The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-07-14

frorresDoufence OF the Ihl'a'''" -. .,o,e
NKw YORK, july ll.-Ihls "aaod viii
Of visiting statesmen are nov w" :. hold.
one accord. The Democrats. az Sovo NOW
ing the fort" on Governor NJ ri,,bt tho
oapturedt the New York ho'e'>' Conven,ion
familiar faces OF the Clnc'uu''' g., 10 GOO
aros oen on every side. some come !ur. W y,
"sV -, uo,,.,<<,, hut more a. members OF
o,e ~ two committees Cf that C'nIeu''ou'
The one Il the committee appo'n,cu 10 u",
t,fv Hancock Of his nomination l''lnVuS" !
Si:.nect ne knows IL pretty well by .u's ''ulc,
for Colonel Forncv called YESTERDAY i ""'
The other has the more lmpoIiAu' " '
az u,akinc, his election sure. in'" w. ~"
some volunteer advisory me-" o,i VI ~, ~,
cor,aiilccS. the officers 81 the" ""'t""N
c,,,,,,i,,.o who come 10 surrender tueir
,,,,.,1io. and here and there | see an ola
c,r,n.f,uovcr. who j. here simply because
.,ti,',, ore WORKING" and something goou
may fill in hi, WAY il he happens 10 DC WIN
i'm reach AZ The right moment, -,
The National Democratic committee VIII
meet AZ the li00mln House tomorrow A.
tnc names Of this committee were gwen OUT
IN the nlid,i Of The noise attending tue I'm
cipra,t nominations, u may be worth while
10 recall the more notable among them. SEN
aior Barnum, the retiring chairman, con-
ijnuc, 10 repreScu, Connecticut. He Is al
ready on the ground, and have no doubt
lis exact Whereabouts at this moment might
he learned by inquirlug at No. Il Gra-
mercy Park. Next to blm the most
prominent Of the r,Sppointed members
+, Wliam l.. scott, Of pennsylvania.
Mr.. scott hos been MIR. Tildeu'> night
bower and Mr.. Bsrnum his lcft-or PER-
hap> the order 81 designation should be re-
Ver>ed. New Jersey contributes that long
headed businessman Orostes \. Cleveland,
who i, remembered in Pail idelphia n one
Of the few working memhcrS OF The Centen-
NAL Commission. The New York member
Is Abram =. Hewitt. 4 man OF the same
stamp - Scott and Blrnum, but not the
equal oi the first NJ lberality or OF the Sc
c0nd in attention 10 the details Of campaign
work. Massachusetts iuhict> Frederick O..
Prince upon the party once more. simply
because il would hurt hS feelings To he LETT
of. There are three senators on the list
Farley. OF California; Jonas. OF Louisiana;
and Ransom, OF NORTH CarOlina-three men
about a. unlike ~ men can be made
hut each in some degree representa-
tive Of the peculiar intellectual char
scferi,ticS Of the state that sent him
io the Senate. All three are honest men
and capable politicians. but neither has
ever showed any capacity for leadership.
south Carolina miusc> fresh blood into the
concern by the appointment of Colonel T..
". Dawson, a ShTtWd and able man, who
ha> left B0urbOni>m lar behind, and who,
through III. new paper, i leading his people
hy pheasant pains into a civilization that
knows not the Wbi>key bottle or the revolt
vcr. Fat aud eloquent Tom O'ConnOr re-
presents Tennessee, the lean and level-bcai
COghlli Nirginia. nervous Smalley Vermont
and General W. 7. Martin Mississippi,
while Kentucky contributes a man OF parts
I'm McHcury, Delaware q well-equipped pO-
litician i'm Grubb. aud Wisconsin ti0wery
orator in Villas. On the whole, II Is pretty
good committee, fairly representative, more
than able TO pay it, own expenses, and ca
pablc OF doing good deal OF hard work.
WHO SHALL BE CHAIRMAN?
Now the question first in order Is. "WbO
shall be chairman Of that cOmmlttee?" 1t
Is The question chiefly discussed tonight.
ONLY three pamcs are canvaSsod-N lllam
II. Rarnum. William \. Wallace. and Will
liam l. scott. Most OF the newspaper talk
has been about Wallace. The Cincinnati
EnQuirer nominated him on the day after
fine ticket was formed. The nomination
has been seconded good many times, and
II has not escaped attention that the RepuD'
hcan press seem to be more afraid OF BIN
than Of anybody else. II is said ID MS be-
half that he is coniesSedy one Of the best
men in the land on StilI'huat; that
ms election would be a fitting re-
cognition OF his support Of Hancock
M CineiRnati; that Hancock himself
would like TO soc hun In the place, and
thai 10 put him there would be defiant
notice TO the enemy that Pennsy wanna
j. 10 be put down this year in the Demo-
cratic column. On the other hand, u Is
urged that Senator Wallace is not member
of the committee. j. not candidate Tor the
position, and does no; want il; that he VIII
work lust a. hard for Democratic victory
i'm Pennsylvania without II; that 1t Is bad
policv 10 drOD man who has been 80 efn.
Gent as Barnum, and that it will be good
policy TO respect Mr. Tllden's wishes in
hi, matter. by that last argument 1t Is
meant that Mr.. Tilden wants Barnum 10 be
chairman, and would eulrust his barrel 10
him willingly, beside giving him the Dene-
iii Of his vast experience IN political org1hl-
zatiOn, whereas, with an old antagonist IKE
Senator Wallace be could not be Thoroughly
ef rapport. 1t i also urged that Wallace
could only come in by the retirement OF
Scott, and that Scott is a man too valuable
10 lose. The knowing ones have not for
ni6cent lberalty in 1876. II Barnum goes
out Of the craftsmanship and Scott out of
the committee, they LAY that the world can
never be made 10 believe that rebuke To
Tllden is not intended, and the old man "
himself might haTOor such an idea in the
deptbS Of his mysterious bosom. Scott
himself j. spoken OF for chairman only in
the contingency Of Barnum's declination.
II looks tonight A. though Scott will not
feel II his duty 10 resign, and That Barnum
wit be the man. The only thing that may
change this programme i dii ect express
sion Of preference by General Hancock Tor
Senator Wallace. Such an expression he
has not vet made. MIR. Hewitt has been
named a. a dark horse, but the recollection
Of his dyspepsia is against him. They say
that be might have bad attack, get mad
with somebody and resign ia the very thick
est Of the fight.
GOiNG TO SEE GENERAL HANCOCK.
Milton r.. Speer came on last night. He
i, the PENNSYLVANIA member Of the commit
Tee OF one from each state upon which de-
wolves the pleasing duty Of telling General
Hancock "officiallv" that he has been nOmi.
mated. Ex- Senator stockton, Of New Jer-
sey, j. the chairman. Other prominent men,
. bers are Governor Salisbury, OF Delaware;
Judge Abbott. Of Massachusetts,; Augustus
Schoonmaker, Of New York Judge HOad-
ley. OF Ono: and John w. Daniel, OF Vir-
GINA. Many eminent Democrats vino are
got members are expected 10 give the 0cca-
sson interest by their presence. The gather
iag Is expected TO include not only the two
a