New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-07-13

| of the Democratic platform enRrOssed on parch-
ment and bound in morocco cases, to be presented
to General Hancock and Mr. English, were produced,
and the letters to the candidates informing them
OF their nomination. In regard to the terms
of these letters there was some disagreement. and
after sitting of two hours the committee re-
ferred them to subcommittee. which is TO report
| at a meeting to be held at o'clock this morning.
In all probability the presentation will take place
at Governors Island at about o'clock in the after
noon. and it s expected that the National Demo-
| cratic Committee will adjourn for the purpose,
Joining the ranks of the presentation committee @
Mr.. English will go over to Governors Island early
in the morning. and will lunch with General Han
| cock before the presentation
THE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES TOGETHER.
Mr.. ENGLISH CALLS on GENERAL HANCocK-A
| SICK GRANDCHID-ARRANGEMEN TO MEET
THE COMMITTEE OF THE CINCINNATI cONvEN-
| TON.
Upon his arrival in New-York on Sunday evening,
Mr.. English. tho Democratic candidate for Vice
! President was met by an invitation from General
| Hancock to call at Governors Island yesterday
| afternoon and dine with him in the evening.
previous engagement prevented the acceptance OF
| the invitation. and yesterday morning Mr. English
telegraphed to General Hancock that he would call
| upon him in the forenoon. He accordingly met
! at the Battery at IL o'clock by Captain Wharton,
| who accompanied him to the Island and to General
| IIancocks house. The Democratic candidates had
met in former years and there no need therefore
of an introduction. They were alone when they ex-
changed cordial greetings, and were not disturbed
by visitors until the arrival of the II o'clock boat
| from New-York. There conversation was entirely
private, and ITS tenor was not discIo upon the
| Island. although some words dropped by General
| Hancock, when visited later in the day by the
Democratic Congressional Committee would Justify
the inference perhaps that Mr.. English urged the
necessity of vigorous campaign in Indiana an
imperative necessity.
The AZ o'clock boat took over to Governors
Island great throng of visitors to General Ham
cock Among them General Thomas Ewing
of Ohio General Charles w. Blair. of Kansas;
Colonel Banton Duncan, of Kentuckyj Congress
Ellis, of Louisiana Joaquin Miller. the poet
Abram S. Hewitt, General Mcmahon, Judge John
son, of Washington, d. c., and several members Of
the committee appointed by the Cincinnati Con-
vention to inform the candidates of their nomlna-
tiOns.
Many of the visitors withdrew in few minutes,
leaving only the more prominent politicians with
General Hancock because of the dangerous sickness
of the Youngest grandcbild of the General This
child which is named after General Hancock, and
which is only four months old, was i'll yesterday
morning that clergyman was sent for from Trinity
Church to baptise it, In view Of the expectation OF
visitors the child had been removed TO the house Of
Captain Ward, where 1t might have rest and quiet,
1t was stated at one time that, owing to the very
dangerous illness of this child, the committee might
bo led to postpone the duty imposed upon 1T, but
General Hancock informed TRIBUNE reporter that.
although the child was very sick, he knew nothing
of postponement of his meeting with the commit.
tee, which he understood had been fixed for 1:3O
o'clock at his house this afternoon.
The Democratic Congressional Committee visited
Governors Island at 3 o'clock in the afternoon and
paid General Hancock an informal call of more
than hour. The talk relative to the plans of
| the coming campaign. and General Hancock i'm
pressed upon the Committee the necessity of paying
q great deal of attention to Indiana. There were
present at this time Senator Wallace, of Pennsyl
vania Senator Mcdonald, OF Indiana Senator Davis,
of West Virginia. Senator Jonas, OF Louisiana, SEN
| ator RANSOM Of North Carolina Senator Whyte. of
Maryland, Eppa Hunton, of Virginia, Colonel
Wright Rives, Augustus Schell, Sergeantat- Arms
| Thompson, General Duncan s. Walker. William
last two being the District Of Columblas delegates
| to the Cincinnati Convention It was the under
| standing yesterday among the members of the Com
mittee appointed to inform the candidates Of the
action of the Cincinnati Convention that they will
meet at the Battery at O'Clock this afternoon and
| proceed thence to General Hancocks house on Gov
| ernor's Island Mr. English will 90 earlier in
the day, and will meet the committee with General
| Hancock.
| 1t is understood among the Democratic leaders
that General Hancock and Mr.. English have both
written their letters of acceptance and that they
| will be made public within a short time although
| no date for their publication has been liked The
nature of their contents IS known only to few of
the prominent party leaders, although conjecture
has been busy on the subject.
DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE MEETING.
GATHERING AT THE HOFFMAN BoUsE-A SPEEDY
ADJOURNMENT AND RUSH FOR GOVERNORS
ISLAND.
| The Democratic Congressional Campaign Com
mittee met yesterday, by appointment. in the Hoff-
man House in this city. The committee is not com
posed entirely of Senators and Representatives in
Congress. With of these associated iniiu-
ential Democrats in various States. The following
| are the members of the committee: Senator VIM. A.
| Wallace, of Pennsylvania. chairman; Representa-
tive J. G.. :. Blackburn, of Kentucky, vice-char-
! man Representative H. b. Banning. of Ohio. Sec
retary Senator W. II. Barnun. of Connecticut /;
| Senator Joseph Mcdonald OF Indiana !: Senator
James T. Farley, of California Senator l. +. Jonas,
of Louisiana; Senator NJ C. Butler OF south Care 70
| Gill. of Massachusetts, W. Plnckney Whyte, OF
Maryland W R. Morrison, Of Illinois, J. b. Clark,
| ir of Missouri :. Pasco of Florida General Eppa
| Hutton, of Virginia j. 9. Grubb, of Delaware;
| Stilson Hutcbins, of Washington; Augustus
Schell, of New-York +. Jones' of New Hampshire.
| The members absent Messrs. Blackburn, Gill,
| Morrison, Clark, Butler and Jones'
| The Executive Committee is composed of Messrs.
| Wallace, Sche. Blackburn. Jones, Mcdonald Da-
| Wis aud Hunton with General Duncan s. Walker,
| of Washington. secretary. The committee was
| III session only few minutes, and then adjourned
TO meet at 3 p. M to-day. Soon after the adjourn
ment the majority of the committee left the city tor
Governors Island to pay their respects to General
| Hancock. few went to Manhattan Beach, and
the remainder proceeded TO the Fifth Avenue Hotel
| aud discussed the situation with General William
| L. Smith and other New-York City politicians. The
members of the committee very reticent, but
1t is understood that they adjourned in order to give
an opportunity to consult with the members of the
| National Committee. Many favor the plan of both
committees having their headquarters in this city,
| and working together much possible
| ORGANIZING NATIONAL COMMITTEE.
| The Democratic National Committee will meet at