The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1880-06-18

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Office seekers and butting -holing i
the order Of the day. There are from
half to a dozen applicants for every
honor that the Convention can be-
stow, showing that the greed for Office
is so great that even the non paying
ones do not go abeggiug The hotel
and hall accommodations here are
much TOO limited for such a crowd As
is present, and the jam is terrific.
Rooms, designed for two, are made to
hold ten or twelve persons, and he
who had failed to engage lodgings in
advance thinks himself fortunate i
he can he one Of even those numbers.
AT this writing, II A. NJ, It is hard
to say Wharf.-The Convention will do.
There is an anti-Tilden element al
work, which seem disposed to have
their say or raise row, and fear
that the business will not progress
very far to-day. The District Com.
mittees are not called to meet till II
O'Clock, and as the Convention will be
called to order at II, there will be but
little time to arrange the prelimina'
ries, which will OF necessity be thrown
on the Convention, and therefore de-
lay the proceedings. There are three
aspirants to the Temporary Chair
manship-Geo. X. Snyder, Of Clark,
Clarence McElroy. Of Warren, and T.
J. Bush, Of Fayette. with chances in
favor Of Snyder. Ex-Governor Ste
venson will likely be Permanent
Chairman.
Hon. Henry Watterson, Of the
Couier-Jomnal, is circulating freely
among the delegates. ! met him a
few minutes ago and asked him il the
report, which is being indistriously
circulated that Mr.. Tilden had decid.
ell to withdraw from the candidacy
f,n the Presidential nomination, had
any foundation in fact. mo, sir,
said he, Its an d-n bosh, set anoat
for effect. Mr.. Tilden is in the hands
Of the Democracy, and viii leave it
20 fix his relations with the party
do you think inquired, that
the Convention will instruct for Til
den ?" 81 do not, and even were it
so disposed, | would oppose it. Mr..
Tiden himself does not desire it. !"
There is a strong feeling among the
delegates in favor of the old Sage, and
"A delegation iavoriDg him will no
doubt be sent to Cincinnati.
The contest for District delegate
in the Sth, has narrowed down to
personal matter between Logan and
Walton, and it is impossible now TO
say who will be chosen. Walton's
friends are claiming il, while Capt.
Logans seem confident. | can say at
any rate that DIR. George Perkins, of
Somerset, will be one of the delegates,
and that a worthier man could not be
chosen. Judge Sauhey's chances fer
Elector me tip-top. He will have but
little opposition.
The Lincoln county delegation has
been completed by the election of
Col. Isaac Shelby, Jr., to gil Mr.. 7.
W. Higgins place. They are crowd
ed into Room 100, Phoenix Hotel. and
are in fine spirits.
OF course any points that | can now
give must be a conjecture, 50 for
ward this by mail to be supplemented
by telegraph. w. z. w.
special Dispatch 10 the iSrEHioR JouRSALl
LEXINGTON, KY, June N, 7:45
r. M.-The Convention met at
o'clock, and Geo. X. Snyder made
Temporary Chairman. The various
Committees were appointed, and
then an adjournment for one hour.
Committee organization reported Gen.
Desha for Permanent Chairman, elect.
ed. While the Committee was out,
Preston, Breckenridge, Waiterson and
LAY made Tilden speeches and Lind
ay and Stevenson spoke in behalf Of
seymour. Committee On Resolutions
eported favoring Tilden for the
Presidency, but did not instruct.
\ test vote showed major
ty of one hundred against instruct
ng delegates TO vote as a unit
convention Was a perfect bowling
mob TOR an hour. Adjourned at
AS TO meet at 8 o'clock. Too much
'hisky. Eighth District elected
Judge NJ. G. Sauhey for ElectOr aud
apt. X. ID. Logan and Col. Mat
Walton Delegates w. 2. w.
GARFIELD is one Of those patriotic
that resigned his position
q the army to take a more lucrative
nd safe civil Office; and while absent
rom his post TO electioneer for Con-
ress, he had il entered on the Army
'ecord "Absent on account OF sick
ess."
THE daily papers are publishing for
le thousandth time that Tilden has
ithdraWn from the Presidential can
idacy, and that Seymour has again
"Your candidate can new
I be-"