Morning journal and courier., 1880-06-18
POLITICAL.

additions to the Democratic gathering, but
 the members of the convention will not be
 here in full force before Saturday night.
 Those on hand are as full of speculation and
 as ready with opinions as if the convention
 was within five minutes of assembling. The
 principal topic of discussion is the candidacy
 of Tilden, and the current of opinion is de-
 cidedly to the effect that Tilden will remain
 in the race until the nomination is made.
 Those who share in this opinion are Mayor Prince, secretary of the Democratic National Committee, and ex-Governor Bishop of Ohio, who is supposed to be in Tilden's confidence and is accused of working boom for Vice President with him. Bishop says that while he has no authority to speak, he says there is no man here authorized to say Hidden is not a candidate. Mir. s. K. Donovan, who was a member of the Tilden campaign committee in 1876, expresses himself precisely of the same opinion. The Seymour boom, which was be- ing pushed with such effect, received a shock by the publication in the National Associated Press dispatches yesterday of Seymour's let ter of declination to J. Thomas Spriggs, one of the Oneida county delegates to Cincin- nati
 The only boom which up to to-day had 
 bureau and all the paraphernalia of the regu- lar contest was that for Field, whose banner has f1oated from the Gibson House for two or three days There has been no demonstra- tion thus fara and no speech making, because as yet the number of delegates present has been too limited to warrant such efforts Work, however, has been progressing quiet ly and with good results, according to the managers. The headquarters are in charge of Hon. Samuel B. Smith, of New York, for merly Judge Fields law partner in San Francisco, and who has had charge of the Field movement from the start months ago, and who has been constant in his attention to details ever since He is assisted by MT. Ellers, of Chicago, one of the strongest of Fields friends, who declares that with him for candidate the Democracy can sweep the Pacific States against Garfield They will be supplemented to morrow by most of the California dele gates and they now expect to make formid- able showing on the first ballot They claim a strength of 15O ballots to start with, and believe this will give them stronger footing than that of any other candidate. They claim to have, after the most careful canvass, at least twenty of the twenty-four Pacific coast all from Colorado, majority from Kansas and Missouri. decided majority from Arkansas, and all or nearly all from Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee and Virginia, six from Maine and a portion of the Massachusetts, votes, many from New York and scattering votes from other States. If Senator Thur man should be withdrawn from the conven- tion, or if there should be a break in that vote, it is believed by Judge Fields support CTS that the most of these votes would go to him, especially those from West Virginia They count upon the assumption that the Ohio Democrats will work and vote for any man as heartily as for an Ohio man, and tbor or11 fcr two or three ballots, and that when they get ready to change Field will be so strong in favor that the Ohio votes will be given for him rather than for Payne or Jewett. Then, too, they gain courage from the fact that al- though Tilden cannot probably be nomina- ted, his influence is still powerful, and while the Tilden interest is antagonistic to Seymour and Tilden himself is known to have spoken in opposition to Bayard, Thurman, Hendricks and others in private conversation, he has only kind words for Field, who in the cleo toral commission fought almost bitterly for the rights of Tilden. It is claimed by the Field men that the reports in regard to the California and Oregon conventions are unfair and untruthful. In Oregon the convention was largely in favor of Field. During the deliberations member moved to instruct the delegates to vote for him. whereupon another member moved to instruct for Tilden. Then in order to pre- serve entire harmony motion was carried to lay both the previous motions upon the ta- ble. Immediately after this the convention chose almost unanimously Field delegate-at- large Thus the convention was controlled by Field men in his interest and in response to the wishes of the party In the State. In California @ majority of the convention, as well as majority of the people, were in fla vor of Field, but as matter of policy it was determined beforehand not to instruct the IL | the convention made 1t appear in opposition to him, but still nine, and perhaps ten of twelve delegates are known to be for Field, and were elected because of that fact. Of course the Ohio delegation will at first vote to their instructions for Thurman, unless he should decline, which he will not do unless he is sure the chances are hopeless ly against him. Where his p votes will go in the event of it's appearing useless to con tinue the contest for him can hardly be predicted. One thing however, is very noticeable, not only among a few of the Ohio men, but also around the hotel, in the streets, at the clubs and among newspaper men; that is an expression in favor of ticket which shall read Seymour and Hendricks and repeated inquiry as to what one thinks of it's strength. So constant is it heard that 1t seems more like the result of a prearranged plan than of the spontaneous and earnest feeling of the speaker. There are those of Tildens friends, however, who assert that such ticket is impossible be- cause both names are, under the present cir cumstances, objectionable to him.
 The movement in favor of Congressman H. B. Payne, of this State, has received quite an impetus from the arrival here of Payne s son-in-law, Whitney. This man has been accounted 8 Tilden man hitherto and is re- ported to have said that he was for Tilden all the time. Now, however, he is actively at work to secure the nomination of Payne, whose forces seem already to be better or ganized than those of any other candidate save Field. Some say from Whitney's sud- den change of position that he knows Tilden is not to be a candidate and is now working for Payne with Tilden's full consent.
 The boom for Senator David Davis does not appear to have reached Cincinnati yet. It may be different after all the delegates have arrived, but as yet none are talking of the distinguished independent Senator from Hi nois. Bayard's name is not often heard in the conversation of politicians. He will doubt less have plenty of advocates soon as the Southern men arrive, but he has not author
 ized anybody to organize boom for him and
 will not have headquarters if it depends on
 considered by some of the astute poi-
 ticiapsf here as the probable nomi- nee of the convention. His chance is in
 the fact that he would be acceptable to
 nearly all the delegates and the second choice
 of great many. The only element which is
 accounted positively hostile to him is Tilden,
 who is reported to be decidedly opposed to
 his nomination. The rallying point for Bay
 ards friends will doubtless be at the private quarters of August Belmont, who has rented for convention week the large and handsome house opposite the Grand Hotel, at reported Icost of $1 GOO for a week. He is warm
 personal friend and admirer of Bayard and
 it is generally understood that he intends to
 volunteer his services for Bayard and secure
 his nomination if possible. Belmont will be
 here tomorrow. H. Watterson, of the Louis
 vile Courier, is expected tomorrow and will
 work early and late for Tlden as long as he
 is candidate. There is strong undercur-
 rent of feeling that Iilden will be finally
 withdrawn. New York men who have ar
 rived are unusually reticent. This is con
 strued to mean that the effort to secure Til
 den's withdrawal has not been given up.
 Only one or two Tammany men have ap
 peared. They are emphatic and unwavering
 in their hostility to Tilden and ridicule the rumor that Tilden has made peace with Tam many.
 Tammany Still Opposed to Tilden. NEW YORK, June 17.-John Kelly in an in terview to-day, just before starting for Gin