New-York tribune., 1877-07-26


SLAIN BY TIE sOFT-MONEY MEN.
ley TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNEl
Corr-NBUs. July 25.-Ir was pretty tair ayera 20
Democratic Convention to-day. the material beng
bout the same as gets together at Columbus evafy
wear. Few new men were to be seen. but nearly all
tbe old standby leaders on hand upon tine noor
~ the platform The only conspicuous absentee was
Senator Thurman, who has kept himself III the OacA-
-ound and left tie mar lgemont Of state pohlcs 10
other men since his party took the solt-money track
aaanst his advice. Among the very Few faces IN
familiar ir Democratic assemblies were two that
seemed strangely cut OF place-those OF h. T.
sDaulding of Cleveland and James NJ. Ashley OF To-
ledo both old Free-SOl leaders and organizers OF the
Republican party. Disappointed ambition le prooa-
bv the trouble in their cases. The Convention was
uoi,v impatient and ill-mannered, but 90 natured'
giren to tall, bnt not to lis ening, combatve and
thoroughly Democratic. II was controlled oy no
RIM but went about its business in IN earnest bal
headed way. determined to tolerate nothing thaD
savored Of setiing-up things in advance. The dele-
gates were eager for brisk tuSsle the canui
dltcs for Governor, but had very strong pref-ec
fions They wanted che excIteme 70 of stiH contest
blt were ready to throw mp their hats for the WIN
ming man. As for the numerous minor Offices 10 De
filed nobody cared q fig for them except The iew
particular friends of the aspi-ant
The pIa. form. over which the Convention oil last
wear wraugled fo~ Il long time was left with 'on1-
dence 20 he Committee. Not a single resolution
was thrown in the Convention to be packed on %
the mmiftee under tie rules There we're under
currents of varying opinion as TO the greenbak and
silver questions. but tney scarcely came to the sur
face. A few delegates had not got over the Blll
Allen rag-baby craze suf GENTLY to take kindly to
the new hobby Of unlimited silver. bot they were
not troublesome, and were easily soothed with a
understanding phrase about maintaining the green
back circulation TwoOr three varieties Of doctrine
AZ 90 silver could be got by inquiry among the dele
gates but nobody 8 o0streperous enough to IN
sist on trusting his notions before the Convention
The whole temper of the Convention was IN favor
Of na 'ling platform and ticket that W dld CON
tain al possible chances Of success. The tempor-
ary Chairman, ex-COngressman Warren =. Noble,
ielttne temper of the body cautiously Oh the ques-
ton OF the strkcs He put the blame of the hard
times .ad all the labor disturbances upon the Re
pubhcal .nancial policy and the answering cheers
showed that tins very safe ground o. Z: ke. No
doubt the Platform Committee prOhted By Mr..
Mobiles shrewdness.
The Hon. John T. Mckinney. hot-ieaded old
Bourbon from Miami County. who served term 6r
two iD Congress-. was chosen as permanent Chair
man but could not be found for fully ha,f hour.
After he had been unanimously elected, Committee
was sent ont to escort him Ia, and the Convention
grew ~ impatient that 1t refused TO be solacec by
the bras-band in the gallery. Of course the trou-
be was that the Chairman was getting mp
hs speech and making it chime with the
work of the Platform Committee; bat tn Conven-
tion did not consider this and was just about TO
supersede HIM bv eecting the temporary chairman
when le arrived. Apparently the Committee had got
ONLY as far a. the labor resolution for Mr. NcHinney
IN biz sp- ch talked of nothing else than tie LABOR
troubles for which he held the party power
Responsible, with due solemnity and emphasize The
remedy he offered was Of cOuTsa, to give the Demo
cracv chance to shape the tinacial policy OF the
Government.
When tie candidates for Governor wr.e PIT in
nomination flow OF audatory biographical sketches
began and lasted for an hour. ana Durbin War2s
name brought out the mot hearty cheers. After it
was supposed the nominations had closed. wander
ing old gentleman from Go umbus insisted on max
ug a speech and kept on for ten minutes in spe IF
all e. -,rts 10 CHOKE hiU of Fina..y he nominated
Gen. Thomas Ewing, whose own district had re-
framed from offering him candidate. The
cheers that gree ID Gen. l. wings shook Ia b.
house. His popularity appeared to Overshadcw that
of every other Democratic leader delegate from his
County promptly withdrew his name saying tina ais
District wanted him TO take his place In Congress.
J
gresham Vance was nominated, he was recon-
menGed on account Of his tllibustering perform
ances during the Electoral count, and his sponsor
brought down the House by harangue about a
"Uusurpng President with the stamp of fraud upon
his brow" The mention OF Mr. Tilden as the right
fu President ehcited only the feeh At kind o. a
cheer. droll nomination that OF Americus V.
Rice of whom it was said that he got his regiment
to vote almost soldv for Ts'landigham in 1868
What d free fight there was over the Goverhorshlp
NAV be gathered from the result of the first ballot
wucL stood Bishop 113; Converse, l4l; Wood
1884, Rice 92; Vance, 49, Hsissley As; Gedder,
81 Pratt, 10; Ewing. II.
The friends of the different candidates stuck to
their ayortes stubbOrnly, and four ballots were had
before the held began 10 clear. K. 81 Bishop Of Gin
cinn2.i had then up to 2JO votes; Gen. Durbin
Nard had 17J eX-Speaker Converse, 139; A. v
hce, II, and ex-COngressman Vance 81 while
delegates kept on voting for Gen Ewing AT tnls
yancture, 20 the amazement of majority OF tie
delegates, Gen. Ewing was pushed forward ac-
1--we candidate delegate saying he hal just heard
from him, that be was IN me hands of the Conven-
ton. An attempt was made to "whoop him up by
cheering every vote given him. 1t looked if the
Trends Of the popular orator playing fast and
loose with the Convention. Now you him a
candidate, and now you didn't The game appeared
70 be 10 spring Lin upoa the meeting when q was
hied VI DalOtng for tue other candidates, none Of
whom seemed able 10 command enough votes u
Nominate II tins the scheme, IL was bad STRAIT
egy Mr.. Bishop with his $50 votes, vas too strong
% be killed off The time 20 run Gen. Ewing in Was
al The start when there was furore Of enthusiasm
al the mention Of his name. lie got llZl2 votes on
The fifth ballot. but Mr.. bishop pulled ahead to
26l a on the sixth
Ar BishOD was at last nominated, receiving 415l2
oOl = d.