Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-06-23
Convention Notes.

st. Louis Times.l
ST. LOUIS, June 2l.-The Vifgi Is
delegates Will arrive in the city on Ff =
day.
Hon. John G. Thompson, sergeant at
arms Of the house Of representatives,
will arrive tomorrow.
A numbe of prominent New York
DemOcra' s, among them Mr.. John Kel-
ly, are now on the way to st. Louis.
Two hundred and fifty members of
the fammauy executive committee,
New York, will start for this city Friday
evening.
A Richmond telegram says: The
Virginia delegation to St. Louis viii
Leave Richmond next Wednesday,, and
will stop in Washington few hours.
Mr.. f. o. Prince, of Mssssc husetts,
secretary Of the Democratic National
committee, yesterday made arrange
ments at the southern for 8ccomm0ds-
tions for his delegation.
Hon. Thomas s. Bocock and Judge
John A. Meredith are spoken OF for the
position of chsirman. 1t is likely that
the delegation will fix upon M. Bococ k
for In at honor aud then appoint Judge
Meredith their member of the commit
tee on resolutions, for which he is emil
nently qualified.
Hon. Edwin L. Donnelly, Of New
York, and Hon, Reuben Boland, of
Kentucky, delegates from their respect
i've States to the convention, arrived
yesterday, aud may be said to fairly
soon to STRIVE. Mr.. D)nnelly stops st
the Lindell and Mr. Boland at the La
clede.
Several members Of the delegation
with whom L have cOnyeTsed suggest
that it would be well for the delegation
on its way to st. Louis to mark out the
policy it will pursue as far as posi- Bile
that is to say, decide how it will vote
for one or two ballots, so ss to save them
annoyance from advics-givers on their
arrival. The members stand now as
they did at first, uncommitted and ready
to give their support to the strongest and
best man.
st. Louis Republican, 2lst.l
John MOrrissey will reach st. Louis
Friday morning.
Augustus Schell has not yet arrived,
though expected day or two ago.
1t is not known whether or not any
Of the delegates already arrived have
passed an ODinion on the bridge.
O6HCl al O IIOE All anu a OHu M OIath
of Cincinnati will arrive Saturday
morning and register at the Southern.
The California delegation have en-
gagged rooms at B8rnum's, and will be
in the city on Thursday morning.
w. c. Kingsly and the Brooklyn,
New York, delegation will arrive on
Friday morning and take rooms at the
Southern.
The Massachusetts delegation will be
here on Sunday morning, and have par
lors and rooms engaged 1T the Southern.
There is a hustle about the new Ex-
change building now which is not con-
fined TO the hours when the merchants
are engaged on 'change.
Judge U. NJ. Rose, delegate at large
from Arkansas, and the delegation of
fifteen, will arrive on Friday morning,
and stop at the Southern.
Most Of the Mississippi delegation 10
the National Democratic convention
have engaged quarters at the Laclede.
They will be in on Sunday morning.
A register will be kept at the rooms of
the resident committee of the National
Democratic convention, in which dtls.
gates can register their names immedi-
ately on arriving in the city. Such a
course will afford an easy means of
showing the address of delegates to any
that may desire to fiod them.