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4 LIBERAL REPUBLICANS. The Queen City Fitting Up for the Coming Convention. cae Exposition Hall Where the Delegates Will Meet. —<—$—— WILL BE SELECTED. Arrangements, Lodgings and Amuse- ments for the Conventionists. HOW THEY aries The Platform Still Un- der Discussion. THE CANDIDATES. —- Adams Favorite Before the Wells Letter. DAVIS STOCK GOING OFF. Horace Greeley, Gratz Brown and Aleck McClure Quoted Largely. The Vice Presidency Nomina- tion Going Begging. Lnterviews with Ex-Neeretary Cox, Representa- tive Campbell, the Volksblatt Man and Ozro Dodd. PROSPECTS FOR A FUSION. Pendleton Cautious and the De- mocracy Generally Watchful. THE GERMAN ELEMENT AND ITS LEADERS, CINCINNATI, April 24, 1872, A good deal of work is going on in a methodical, | Sool Way, to promote the organization of the Liberal | Republican Convention here next week. A com- mittee, presided over by Mr. George Niohols—a son- ln4daw of Joseph Longworth, the eldest son of the | celebrated Nicholas Longworth—sits daily in an | office room of Mozart Hall, where the “Reunion and | NEW YORK BERALD, SATURDAY, APKIL 27, 1872—TRIPLE SHE&t. the Convention. The Gorman and Pennsylvania element here make a pervading conservative and hospitable town-tone. The vices are tolerated, but he sporting people apprehend little gain from the Politictans. “I should starve to death,” satd Jim Whaley, the leading gambler of the Southwest, and a Buckeye born, who has a showy and cosey trap on Fourth street—“I should starve to death if I took my living second-hand from the public crib, Politicians live off gamblers, not gamblers off politicians.” “Yes,” sald the spry and agile dealer, Walt: | Lewis, “we're glad enough not to be assessed more than three times in @ canvass, It's the popular vices, you know, that contribute to the support of popular government. The soiled doves, the cappers and the horsemen are the active patriots, and they keep public life from getting stagnant. Now if we had a straight out dimmycrat con- vention, trade might be good. Bnt these yer iberal movements don’t buck much!" THE QUEEN CITY FOR VISITORS. Cincinnati has little to show, but what there is Iles in @ small area and can be readily seen. Its great public fountain is the finest piece of strect art in America, and is’not exceeded by any statuary group at Versailles or Oassel. It cost $50,000 gold, and before it was up and the water turned on had cost $50,000 more, while the preparation of the square and plaza to receive it brought the price up to $150,000. It was the chef d'uvre of its kind at the great bronze foundry of Muller, at Munich, and is now the most superb bit of fountain ornamentation on either Continent, Every night the water ts turned on at every facet, and the square fills up with prom- enaders and gazers, The great suspension bridge of Cincinnati will be the most extraordinary structure of its kind extant until the completion of the Kast River bridge. It is nearly one hundred feet above low water, more than a quarter of a mile long, and ex- ceedingly bold, graceful and perilous to look upon. The public edifices are equal to the best of other cities; notably the immense hospital and the new public library. Around one small square, grouped together in picturesque neighborliness, are a ——_4 the German poopie ‘ere tittInistakably this Convention.’ a Sree ist ate 00 Knawlotao shes Mr. Adams has left letter im to meet the possibility of this nomination, have yout” ad “I think not. word and the sentiment of his son or any intimate friend would be sufficient. David A. Wells and other New England men write to us cordially about the nomination. I apprehend that very few good citizens accustomed to public station would refuse the use of their names for the Presidency on an honorable national platform, We have already expressions from Mr. Adams which harmonize with the tone and purpose of this gather- ing. As I satd before, nobody has been imperiou: aoa we shaib bard to ros mene the people mee: and organize the Convention see precisely who ene aren (oe = as . “3 “You rea mbull’s speech, I su e, General Oox, at the New York meeting? ae that also in harmony with your Convention, or, as it was described by Carl Schurz, was tt not ‘broad, bold and Mberal ¥""" “You; it was good speech, with a good Sena- torial tone; not severe, nor yet captious, but spoken like a reformer. Still,’ said General Cox, “I think Carl Schurz's speech was even more wonder- fully well compounded. I never knew a man who could make direct points and yet carry on a fine strain of philosophical thought and argument like Schurz. He has already accomplished one reform— in public Shenk tt “General Cox, Mr. George Pendleton is sald to be shy of the new movement and not well disposed to tty how do you account for this!’ ‘Mr. Pendleton has said nothing of a public character. His old teeta vars friends here In the Enquirer are cordial to the Convention. If there are dissatisfied feclings of the sort you mention they probably arise from jealousies among the demo- cratic leaders rather than from their dislike of the Uberals, Ithink one of the most hopeful signs of the times 1s the charity, patience and friendly dis- position of the democratic leaders toward those re- publicans who are aeoking to have a better under- standing throughout the land and a more inielligi- ble and earnest government." At this point gentleman present made the re- mark that President Grant, in view of the propor- tions that the Cincinnati bolt had assumed, must regret that he had taken the advice of such ostra- cizing policy makers as Morton, Conkling, &c. General Cox replied to this as follows :— “Yes, Grant took one of two roads, and that the wrong one, at the time he followed the advice of such Senators and abandoned Judge Hoar. He thought that those men knew all about carrying conventions and parties, and that he must take their advice and tuition to get a renomination, Judge Hoar represented the honorable school of public oMcials, and he was sacrificed. From the time of that decision of President Grant were ar- rayed the forces which will meet in the next cam- Catholic cathedral, a Jewish synagogue, a Unitarian, @ Campbellite Baptist and a Reformed (Cove- nanters’) Preabyterian churoh, which give @ fund of jests to the community. The lager beer of Cincinnati ts of the very best quality and the beer gardens are in the midst og the city. The native wine is