The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-06-15
Cd Edition.
THE CONVENTION
A Good Days Work by
The President Makers.
Names Proposed for the
Nomination.

The city was ablaze with excitem ent
last night; torchlight PROFESSIONS,
marching delegations headed by bands
of music, sky rockets. Roman candles,
Greek fire and calcium lights flashed
from numerous corners; shouts for the
different favorites In the Presidential
race rent the air; the surging to and fro
of the thousands Of strangers in the
city mingllng with the native popula-
tion, who all seemed to be out TO
enjoy a spectacle the like of which has
not been seen since the war;
speech making at all the prominent
hotels, around which were gathered
dense masses of people, attracted by
the strains OF music from the visiting
brass bands; the serenading Of news
paper ofices-all reminded the locker on
that the country was in danger p and
that these demonstrations were neces.
sary for its salvation.
Meetings Of the different factions were
held. At Pixies Opera-house the Bris
tow followers, to the number of nearly
two thousand, listened to speeches from
Paul Chadbourne, Of Williams College
Massachusetts, and Hon. W. G. Goodloe
OF Kentucky.
When the meeting adjourned torch.
light procession was formed, and with
their Bristow banners flung to the
| breeze, the line marched to the Gibson
House, where the band serenaded the
Republican Reform Club Of New York
thence to the Burnet House to pay their
respects to Hon. John NJ. Harlan, and
from thence to the Grand Hotel, where
Ron. George William Curtis was ser
enaded. # "a ss y.
About 8 O'Clock the Columbus Cadet
Band. under command OF the Republican
Executive Committee, halted in front o.
the Gazette office.
Calls were made for Deacon Smith,
that good man, who in response took 9
position In the window of his editoria
room and harangued the crowd, often In
terrupted, however, by the blare Of dis
corlant sounds which filled the air. The
good Deacon remarked, II suppose yot
would all like me to tell you who is goinl
to be nominated, but that is just what
have been trying to find out, and fine
that that the more learn the less
know. AT last accounts all the candi
dates were considerably ahead"
At the Gibson House several coloret
delegates from the South spoke in favol
of their favorite-Morton. At Jak,
Aug's Club Rooms on Vine street th,
Committee on Resolutions was at work
presided over by General Joseph R
Hawley, of Connecticut. Senator Jones
OF Nevada, stated that several ladie
were at his headquarters across tn
street waiting to be heard as to thei
rights before the Committee. He read
document drawn up by one OF them
bearing the signature OF Margaret v
Longley, Of the Ohio Woman Suffrag,
Association, asking that 1t might be in
corporated as plank in the Nationa
Republican platform, favoring the ap
pointment Of women to certain Offices
and giving them equal suffrage with men
On motion, Mrs. s. j. Spencer, o
Washington City, was permitted to pre-
sent her views to the Committee, which
she did in speech that gained her th,
closest attention.
In the parlors OF the differen
hotels where the leaders of lac
tions congregate, all was animation an,
work. A combination was sought TO b.
formed for the slaughtering of Blaine
but which it Is now understood faile,
utterly. On the other hand, the B1ain
men sought an alliance with Hayes sup
| porters, but neither faction seemed tt
command success, leaving the situation
early this morning in the same shape a
at the Convention's close.
BY hali-past 8 o'clock this morning tn,
| tide OF travel had set in for the Exposi
tion Building. Street cars were loadei
down with delegates and visitors max
all the avenues OF approach were Iinet
with people heading Tor the Hall.
Curriers' Band was 'on the grount
early, disooursing sweet music as th
filling-up process was going on. Dele
gates struggled in, took the places as
signed them and commenced the manip
ulation fans. The air was close.
The lucky holders of tickets for bal
cony seats took possession early. A
usual, the faithful members OF the pres
were in their seats long before the Con
vention was called to order, and it wal
after II O'clock before everything wa
ready for business.
Permanent Chairman Mcpherson an
nounoed at II: :i5 prayer BY Rev. Geo. X
Beecher, OF Cincinnati, and Mr.. BeechsI
offered up prayer, most OF the members
OF the Convention standing during thu
prayer and every thing ON the fioor re
manning perfectly quiet and all attentive
Although this was an hour after the tim,