Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-06-24
The 81. Louis Convention.

Dispatches from st. Louis state that the
delesdtes and political m snagers wac have
arrived there nave, as If by Instinct sspl-
rated into three semi -hCstile camps. TIE
New York delegation will have its heal
quarters at the Lincell, and there will also
be gathered Gov. T!lGen's friends aud WORK
erS, as well as the anti-Tilden party from
New YORK. At the Southern Hotel the In
diana delegation will chiefly coDgreyate. and
a,ourd 1T " Ill cluster those from other states
who are instructed TO vote for Hendricks or
Will do so from choice. Ohio will be quar-
t. red a the old Planters, and the prevailing
sediment there will be about equally di-
vlded, anu the delegation from the Buckeye
state Is between eX-GOY. Allen AM Senator
Thurman.
T!LDEN AND ANTI-rILDES.
John Kelley, the Ianmany chief, vas III
teTYlewed shortly after his arrival, aud said:
." am totally opposed to the nomination o:
Tllden, because believe IL means the loss
OF New York by $4,000. and the loss OF the
nation By an overwhelming popular aud
electoral vote" Mr.. Augustus Sclan, chair
man OF the democratic national committee
joined Mr.. Kelly In dePrecating the E0-niua-
ton Of Nr Til1eu.
Opposed 70 the Keuy-Scheu party is
another from New YORK. a'red - FAR! r7p
resented, which Is working zasl5uel7 70.
Tilden. Prominent II this work * Lieut.
Gov. DOrsheimer, Henry n. Tilden. Z X
Apgar, Halliday, OF TJmpEJls, aud otlers
and they arc actively at work. Ex-senator
Gwln, of C-i, aud Hen. Montgomery B.a!r.
Of Mo-, are in So. Louis, b0th working f5y
the nomination OF Mr.. TiIIen.
A dispatch 10 the New York Tibune says:
The first thing which arrests the attention
o the stranger who arrives n 50. Louis from
the east, and especially from Washington OF
Cincinnati, is Gov. Tilder's great DGp1Iar-
lty among the local politicians AID with the
democratic newspapers o. : 10. LoIiS AMI the
delegates nom other states VINO have already
arrived"
THURMAN
A dispatch from ~. Louis 10 The New York
Times says;-"Acy guessing 40 y Is Of course
o. the " ildest, but II were required to name
harhazSrd, the St LOUIS nominee, | should
say TO day Alien q. Thurmaa. He has
some earnest, hearty WORKERS already GA
the gTodnd, Eeaied 10y j. u. Tnom pson, SER
geant-at-arn5 or the House at Washington
ana he is st this moment almost the only
one upon whom l1e various clashing fac
mons can unite. Hancock was thought to
be by some and possibly may be the c1o1Ino
man, out the Story Is anoat that portion OF
the PeDnsy Ivania delegation has yielded to
the Tllden argument, Whatever that may
mean, and is no longer intent on Hancock
wnich, being true, his chances are conslt,
cred gone, even II he ever hal any,"
JUDGE DAVIS.
Another dispatch says: "Judge Davis is
strong as compromise candidate, but will
not get many votes until IL is demonstrated
mat Illden cannot Se nominated. His re-
ported withdrawal Is Indignantly denied by
MS irlends here, who say ne holds position
precisely similar to that OF MIR. Bristow at
Cincinnati. The Indiana men say that IL
Hendricks mas no show they will go for
Judge Davis c5eerfully, and this will make
MN q CdHuluaJe. IL Is also
mored that the Ohio men Will go for Davis
on the second ballot"
oRGANI2ATIoN.
1t is understood that the following officers
OF the convention have been decided on:
General Geo w. Morgan, OF Ohio, temporary
chairman; u. =. senator VIM. a. Wallace,
OF Pennsylv&nia, permanent chairman; E.
y. Perrin, of New York, reading secretary.
Owing 10 the demands of his private bu ST.
ness Hon. Geo. ii. Pendleton, OF Ohio. will
be unable TO attend the convection, ami has
Notified his alternate TO that effect.
THE COAL COMPANIES In reference tn
The rumored embarrassment OF the coal
companies, a prominent director OF one OF
the leading companies in the combination
said yesterday 10 Times reporter that the
trouble was greatly eXaggerat ted, and that
most OF The rumOrs circulated were purely
Inauclous, and gotten up for stock jobbing
purposes. He admitted that the companies
were not now making money, as their busi-
ness nad been largely reduced in consequence
Iustries OF INC country, particularly in New
England, where they were selling goods at
ices tnan cost price. The companies with
one exception had, he said, large surplus
on Wnlcn they could draw, and with TINS
hey expected TO be able to get along until
more prosperous times came. He aDticipa-
tea no trouble from the miners, who were
low WORKING every alternate week. The
companies were anxious to do all in their
power Ior the men, but as the demand did
LOT exist for the coal they could not insure
[ ~ y. Times. 22d,
MRS LINCoLN's EsrATE.-It was An
nounced several days since that Mrs Lin