cheap and abundant and the markets are perhaps the best in the Weat- erp country. Such are some of the pleasures of their kind in store for the excited thousands who will begin to pour in here by next Saturday night, and make of their patriotism both a labor and aspree, From present indications it will be one of the very largest conventions ever held on account of its form, the mass character inviting everybody and rejecting none. WILL IT BE MANAGEABLE? The citizens of each State, known to be such and in sympathy with the movement, will meet the day or night before the Convention opens at the several places of meeting prescribed for them by the resi- dent committee, and elect, upon some uniform scale of representation, delegates to the Conven- tion. As there are no differences there willbe no contests, and the ratio will be made liberal enough to admit a very considerable number. The presid- ing officer is only mooted up to this time. It will probably be offered to New York or Illinois. The name of Jacob D. Cox ts mentioned; but as he may be a candidate in certain contingencies it is thought that he will not accept. It seems now pretty well assured that nearly every State will be represented. The platform gives some little concern to the movers of the Convention and the editors of it, but Reform Convention” is to meet, and this com- | ittee has the superintendence of both conventions. | t obtains rooms for delegations both as lodging | places and as headquarters, keeping 4 directory for that purpose, and it also takes charge of the re- modelling and ornamentation of Exposition Hall, where the mass body is to organize and get to work bext Wednesday. Mr. Nichols, Mr. Gossfort, ex- Secretary Cox and Messrs. Hoadley, Kitteridge and Matthews are some of the gentlemen who have been active and enthusiastic in stralghtening out the exuberance of this “spontaneity movement” and educing order from deluge. “What will ensue from this confusion of conven- tions?” said I to Mr. Gosfort, “a reform and re- union crowd here and 4 Liberal Republican Conven- tion yonder!” { “I guess that Reunion Convention will not elt | above an lour,” said Mr. Gosfort. “It was resolved | upon as a bolt and fusion effort at first, but the Hb- | eral republican movement has assumed such pro- portions that we are willing to stop our little wheel | gud jet the big wheel roll over us.” VISIT 10 THE CONVENTION FALL. Few political bodies have ever met in convention jn a larger and more appropriate place than this. The great Wigwam at Chicago, in 1860, could only | hold 10,000 people, packed standing. This Exposl- | tion Hall at Cincinnati will give seats with ease to 6,000, and if it were worth while to provide benches for more, would allow 10,000 to sit comfortably. The entire cost of the Chicago Wigwam was $7,000, while to alter Exposition Hall for the purposes of this gathering will consume about $5,000, and the edifice cost $90,000. It 1s 250 feet long by 125 feet wide, With a stage capable of accommodating 1,500 persons, and gal- leries for ladies, strong and reliable, which will ac- commodate 2,000 of that fair sex, for whom a whole gullery side and the great end gallery are reserved. About three-fourths of the area of the floor will be covered with chairs, and a portion of the rest with benches. ‘The long walks behind the galleries, around the sides of the audience, up the aisles and the vestibules, will be strewn with tanbark to deaden the noise of promenading. The stage has been thrown forward one-fourth of the way into the body of the hall, and a high sounding-board con- structed behind it to propel the voices of the speak- ers towards the audience. The stage itself has side stairways, and one main stair coming straight up to the presiding oficer from the long main aisle. It ts convex in front, so aa to present at every point an are vertical to the line of vision of each one in the audience, and the report- ers’ tables are set like short radii or spokes at the foot of this stage and a little below It. There are now seats for one hundred reporters, and if more be required a part of the stage will be given uptothem. The Cincinnati newspaper men will have the distribution and dispensation of these Beats, and the stage has been built much after the suggestion of Murat Halstead, Esq. Around the gallery front the shields of all the States, in blue, red and white, are placed in order. Bands of music will be provided by the Cincinnati | committee, and bands are also expected from St. Louis, New York and other places. If the Conven- fion should overflow the main hall there are two pide halis of enormous area, but unprovided with Beats, one of which will hold 8,000 people and the Dther 15,000, These are suitable for mass meetings, promenades, &c. The ground on which the build- ings stand belongs to the Corporation of Cincinnatt, Bnd the edifices were put up by the Chamber of fommerce, mercantile subscriptions and by appro- riations, to accommodate a great industrial show fis years ago. That exhibition was so beneficial fo the city in attracting trade, &c., that these Rdifices are to be enlarged immediately after the Convention and another fair ordered for the Pending tau. The Convention edifice stands about three-quar- Bers of a mile or more from the line of public Promenade on Fourth street, anda mile from the oa hotels, but very near the German part of Cin- innati, where there is an abundance of commodi- us, quaint and cosey hotels, and some of the best ovine and steak houses in the Queen City. Behind itis the canal to Lake Erie; before it the fresh, en Square called Washington Park. It is @ ‘ame structure, with two great towers of wood on Bach side of the bowed roof, Within, it looks like & sort Of white-washed depot, weil lighted, with oof Aooustic properties, lofty and well ventilated, Gta strength has been tested vy the weight of ma. hinery and masses of people in mi and saengerfests held here, HUMORS FOR CONVENTION SEEKRRS, Little disposition has been shown by the innkeep. ‘otlon during the all the popular talk is about candidates, RISE OF ADAMS STOCK. The appended interviews show conclusively that public feeling in this longitude is decidedly against David Davis and overwhelmingly for Francis Adams. Both Halstead, of the Commercial, and Hassaurek, of the Volksblatt, threaten to bolt instantly if Davis is nominated. (democratic) also made a definite abandonment of Davis to-day, and the Volkafreund (democze# ) did | the same and joined the Adams movement. These journals and their large constituency are as | positively opposed to Curtin as to Davis. The ap- | prehension is that there being no organized body of attendants in Adams’ favor, but only a bread gene- | ral citizen sentiment, he may be ridden down by Gratz Brown’s thousand or Aleck McClure’s hun- dred, or by David Davis’ sixty. It certainly looks squally for an early choice, and only conference and forbearance can satisfy all. As the Cincinnatians, playing the part of host, have the delegates at their mercy, perhaps they | may accomplish a series of conversions for Mr. Adams. The free trade element is severe on Davis. John Defrees will probably represent that portly Justice and combine forces with Leonard Swett. But two candidates will be present, Gratz Brown and Horace Greeley, unless Jacob D. Cox be a can- didate. Judge Swing, the United States Judge for this district, who 1s a Grant man, will, it is said, push on an important case where Cox is a lawyer and compel him to be tn court all the week. Swing is from Grant’s old county of Claremont. JACOB D, COX ON THE SITUATION. The late Secretary of the Interior was aitting in his large and cool office preparing a case with one of his assoclate counsel when I called upon him Tuesday at noon. He was quietly cordial as ever, and looked health and good digestion from his clear eyes and skin. “What are the prospects for the Convention, Mr. Cox?” “Very good, 1 think. You have probably been to see Mr. Nichols, at Mozart Hall, who has the pre- paration of the Exposition Hall, and the arrange- ments there and elsewhere for delegates? He knows more of the details than myself, although I take as much interest in the movement as is con- sistent with a rather onerous business. We shall have a very large attendance, and, in my belief, a harmonious one.” “Do you anticipate no trouble with the demo- cratic leaders and organs 9” “Why, no, As far asI can hear, the ablest demo- crats ih Ohio and the environing States think that what the Convention thinks wisest will be best for them as for everybody. They seein disposed to stand off and trust the movement to best develope Itself in its own way. I am never discouraged at what a few weak democratic vehicles and some sadly exercised repnblican ones may say, passing. These large movements are like the tide, and what ‘will not float is covered over.” “J observe, Mr. Cox, that the leading organs of opinion here prefer Charles Francis Adams for the Presidency. hy has he been especially named at @ point so remote from his own locality ¥”” “Por no reason of which Iam aware, sir, except fitness. Looking around for a man large enough for the occasion, our people in Ohio appear to have pitched upon Mr. Adams a8 most nearly that per- sonage. “Then itis @ spontaneous, or rather unblassed, unenforced selection, you think?” “Entirely so. It has been favorably recetved by the newspapers of both parties, record and character and surroundings jike those of Mr. Adams smack both of liberal views and reform in the oMceholding personality. I think nobody is biggoted, however, who has expressed this prefer- ence. Itisa Ln yeegg hot a determination.” “Do you know that Mr. Adams would accept the nomination of the Cincinnati Convention? He ts about to sail for Geneva, Would not his absence at the time of his nomination somewhat dampen enthusiasm on his behalf?’ “No; Mr. Buchanan was {jn Europe, I believe, when he was nominated at Cincinnati, ' It made no difference in the result. We expect to be fully ad- vised of Mr. Adame’ views when Mr. Samuel Bowles rrives here. A letter has been received already ‘om Charles F. Adams, Jr., expressing the beilef that his father would accept if nominated,” “You are aware, Mr. Cox, that Justice Davis has a strong party in his favor.”” “Yes, Mr. Fenton and the New York pressure were at first given decidedly to Mr. Davis, as Sena- tor Tipton rmed us when he went through here. I think the New York feeling is changed.” “Don't you suppose that the Convention has ex- anded so that it is no longer within the it ene of Governor Gratz Brown’s friends to control it?’ “Governor Brown has many warm friends in this city and in the State. The Lette if I interpret it, is fiberal and catholic toward all the candidates.” “How ts the German element in Ohio on the Con- rek, is perhaps patronizing in its treatment of the Convention; but the Courier, edited by Mr. Hassau- rek’s brother, is warmly adyocating the move- ment.’ “You know,” sald J, ‘that Mr. Hassaurek's brother-in-law representa the United States as a Minister at one of the South American capitals; would this account for his want of earnestness to- ward the Liberal Convention ?”” “No; Hassaurek is not doing the Convention any harm. He might have been elected to the United States Senate with better management, and this would be more likely to dampen his enthusi- Som routers OF ropmMB, Ac. to “heed” piraMMeTs Ak_Lagua PREPS. ALU, the German newspapers and Charles | me. The Enqutrer | vention?” “Nearly if not Dybal f ardent in its favor. The | Volksblait paper, edited by Mr. Frederick Hassau- paign—the military organization of party. merely gal inst A general rising up of the populace—tho ‘est Point Idea of politics against the volunteer army of reform |"! Perceiving that General Cox was looking in a fidgety way toward his law papers the HERALD rep- resentative sald “Good day," and passed out, OOX FOR THE NOMINATION, It is well Known in the Queen City that if two candidates, such as Davis and Brown or Adams and Brown, should be nearly equally matched, so that a series Of ballots are required to be taken, the namo of General Cox will be brought forward as a com- promise man. He has refused to let his name be used for the Vice Presidency, saying that he will never abandon the law, where he must make his bread, and return to politics for any such lazy bench as making rulings for the Senate. In fact, there ap- pears to be only three men in the United States who covet the Vice Presidency on any ticket— Schuyler Colfax, Henry Wilson and J. F. Wilson. INTERVIEW WITH THE HON. LEWIS D. CAMPBELL. The Hon. Lewis D. Campbell, successor of General Schenck as Representative of the Dayton district— so long the battle ground between Schenck and Vallandigham—was taking his dinner at the St. Nicholas regtaurant, when Colonel Ozro J. Dodds introduced the HERALD correspondent. “General,” said the HERALD