The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-03-29
EDITION.
.TO-DAY'S REPUBLICAN RALLY
Amicable Relations Between Indiana and
Ohio Slightly Disturbed.
First and Second District Organizations
This Morning.
Ipecial Correspondence or the star.

special Correspondence or the Star.
COLUMBUS, o., Midnight,
March 2S, 1879.
1t Is generally conceded that the Con.
vention which will be In active opera.
tions in few hours will be one of the
largest that has convened In this city
for years. The crowds Of delegates that
have been pouring into this Cat present
disgustingly sloppy and muddy burg all
day, and up to the present hour almost,
have certainly taxed to their utmost the
capacity of the few hotels here; and, in
view of the fact that hundreds OF weary
but patriotic Republican office seekers
and baokers are at this moment resting
their weary bones on cots in Railways
and on cellar stairs, 1t is thought that
the Democrats acted the part Of wise
men when they decided to hold their
Convention in Cincinnati, where the &C.
commodations are commensurate with
the occasion.
The Hamilton County delegation, six
ty-three in number, arrived at 6 T. NJ,
dry and hungry, and ever since that
time have been actively log-rolling, ear
chewing and button-holing in the inter.
est Of their pet schemes. And although
the following "slates" may be broken by
what is done in the Convention when
assembled for business, and the pro.
gramme now marked out may undergo
as many changes as the field of a kalei.
doscope after vigorous shake, still the
following speculati0ns are interesting,
showing as they do what is confidently
expected to take place by those who
have the honor Of being termed caucus
managers.
TO a considerable extent the idea
seems to prevail among the Cincin-
natians that two OF the three following
gentlemen will represent the First Dis
tlict at the National Convention, viz
c. P. Taft, Judge M. B. Hagans and Ben.
Eggleston. From the Second District
the choice Will be made from Col: L. G.
Weir, Hon. Henry Kessler, Amzi NC.
Gill and Hon. s. s. Davis.
1t is understood that ii that honor is
conferred upon Taft ana Hagans, they
will go pledged to sustain the claims Of
Gov. r. b. Hayes for President, ''tirst,
last and all the time."
On the other hand, the Morton inter.
est is assuming somewhat formidable
proportions, as 1t is stated among the
knowing ones of the Hayes faction, that
body Of heuchmen, SO termed, headed
by that one-armed veteran, Gen. Ben.
Spooner, ,of Lawrenceburg, Indiana, at
present United States Marshal for
southern Indiana, are using Herculaan
exertions supplemented by the quiet
but no less persistent efforts OF Hon.
Ben. Eggleston and A. q. Sands and
their followers to promote the interests
of Governor Morton.
This invasion of the sacred soil of Ohio
by the Hoosier delegation, 1t can readily
be imagined, causes some bitter feelings
among the enthusiastic Hayes men, and
even many of MorIon's warm friends
where Hayes is mot concerned look
upon this outside interference as an un-
warranted Intrusion, and characterize
|ft as q piece Of inJudicious folly perpe.
trated by indiscreet but overxealous
|ohampiols, who, run the risk Of injuri pa
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