The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-06-23


deon Hall tomorrow evening, and eonlin.
ued the invitation to the Ohio delegation
to be present.
An Old Politicians View Of the CintinnaIi
Convention.
Col. Alsck Meriurs'a dispatch n his paer-.hs
PhllAdePhiA T,mo oi y'atsrlay.
One notable feature OF the Cinsinnaii
contest is the general absence Of the
vindictiveness between contendiag in.
terests that was exhibited at Chicago.
The retirement OF Tilden removed the
only positive, organized and lrrecorcIlable
element Of the Democracy, and beyond
petty strife here and there Ia particular
States, there Is no pronounced hostility 10
any particular candidate. There Is active
work progressing all the time TO promote
the chances Of iavorites, but thor is Mt
crusade against any OF the prominent ex
peC,ants such as surged agaIust GTaut,
Blaine and Sherman at Chicago. Under
lying the desire to serve particular men |,
the general purpose to make a strong
ticket. The Democratic leaders are all
confident that they possess the power to
defeat Garfield II they shall wisely emplo!
their opportunities, and, as rule, the,
are much more deslrions for success thai
for the triumph OF iavorites in the R0mina
ton.
This rather unusual feature Of Nation.
al Convention makes 1t quite possible iol
\ considerable concentration on StrOrR
ticket before Wednesday morning. lfth,
free aud friendly conferences which ar
constantly going on shall result 10 any
thing like unity Of judgment In favor ot
he availability OF any man or COmbina
tiOn, the Convention will DRIFT there 4
naturally as water seeks It's level; and sucl
q result Ia possible Ia favor oI HanceSk
Bayard. Field, Hewitt or McDane!a. Han
cock and Mcdonald, Mcdonald and Poi
ter, Field AID Mcdonald, Bayard and Nc
Donald, Hewitt aud Mcdonald, and Me
Donald and Bayard are all possible CON.
blnations During the last twenty.iou,
hours there has been no ticket PROPOSED
that did not either begin or end With Sen.
ator Mcdonald. The inpossibility oi nom
mating Hendricks after the enforced retire.
ment Of Tilden has been generally con.
ceded.
To force Tilden to the rear and give hi.
front place 10 Hendricks, who Is not with.
In the narrow circle Of Tilden's affections,
would be an oGense 10 1ilden that could
not fail to be resented at the polls, and
thus throw New York for Garfield. Thi,
TACT excludes Hendricks from the race, bui
bis State 10 nov made an October luger.
board ags!n by the recent decision Of The
SS::preme Court, and II seems to DO cor.
ceded that either the first or second place
on the ticket must BE- given 10 Indiana
Mcdonald Is here In The delegation, aud
sincerely devoted 10 and trusted by Hend.
ricks, and there will be no heartburnipg
among the friends OF Hendricks II Nc
Donald shall succeed 10 the honoB due to
his chief. It u not claimed thGt he Is
stronger than Hendricks iu Indiana, but
with The cordial support Oi Hendricks that
would be given TO him, he Is regarded as
certain TO carry the State in October.
It must be obvious TO all why Mcdonald
now figures so conspicuously In the con.
test, and unless a protraoted struggle ends
by stampede, no will be either the head
or tail Of ihe ticket. II nominated for
President, New York will name the Vice
President, and the first choice would have
been Kendall had he not drawn his sword
40 fercely against The Tilden warriors,
but now It may be Potter, or II may be
given 10 Bayard, who would probably
strengthen the ticket as much In New
York as any resident oi the Sts!O. The
Tilleu men do not transmit 20 Mcdonald
any OF their hatred for Hendricks, and II
he shall be awarded tbe first place, It will
be with the cordial assent OF Tilden's
friends, and wi:,l the assurance that they
will carry the EmpircStSte for the DemOc
rscy.
Bayard has steadily gained In strength
during the last ior,y.eight houB, and ID
now admittedly the strongest man on the
FIRST ballot. He would be the nominee,
with Mcdonald for the second place, but
for the clond o. uncertainty that hangs
over New York. Next 10 Seymour and
Hendricks, Bayard Is moat hated by
Tilden, and the Southern delegates, who
would willingly give Bayard large vote,
hesitate to battle for hin. The South
NAhkh n ktSApb khAN tAA iaFAy ANpW w
New jersey, Connecticut hnd Indiana, and
while II loves Bayard, IL loves Democratic
success more. Field now PROMISES to be
next to BSYRrd ~ the start, and ho Is one
oi the prominent men who is within the
range OF SUCCESS. II nominated, 1t would
be with the active or passive approval oi
New York; and Hancock may suddenly
become the iavOrlte Of tho Ttldsn men,
after the abandonment OF Payne, and be
throwu TO the head ol the ticket.
The Payne movement seems 10 have
reached Its climax, and it's inlprActihlii.. :.
Is now generally conceded. This l1avss
the Hldcn guard without q cRud .dA,a and
the indications tO.nigk; are iha, thew will
masquerade for waIle, aud at the pro.
ptuoas moment ;nTOw themselves upon
levitt, Mcdonald, Hancock, Field or
some pew man, and TINS make nnminA.
lion. The general conviction that New
York may BE- doubtisl At best, and that II
will be more than doubtful II Tilden shall
not actively support the ticket, will give
special Importance and favor to any move
ment his friends may make. They have
been defeated In their preliminary batlle
for Payne, hut It was not so much because
TllJen had favored him, az because Of the
very general belief that the contest must
not be staked on the 0ctUbsr election IN
Ohio. The sHme consideration il In some
degree In the way OF JswetI'S nO.IilnatiOh,
While Jewett has not been OslentatiOns.
ly pressed here, no has been freely dis
cussed duTinE the day and tonight In In
huenilAl circles. lie isan Ohio man, hay
Ing attained his political prominence in
that State, hut he has been entirely supG
rated from Ohio politics and identified
with New York kintsfesB for some
years, and 1t is claimed that his nomina.
lion would secure New York, greatly 70,
duce the Ohio Republican mOjority in DC,
l0her and probLbly carry the Iiuckeys
State without stalking the Issue Oi the bat.
tie on Ohio. Since the formal retirement
Of Tilden q strong pressure has been made
upon the convention from business cir
Clesin the East 10 promote his nomination,
and active etIOrtS arc being made To con.
CentrAte New York upon him. Ohio Ia
less Averse TO him than TO payIe and he Is
now In that peculiar position that may
suddenly make him formidable Competi'
tor for the prize, or may never bring him
into the race. Hewitt Il much discussed
tonight Ms likely 10 command the vote O
New York Rt some state Of ths fight, aud
II 40, he would be formidable.
II thOre was more Of bitterness in the
battle, there would TO more likelihood O
an undiscussed man, and Gen. Mcclellan
VI Gen, franklin might then bS nominated
in whirlwind like tho Garfield whirl ol
Chicago; but the outlook tonight gives no
sign oil such bitter TivAlries al, require a
new and unconsidered name, % solve the
difficulty, and II ls quite probable that
deliberate concentration Oi sentiment may
indicate the ticket by to.moFEDH night
Even the Randall and the Americus Club
marched together this mSrninR, and lhs
PennSy IYAniAns very generally attended
The Randall seTonHde tonight. Demo
cratic harmony Seems 10 be IN the stmu,.
pheTe ABOUT the convention, and nnless
HI I.