reporter, “have you come out td attend the Convention #"" “No; I'm out of health, and feeling a- little old. ‘ou seeT went into political life away back in uincy Adams’ time. Why, I was in active politics in 1828. No,I shall get out of Cincinnati right away and go to Washington; for I don't want ahy- Boos think that I have a handjn this Liberal Con- vention.” “Do I understand you to say, General Campbell, that you are opposed to the democratic party making a coalition with the nominees to be de- clared here?!” “Oh! no. I think the salvation of the country depends upon this movement. But then, you see, lam compuratively a new democrat; and if I were to step out and say anything, some of these old hunkers, who don’t altogether like seeing me in Congress on the democratic side, might cry out, ‘There's that Campbell, who said he was a con- vert, taking the first opportunity to run over to these fusionists. I want you to understand,’ continued General Campbell, ‘that if I could do any good I shouldn't mind what was said about ut Lagree with everybody of discretion on the democratic side, that we cannot do any good to this convention by putting in our oars, ‘I havn't seen any mistake that its conccivers have yet made. ‘The cloud that started in Missourl was no bigger than @ man’s hand, and now, to change the siunile, it has become a great tree, and the birds of the air rest in the branches thereof. General Cox and these yonng men here will havea vig convention, | and the best service I feel can do it isto go back to Congress and attend to my business.” “Is there much diversity of opinion among your | | democratic colleagues about supporting the nomi- | | nees of this Convention!” “I think not. They all seemed to be of the same mind when I came away. They were all friendly.” Bde Baa you account for Mr. Van Trump's eccen- tricity? “That was qneer, wasn’t it. After Mungen, and even the Kentucklans behaved so passively, no- body would have expected to hear from my old | friend Van Trump.” “It has been stated that Mr. Van Trump took of- fence at not being invited to conference at Wash- ington with Mr, Belmont. Do you know anything about it?” “Weil, no. Van igi was not intentionally slighted in that matter. You see, Mr. Belmont felt a great responsibility resting on his shoulders in view of this liberal movement, Sterling old demo- cratic leaders Uke Horatio Seymour, James Robin- son, Sam Marshall, Mr. Hendricks and Mr. Voorhees were advising coalition for the sake of the country, and while Mr, Beimont’s private judgment also Ic that way, he thought it best to come to Washington and hear the opinions of some of the democratic representatives. He did ore gop pned to have a caucus, but only to pick up half adozen er so at dinner, and another half dozen on the street, and 80 be enabled to derive some conclusions for his uidance as the head of the General Committee. was one of the persons who fortuitously fell in his rey and a number of us met at Welcker's.”” “Mr, Van Trump was not there ?"’ “No, he was not present. I should haye been fst to surrender my seatto him, but I had nothin, odo with making the gathering, and Ido not think any disrespect Was meant.”’ “General Campbell, do you think, with the pre- vailing Cincinnati sentiment, that Charles Francis Adams would be a good nomination here 7* “It seems to me,” said General Campbell, “to be onthe whole an expedient one, and anyhow, a manly one. There is nobody in the country of more substantial character than Charles Francis Adams. I went on to Boston along about twenty-five years agoand made a speech, as free soil whig, on the same platform with him. Hisis agreat family. Look at those boys, the fourth generation of Adams’ since old John Adams. Why, we have but two families in the country which have kept up 80 evenly—the Marshall's and the Adamses. Charles Francis Adams comes nearest the national mark of anybody I know. He ts both a democrat and a re- publican. He was one of the great spirits of the war for the reunion, fighting great silent battles on the side of peace to keep bese nd out, and yet he is of democratic loins, and believes in a simple, modest, sensible government, and a happy, self directing people. His father, John Quincy Adams, was a democratic President, selected by Monroe and the Jeffersonian school. Ohio would give its vote to Mr. Adams, and I think he would be accept- able to all conservative democrats." “Then you do not think that it is indispensable to nominate Justice Davia to keep the peace in the democratic ranks?” “No. I'm not acquainted with Justice Davis, Some of our best men prefer him, but I think none to the extent of cutting up shines if he were not selected.” “Who would be the most diMcult candidate for the democrats to support among those prominently mentioned for the liberal nomination?” “Well, [think Judge Trumbull would. I like and admire him. But his record is too recent and inti- mate on questions connected with this coalition not to make it awkward to sustain him. For example, have opposed parts of the reconstruc- tion measures, and, notably, the Olvil Rights bill, of — which he is partly the author. Suppose I should get up to advocate Trumbuil’s election, and some old constituent of mine should be minded to ask me questions out of my past opposition to this man’s plan of reconstruc- tion. I think Judge Trumbull’s friends ought to see that, however consistent or even constitutional they may think his record is, that we do not want to be put to parrying and fencing, With Mr. Adams, Mr. Brown or Mr. Davis, who have been on distant stations or in other departments of govern- ment, no such questions would be raised.” These were the main topics of conversation be- tween the HBRALD esentative and Mr. Camp- bell, who then ran off, in # genial way, to describin some scenes on the ee, between himself an Schenck; and he finally bid us good by, to take the night train for the Capitol City. INTERVIEW WITH COLONEL 0. J. DODDS. Colonel Dodds remarked after General Campbell had gone, ‘The old fellow feels good. He told me he had never believed the democratic party would show such i sense.” Colonel Ozro Dodds is a Pigments Cincinnati { politician and ex-member of the Legislatare, and he is spoken of as a candidate for Congress from | the Hamilton district, 1 sounded bim on current public opinion, with the following effect:— “Colonel Dodds, what do you make out of the Ohio democracy as to this liberal movement 