The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-06-17

At such times Interested
parties do not reason; they make their
demands and in their DISAPPOINTMENT
blame the Committee.
Take, for example, the caseof the press.
One hundred aud forty seats were previ-
ded. This was as much room as could De
given with justice to the other require
ments. For these one hundred anu lof-
ty seats fully one thousand applications
were In. There were OF necessity many
and great disappointments. Daily pa
pers that felt the necessity OF three, four
or five seats in order to have a force Ca
pable OF properly doing the work were
cut down to one or two. lG was, In
many instances, a hardship, but surely
NO one was to blame. The same state oil
things prevailed in all other paris OF the
house. The demands were so much be-
yond the possibility Of being met that
dozen persons were disappointed In get-
ting in TO one that succeeded.
1t was the interest and greatness OF
the occasion that caused the trouble,D Dut
we feel sure that Cincinnati came near,
er meeting the emergency than would
any other city in the country. We
speak knowingly, having attended
nearly all National Conventions OF the
last ten years, in saying that no such
rush and pressure was ever seen before.
Che nearest to it was the Democratic
Convention of 1868, in New York, and
there perfect tumult prevailed, tne
Committee in charge showing Itself
wholly unable to manage or exercise any
influence whatever.
This Convention, Notwithstanding the
immense attendance, was without an
exception tine most orderly anu system
atically conducted Of any Natlonal gain.
ering that has ever assembled. And
men who abused the Committee all
agreed that, Notwithstanding the mis-
takes charged upon them, tney had sue
Ing the work and preventing confusion
than any body Of men VINO had ever been
entrusted with a like task.
| The admission tickets were not dis
tributed by the members OF the Commit
Zee except in such a limited number as
to be hardly worth mentioning. They
we're, by order, placed by the Commits
tee in the hands Of the National. Execu
tive Committee, who, in turn, dlstriD
Iuted them TO the Chairman Of the varl
ous State delegations. This rule pre-
vented the house from being crowded
with the friends OF any one aspirant
For every ticket in the hands or Com
mitteenan, and they had not over TWEEN
ty apie :e, many hundreds OF appllca
tions we're made, and almost as man.
persons were necessarily turned ava
disappointed, as much to the regret Q
the Committeeman as themselves. IN
following letter, every word OF which
fully deserved, explains itself:
Il '"RooMs OF THE
"REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE,
"BUINET HOUSE,
"CINCINNATI, June 16, 1875.
I"W. B. Shattuc, Esq, Corresponding Secretar
} "SIR-In behalf OF this Committee,
} desire to thank the Cincinnati Commi
! tee, one and all, for the liberal and pc
/. feet manner in which the arrangement
for the National Convention have bee
made and carried out; resulting In 9
} assemblage of i've thousand person
comfortably seated and conducted in tt
most orderly manner. To yourself is e
! pecially due the credit OF providing
. system OF admission t ckets which m l(
= Intrusion upon the Convention impo
sible, and winch, whatever disappoiu
ment it my have inflicted upon Il
. many thousands who thronged The ci
!, but were unable to gain admission, W;
most conducive to The comfort and Q
derly management OF the Convention.
''Very respectfully,
. "WM. u. CHANDLER, Secretary
Meetings Last Night,
Ratification meetings were held la
night in different places. At the G.bst
House a jolly crowd assembled to hold
sort Of q lovs-feast over the result Of Il
struggle in the Convention.
Hon. Ben. Egglest0n was electt
Chairman, and the speech-making bega
participated in by Gen. j. Warren Kiet
of Ohio, Hon. Richard II. Daua OF Ma
sacbusetts, Hon. r. P. Buckan OF Fr
3 mont, o., and a halt dozen others. Soc
after adjournment the Cincinnati Hayt
Club, formerly the BristOw Club, mu
tered few hundred members aud, pr
ceded by a band and bearing torohe
marched 10 the Gibson House to serel
ade the Massachusetts delegation i
gratitude for tue devo tiOn OF that Stai
10 Hayes. Gov. Van Zandt, OF Rhod
Island, responded, followed by Judg
Slonaker, OF Louisiana.
| Al Hopkins Hall large crowd al
sembled to ratily the nomination.
3 Lieutenant Governor Young bein
, called on, made nice little speec
and afterwards introduced Commute,
headed by Mr.. Dresel, who, o
behalf Of the late Bristow Clu
rendered for the evening the us
OF their headquarters in Pike
0pera-hOuse, to which place the meetir
adjourned, and when seated were a,
, dressed by General Hawley, OF Connect
icut, Senator Pomeroy, Ex-Goyernt
Noyes. General Harlan, OF Kenluck,
lion. Richard Smith, oil Cincinnati. Wn
Howard, of Michigan, Peter CLARK.
Cincinnati, and Mr.. st. Gem, OF Mi
souri,. A telegram was received fror
Mr.. Bristo~ congratulating the Cenvel
tion on its selection of candidates.
The Atlantic Il Pacific Tele.
graph Company.
Among the hardest workers connecte
with the Convention were the Telegram
men. They worked night and day, an
though the accumulation OF busines
was immense, got away with it in hant
some style. The Atlantic g. Pacific Con
pany had its Office at the right of th
President, aud was fully prepared fc
the heavy press business and the tr,
mendOus number OF private message