New-York tribune., 1876-06-27
ST. LOUIS AND CINCINNATI.
POINTS OF REMARKABLE sGSGLiBIi Y AND CONTRAST
THE EXCITEMENT LAST NIGHT INTENSE.
fly TELEGRAPH TO THE TaIBrSE.l

POINTS OF REMARKABLE SIMllAklil AND CONTRAST
THE EXCITEMENT LAST NIGHT INTENSE.
lbY TELEGRAPH TO THE TaIBrSE.
ST. LOUIS June 26.-So far the Cincinnati and 81.
Louis Conventions have presented curious points OF
likeness and of contrast As 1t Cincinnati, 50 here
an Eastern man leads all competitors far that the
others are casting about for of offensive
warfare against him and at Cincinnati, man
from one of the middle tier of States is the cand-
dates on whom combination il sought. As at Cin-
cnnat almost mp 10 the very hour that the COnven-
ton is called together, these attempts have been IN
efcctua At Cincinnati the leading candidate had
five rvals-Bristow, Morton, Hayes. Conkling and
Hartranft--each of whom had "A State solidly at MS
back The leading candidate has also his five rivals
here-Hancock, Hendricks, Parker. Bayard ana
Allen-cach of whom has whole State, and only one
of whom is likely to lose just after the start Here
as at Cincinnati, the great problem Is anything 10
beat the man who has the most votes.
Up TO the time of the inroad Of the Goths and Van
dals from New-York the excitement here was dec
orous enough in the man Such men as Mr. Little
John do not brawl in public places, and the earnest
discussion that went on in the hotel halls and on
the street never seemed to verge on bood-
shed and never exceeded the sharp cut and thrust
of personal debate. With the arrival OF the
lammany braves, a change came over the spirit oi
the crowd. The short-haired and loud-yoiced De-
mocracy of New-YOrk took the offensive III every
sense of the word They went about in gangs
drinking and swearing, hourishing rolls Of money
under the Of their opponents, challenging them
TO bet, and roundly abusing Gov. Iilden and his
friends as sharns and political dlsorganlzers. They
never shirked a debate with any one, and when Their
pent-np indignation at Gov. Tiden's presumption
could no longer be restrained they relieved them
serves by hustng people about until knock
down fight ensued, or by filling the spaces OF
the great hotels with wild yells of delight
~ some of their speakers made good
point. or there seemed TO be good prospect OF
actual encounter. As night comes on these men are
ofame with drink and they carry pandenonluin
with them wherever they go. In every hallway
Won see groups in bitter dispute, the theme always
Tilden. They do not damn him with faint dlspralse,
but with the freest Saxon and the shortest Syhi-
HES known to the tongue. Occasionally their words
fail them, and they other arguments. lhere
were three genuine fights of the 0d-iashiohed
D.nocratie kind in the Lindel House last
night and tO-uigbt there is the same scene oi
loud dispute and personal quarrel Last high.
there was resort to the last appeal OF all, ana one
of the Tammany roughs drew a pistol on liiden
Missourian right in the great hall OF the Lindci,
and proposed to pnt an end to him and his liiden-
ism together He was arrested, but subsequently
released nc the request of the man he was about TO
assault There are less serious incidents OF the same
Find as when a well-known New-York politician,
drunk goes through the crowd roaring that every
body who belongs in New-York City stands up Tor