1" “The Ohio democrats will support the coalition movement provided they do not make us eat too much pork. Italked to Judge Thurman at Wash- ington above a fortnight ago, and while he was only 4 littie more than lukewarm toward the repub- lican liberals he said he thought he should make no noise unless the platform here tried forgive us too much. 1 don’t know as we prodigals want a very tearful reception, if we should vote for the Cincinnatt nominee. We prefer to have it drawo mud. TL went up W Columbus lagt week gud talked to our members of the Legislature. About the whole of them looked toward Cincinnati with | an open countenance. J was told also that if the Convention did a good thing here the republican side of the Legislature would split up very soon.” “Do you know how George Pendicton regards the Convention “Well, he aint throwing himself away on it. Pen- dleton does not say much just at present, but his old friends support the movement." “Pendleton is a dissatisfied man, is he not ?"" “Well, he has been beatan several times recently in politics; but there’s no man in Ohio who keeps the affections of his political supporters better than Pendleton.” “Is not Pendleton fighting the Cincinnati Con- voutinn pecenne he hears that Hendricks encour- es “No, I don’t think Pendleton is fighting it at all. Thore wasa very bitter feeling between them, which threatened to break out in discussion and denuncl- ation after the Seymour contest was done in 1868, but George Pendleton does not propose to let Mr, Hendricks define his political status, or to direct measures by his antagonisms. If there is good reason for Hendricks to encourage the Cincinnat! shoot, there is as good reason for Mr. Pendleton. “How is Rufus P. Ranney on the Cincinnati Convention?” “Judge Ranney would be an ardent advocate of coalition if he were in politics; but his health is bad and he has very little to say this year.” “Where is George E. be ” zt Bi 3 yaa ae not 3 pokitca at ott He is ractising law, and trying to lay up something." “What about Wash Metennt P 3 “Wash has been troubled with his kidneys a good Gear ane he is also toa certain extent in retire- ment, GEORGE 8. PUGH FROTHY. It was said to me that Mr. George E. Pugh was throwing up his heels and threatening the move- ment if Adams were nominated, on the ground that Adams’ father had said something at some period against the Catholic Church, of which ras family are communicants. I started to see 4 Pugh, but on the way was met by another demo- crat, who said :— “Don't go. Pugh is always deaf and generat smoozy. ‘sof no account in our party, and I wish the other party had him.’ INTERVIEW WITH FREDERIOK HASSAUREK. The HERALD’s representative called upon Fred- erick Hassaurek, one of the brightest German Americans tn the ‘West, this (Wednesday) afternoon, at his office, the Volksblatt newspaper, in the Court House edifice. Mr. Hassaurek was putting the finishing touches to a letter Apne pelng under certain restrictions, a delegate’s chair in the Re- union and Reform Convention. He Is a spare, tall- headed, intellectual looking man, of forty years of age, speaking English with marvellous fluency and recision, and he is the equal of Carl Schurz as a journalist in the German language. “Mr. Hassaurek,”’ said I, “the doubt has been raised that you will support the nominees of the Liberai Convention. Do you object to saying what you will do in the premises ?’’ “I shall support the Liberal candidates on two conditions :—First, that the choice be a proper one, and, next, that the democrats do not nominate. To explain myself, if Justice Davis, for example, should be nominated I would not be able to give him the pup rt of this paper.’? “May Il why this general feeling exists against Justice Davis in the region of Cincinnati?” “Tn this locality-the supporters of the lberal movement, as wellas the majority of scrupulous citizens of all parties, do not approve of the highest judges appearing in politics. Judge McLean was very ardent to be President, and Chief Justice Chase guite as anxious perhaps; but hitherto, for more than eighty years, the people have taken no Presidents from the Supreme Bench, and it will not do for a convention called in the name of reform to begin that way. A political reason against Justice Davis’ nomination would be that he would take very little strength from the republican side, his associates and predilections for several years past having been democratic. Finally, he accepted a nomination attached to a labor platform which no prudent man, no justice, and certainly no man gant to be a President, should have subscribed “Carl Schurz is said to be coming here to advocate Trumbull, Would that bea good nomination?” “No, | think not. Judge Trumbull would take his roper place, if we could elect our candidate, in the Jabinet. His long Senatorial publicity and warmth and candor in debate have made him use expres- sions and urge measures right enough in them- selves, but not of asort to accompany a candidate in a great national campal, It would be an im- politic nomination at this time, and I think General Schurz will not press it when he gets here and finds how universally the feeling is for Adams in both parties. Mr. Adams has not had to be a talking Man, and all his writen and spoken utterances have eet discreet and not antagonizing individuals or classes. “How came everybody in the Ohio valley, Mr. Hassaurek, to grow so suddenly earnest about Mr. Adams ¥”" “I think it was the most natural selection in the world. He is a statesman, one of the few men we have whose course of reading in law and history and whose long and large observation qualify him to conduct a nation like ours, which is just showing its want of publicists in the Geneva Treaty, The whole tone and course of Adams’ services and char- acter point him out, and we are for him here be- cause we have no pet of our own, and have searched abroad for the best exemplification. It is not often that you see the newspaper press with such general unanimity come to the support of a stranger as in this case. All three German papers and two English papers—five-sevenths of the press of Cincinnati in number and seven-tenths in circula- tiou—are anxious to see Charles Francis Adams made the candidate next week." i General Cox, of Cincinnati, be a fitting man “No; his Oberlin letter would drive off the col- ored vote. He is young also, and without any great isis backing, although a clear-headed, grow- Ing man.’