with
out discussion unanimously adopted.
The following resolution, offered by
Mr.. Schurz, was then adopted
Resolved, That an Executive Com
mittee be appointed by the chair, CON
sisting of the present business commit
tee with power to add to their number,
Mt least one from each State In the
Union, and that the committee DO
directed to use all proper means to
carry out the purposes indicated in the
address to-day adopted, and also to re-
convene this conference, or larger
meeting of similar character, when
circumstances require 1t.
Loud calls were made for Charles
Francis Adams, Jr,. and as he stood
up to speak was greeted with great APP
plause. In the course Of his remarks
he slid he wanted political and iinan'
cial reform, honest government and
honest, capable, respectable men In
office. [Cheers. "There are two
great political bodies in this country
with either OF whom can act cheer
fully, providing they nominate mer
who will suit my idea and who will b'
deemed above reproach. / belong tc
the floating or independent order o.
voters OF this country. Among TIN
Presidential candidates there Is ont
whose name stands unblemished befor'
| the country to-day, and by nominating
| him the Republican party will gall
the votes Of every honest Republican
and that man is Secretary Bristow
IlApplause.1 The bloody old memorie
of the war are dying out, and the peo
ple cannot be heightened into sup
porting any candidate by their reviv
nj. Among the Democratic leader
there is also one man, skilled in polit
ical life, and a gentleman OF wei
known character and high standing
Governor Tilden, OF New York, whom
~ the Democrats nominate, | Will sup
mort AZ the next best thing to Bristow
ICheers1. II good men are not nom
mated by either party, then we wi
mt our every effort out and than
heaven that this Is not n hard eide
campaign nor a singing, norwoo
chopplng campaign In the Centennii
vear. only ask that | shall stand u
and vote and be counted.
Mr.. Parke Goodwin, ex-Presiden
Hopkins, Dorman, b. Eaton, Prof. v
: q. sumner and others also spoke