The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-06-15

VOL. MILK.
the North and East There are quite num-
ber of Nirginians here in addition to the
delegates and altcrnates. .'.-,i ''.t1. '.~
The newspaper reIofteTs aud cores
pcudcnts tSfm an army in themselves, and
The struggle for Information concerning the
| result of the csucuses is often lively.
large force Of telegraph operators has
been brought in to aid the regular en,-
plo,es o{ the offices. The lines are crowded
to their fullest capacity. -.
+ a RR-suRvEY OF TIE FIELD.
\ re-suryey OF the field st midnight shows
! that Blaine is, still gaining ground. The
| leaders of other candidates are at a loss to
know how TO prevent his nomination on the
second ballot tomorrow, All agree, that
and that all opposing elements must unite
in some way 10 break him' down, but what
and how is the all-sbsorbing question. .a
Erlstow men say they can't support Conk-
ling or yield to him in any way, and not one
Conkling man in twenty willyield to Bris-
4 tow. ... .. .. a ....t.F ~. !. 81,
i The anti-Spencer delegation from Ala
bama viii seated tomorrow, which will
give Blaine eight more votes. ,.i. NJ, .,..
This will he remembered as the great
night OF the Convention. The active men
of the various combinations will sleep but
little.
Associated Press telegrams.j
storm In the louisiana Delegation.
CINCINSATl, June li.-There was meet
ing oi the Louisiana delegation last night:
Governor Kellogg did not attend, and OF
those who act with him in the party only
United States Marshal Packard and Chief.
of-rolice Loone, OF New Orleans. were pre-
sent. There was 4 general understanding
that the meeting should be considered i'll.
. formal, although its decisions are Just a.
binding upon the delegation as those passed
in the meeting Of other States.
Mr.. Pinchback introduced a resolution
directing the vote OF the Louisiana delega.
tion to be cast rs a unit on all questions
arising in the convention.
PACKARD UNRuLY.
Mr.. Packard objected to the adoption o!
this resolution. He said that he was willing
TO cast one vote for Senator Morton. in ac
cordancc with the instruction OF the STATE
Convention ;sbut after that he intended tC
vote for Mr.. Blaine as long as he is candi
date. Should Mr.. BIaine's name ever bt
withdrawn hr should then vote for the Pre-
sidcntS candidate. He objected to the reso
luton on the theory that the State Conven
tian had no right to instruct the delegates
further than as to the first ballot.
pIsREsPECT, TO THE PRESIDENT.
Mr.. Pinchbach is said to have followed in
a very excited speech. He spoke OF Presi-
dent Grant in terms of disrcspcct. and at
tributcd to the policy he mad pursued the
present almost hopeless condition of the
party in Louisiana. The troubles in tbs
party began, he said. on the day when the
Casey-P Packard -Custom-House Convention
i'll New Orleans refused to admit 4 certain
class OF Republicans, and enforced the re,
fuSal by the use OF Gatlin guns. In conclu.
sion. he asserted that amid all the corruption
and mismanagement which has cursed the
South since the war, and for which the
northern adventures, who have to so great
an extent held control, are principally re.
sponSihle. not a single negro political thie1
has ever yet been convicted in the courts OF
Justice. This can't be said of the white
second choice.
PINCHBACK AND WASHINGTON SOCIETY.
He also said that he himself would have
been to-day in the Senate OF the United
states had it not been for General Grant,
Mr.. Conkling, and Others.
They feared that he wished to bring his
wife into Washington society-a thing
which he had never contemplated. He had
never sought to force his family into the
social position which his prominence as an
officer of The State and as il senator-elect tc
Congress had entitled them to fill. He
asserted with great vehemence that he
knew what he was talking about. He had
obtained from Senator Morton personally q
| secret history of his senatorial contest, and
he was not deceived.
TONED DOWN.
A resolution by Congressman Nash, that
in accordance with the resolutions OF the
Louisiana, Convention the delegation vote as
a unit on all questions in the Convention,
and that Governor Pinchback be spokesman
of the delegation, was adopted.
What the Platform is 10 Bc.
1t is thought the platform will not be
stliklngly different from that OF former
Years. 1t will declare for hard-money, but
will be carefully drawn.
California insists upon Chinese plank.
Meeting of the Convention.
The Convention met at 12:15 2. Nj. III
Exposition Hall, which seats 5000 people.
The weather is cool and pleasant.
| Governor Morgan called the Convention
to order, which was followed by prayer.
Hon. Thco NJ. Pomeroy, of New York,
was elected temporary chairman. He came
forward amid general applause, and adj
dressed The Convention at considerable
| length ".
! Irving NJ. Bean, of Wisconsin, and II. FL.
Bingham, OF Philadelphia, were chosen
temporary secretaries.
| BUSINESS PROPOSITION.
Mr.. Mcpherson, of Pennsylvania, offered
q resolution that when the Convention ad-
journs it he to Ii o'clock tomorrow, at
which time the Convention proceed to NOM
ination with two speeches OF ten minutes
each, or Of one of twenty, for each nomi-
nee. Referred. @'*
! ADDRESS REFERRED WITHOUT DEBATE.
/ A motion was adopted that all addresses,
resolutions. and memorials be referred with
out debate. ...,
The address Of the Republican Reform
Club (already published in the papcrs) was
read by Mr.. Curtis.
The allusions in the address to specie pay
| ments; the broken promises OF the Presl-