? “Are the Germans of Ohio very generally in this liberal movement ¢'” “The republican Germans are, but outside of the large cities, like Cleveland, Cincinnati, Toledo, &c., our Germans are generally democrats, ‘The’ Ger: mans undoubtedly would have abandoned the re- publican party this year in Ohio on account of the Adair law, which lost us 1,200 votes at the last elec- tion. The Lik id element in the republican arty is driving the Germans out of it everywhere, u Mr. Adains be nominated at Exposition Hall next week, and there be no democratic nomination, he will go out of this county with 9,000 majority next November.” “Mr, Hassaurek, can you give me the names of some of the most influential Germans in the country, identified with this liberal movement ?”’ “First in our State in position,” said Mr. Hassau- rex, ‘is Jacob Mueller, of Cleveland, now Lieuten- ant Governor and a mt elector. Ihave good reason to affirm that if this Convention be a suc- cess Mr. Mueller’s name will not be a fixture in the Philadelphia list. Mueller is president of an insurance company, a fair business man, and an exceedingly good writer in the German lan; re. He hails from the Palatinate. Frederick Hecker, a farmer of St. Clair county, Illinois, was the author of the republican rising in Baden in 1848, He is an old man of about sixty years of age, tolerably violent in his feelings, and he has a warm place fn the affections of German-Americans, He will be at our Convention. Gustavus Koerner, of Mlinois, will also be here next week. He is an old emigrant, who came out here many years be- fore the revolutions, and he is alawyer at Belle- ville. He has been Lieutenant Governor, Judge and Foreign Minister, and is a man of sagacity and eloquence, but of a rather cold temperament. Then there is Frederick Munch, of Missouri, a farmer in prosperous circumstances and a very good writer indeed; he belongs to the revolution- ary emigration of 1830, and he is coming here also among the liberals. In the East the best known German is 1, and itis understood that he is for Grant. und Kauffman, who ran on the republican ticket for Lieutenant Governor of New York two years ago, is coming to Cincinnati. He isa native German, anda Hebrew and a fair lawyer and politician, From Philadelphia the most notable German to come to Cincinnati will be Dr. Tiedeman, who, I believe, is a relative of Schurz and a friend of Judge Stallo, of this city, as well as a'48 man, fe Stallo has just reappeared in politics after fifteen years’ retirement, and he is said to be very earnest for the liberal Convention. Another German of force and well known to all German-Americans is Charles E. Remelin. He has been generally a democrat, but is strongly in favor of the liberal movement. “You have taken me up 80 suddenly,” said Mr. Hassurek courteously, “that I cannot now think of more names to help you in your object. I think | that since Mr. Schurz has attracted attention in Congress by his numerous speeches German- Ameri- cans have taken a wider interest in public affairs, and begin to look over the rim of local politics to the issues which affect us all as thinkers and citt- zens.” “Before 1 go, Mr. Hassaurek, I would like to ask why your name was not formally presented at Co- jumbus for the United States Senatorship ?” “It would have taken too much begging,” said Mr, Hassaurek, ‘Had it been easy to ask for favors perhaps 1 might have got it; but I don’t like to get under obligation. I was in debt once, and I don’t like the appearance of debt again. I cofild not be independent and at the same time go to the Senate; #0 yon see me here.” JESSE BRIGHT OUT. Dick Bright, editor of the Indianapolis Sentinel and a nephew of Jesse D. Bright, took dinner at the St. Nicholas to-day, and in conversation with different parties on leal affairs, of which the HERALD correspondent was duly informed, stated that there is no doubt that Kentucky and indiana democrats will support the liberal movement, THE INDIANA HULLABALOO. In Indiana this fall there will be a terrible ht le for Morton’s place, and the intention Made ja to run Hendricks against him. Morton fs a ha worker, giving eighteen hours a day to his canvass, and will not surrender bis piace without a desperate struggle. He is the only one that ever carried Indiana against the democracy, and the reason why Hen- dricks and the Indiana folks look #0 encoura; ingly toward Cincinnati now is the expectation of recl- rocity when Hendricks makes his fight for the ate and Voorhees for the Governorsh P “Indiana,” said Murat Halstead to-day, in conver- sation with me, “is a voleano, charged with wild and desperate forces, The campaign this fallin that State will be the atest ever known, and Grant knows well that it is the centre of the sition, George W, Julian, the old republican war- oree Of the free-soll district, has come over to the liberals in a very significant letter. The democrats of Indiana mean to vote solidly for the Cincinnatt nominee if he bé such a man as Adams, and in my ‘udament both Indiana aud Kentucky are dead-set See UES NENEEenen seemmmmemeneenne= eee oe ip sara: of Cincinnati's man, if he be of the right NOTES ABOUT THE E CONVENTION. Tt is claimed that “the gag” is already at work among the politicians in Illinois, The Efingham Register (republican) says:— We loarn that some of the Grant men hereabouts are not going to walt until the Philadelphia Conven- tlon speaks before putting the gag on republicans. Heretofore it has been customary for bot! thes to tolerate free discussion as to the merits of candi- dates before nomination. But Grant's friends don’t . Propose to allow his claims to be ignored for an in- Stant. The moment a republican says he 1s op- posed to Grant he is immediate: thermo “sorehead,” “traitor” or ‘democrat? eas The French-speaking citizens of Chicago are to send a delegation to Cincinnati, George M. Julian (ex-member of Congress), says the liberal republican movement is the natural Product of the times. The Rushford (Minnesota) Journal (republican) believes that there is no locality in the State which, in proportion to population, contains a Stronger or more respectable liberal sentiment than may be found in that city. Among those who will give a hearty support to the action of the Cincin- nati Convention we may mention George G. Stevens, Senator Evarts, J, E. Atwater, John Iver- son, J. N. Beckley, Knut Olsen, H. W. Holmes, L. Grieser, Louls