Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-06-27
THE NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC
CONVENTION.
Notes andEu.
nn0r9.
GOV. TILDEN'S PROSPECTS
GROWING BRIGHTER.
The Naine Delegation Solid
for Tilden.
OF THE SEVERAL
STATE DELEGATIONS.
ORGANIZATION OF THE SEVERAL
STATE PUBLICATIONS.

| St. Louis June 26. The Hendricks men are
feeling more confident than yesterday. Hen
| bricks band Is paradng the streets meanwhile.
| The ant-Tilden leaders are working with great
| energy.
| A conference was held at the Southern Hotel
last night, which was attended by representatives
from different delegations opposed to Tilden.
Speeches were made by Roger A. Pryor and John
Kelley. The object of the meeting was TO see
what they count on. They report that they are
| choice.
| The delegations of Massachusetts and Wiscon-
sin held meeting, and agreed to cast the vote Of
each delegation solid for Tilden.
The Tilden managers express great confidence
Of ultimate success. 1t is believed the two thirds
rule will stand.
A paper was laid before the national committee
this morning, by the greenback delegation from
New York, asking that seats in the convention as
signed to New York be left vacant until the Gre
dental committee reports which delegation this
one or the one headed by Herman, is entitled to
seats. The greenback delegation demands that
both be put upon the same footing before the or
ganzation Of the convention. The paper is signed
by Gid Tucker.
The Maine delegation is now complete, and may
be regarded as solid for Tilden.
| The Maryland delegation is also here, and while
they have strong preference for Bayard, they
are willing to vote for any man who can carry the
election.
The New Hampshire delegation elected Geo.
F. Putnam, chairman.
Several State delegations met and organized
this morning, among them the following:
Pennsylvania-William A. Wallace chairman
The unit question discussed but no definite
action taken. A majority, however, seem to IA
vor carrying out the instructions Of their State
convention.
California;. P. Hager chairman. This dele
CATION will move for an emphatic expression on
the Chinese question. They say they can carry
the whole Pacific slope for the democracy if they
can get from the convention an Acknowledgement
that their people right on this subject. No
action was taken regarding how this delegation
will vote, but it is understood that the majority of
them are for Tilden, and its vote will probably be
cast as q unit
Kansas-General C. w. Starr chairman. In
favor of the two-thirds rule. No action was ia
ken to indicate their preferences, but it is known
that they favor soft money.
Nevada-Will vote as unit, and lean strongly
towards Tilden.
North Carolina-Co w. T. Dortsch, chairman.
Although the matter was talked about, NO action
was taken as to the vote of this State.
Oregon-Gen. NJ. V. Brown, chairman. This
delegation stands on the same grounds as the Cal
itornians on the Chinese question.
Alabama-Gen. Z. NJ Pettis chairman. This
delegation is divided, and have decided to vote
they please. They refuse to give any definite in.
formation as to their preferences.
lndiana-John L. Williams. chairman.
Georgia-Governor James NJ. Smith, chairman.
Evening-Therc is no organized effort of great
force for any candidate except Tilden. The
audacty of his supporters sweeps everything be-
fore it, and makes the mention Of other names
seem puerile. This is more prominently so than
| in the case of Blaines supporters in Cincinnati,
and his friends claim almost everything, and his
nomination on the % ballot with the requisite
wohrds, for the two-thrds rule will be adhered
TO-.
1t is true that important delegations such as
Wisconsin, Michigan and North Carolina have
promised solid or nearly solid votes for Tiden.
but after all the result will depend upon the action
OF the Southern delegates. They are mostly
lockers on up TO this time, their views being well
expressed by Gov. Walker Of Va. The Gov. said
that the delegation being from the old dominion,
where people had accepted the results Of the war,
and were in full unison with the people of the
North, had come to ST. Louis with the firm deter
mination to ascertain what man the North pre-
ferred as their standard bearer for 1876, and TO
join heart and hand in support of that man.
John Morrissey has circulated industriously
among the delegates. He was invited before the
louisiana delegation this afternoon, and addressed
them in behalf of Tilden.
At meeting of the New York delegation this
evening, letter was received from Horatio Sey
mour declining in the most positive terms any
nomination that might be rendered by the demo-
cratic party. He confessed that declinstion ap-
peared rather hasty when considering the fact
that no nomination had been rendered him. but
had declined thus early in order that no ballots
might be wasted on his name.
After some preliminary action Q formal ballot
was taken, with the view Of ascertaning the pref
erence of the delegates which resulted as fol-
lows: