The Portland daily press., 1880-06-22
CINCINNATI.
Senator Stevenson to be Chairman
of the Convention.
NEW YORK CONDOLES WITH TIL
DEN.
Thurman's State Goes Back on Him.

CINCINNATI, Ohio, June 21.-Tnere is no
such crowd here as at Chicago during the Re-
publican convention. Nevertheless the hotels
and streets are well filled and keen interest is
evident on every hand. Tilden's persistent
friends do not regard his letter as an absolute
withdrawal and will press his name if there
appears any chance, but outside of his pledged
supporters there is an evident dis position to
accept his declination as definite The senti-
ment of the delegates as they arrive seems to
favor Bayard. but with no certainty of his
nomination. The friends of Hendricks rather
dispair with reference to his prospect and Til
denis delegates do not altogether accept either
Payne or Randall as the legatee of his claims.
Hancock'S friends, who are many, appear to
be reserving themselves until an opportunity
shall develop. Jewett has quite following
which is active and we'll organized. Fields
advocates are working hard and mechanically
to get up boom. Randolph and Groesbeck
haze many supporters and, the general situa-
ton on the whole is SO mixed that nothing can
be more hazardous or uncertain than any pre-
dction of the final result.
At meeting of the New York delegation
the following resolution offered by Schoon-
maker was unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That with a sense of profound
gratitude for his great services to the country
and to the Democratic party, and unquai-
fed admiration for his character and abilities
this delegation has received with deep regret
the impressive declination by Governor Tilden
ton to the Presidency of the United States.
An eDgrossed copy of the resolution was sent
to the Kentucky delegation.
The National Committee agreed upon Sem
ator John W. Stevenson of Kentucky for per-
manent chairman. 1t was agreed to admit
contesting delegations from New York and
Massachusetts, to seats until the committee on
credentials reported, but only the regular del
egations will be entitled to vote
The Massachusetts delegation held meet
ing to- night with view to settling or compro-
missing the differences in their State so as to
plished it will save much time to the conven-
ton.
The Ohio delegation took important action,
Although Thurman has a majority, yet when
it came to electing chairman. Alexander
Long, Payne man, was chosen by "a to &C
over Daniel LinwoOd, who represented Thur
man and Jewett. An entire Paine organiza-
ton was elected.
In Illinois vote for preference was taken,
resulting in Seymour 16, Morrison IS, Palmer
Davis, Trumbull and Tilden one each.
Nebraska has voted to unite with New York.
of candidate has been made.
Indiana strongly holds off from joining the
Ohio coalition, still remaining firm for Hen
bricks. At meeting tonight resolution was
adopted by the Indiana delegation specifically
condemning the effort to put Mcdonald in the
field.
The night has been noisy and busy from dele.
cations and clubs marching through the
streets with music and banners.
The representative in the resolutions COM
for Maine is E. McNichol.
A Boston Journals special says it is a note.
favor of Tilden, of Payne and of Jewett, is
their ability to furnish funds for carrying on
the campaign. Bayard's friends are working
diligently, but he is too much gentleman and
statesman to make Democratic candidate.
The South would stand up unanimously for
him, but he has no "barrel of money; and
while August Belmont advocates his nomina-
ton he does not promise the support of the
Rothschilds money bags. There are rumors
of an alliance offensive and defensive between
the friends of Randall and Bayard. This will
evidently strengthen Bayard The Field men
are resorting to the lowest lodges to attract at
tention to their candidate, including four
horse omnibus, on which brass band plays
around the streets, while on each side is in
scribed, "For President, S. j. Field 1t has
been ascertained that Field cannot receive the
support of the united California delegation
and that others from the Pacific coast are op-
posed to him. His recent dissenting opinion
in the Supreme Court on the reconstruction
laws is for state sovereignty, but it is asserted
that he was placed on the Bench of the Su-
preme Court for affirming the power of the
national government to coerce state. He
may be regarded as having small, if any,
chances for the nomination.
The decorations of the Music Hall have been
completed and are in excellent taste. The
central object is lfe-like portrait of Gen.
jackson, the father of the Democratic party,
and there is a profuse display of flags. The
600 chorus seats, which rise in the rear of the
platform, will be reserved for ladies' The
seats for the State delegations will be designat-
ed by banners of blue satin, bearing the names
of the several States in gold letters. Massachu-
sets has the front seats in the left centre d.
vision as seen from the platform, with Della
ware at her side and Louisiana and Kentucky
behind her, Rhode island and Connecticut
coming next. New Hampshire and Maine are
on the left side division, and Vermont on the
is on the right centre division.
New YORK, June 21.-A Washington dis
patch to the Times says that in the rebel
records captured at Richmond was found q
commission as colonel in rebel infantry regi-
ment, made out in the name of Thomas f.
Bayard, present Senator from Delaware. There
is, of course, no pretence that the commission
was ever offered Mr.. Bayard, but it is inferred
that a commission would not have been made
out in his name if it had not been believed by
the rebel authorities that Senator Bayard was
in sympathy with them. The Dover speech
and this commission will make heavy handi-
caps. The same records that implicate Hen
bricks as a member of the Golden Circle also
include Daniel w. Voorhees,.