Wilmington daily commercial., 1876-06-27
FIRST EDITION.
The st. Louis convention.

SOME OF THE soENEs AND INCIDENTS, YES
TERDAY-GEN. NC CLERNAND Az PRESIDING
OFFICER.
Dol. Mcclure has the following in his
special telegram Nothing Of practical i'm
portance was done during the short session
this evening beyond receiving and adopt
ing the reports of the committees on Gre
dentals and organization. General Nc
Clernand attempted the dramatic on taking
the chair, but failed sadly for want of
voice, imposing presence and fitness for
the place. The eclat intended to be gained
to Tilden by his performance was turned
into superlative monotopy. He stepped
ON the platform as If just from
some massive mirror, with buttoned coat
and faultless toilet, made over not most
calmly body and wanting in handsome,
even strong face. He opened by apologize.
ing fer au extemporaneous speech, and
ended by unbuttoniug his coat, pulling out
his manuscript, adjusting his eyeglasses
and reading to an entirely listless, disgusted
and boisterous audience. Watterson pre-
sided in the jerkiest sort of way and with
out the least possible regard for parliamen-
tary rules but then he was jolly, natural,
unpretentious and always suave, and swung
the crowd by his magnetism. But McCler-
naud dropped to nonentity at first start,
and will be unable to control the conven-
ton.
WHERE THE PLATFORM CAME FROM.
The pretext that the committee on reso-
lutions could not report was blind, for the
platform was prepared long ago by Iiiden
himself, and is here as it is to be passed
without changing word. 1t is to anchor
on specie payments, but to wander indetini-
tely as to the time of resumption, while the
soft-money men are to be paci6ed by a
plank demanding tho repeal Of the resump-
tion act In short, Tilden, the ideal OF the
hard money interests is to be placed on a
platform that has the landmarks Of the
Ohio platform against which Tilden re-
belled, and because of which he defeated
Allen and elected Hayes.
HOW WE'LL THE rILDEN1TEs WORK,
This is McOlure's opinion, also "The
Tilden forces are the most superbly organ
lied body that ever attended convention.
On Sunday evening his nomination seemed
to be an utter impossibility, for there was a
clean ma iority against him. Now his de-
feat is barely possible, but not probable.
Every delegation and every individual OF
each delegation has been seen by just the
right man or men, and it has been steady
accession to the Tilden ranks from hour to
uOuTg AOOh dhu lAA5AAui uAl1AA
lug came again. Wherever the opposition
would turn to strengthen the weak or unite
the disctrdant, they would meet the Tilden
pickets with strong support, and such an
organized body, moving with the most ex-
quisite skill, was omnipotent against q
scattered opposition"
COULDN'T UNITE TILDEN's OPPONENTS.
New York Times despatch A meeting
of the Hendricks, Allen, Hancock, Bayard
and Thurman men was held tonight in the
hope of uniting upon some compromise
candidate, but they were unable to come tC
any conclusion as to what would be best
for them to do, and they broke up in disor-
| der. Many of them cQncede Tilden's nom
ination on the third ballot, but John Kelly
| Fitzhugh Lee and others still hope thai
| Some unforeseen circumstance may arise tC
| defeat the man whom they unite in declar-
ing cannot be successful in November. Az
it becomes more and more evident that the
Presidential nomination will go to Tilder
the number of candidates for the secoht
place increases The Tilden men want tC
secure the services of Hendricks in that po
stion, but the friends OF the gentlemen
from Indiana declare that he will not nc
cept any place on the ticket with Gov. Til
den. Thomas Ewing, Of Ohio, John A
McClernand, of Illinois, and Col. Broad
head, of Missouri, are also spoken in con
nection with the position. Either of then
would be quite as weak as the other.