Morning journal and courier., 1880-02-23
News by Telegraph
 FROM ALL QUARTERS. The Political Field. To-Day's Meeting of the Demo-
 cratic Committee. RANDALL A DARK HORSE. Second Choice of the Tilden
 Mem. Tine Convention at Utica. Grant Developing Strength Among the Delegates.
Tine Convention at Utica.
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.

The Democratic Convention = Where
 Will 1t Re Held-CincinnatiA Ahead in
 the StruggIe-Gathering of the Clans
 -Tilden's Hopes BurIed-Randall a
 Dark Horse-Tilden's Strength to be
 Thrown i'm HIS FavOrs
 WASHINGTON, Feb. 22.-At 8 o'clock to- night it Is generally conceded that Cincinnati has won the Democratic convention and that the time will be the 23d of June Still the fight goes on between Cincinnati, St. Louis and Chicago, all other points being out of the race. Willard's Hotel, where all the head quarters are established, is again crowded to- night and every phase of politics is being dis cussed. The friends of Tilden give out that he is indifferent as to where the convention may be held, except that he doss not favor Washington. The Kelly men from New York favor Cincinnati for the reason, as they assert, that Tilden favors St. Louis. There is such an intense rivalry between St. Louis and Chicago that the votes controlled by St. Louis will go to Cincinnati rather than see the convention go to Chicago, and vice versa. Amid the discussions stimulated by the approaching meeting of the National Dem ocratic Committee it is noticed that the name of Samuel J. Randall is earnestly mentioned as the coming dark horse. Tilden's friends freely admit that when it is clearly demon strated that he cannot secure the nomination his entire strength will be cast for Randall. Taking up the idea that Southern tionable to their. section, he could easily unite the vote of the South in the National convention. Tilden is being withdrawn. It is conceded on all sides that Randall could have the undivided support of the Pennsylvania delegation, while New Workers express the opinion that his nomination would harmonizs the two factions in their State. Such is the political situation, as gathered among the great crowds of politicians from all sections of the country, who are to night crowded in the lobby at Willard's Hall. It should be stated that the second place on the ticket is scarcely mentioned, all interest being concentrated on the presidential nominee.
 Judge Lowell. of Virginia. proxy for E. A. Coghill on the Democratic National Commit. tee, arrived here tonight. The judge is for Washington first as the place of holding the convention, but as Washing on has no chance he will vote for Cincinnati. The friends of Cincinnati at this hour (11 p. n. ) claim twen- ty votes on the first ballot.
 The Washington Post to- morrow will have the following article on the action of the National Democratic Committee
 ssIt is quite probable that Cincinnati will be selected by the committee as the place at which to hold the Democratic National con- vention, although St. Louis and Chicago are each making strong pull for it. There are not apply to the other cities, and while a matter of mere preference or caprice, the editor of this paper would prefer St. Louis to Chicago and Washington to either. He is frank enough to admit that there is good deal of force in the claim made by Cincinnati. Ohio is close State and Gin cinnati 8 pretty evenly divided city. The r1ro nf fUavtv or f1ffv sentative Democrats in that city for week would not be without influence, and in a contest as close as that of 1876 might turn the scales in favor of the Democratic candidates. Ten thousand Southern Democrats brought to combat with as many thousand Oincinnatians would pluck out of their eyes good many notes and and beams Missouri does not need to be any more Democratic than she is, and Illinois is as hopelessly joined to radicalism as Kansas. We have no doubt the convention could be more cheaply, more comfortably and more agreeably enter tained in Washington than anywhere else but the absurd notion that the nominations made here would be subject to the charge of Con- gressional dictation will doubtless practically rule this city out of the list of competitors. That being the case, in the interest of the party simply we shall hope to see Cincinnati selected. As to the time there is but little to be said. From ten to twenty days after the Republican convention shall have completed it's work would be the most polite period. If Grant should be nominated at Chicago it might be wiser to select differ ent man than the one who could with safety be pitted against Blaine. In two weeks time the smoke of battle will lift and the conditions of the Republican party with Grant be clearly discernible. At Cincinnati on the 18th of June will be as we'll therefore as we can hope to have it."