The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-07-14

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the escort OF General Baldy Smith. Tbcv
had a pleasant time. mingled with very
little politics. The General was In splen.
did form, never looked better In his life.
and said he never felt better. He talked of
ola times IN the army with General John.
stou, snapped stories with McI.ane. touched
iuieliigently upon Pennsylvania affairs with
Cassidy, thanked Daniel for that speech OF
his. aud IN fact made himself generally
agreeable. Colonel Forney was there earlier
IN the day, bent upon Hancock'S giving
him another sitting for the biography which
he Is now hard at work upon. and which
promises, thew say, 10 be "the greatest
effort OF his life" A Philadelphia house Is
TO publish IT, aud the authors compensation
will be $1,000. At Governors Island, Colo
mel Fornoy was pleased to meet his old nc
! quaintances. the Chovalier Wikof. who had
called To pay his respects to Hancock,
ana the famous ex-senator Gwin, manager
of the Tilden boom at 81. Louis and OF the
/ Field boom at Cincinnati, and now quite will
/ ling TO take the geacral management OF the
! Democratic campaign, DIT spite his fOursc0re
years. The Duke said it seemed Ike old
times 10 see F0ruey in the Democratic
! household, and he felt like saying with
Siwcon OF old. Lord. now let thy servant
]
! Joke. Gwin will not depart. YOU NAV rest
assured. for many n Gay vet. lie looks a.
! il he were good for powerful campaign
work in 1884. and is no doubt awaiting
proposals
RANDALL on THE PEACE COMMISSION.
Speaker RandalPs name was not In the
! New York papers this morning, for 1t was
not written on the register with the rest at
,fnl. bit la Nxsuc har IN
two or three houIs. nevertheless. What he
was doing will not guess. but had the
curiosity 10 catch him on the fly and ask
what he thought OF the action OF the Demo-
cratic Peace Commission. /" II Is not what
the party had reason 10 expect from such a
commissions" he said "but that is neither
here nor there since the work is done. The
success OF the Democratic party Is above
everv OTHER consideration. was willing to
waive everything for that in Harrisburg
aud | am willing 10 waive everything
for that IN Philadelphia. Harmony Is
more important than the triumph OF either
one or another set OF Democrats; the nu-
merical remembrance OF 4 faction in cam
paign committee Is not thing to hghi over
or TO lee sulhy over at such Il time rs tbls'
. What we have 10 do is TO elect Hancock ana
English. and we are going to do it, "Iben
YOU advise the acceptance OF the recon-
mpudationS OF the Peace Commissioners
. 81 have no advice TO give, except that al
Democrats should unite in work TO carry
70 PENNSYLVANIA for Hancock. We have 'tht
burrah on our side. but that is nothing
without organization and work. 81 nave
beard that it was proposed in the Peace
Commission that you should be chairman o
the new campaign committee. Is that 30!
A better man could be found. | could
not fli the place. II there were moth
ing else IN the way my health wouC
forbid. The physicians have given mt
, warning that my system needs res
and nothing would tax it - much as the
, chairmanship Of Il campaign committee
No; could not take IT. but shall do my
. level best 10 make the party harmonious and
{ insure success" \ county committeeman
. who heard our conversation injected The
remark that the Peace Commissions dccis
ion was not so bad for his side - people
seemed u think. "rhe fact is" said he
that Of the niue regulars who are TO be
, the nucleus If the new campaign commit
tee one or two are with Us; and 1t will be
, found. | think. that when the committee
comes 10 organize there will be majority
r OF only one against u.s." "That is, clever
to ten instead Of thirteen 20 cight:" Eyes
we may be happy YETI
REPORTS FROM THE COUNTRY.
Nearly all of the prominent Democrats
, here have been home since the Cincinnati
Convention adjourned. and all report grea
, enthusiasm over tue nomination OF Han
cock. Senator Eaton. OF Connecticut, says
-. don't often boast, but we are going tC
make clean sweep this time. New York
New jersey, and Connecticut are not doubt
ful States they are certainly Democratic
, The doubtful States are Pennsylvania, Hi
nOis, and Ohio. have hope Of Maine and
New Hampshire. You smile, young man
but mean what | say" Mr.. Eaton l. &
warm personal friend OF Mr.. COnkling's
, He said significantly: did you know
Conklng il going abroad this summer
And. bv the wav, il Senator Cameron in
, better health Z" MalOr Daniel saws
, "Don't fret about Virginia; we have 8
.. family quarrel down there, but credit u
with eleven votes for Hancock and Eng
hsh" General Joe Johnston added, Oh
we will come out all right" Senator Far
lev, OF California said "The Republicans
are about TO meet their Waterloo. My adj
: vices indicate that the Democrats will carry
. California through the disintegration OF the
, Workingmen's party. Garfeld's record on
the Chinese question will kill him with
, our people, and The BurinGame treaty
was OF Republican paternity" EX'C0n
gresham Alfred Gilmore, formerly of Penn
: sylvania but now OF Mass ichuSetts, said he
had been visiting his old home, and found
the people enthusiastic over HancOcks
nomination. Mr.. Dwyer, Of Texas, said
"There i no doubt about us; Hancock was
the iii It choice Of our people" Governor
Stevenson. OF Kentucky, growled out. 1--WE
are going TO whip them, SIR" Senator
Stockton vOuches for New Jersey. And Sc
might 20 on with column OF condensed
interviews; but this is enough TO show the
drift OF opinion. ! never saw politicians
i'm a state OF greater cXbilaratiOn. The only
danger is that, relying upon the boom, they
will neglect the hard work that elects Pres
dents. u. L. III.
IBy Associated Press.
Official Notice TO General Hancock
and Mr.. English of their Nominal
ton.
NEW YORK, July 13.-Thc president and
secretary o. the Cincinnati Convention have
, forwarded the following letters to Genera
Hancock and Mr.. English:
"JUiy 13, 1SS0.-IO General Hancock
Sir.-The National Convention of the De
mocra,ic party, which assembled at Cincin
natl on the odd Of last month, unani
nouSly nominated you as their candidate
for President Of the United States. We have
been directed TO inform you Of your n0mna
ton TO this exalted trust and request YOU
acceptance. In accordance withthe uniform