Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-06-27
National Democratic Convention.

S. Bocock was chosen chairman, and the rep
resentatives Of the pr, IS secretaries, With y ii.
Chamberlayne of the State acting.
Hor. r. A. Coghill was elected to serve IN
the national committee during the absence Of
Hon. John Goode, jr
General James a Wa,kr was sci cted as one
of the vice presidents of the Convention, and
the following for committees: W. +. Hinton,
OF organ ,,ou; ecu Fiz Lee on crede utials;
Judge john A. Meredith, on resolutions.
4 motion to cast the vote of the delegation
S unit mct with spirited opposition. Colouel
Harmap and others complained that persistent
forts had been made 10 repr s'ut Virginia as
a uni. for TIden Col. H :uan Said as at
present advised he could not, un Ter any cir.
cum>tanc.s, vote for the domination OF Illdcn,
believing, as he did, that the party would be
sure of de at with him.
Messls B,cock aud Flournoy appealed to
the delegate to vote as a unit.
Col. Peyton, COL LIMB, aud Gen. Lee op.
posed the proceedings as premature, at least.
This view prevailed SO tar as to cause post
ponement Of the question uatll night. Hinton,
Of Petersburg, uolted With Others III the dec
laratlon that the reports circulated that the
delegation was for Tilden were unwarrantcd.
A second meeting of the Virginia delegation
was held last night. Gen. lie offered reso
luton that the vote of Virginia be cast Oh the
agreem. nt to the special spirit of the reSolu.
ton, but not to its rxpediency, it being de-
teated by three votes:
Ayes-Messrs Walker, i &c, Sinclair, Guoth-
er, Lam : Prince, Haruau, Pcyton and Ncale.
N.ys-MeSsrs. CoghiIl, God win, Meredith,
o Bricn, Manu-, Hale, B cock, JvhuSlou, South
ALL Watts, A-tou and Fiournoy.
After PROLONGED and heated discussion 4
III zion OF Judge Mann, that the deiegat,s vatc
as unit was adopted 1t was opposed by Col.
Pey,ou Geo. l. e aud Col. Harmau. Several
Ut its oppoueuts will insist in the Convention
upon their iuiivilua preferences.
The Virginia delegation is for TiIden by a
large MAJ Drity.
Z .ry yesterday morning excitement aud
alarm was occ.sioned III the rotuuda OF the
Lindel II t.! through heated alteration be
tween % .luber Of tie Missouri Legislature
and promineu: Tammany adhcreut, who was
deuou9ciug li!deo. p s;oIs were drawn, and
II was fourd uncess4ry to call in the assistance
of the police to quell what was an incipent
riot
August Belmont, who came to help the Tam.
many war against Tildeu, hal little quaire!
with John X lily, aud has joined the illdeu
forces. Johu Mortissey bet ten thousand dol
lars that Tlien would be nominated.
A large number of the delegations have spent
considerable time IN conference; one bali OF the
Illinois delegation declared for IIiden, auu the
balance are divided between the other candl
dates. The Iiiden men claim that Ii Is certain
that he will get New England solid, but others
say that there is doubt about Vermont. The
Mississippi, florida, South Clroilua ADD Ala
bama delegations are also reported TO have de-
cded to 90 for Ti!den. The Southern dele
gates generally seem to be 10th to commit
themselves to any particular Candidate 10 ad-
vance OF auy definite kuowledse as to the pre-
pouderance of any candidate among the North
ern aud Western delegations.
Some OF the Southern men who were count
ed upon as certain for Tildeu have become i'm
pre- >sed with the idea tina, Hendricks l. gaining,
and il this verified they say they would prefer
him TO Tildeu. This idea OF Hendricks 10.
creasiug strength CONES trvm the enthusiastic
manner in which the Indiana delegation express
themselves. This delegation has paid visit
to several Of the Southern delegations aud elec
tioueered strongly trr Hendricks.
The Pennsylvania delegation elected Senator
Wallace chairman 1t was deci led by vote
of SO to ii that the delegation should vote a.
unit. The delegation WAS then polled as to
its preference for Candidates, resulting as fol-
lows: Haocock SO, Hendricks +. TildeD 5,
Allen |, md Parker 2 1t Was then resolved
that Senator Wallace be authorized 10 cast The
vote 0! Pennsylvania as uuit for Hancock as
lo1r as there was reasonable prospect OF his
rouuarion. Senator Wallace, who is Very in
flu utial with the delegation, is Tor Hendricks
after Hancock and will be very like y 10 carry
the ueleg stlou with HIN. 1t was stated By
members of the del CATION that Hancock was
either the first or sec md cholc. oil large num
Der of States, and that if Tilden's forces broke
up the tendeucy would be towards Hancock.
Printed slips containing az accnuutot Hancock s
civil and military career, and eu'"gls.ng hun as
the mau for the emergency are widely dis
trIbuted
The Louisiana delegation is expected to 20
for Hancock 90 the frs ballot. Senator Her
nan made speech to party OF ln'i!ana people
who came up with brass band which Played
several pieces iu front Of the New YORK head
quarters He said that if the convention hon.
ored the distngu shed son oil Indiana with the
nomination, New York should be carried FIR
him ii the New York democrats could do it,
aud he thought they could. This declaration
WIS received with tumu ;unus applause.
The confidence expressed by the friends O.!
illdeu 10 his Illumination rivals tina; OF the
frie; d. OF Blaine a, Cinclurat 1t looks now as
if 1iden can only be beaten ty he sa lie tactics
as prevailed against Blaine, combination OF
tn, field ag.in.t him. There are as yet 30 evil
dences that such an attempt will be made, YET
the unprejudccd ones, these who are commit
ted to the fortunes of 40 Candidate will! not al
low themselves to venture the prediction; THAI
Tiden will be nominated They do not see
how he cao be beaten, yet they rcalizs 50 we'll
tue dark and uncertain ways of political con-
ventiuDs.
The n York delegation had a long confer
euce, at " hich il was decided that the vote Of
that Stare should b.: cast as uut. On the
delegation being poed TI!dcu received fly
three votes, Seymour twelve and five scatter
ing. S"oa;or k"rDan then produc: h letter
of Mr. Seymour saying that Tildcu wou carry
New York and it was then ordered that the
vote should be cast solid for Tideo.
Sena,or.clect Beck, Of K~ntucky, has been
putting 10 Zig lickS f. T lil!en, aud that State