Penderson, R, Whittemore, G. A. Hays, H. Grover, C. 8. Barton, and many others, who are, and have always been, consistent republi- cans. Many democrats have expressed sympathy with the movement. Among them Lieutenant Governor Sherwood, E, N, Donaldson, B. W. Ren- son, 8, P. Galland R, A. Murray, This will show the drift of public sentiment here. The Rockford (Il.) Register (republican) an- nounces that that place appears alive to the feel- ing now being exhibited throughout the State and nation in the interest of liberal republicanism and reform, and publishes a list of sympathisers, A grand mass convention in favor of the lberal republican movement was to be held at Cairo, Ill. (Eighteenth Congressional district), on the 25th inst. The liberal republicans in Richmond, Ind., after selecting a strong delegation for Cincinnatl, ex- pressed their preference for Charles Francis Adams as the candidate for President, The Louisville Courter Journal critic 1s inclited to be enthusiastic over the Cincinnati assemblage. It says:— The liberal movement embraces no proposition that a wise, sagacious and upright statesmanshij can not cordially indorse and fight for; and, if places itself squarely upon the Declaration of Inde- pennenee that “all men are, and of right onght to , free and independent,” it should not, and it will not, be impeded by any national democratic em- barrassments whatever. A gang of pretended Bourbons indeed, organized, drilled and paid out of the people’s pockets by the Grant party, may make anoisy show. But, if the Cincinnati Conven- tion be really wise in its iiberalism and liberal in its wisdom, its nominees may safely count on the sup- oe of all the real lovers of civil liberty in the forth and South. Democratic papers generally are beginning to commit themselves in advance in favor of the Cin- cinnati movement. “In for a penny, in fora pound.” The Boston Post (democratic) regards the “open adhesion of Governor Curtin to the Cincinnati movement as a hiow that directs the wedge still further. It lifts Pennsylvania clear over upon the high and dry ground against the Grant dynasty.” General J. B. Steadman, Andy Johnson's hench- man, does not go to the Cincinnati Mecca, nor will he endorse the nominations there unless they are Straight-out democratic. In regard to the Cincinnati Convention the New York correspondent of the Boston Post (demo- cratic), April 25, asserts that “Irish influence has had its effect upon the New York delegation for Cincinnati, and while only yesterday they appeared to be unanimous for Charles Francis Adams they to-day declare themselves a unit for Horace Gree- ley, and are desirous that the country at large should know that Mr. Greeley is emphatically the first choice of the New York delegation; that they will yote for him unttl the last, and will only change their vote when the unanimous volce of the Con- vention demands it. New York, therefore, votes for Greeley.” The Washington correspondent (April 25) of the Boston Advertiser (administration) avsrs that “the letter of Charles Francis Adams provokes very gen- eral and very diverse comment among all public and political circles. The nearest approach to har- mony of opinion is the very common expression that it has not improved his prospects for receiving the nomination at Cincinnati, at no time from this point of view particularly bright. Some of the Massachusetts men in the city, best qualified from their long acquaintance with Mr. Adams and his character, express decided doubts of the authen- ticity of the letter, while Judge Van Trump, of Ohio, the leader of the Bourbons of the House, openly pronounces it a forgery. The correspondents are making something of Mr. Groesbeck at Cincinnati, albelt the political tenor of the papers they represent are antagonistic to him as a democratic nomination. Says the Cincin- nati correspondent of the Boston Advertiser (admin- istration) :—‘August Belmont was in town yester- day, and had an interview with Mr. Groesbeck, I have reason to know that Mr. Groesbeck is quite in- different to the matter of his nomination as Vice President, yet he belleves that if the ticket named is nominated it will be elected. The Vice Presi- dency, he says, is not of importance enough to tempt his ambition. Some of his friends are fearful that if he is nominated he will decline.” The Chillicothe (Ohio) Advertiser (democratic) has this to say about the democratic nomination :— Whether the Democratic National Convention will select for its standard-bearer some democratic statesman who has always been identified with the party, or choose some one of the distinguished men who are now doing the State good service in ex- sing the criminal recklessness and corruption of The present administration, remains to be seen. Certain it is that the Democratic National Conven- tion will maintain its dignity and independence, and venture upon no doubtful or visionary schemes which might tend to impair its unity or alienate its millions of friends and adherents. The Boston Herald (independent) says of Charles Francis Adams that “he bargains in his name. He wants no scheming politicians to promise him a re-election, as Forney did Grant in 1868, to redeem which promise the Philadelphia editor now finds himself compelled to uphold the party flag with one hand, while the other resists the efforts of the cor- rupt Cameron clique to puta tool of their own in the gubernatorial chair of Pennsylvania. Mr. Adams will involve his friends in no such predica- ment, No one is to vouch for his good conduct. He stands on his record of great public services, pure private character and devotion to the best in- terests of his country.” MISCELLANEOUS POLITICAL NOTES. Governor Palmer ts expected to speak at Coving- ton, Ky., on the 30th inst. General John L. Beveridge, member of Congress from Illinois, has consented to be a candidate for the republican nomination for Lieutenant Governor. John Hinchcliffe is named as a candidate for the republican nomination of Governor of Illinois. Rev. N. G. Taylor is named as the republican can- didate for Congress in the Tennessee Third district. Randall Gibson is prominently named among democrats for Governor of Louisiana. ‘The following are among the names recently brought forward as republican candidates for Con- gress from Iilinois:—Sixth district, Norman H. Ryan and James M. Beardsley; Seventh, W. P. Pierce and B. F. Parks; Eighth, John T. Harper; ‘Tenth, Messrs, Draper and