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

gates are urging the pr 'priety of saying moth
ing on the money question ln the platform.
OF the Territories only Colorado will be per-
mitted to participate in the proceedings of the
convention.
The hopes of the opponents Of Tideu DOW
centre arouod Pennsylvania. This State has
resolved to vote solid for ha. cock, and to
conl1c 10 vote Tor him, with 10 SIC md choice.
Behind this action they ihiuk lh4y will draw
to their support enough STATES On The second
ballot 10 prevent the uOmiualon Of rlldcn, ant
VIM. Allen, Of Ooia, being out OF the way,
that s ale would be added 10 the Harco' k
column, and he followed later by the Hen
bricks supporters. This is there plan. II it
should succeed PENNSYLVANIA would be able to
give the second place 10 Hon. Thomas
Ewing. The friends OF Hendricks ev!d mt.
ly see the critical nature of the situation
and arc aiding in the effort to prevent two
third vote for Tildeu. That now is The only
| hope left to opponents Of the New York cAo-
| didae.
The count for 'riIdeu for the first ballot is
considerable. The Tammauy leaders are SO
much discouraged as TO be about ready to
give up the contest, and at this hour it looks
| as III illueC WUuNl sweep the utlu.
At meeting Of the national Committee MIR.
Henry Watterson, editor Of the Louisville Cou-
rier-J ournaI, was selected as temporary chair
man of the convention. This Was the frs, Wis.
tory for Tilden.
| a special telegram to the Baltimore Gaza etc,
dated at late hcuc last night says: This
| has been day of ceaseless and wel!-dlrected
work on the part of the friends OF the different
candidates. This morning the opponents OF
| Tilden determined to make tremendous et
| fort to turn the tide Of public opinion which
has been moving 50 steadily 10 his favor for
many days, despit, their cx.rtioDs TO retari it.
For this purpose they forced into the fight
Hon. Allen q. Bach and 6 'oeraI S!"cum,
OF New York, and Gen. Ton Esing, OF ONO.
They nude tour Of the diticrvut Delegations
and formally addressed them setting fourth
the grounds Oh which they oppos" Gov. lllieD.
They we're followed by the fried, ct Governor
TidcD. vino a.ttcr themselves tonight that
they have Dot only repaired the damage doue
by their opponents, but have gained c1asd Il.
able strength 10 all the 1oub tai Delegations
where the auti-Ti'dan mcn aborei mes!
zeaIousy. The Virginia delegation wss
the objective point IN which the opp.
nents OF Tllden concentrated Ii st 1T their
efforts Generals Sl)rum aud E~!ng and
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tor half hour each but they made but Iiule
IMPRESSION because Siocum was so indi-crtct
as to make ali manner OF charges against Gov.
Tildeu and his friends, Of whcH be was forced
to admit be knew Golhing save BY heEcsiy.
TIE Tiden MN have a formidable opponent
to oppose to Mr.. Tlldcus enemies before the
Southern delegations, Senator JAS. B. b :ck,
of Kentucky. VINO is here laborirg alpusly
for Tldcn Tne attitude Of l. ul-lAua aud
Texas toward Genera! Hancock Is peculiar.
They are Tor him, but tie Southern delegates
have agreed among themselves that they will
not press auy Candidate aud come 10 the sup
port OF no one iu any considerable numbers
who has not the majority Of the NJrhern
delegates. According TO this rule TI;dcp Is
DOW entitled to their unaulm us support but
on the other hand the intebse opposition TO
TiIden from the Middle States-Peuusyvan
Ohio aud Indiana-g yes them grief The
argument advanced by the Hendricks men aud
the Ohio people, that the nonoatlon OF TIL
dcn means The loss Vt those GWo States in DC
tobur, rather staggcrs the Southern delegates.
At the same time the TiIden men urge that
the nomination Of Hendricks makes il abso-
lutely necessary to carry Indiana IL Oe'o Der,
while if Tildeu is dominated he can &c; al)ug
without Indiana 10 October, hu' with Hen
| QrlCkS 10 the ueiu tQ2 !pSS VI L Ul1 III III W.
tober would be a'al B tw en- these W: f; 8
many OF the Southern delegates with strvug
preference for i'ilden are still h-s:aliog. The
friends Of TiIden, however, profess 20 have
assurgrces that they will get I'll: tn k If the
| Southern vote, ard iuclnc to the belief, from
what have seen myself, that they have y
large majority oil the delegates :r"m that SEC
ton. :"
Considerable betting was going on in Wash
ingtDn last night 10 The Iobhics OF tn! differ
ent hotels Oaa bet was made OF $500 ~ 5000
! that if either Seymour or lidcu is romiua!cd
he will carry New York. Con@res>m "a jones,
Of New Hampshire, oti'.:ct 10 o., : :, Tor
any amount under 100000 that the demo
craic nominee, whoever IA may be, will carry
New Yjrk. A prominent Washington sport
ing man, now in st. Louis, leIegtaphed to his
partner yesterday 70 take all The bets be
could get that rildcu would be uomin stcd.
The average betting last night was in Favor Of
rildeD, Seymour and Hancock as agalo7t the
| field.