Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-06-22
CINCINNATI CONVENTION.

nations has taken GehDlte shape. Ii New 1oIk,
New jersey and Connecticut could agree as to
a ticket i. locks as if the convention would read.
lily accept their decision soIfar as csu be gathered
from opinions CT various delegates. But thus
far no united action has been agreed upon.
MIR. BayA:d sti appears to have Tho largest
number Of really earaest and bear ysupporters,
but there is nothing yet to justly the txpcCta-
ton that he vii win. New York beiog consid-
cred the pivot State, there Is great anxiety TO
learn who is delegation considers the most
available candidate there.
Bayard is evidently the strongest in sou'harn
affections, tut the sou hcrn delegates "lll lot
press him tx,cpt ty following northcrn leader
ship.
The Field men have scared lha promis, of
| many mpimentary votes on The lst ballot and
10 this way have Increased their apparent
strength. Georgia is expected to diside its vote
| between Rayard aud Field On the frs. ballot,
but Fields managers have nos been able to c)n.
| sodato the Pacific delegates for him. They
| claim all OF Oregon AID seven of CALIFORNIA; -
votes, but five Nevada delegates are ptrsistentIy
| against Field Tho divisions in Ohio and To-.
| diana ale thought By many to leave all tho Gu
| dida!es from these States cut OF the question.
Payne c5ntinuts apparently to be quite strong
| and some shrewd observers think that if the
Tildcn men hold all their STATS in tho oonven-
| ton and CTS: New Yolk's solid vote fer
Payne, he would lead Bayard Oh the
| tiIit ballots. This, however, is doubtful and
| tie chances 10 any tv3ot ara that Bayard' s
friends will sand firm. whila Payne svotts will
soon dwindlc. These arc opinions only. which
| arc telceraphcd 10 order 10 give an idea Ct what
| tho prepondCranco Of tho talk is, but all is at
| sea and nobody Gao give any safe forecast Of
| what il to come.
The convention is RAPIDLY asst mbiiog ct l:30
| 10 tho spacious Music llslI. whose beauties have
been too often described 10 Itqliro aoy further
motto, now. 10 GcacrOl appearance, it is around
ed.oblong, being but little larger in length than
breadth. Tho platform is 10 the wcst,rn end,
while on tho opposite end ADD on the norlhcrn
AID southern sides ere galleries. fer spectators,
these galleries being largely occupied by ladies'.
! The main body OF tho hall il as,igced to the
delegates and their al;ernatts. whose positions
arc indicated by neat Banners Of blue silk edged
with gold, b,eripg the names Of tho respective
States. The upper galleries arc deckcd with
J American tlags, while at tho windows the figs
the hall is suspended Hue oauvss bearing
| Ex Senator Barnum, Ct Conn, chairuao Of
the democratic national committee, called the
copventon to order ct l2:45 D. H., and orc saot
ed R.v. Charles W. Wendell, of tho Uoitariau
church. who invoked tho throne Of grace. lie
spoke Of the young democracy Of America hay
| ing btcomo refuge aod asylum for the distress
cd aId down trOddcn throughout the world and
| tho light and hOpo OF the natiOus, and pra9e
thatWith an uIlilttring hand every VI Just law 90
tho statute book NIGH: be erased and our polit
cal life purgcd from every evil that keeps back
tho people from tho highest measure of virtue
aud happiness. Above all. he continued, let
there be al end OF all stcooal divisions and
| strife. Let every root Of bitterness, every &C..
caslon OF enlargement be removed, AID let our
whole people, forgetting the things that arc
behind and pressing forward to the thiogs
that ore before, DO unitod, heart and hand.
10 tho bonds OF mutual ooDf1etc, and
good will. lloi, this convention to choose
tor leaders in the approaching and honorable
struggle, men Of large Wis Iom and experience
ofloity charac er and irrcpros chsblo life; mon
truo snd fearless 10 tho hour Of trial, yet ardent
lovers Of Justice add pctco. Eoabe tho menu
| bors OF this convention to ris, abOvh all sclt.
seeking and personal preferences and ndisorcet
| parry Zeal into the lnrRcr sediment of public
coed OF American nationally and human broth
erhood. Let them remember that he serves
bis party best who hest Serves God Wo ask
| that our action t).duy may be well pleasing 10
the sight of GGd
| MIR. Blrnup tbeu by dir, con Of he national
committee prrelt ID tho ramo Of Hoe. George
liea1ey, of Ooio. for Temporary chairman.
Agreed to. Mess VIM. l. Scott aud II. D.
MoHcnry were appCi lted to conduct him TO the
chair.
| Judge HoalIey' y approach to the platform
was greeted with appliance.
The Judge proceeded to address The commit
tee and the Convention. lie halked thsm for
lhtir Complimentary sc lou 10 putting him 10
tho CHAIR. llG pledged himself to the strc:est
impultlaily 10 the ADMINISTRATION Of tho duties
assigned to him. This Was tho Vply adequate
method by whl,h he could testify his gratitude
As chairman no should be uli;ber frieud nor foe
Of any csbdjalo though he had bis favori,o in
| whosc behalf he was both taru, s: and partiz ~
| Ho took the ground that The representatives
| here were not d,lcsaiS Of GtRressional dis
tics bus as representatives ut intestine IT'LL
States SubGusd applsus, l. lie proceeded with
souie l4udaiion of tho donJcrstc partyf.r which
this soGyao!i0n would mako 10 nes creed which
had is own vitai!y sud which you'll net de-.
pond Tor is tutur4 90 the succ S. of lis ticket
or b. ushsd out by i;S d. Ut. Their duties
htrl were simply 10 declare The party will. The
(cJasiou was one Of grcs, interest aud iuIorl-
ance. AT s. L.uiS. fur yens ago. they
placed 10 nomuarou two of tho foremost men
of tho naiop iGrcat applause
The subsequent repetition Of tho pane.
Samuel j. Tilden, W IS the oee ,siun ior another
| oulburst, dClt gait 5 rlslug 10 their seat0 aid
| cheering aod waving f4os Flo asserted that
they were as c!rtaiuly cltcud as vas Washing
ton and Monroe. lSubdued applause. He
denounced the Republican party as ono OF fraud
which cheated the pconIo GU! of thoir choice,
thus proving their inGdoliiy to republican p,iu.
clples. But if tho democratic psrly should
again be succ ssful, 90 canning devise Of dis
honest arbitration should rob them Of
the flui's Of their vistOry. Applause. j.
Although the democrats failed to ioaugu
rate their Candidates. thsir cause was not
| wholly los!. They defeated tho attempt 10 steal
the State povernmoat Ct Florida aud 10 trice
| remansd Of tho earpet.bag governments 10 The
South. except $4,000 600 Of States debts &C.
ounulated by them as burden uDon tho reo-
enI ha Ioot lof | IL