Year: 1868

The New Wigwam-visit Of Delegates to the


Convention to the New Tammany shrine


Views of the south on the Situation-t'h 'hnse


the Great Fnvorite for Nomination.


The work the wigwam on Fourteenth
street is being pushed forward with untiring energy


and the hitherto glorious and coming eventful
Fourth OF July will find 1t ready for he great work
which is TO inaugurate its formal dedication as the
great democratic wigwan. The principal hall
Is lofty, spacious and well ventilated and
Will seat close on five thousand persons.
In all its interior decorations and fittings, in the
change Of location and its imposing appearance as
public structure, the new wigwam presents pro.
portionate advance with the extent growing wealth
and importance Of our city. Every day it ia visited
by the drdn couiTiers OF the state delegatons-the
men who may have been some day in the past
once in their lives before in Gotham and are there
fore supposed 10 be experienced in the ways OF the
great city and proof against the wlles, decepions
and Vaccinations OF the legion OF sharpers who are
constantly on the look out for the arrival OF green
country cousins. To these chiefs OF delegations
the visit to the arena where their state is to cast
its vote with its sister democratic States 10 save
the Union from radical misrule Is one OF chief and
absorbing interest The party in charge OF the build


ing-the major domo, chief doorkeeper or sergeant
alarms, or whatsoever offlcial designation he goes


by-is assiduous IN his attention 30 these visitors
and points out 10 them everything Of interest. One


Of the principal features OF the ornamentation OF the


principal han will be the thirty seven shields and
coats OF arms representing all the States Of the
| Union These are very beautifully painted, and
follow after the "old thirteen In the order In
| which they came into the Union and set
| their stars 10 shine In the galaxy that viii
nave such an excellent representation over
the tpedkefs tribune. Al almost any hour OF the
day memoers Of delegations from states adjoining


aho IRON lar distant homes, along the great Pacific


el0pe the western prairie and the Mississippi valley
may pe met WITH, under the guidance OF Mr.. McGar


vey, expressing their admiration for the perfectness
WIN wnich me ancient shrine OF Tammany is ph0-
mx.llke, pelDg reproduced in ITS new temple, and
hoping that the dedicatory work will be no auspi
clously cOmmenced and carried through as to
awaken resh devotion IN the hearts OF oil for the
democratic institutions OF our beloved land,


The representatives Of the Southern delegations
who are here are ali az individuals Ia favor OF Chase
while the delegates BODY al home are
ae anxOusy hoping for Chase's nomination: but
acting rs bodies n the Convention they III vote for
any that the preponderating vote of the Conyen.
Carolina, whose delegations are now represented
here, are decidedly In favor Of Chase as the demo-


cratic standard bearer OF the country and speaking


for not only their constituents but for the


tive republicans OF their states and knowing where.
OF they speak" they say the Convention viii make


great mistake II they fail TO come up To- that one


and the democratic party-negro suffrage.
| Splitting upon this rock, should such unfor.
| tunaely be the case. they say that the party
| Is split up forever, and that no political


question, no principle OF party will ever arise TO
| reunlte them and make them again power In the
] iand The opportunity now offered 70 the deWocrecy