The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-06-25
ktStn0ts Sketches

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has the following. The GID. is Radical
and very unfair: Among the Illinois
delegates who arrived at The Iindcll wa.
c. n. Mccormick, a member al the Ma
tional ,ommittee. lie has been promi
nenl ia the Illinois politics tor many
wears. lie is enormously wealthy, and
is the owner of the celebrated reaper that
bears his name. He has always
been popular in political circles, be-
cause he has always given freely
10 the cause. several Journalistic
wrecks mark the way in which his money
has gone. He Is not an extreme hard
money man, being in favor of approach
ing specie payments by degrees. He
was the author OF the call of the national
convention OF 1872. in which occurs a
paragraph setting forth his peculiar
financial views. The vice presidential
M ggol has got into McCormick's head.
and he will bc moderate in advocating
any candidate until the lines are better
HNtU Iiliif titN are HUN.
The leader of the Illinois delegation Is
Perry II. Smith. an cN-railroad manager
and a millionaire. He presents the arts
iocratic element in the party. and finds
his affiliations with the "swallow-tailS'
of The Manhatten club. rather than the
short hairs" of Tammaly. His private
residence in Chicago cost Il quarter OF n
million, and is the finest in that city.
Mr.. Smith is Tilden's lieutenant in Hi
nois. He has been earnest in working
up his cause for year past. At the state
convention, this week. he had charge
of the barrel of money" which had
been sent to convert the Sucker politi.
ticians. lie had uphill work, but pro
gressed pretty well until the charge was
made against Tilden that he supported
the famous peace plank in the Chicago
platform of 1864. Had this development
not taken place. Smith would have Sc
cured IN almost unanimous Tiden dele
CATION. As it is now, he claims bare
majority.
5. 5. Hayes. another Chicago million
aire, is a delegate, aud came with the
party. lie was comptroller OF the city
under Mayor Colvin, and excited great
opposition to himself by espousing the
cause OF that dignitary during the recent
municipal trouble. Hayes is for Tilden.
Mr.. John Forsyth, still another mil
lionaire of Chicago, was among the ar
rivals. lie enjoys the distinction of be-
ing the only out-and-out Davis man yet
on the ground Forsyth is an indepcnd-
cnt character. and will stick to Davis to
the last.
Gen. Hermann Iicb. clerk OF Cook
county, Illinois. and editor of the roi91,
German daily, is one Of the delegates.
lie is for Tilden first and last. lie says
that now the Democracy has the chance
to make or ruin the party. If they fail
TO nominate Tilden, nothing can be hoped
for from the party. He says the Ger
mans are solid for Tildcn and hard
money.
Sheriff Agucw, Hon, John NJ. Roun-
tree, all other Chicago political dignita-
ries accompanied the delegation.
There are iuuumerable speculatiOns a.
10 the standing Of the delegation. Ii is
claimed tor both Tildeu and Hendricks.
In .ai, laf ha al
are Tor Tilden as first choice, although
some ofthe Tilden men are quite weak.
Not more than fifteen can be counted
upon a, certain for Tiden. The balance
are divided between Hendricks and
Davis.