The daily gazette., 1876-06-26
The Presidential C0sspaigs.
special Dispatch to the Baltimore Sun

l~FSSio' DAcPpeSh w thC DultiuOEc Oun
ST. Louis, jane 25.-St. Louis to day
was the counterpart of Cincinnati two
weeks ago. The hotels were filled
with crowds of excited men discussing
the approaching convention, and set
ting forth the claims of the different
candidates for the presidential nomina-
tion.
With the accessions brought by the
trains of to night majority of the
delegates are now in the city, and the
number of outsiders is even greater
than at Cincinnati.
TrDEN AND THE rwo-THIRDs RULE.
Some of Tilden's friends claim that
he has a majority of the convention,
and they are therefore clamorous for
the abolition of the TWO thirds rule.
Although the abolition of this rule
will be pressed with vigor, the success
OF such movement Is very doubtful.
Many of the delegates who are opposed
TO Tilden and opposed to the abolition
OF the rule say that they will be will
ling if Tilden gets majority of the
convention, which they do not for a
moment believe, to give him enough
votes to make Lis nomination.
TAMMhNY LOOKING FOR scALPs.
The Tammany crowd are on the spot
working with might and main against
Tilden, but his friends say that if he
receives the nomination the Tammany
chiefs will wheel into the line in his
support. The Tammany men present
Chief Justice Church as candidate
who they say will make a stronger
, man in New York and New Jersey
than Tilden.
J OUT IN THE COOL.
In regard to Justice Davis, there seems
to be very little idea of taking him up in
any contingency.
SENATOR BAYARD, OF DELAWARE.
There is remarkably friendly feeling
personally toward Senator Bayard, but
he is scarcely regarded in any quarter as
an available candidate. Dozens of dele
f, gates from different sections have said to
me, We admire and respect Mr.. Bayard
very much, and would like to see him
President above any one else, but we
know that it ia impossible. 1t would be
| looked upon as Southern nomination
and that would kill it."
Senator Salisbury, of Delaware, and
Senator-elect Back, of Kentucky, were
discussing Mr. Bayard in the rotunda oi
the Southern Hotel this evening. Sena.
tor Salisbury urged Mr.. Bayard's claims
with great earnestness. He said the de-
mocracy of the Union owed this much to
Delaware, as it was the only State in the
Union which had never lowered the fial
of democracy through the whole war
Mr.. Beck admitted everything that was
claimed for Mr.. Bayard, but said that il
would not do to run peace democrat
against Union soldier.
HANCOCK STOCK LOOKING UP.
1t seems to be understood that the name o
General Hancock will be presented by tn,
Pennsylvania delegation, and there are no
few who are OF the opinion that ultimatel,
Hancock will get the nomination. This view
is entertained not that the number of dele
gates who declare for him just now is at al
formidable. but from conviction that
there is q prolonged squabble between thu
friends Of the other candidates the conven
tion may spontaneously turn to Hancock a
the republican convention did to Hayes. ant
a leading Western Congressman said il tn
cry OF Hancock once fairly starts in the con
yention nothing on earth will stop it.