New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-09-13
RATHER A DEsoLATE CROWD.

RATHER A DESOLATE CROWD
.,rv .crsAuoN OF THE FIRST CONVENTION LACK
rxe-How THE DELEGATES ACT-TnE NEWS
FROM MAINE.
Icy TELEGRAPH TO THE TRTBUNB.l
c,roe, Sent. 12-The preliminary exercises of
A., nar,ocrotie State Conveniently which mean
o.diparv hsndshaking and invitations to drink
"a ;o,i,ies az to /" how things are loolung'-are
-,..,l.o+bor TOO solemn to be made Jest Of. When
80 rerembers how gaily these same persons came
tooetber here only fortnight ago: with what
$500, they dressed the claims of their favorlte can
a;.Iatss how the glasses chnked and the laugh and
ar iol,e went round and then, how they nominated
Seymour by reclamation, and vent al IN the ar
over IL and sent Spriggs and sundry others TO APP
pgse the candidate Of the nomination, and huIrahed
,ooiferously when Spriggs telcgraphed back to go
an ond 6nish the ticxetD--when one remembers all
chs and considers that these the same hilarious
delegates, it really seems sad The most ardent he
nnbican could not find it in his heart to do any
hing except pity them. Only two weeks ago some
81 us sat by and heard the pop of the cork aud saw
tbo szz and foam of the Seymour Convention. To-
dor thereis no life in the bottle it has stood un-
corked fortnight, and no shaking up will give 1t
life or even froth. The second convention is dead
champagne The delegates as they como together
haven't even the spur OF long separation to give
eordialty to their greetings OF each other. They
have seen each Other, alas! too lately. They look
zach other in the face with an air of langud melan-
eholy and shake hands in listless way and act
generally Ike old topcrs the next morning after
dcbaach They even forget to invite each other to
drink or when they do they take their bitters not
IN cornwall fashion, with cliuk of glasses, but Sc
riously, like men who are tonmg up their Stomaeh9
IN the mOraing.
The chief eonspirators of the last convention, or
L. oil cons
Nessrs. Spriggs, Faulkner and Magone-ar here.
Bprggs and Faulkner try to appear unconscious OF
their emnencc They go about the hotels Ike ordi-2
nary mortals, and pretend not TO know that the
Saratoga people and the delegates 20 the Unittflan
Convention are tuning round 70 look after tSe'n
md saying, There goes the celebrated Spin rs
and "Thero goes the famous Faulkner" Aasone
more modesty goes quietly about his business, aiid
is obviously annoyed at the notorety which ms
being the recipient Of Spriggss telegram has gwen
hun. The delegates generally arc not Inysterosj'
as they were IN the first edition Of this body There
seems TO be feeling that upon the whole 1t Il 200
ridiculous an affair to make mystery OF, aud mat
The best thing to do is dispose of the business
quietly and 60 right away. 1t is excusabie in
hen that has hid away her nest and
laid ono egg in it to do a little eacklug;
but the hen that finds her egg stepped
on by some careless oIOdhopper is apt TO. 80
about looking Tor another nest, with q bewildcred
and melancholy look and no disposition to cackle
Ihese persons have had their one egg stepped on,
and they arc not cackIng. In the two weeks which
have interviewed they have reached the pmIosophlc
conclusion that it doesn't matter much whether
Spriggs Faulkner, or Magone did the stepping and
so the general impression is that there VIII be no
discussion or investigation Of that matter IN the con-
vention tomorrow
,o4 no 0f gpf melan-
choly which is the striking feature of these reas-
gambling delegates is in part due to the returns from
he Maine election. They would hardly have been
so unhappy ii they had not heard from Maine. They
say very little about Maine though; and | am not
positive that all of them aware there has
been any election in that State do not perceive
the same anxiety for the nomination for Governor
that animated several leading Democratic states
men q fortnight ago. The fever for declining
has become epidemic. The question now is not who
can net il but who will take it. 1t has been
handed over on plate to several Statesmen,
who have ICoked at it questioning way, and
passed it back with the remark mot any in mine"
They don't seem to want to be running for Governor
80 much Q they did fortnight ago. They look at
II AZ the I-ishman did at his hash and say, BE
1abers the man that chewed it may ate it; don't
want it, The last convention made it appear that
there was only Democrat in the State who could
be elected. This second edition convention acts as
though the conviction had deepened into absolute
certainty.
The convention meets in the ballroom Of Congress
Hail. which is reached by bridge across the street
from the hotel. IL is suggested that the circUm-
stances under which the convention assemblies viii
give 20 this bridge the of The Bridge of Signs,
by which IL will be known hereafter. The town
hall is to be occupied by the Unitarian National
(.onvention 7 sbndder to think of the
possibilities of mistake on the part Of
delegates who come in late tomorrow, and proceed
ct once to the town hall in the expectation of find
ing their fellow Democrats in session there. II would
be something of a surprise TO a religious assembly,
reckon to see delegation of New-YOrk Democrats
marching down the middle aisle during their dellb-
erations and suspect ii would be somewhat OF n
surprise to the delegates to find themselves in such
company The baIl engaged for the Democrats
isBot so large as the Town-hall, but will accOmmO-
date all the delegates. aud fancy there will be no
such need Of accommodation for spectators as at the
last convention There Is no such interest mani
tested in its proceedings by anybody, and even the
delegates themselves 10 regard it only asamat-
Ger OF form. Not one in 20 of them has now the
slightest hope Of carrying the State and noue OF them
exhibit the least confidence Of success. 1t must be
said of them, too, of many of them, that they
take the situation with complagent philosophy and
will not lament very much the inevitable defeat of
Gov. Hiden. They viii, of course regret the post
ponement Of administrative reform, but appre-
bend that eventually they will even become recon-
eled to that and be able TO talk about IL with dry
eyes.
DISCUSSIONS or MEN.
SCOTT LORDS CHANCES DESTROYED By SUDDEN