, 1880-06-23
PRESIDENTIAzL. |
A Short Session Of the DON
vention at Cincinnatif
Yesterday.
The Body Adjourned Until |
10 O'Clock This
Forenoon.
Delegations at Once Begin
/, Their Caucus Work in
Earnest.
New York Lending or in q Move. \
ment Ostcnsibly Favor
ing Payne,
Which Is Looked Upon as Nothing
Mora than a Feint for a
Tilden.
Seven Other States Also Join
This New Strategical
Maneuvre,
While Illinois Declares as o.
Unit i'll Favor Of
Morrison.
Ohio Indignantly Protests Against
Amy Other Man Than
Thurman. q,
The Old Feud Between Titden's
Friends and Tammany Again
Revived,
Bringing tho Rider Of Black
stono" Once More into
tho Field,
| Where His Party Must Either Give
| Him Aid or Kill Him
! Entirely.
Ohio Indignantly Protests Against
ANY Other Man Than
Thurman. =.
The Old Feud Between Titden's
Friends and 7 Tammany Again
Revived,
Bringing the Rider of Black
stono" Once More into
tho Field,
Where His Party Must Either Give
Him Aid or Kill Him
Entirely.
THE CONVENTION HALL.
4 GLANCE At TIE DECORATIONS AND AcCoHM0-
pATtilHE.

THE CONV ENT1ON HALL.
a GLANCE At TIE DECORATIONS AND AccohMo-
DATtONs ;
Epeefat Disrafth to Ths Chicago 1fnAne
CINCINNATI, O., June 2a--Tho morning dawues1
hot. but there was n refreshing breeze, In Hut
contradiction OF tho stercotyed alanlcr to tho
effect that no cooling zophyrBever xpnch the bot
tom OF tho basfu oh which Cinclnnnh IL Situated.
Tho Convention assembled to the solemn, I'M
prcsalvo tones Of tho great organ In the Hredt
Music 1Iall. with Whiting. tho celebrated orpnr,-
tst, presiding. Tho hall Ia magnificent. lnrge
enough, not too large. for tho'purposes OF Nn-
tional Convention. Chicago bousts Of nothing IN
tho why Of hall to compnre with this grcat
temple OF music. It In nm obl0ng equArc with
curved corners. cutlery extonds on three
sides, md d second gallery across tho far end,
There uro three ticr8 OF win1ows. Tho rOof,
arciled ut tho sides, is supported by Iron col
unans. and tho whole is plainly hut richly I'm
ishcd In cherry. Tho splendid orgun extends
over half Of ono end, and Its noblo tones soom to
make tho whole ctlidco troInbic. Tho arr4tnRe-
menta for entrance and exit nro perfect, hpInR
from three sides, rendering it practIcahle to
empty tho vast structure In flyo or ten minutes.
Tho dccoralone nrp not 90 elaborate or profuso
as were those 1T Chtcngo.
THEY CONSIST OF
tho faRs Of oil nations depending from tho wall
on Lowell with tho uppor gallery. and ut tho etd
opposit the platform thero ts rather cheap
portra!tof Washington surrounded by American,
flags, and abovo tho Hlnglo word "Wcromu."
Immediately In front Of tho platform. faclng
that Ut Washington, Is a picture or ''Old 1Iick-
ory," tho Democratic patron saint, whose nugn-
lar, stern feutnres and rigid mouth rc<a.ll tho
shlbboloth Of all Democratic cntnpat4ns, "Tho.
spoils Of tho oneny belong to tho victor" This,
picture takes precedence Of tAt OF tho Fathor
of his Country In this, that In addition tos
boing drapod With American tlngs 1t Ia wrcathod
across tho centre OF tho dolcRnte tioor Is pcco
Of palo-blue a!lk inscribed with tho words. "Ohto
0reots tho Nation." Tho shields nnrking tho
position Of tho respective stata delegations aro
Of sllk, tlcop dark b1uo, edged with yellow. Tho
press accommodations arc inferior to thoso nt
tho Chicago Convention. In tho first plato, the
Chalr1nan's ucsk stands OH IN extension OF tho
main Platform lntdway hetween tho press tables
OH clthcr slha, though
TIM ECONOMY or TIE NATIONAL COMMITTEE
has bocn tho rucatw Of inserting Il couple Of
small tat1ca iato tho space Immediately In trout
Of tho dcak. As matter Of cotirso theso two
ANAL ta1les axo tho best In tho house, nnd as a
matter OF course thoy hnvo boo,, m!suppro-
printed, whllo tho verbatim reporters Of tho
Assoolatcd Prcss haye becu rcloRatad to a tablo
on tho loft, whsro they c.,., hoar hut lttlc ttut
Is going On, mud aro Obliged to step up onto tho
uniform and work under tho ChairuQns
5yngp wheaeyor ho ia talking, ! ~
for hearing tho dclrRatos. thut is nx,ro
difficult oyon than at the Exposition
'Uu!lutne with its echo and tho yastpess ut tho,
hall to pontepd with. Thcro Ia a constant and;
truly Domocratio Convention confusion In tho
hall, about tho platform, a.,d ovorywhoro. which
makca nouort,uR annnylnuly tiIticult, A ltop4s3,-
llcon Cony Dnt1on In tho aa1nu hnIl, BY co,npart-
an. wn,ld III IA oasy to tuka M tho. ayozaRp
Hundny-uhool hnthorinu. Tho pnss-tablcs ayp
somothlng Ike eight foot long, but, In order to