New-York tribune., 1876-06-24

ST. LOUIS, june 23.-Although the st. Louis Con-
yention meets one day earlier in the week than the
recent Convention at Cincinnati there is by no means
so much interest in the gathering, or so much excite
Yent abroad as at Cincinnati three days before the
meeting of the Convention. There are perhaps rs
many people here, but there is not tine same ieIoo
rivalry of half dozen different candidates 10 rouse
,ro,ature sneeulation and enliven with discussion
the du days before the great crowds come, ana the
skrmishes are merged into battles. There IL niue
demonstration thus far by the different canddates'
Not banner is to be seen not a nag, except 'haC
,o,-oomm;ttol bunting which the hOspitable
citizens of st. Louis hang about their doors
and windows There are no headquarters
which are marked by any of the normal
signs of headquarters. The brass bands and the
nonsense will come after while
Indeed. with respect to one or two candidates
things are in a curiousIy unorganized state Gov.
Hendricks has headquarters so far nor has Judge
Davis and there seems to be no compact pody Oh
supporters yet the ground for either Oh thein'
Gov. Tlden is the only candidate who is practically
here He was here long before the Convention began
TO gather for the local sentiment in his favor very
marked. That with the presence of New-iOrk men
on botlNsides fills the air with "Ilden" indeed IL
might be easily supposed from the discussions III the
hotel lobbies and corridors, that Gov. Tilden
that the only question be decided is that of avail
ability. His own friends are here in considerable
numbers and are more than confident of success.
They seem to be buoyant at the prospect of it.
Iieut. Gov. Dorsheimer, John Bigelow. Attorney
General Farchild, Thos. Kinsella, Roger A. Pryor,
Senator st. John, Alfred Wilkinson, Smith M. Weed,
d. Macone, IT,, and Others are already here, aud
there are constant acquisitions to their number.
of the opponents of Gov. Tilden. John Kelly,
Aupustus Schell, William r. Roberts and Edward
Donnely of the New-York delegation are here; but,
ND to this time there does not seem to be so large
representation of the antiTilden element from the
State at large as expected. The only prominent
anti-Tilden delegates outside of New-York so far
present are D. C. Littlejohn and Canal Commissioner
Walrath. Ex-Leut.-Gov. Beach is expected to-
morrow. The most prominent outside workers
against Gov. Tilden from the State Erastus
Corning Chancellor J. V. L. Pruyn, Gideon J.
Tucker. George W. Miller ex-superintendent of In
surance Col Walter s. Church. Col. Payne Of New
York. Spence Spencer of Ithaca, William L. HoTi-
bpr of Cohoes ex-Mayor Pierson of Troy. and
number of New-York Aldermen, including Alderman
Tuomey. There are no new names in this list,
though it remains to be seen who may come here
after. The Tammany tram, which is expected to-
morrow, may bring more recruits.
The anti-Tilden men are dong good deal Of mis-
sonary work, and engage actively in public discus
sions of Gov Tilden's ability to carry New-lork.
In these minor as well as in large fields OF
discussion, Tammany Hall finds its name very
great inconvenience Out Of New-YOrk the proper
ton of people is very small who have learned to dis
tiuguish between the old Tammany ring and
the new Tammany Hall A good instance
of this was given this morning in one of
the discussions between a Tammany worker
and an intellgent-looking German, when the latter
kaid: "We are tired of having New-Yorkers come
out here and dictate to whom we shall nominate;
we are going to nominate Tiden, and ii Iammany is
against him that is the reason why we shall do
its The sympathes of the crowd were evidently
with the Tden representatives, and the Iammany
Hall politician had nothing further to say. 80 far
the assaults on Gov. Tilden have been chiefly con-
fined to his policy partisan and to his avalla-
bility candidate. In one OF the debating groups
this morning Speaker Dewitt c. Littlejohn disputed
the statements ordinarily made about Gov. Tiden's
majority. He said that Gov. Tilden's majority in
1874 was not $4,000 as ordinarily stated, but
$4,000. The Temperance ticket received
nearly 21 900 votes, and in 1875 the ma
jouty for the Bgelow ticket was not $4,000
rs usually stated but 5000. the Temperance ticket
having received IL 900 votes. Mr.. Littejohn said
the Republicans had in single year reduced Ills
majority from IS, 600 to 5000. When asked to ex-
plain the size of his first majority he said 1t was due
70 Republican fears of a third term, and ascribed
the falling off in the second year to the subsidence
of that feeling. Col Roberts of the New-fork del
egation urged against Gov. Tilden ut Springfield
yesterday and here to-day, that he is to blame for
the election of Republican Legislature last year.
because he advised the Democrats to vote for Re
publican when he was man of better character
than the Democratic candidate. 1t was about this
snaecb that Jarvis Lord said some months ago. " He
told thefools to vote for the other man, and they
voted for the other like the place that is paved
with good Intentions
In this same group were George W. Gill, delegate
at large from Massachusetts,, and Congressman II.
ID. Money of Mississippi both of whom took up the
eudgels for Gov. Tlden, urging that the party could
not afford to refuse to nominate Gov Tilden after
the reform record he had made and they brought
home with q good deal of force the point that Mr..
Lttlejohn, as well Others now on the ground
opposing Gov. Tilden, were members OF tho Utica
Convention and didn't raise their voices to pro-
test against the passage of the resolutions sug-
resting Gov. 1ildens name. Col. Edwards Of Mis-
SCUM made fierce onslaught on one of these groups
He said he had lived long enough IN New-York to
know all about these anti Tlden men and the rings
they belonged to, and he went into the private his
tories Of some of them in such lurid way that the
crowd broke up in confusion.
Ex-Speaker Littlejohn is the only prominet anti
Tlden man on the ground SO far except Canal Com
missioner Walrath, who can claim to have acted re-
Gently with Gov. Tilden's friends. Mr. Littejohn
nominated Gov. Dorsheimer in the Convention Of
1874 and Mr. Bigelow in that of 1875 The other
anti-Tilden men named have, almost without excep-
ton, personal reasons for their attitude that have
become more or less notorious. So far there no
delegates present from the Canal Ring itself. Will