The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-06-12
ur..,dantial speculations.

PTo410enJb& 0tc~e'~'-~
soringueld telegram 10 the Washington
post gIycs The names Of the lilipob delegates
- IN National Convention, and then AIDES
ma their tlrst choice IA divided between
T,,prs. SEYMOUR, DAVIS, and HENDRICKS,
with perbaps one or-two Tor PALMER, but
the delegation rs whole IS largely fayora:.
BILE TO MORRISON. and upon the application
Of the unit rule, which was. adopted by the
Convention, three fcurths Of them At least
would readily centre upon blm as their man.
General GRANT expresses the opinion that
Mr.. SEYMOUR will be the Democratic cand'-
date.
The FIELD men reiterate their calm tnst
Georgia, Oregon, California, and Nevada
will be almost solid for FIELD. We snail
learn the truth at Cincinnati.
The Washington correspondents OF the
Baltimore american says:
"ffseems TO be conceded tbattbe Demo
cratic candidate for President Is to be fur-
nished by the East, and the candidate Tor
Vice-President by the West. seymour
continues 10 be an immense iayorite, ana Is
gaining ground so rapidly that leading
Democrats here declare they regard MS
nomination as almost certain. THURMAN,
however, Is not so strong TOR the second
place, because the Indianians are clamorous
for the vice-presidentialc candidate from their
State"
The Syracuse IN. Y.y Courier urges the
nomination Of HoRATfo SEYMOUR at Cincin-
natl as the one thing which would secure
victory at the polls in November. 1t says
if there is any name in the wide realm
whose mention more than that OF any other
sends thrill through the Democratic heart,
and whose leadership would fire the party
with the zeal OF the crusaders, that is the
name which the Democracy OF the Union
should in this critical moment OF its history
invoke.
The Courier says that Mr. SEYMOUR is
" the purest as well as the ablest statesman
of the age--a man verify without reproacb."
awe have assurances that IL nominated
he will accept" says the same paper. We
quote:
eli we ask II there Is such name, there
comes back from every hamlet and hilltop
from the pines OF Maine TO the mines OF Cal
ifornia, and from the lakes OF the North TO
the Mexican seas on the south, in respon-
sive yeas, Horatio Seymour. That is the
name whereby we may conquer. That Is
the name whose potent spell would insure
victory to the Democracy OF the Empire
State and the Union. Under his banner
the Democratic hosts would fight as men
never fought before-would fight as men
who know the battle is to be theirs" |
The Washington Post OF yesterday says
GA Seymour wave is approaching that
will carry all in the Cincinnati Convention
away before it,"
the First West Virginia district has sent
as delegates two THURMAN men to Cincln-
natl. l.
In the Illinois State Convention on Thurs
day, w. c. GONDy, OF Chicago, offered the
ReSoiUed, That we recognize in Horatio
Seymour man whose eligibility, long ex-
perience, and spotess character permanent
ly qualify him for the highest Office in the
With a firm hold on the
hearts OF the masses, belonging as he does
to no section, but TO the whole cou 1try, adj |
Dcrlng 10 no cnQue nor 1acJl0n OF party, ne |
stands above the turmoil OF personal rivalry |
pr antagonism and free from personal hos
tiliy. No Democrat can oppose him. Every |
Democrat will support him. 1t is in our |
opinion easier for all the elements OF the |
party to unite on him IS the nominee tban |
On any one else. While we do mol instruct, |
we earnestly request our delegates to the |
National Convention to take such action as |
hey may deem advisable to present the |
name of Horatio Seymour before the Ma
ional Democratic Convention for the Office |
II President of the United States.
The mention OF Seymour's name was
greeted with great applause and three
cheers.
Some confusion ensued. A representa-
i've of Morrison and one OF Palmer sue
,eeded in making speeches against instruct
ng for any one, and the house ruled out
Illinois own candidates.
Finally the roll was called on the qucs-
ion OF referring the resolution to the CON-
nittee on resolutions, which prevailed by |
7ote of 373 to 213.
So that Mr.. SEYMOUR had 273 delegates as
gainst 1913 for MORRISON, PALMER, TILDEN,
HENDRICKS, THURMAN, and all the rest.