The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-06-27
III. Eve OF Bats1o.

/ ginia delegation. Hon. IL. a. CoSniii' VI
Amherst, has been designated to act tempo
rarilyon the National Executive Committee
in place Of Hon. John Goode, Jr., who IS
absent. General James A. Walker, OF Pu-
laski, is to be one Of the yice-presidents.
Judge Meredith has been nominated Tor
member OF the Committee on Resolutions,
and Captain w. E. Hinton, of Petersburg,
for member OF the Committee on Gre
dentials
There are late arrivals OF several anti
Tilden men from Virginia.
The two-thirds rule will not be rescinded,
and this seems to be weakening.
The Indianans flock here with Hendricks
badges.
All the candidates are against Tilden.
The Virginia delegation will decide to-
night whether to vote 80 unit.
Mike Hartman says he will agree to vote
thus for anybody except Tilden. D.
From Another st. Louis Corre-
spondent.
| Especial telegram to the Dispatch.J
Great excitement exists here. The hotels
are crowded, and caucusing is the order OF
the day and night The music OF brass
bands fills the air, and the streets are ra-
dlant with banners and flags.
Everybody is impressed with the elabo-
rate organization with which Tilden enters
the Convention. The delegates and work
ers in his interest turn up in unexpected
quarters, and if it were not for the vigorous
fight Tammany Hall and the Cincinnati
crowd are making on him his nomination
would be conceded.
HENDRICKs'S STRENGTH.
No other candidate except Hendricks has
developed any strength against him. The
Indiana delegation has become demoralized
over the pressure to put Hendricks second
on the ticket, and fails to consolidate his
vote.
Tilden enters the Convention with the
same relative strength rs Blaine ut Cincin-
natl, and would win If the two-thirds rule
did not prevail, for he comes on the closest
estimate within forty votes Of majority.
These estimates this morning give him Just
half OF the Conventions vote, which his
friends declare will result in his nomina-
ton by the third ballot.
THAT TROUBLESOME RULE.
Mississippi and other States are instructed
to move the abrogation OF the two-thirds
rule, but it is believed will fail. Only a
majority vote is required to set it aside.
At meeting OF southern delegations this
morning the general opinion favored uniting
on 4 ticket which could carry Indiana in
October and New York in November; and
Tildcn and Hendricks was the ticket gene
rally named, though Thurman developed
much strength. Maryland and Virginia
seem sure OF Tilden on the second ballot.
uANCOCK'S CHANCES.
Hancock will be presented by Pennsylya-
MIA and seconded by louisiana; but it is
doubtful il he can hold the former solid
after the first ballot,
Ten OF the delegations declared for Til
den at the meeting this morning.
There is no outside support whatever OF
Hancock. The western Democrats all OPP
pose taking military man.
SOFT-MoNEY ELEMENT RAMPANT.
The soit-money element, with Richard
Schell, OF New York, president, have held a
meeting to determine their course OF action.
Twenty-one States were represented. Tom
Ewing, OF Ohio, was the most prominent
speaker. They will ask resolution from
the Convention calling for repeal OF the
resumption act.
THE HENDRICKS MEN.
The Hendricks men feel more confident.
General Manson, who is managing for Hen
bricks has assurance Of support from some
States not before counted on, and expects
after the first ballot to make decided gains.
\ Hendricks band is parading the streets.
PECULIAR POSITION OF ROGER A. PRYOR.
The anti-Tildcn leaders arc seeking some
body strong enough to carry Ohio, Indiana,
and New York. \ conference was held at
the Southern Hotel by delegates and dele
cations opposed to Tiden, and was address,
ed by Roger A. Pryor, John Kelley, and
others. The object was to sec what could
be done. They report sufficient strength to
beat Tilden, but indicate no choice.
Later.-The Virginia delegation was in
session three hours. 4 resolution to cast
q complimentary vote first for Bayard was
deieated-ayes, 0; noes, II. BY the same
vote resolution to allow each delegate to
uote as he pleased was defeated. BY a vote
OF II to ! resolution was defeated to allow
each to cast his first cote for any candidate
he preferred
Finally by vote Of II to the delegation
decided the vote should be cast az unit.
The Tilden strength was shown in the
larger vote in each case; but it is believed
that one or two Tilden men went with the
minority. u.
| ASSOCIATED Press dlspstchcs.]
PROCEEDINGS OF THE VARIOUS DELEGATIONS.
Massachusetts and Wisconsin will vote
solid for Tilden-an important gain. The
Tilden managers express increasing OF ultl-
mate success in spite OF Tammany.
THE Two-THIRDs RULE.
It is now believed the two-thirds rule will
stand. None OF the managers OF the promi-
nent candidates seem to have courage to at
tack it.
THE GREESBAJK DELEGATION.
A communication signed "Gideon S.
Tucker, president pro tenn. Of the New York
delegation, and II. D. McNaughton, secre-
tary," is addressed to the National EXecu-
tive Committee. This is the greenback dele
CATION, and they claim equal footing with
the Utica delegation in the contest for seats,
and request that neither be admitted until
the Convention can act on their claims.