Marsh; Fourteenth, Ly- man Guinniss; Sixteenth, Robert McWilliams. Among the aspirants for Congressional honors among the republicans in the Indiana Seventh dis- trict are the following:—William ©. Wilson, M. D. White, Thomas J. Cason, Monroe D. Milford, B. F. Gregory and Dr. 0. V. Jones. The district wi formerly fepresented by Godlove 8. Orth, now on the republican ticket for Congressman-at-large, and is now represented by General Mahlon D. Manson, democrat, who defeated General Lew Wallace two years ago. The Hartford Courant (administration) asserts that General Kilpatrick, of New Jersey; Gencral um, of New York, and General Bartlett, of Pacachuiette, ‘are trying to got up a soldiers and sailors’ national convention in New York in May, for the purpose of passing resolutions requestin, the Philadelphia Convention to nominate a candi- date other thau Graut AUSTRALASIA. Export of Coal, Wool and Tallow te the United States. Encouragement to Art and Industry—The Politi. cal and Material Condition—New Mines and Valuable Product—Explora- tion and Discoveries. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALO. The steamship Moses Taylor, at San Francisoe oa the 26th of April, supplied the following news re- port for the Heravp, additional to the despatok which was published in our columns on Friday, the 26th instant The Moses Taylor brought also a very considera- ble quantity of coal, wool and tallow on freight. The dates from Australia are to the 16th and from New Zealand the 28d of March, In New South Wales the general election was al- most finished. The Ministry was defeated, and & new Cobinet must be formed when the House meets next month, A successful exhibition of colonial art Was held at Sydney, and an intercolonial exhibition will open in May. The New Guinea Exploration Expedition was wrecked on Bramble Reef. Two boats reached the mainland. A portion of the crew were massacred by the natives. The raft with forty-three men was missing. The government arranged with the bank to ad- vance some months’ salaries to the civil servants pending the meeting of the Parliament in Sydney. Coal has receded in price to seven shillings a tom. The bark Indus foundered on a voyage to Dune- din. Crew saved. The shipment of wool to America has closed for the season. The Victoria government proposes to construct three additional lines of railroad, connecting the Seacoast districts with the metropolis, r. McCullough has retired from political life and mercantile business. Judge McAboy is dead. A public banquet was given to Mr. Webb by the Melbourne merchants. Nothing definite was known as to the terms of the contract alleged to have been arranged between Duffy and Nogel. In South Australia another new Ministry was formed, with Ayres Chief Secretary and Barrow Treasurer. The overland telegraph will not be finished for four months. The construction party is unable to roceed for want of water and materials. They ave found the Roper to be the largest Australian river. Bishop Gould is dead. Large shipments of breadstuffs are being made te England from Queensland. An extraordinary rainfall and extensive floods were say nenoes in the Carpenteria district. Com- munication was interrupted. The British war steamer Basilisk discovered @ new reef in the Torres Straits route, There was discovery of a new gold field near Townsville. The tin mines in the Southern district were at- tracting the attention of capitalists. In Tut great excitement prevails against the pre- sent government, Settlers consider an expensive overnment by adventurers useless. The British Jonsul in Fiji aids the public discontent, From New Zealand we learn that ex-Governor Grey was visiting the colony. The government had decided to call the Parlia- mont to meet at Wellington. The Canterbury crew won the champion gig race, TROTTING AT FLEETWOOD PARK. The pleasant weather of yesterday and the induce» ments of two trotting contests brought together at Fleetwood Park in the afternoon three or four han- dred gentlemen, who exhibited much anxiety and speculated rather freely during the progress of these events, The first on the card was a sweep- stakes of $500, mile heats, best three in five, be- tween Colonel Dickey’s chestnut gelding Albany Boy (formerly W. H. Taylor), in harness; William Lovell’s bay mare Topsy, in harness, and Mr. King’s gray gelding Mercer, to wagon. The former was withdrawn before the race, by permission of the judges, owing to lameness. Mercer scored the vic- tory in three straight heats. He was driven by Peter Manee and Topsy by Benjamin Mace. The second event was a match of $100, between Peter Manee’s gray mare Jennie B. (formerly Crazy Jane) and Mr. Northrup’s bay gelding General Picton, mile heats, best threo in five, in harness, Manee was again successful in three straight heats. SWEEPSTAKES OF FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS. FLEETWOOD PARK, MORRISANIA, April 26, 1872.— Sweepstakes of $500, mile heats, best three in five. Peter Manee entered gr. g. Mercer, to wago Benjamin harness Colonel D: First heat. MATCH OF ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS. Same Day—Match of $100, mile heat, best three in five, in harness. Peter Mance entered gr. m. Jennie B. 1 1 1 Mr. Northrup entered b. g. General Picton. 2 2 2 Time, 2:504—3 :07—3 «1 Messrs. Harbeck, Jr., Kemmy and Babcock were the judges for both e . HORSE NOTES. The entire programme for the Spring meeting st Jerome Park is published in detail, embracing s munificent sum, of nearly twenty thousand dollara, distributed proportionately. The main events have filled handsomely, and include the cracks of the country. The first day, Saturday, June 1, four in- teresting races are announced, including the Ford- ham handicaps, which closed with thirty-one nomi- nations, and the Belmont Stakes, with fifty-nine nominations. Second day, Wednesday, June 6, five interesting events will take place, including the Ladies’ Stakes and Jockey Club Handicap Sweep- stake, ending the day’s sport with a Steeple Chase Post Stake, for a cup presented by the liberal turfmen, Messrs. Leonard Jerome and P. Lorillard, members only to ride. The remaining three days— Saturday, June 8; Tuesday, June 11; Thursday, June 18, and Saturday, June 15—will each present an equal amount of attraction, having four capital events for each day. The betting in Major Johnson's book, which he recently opened, on the Belmont Stakes is 4 to lagainst Joe Daniels, 5 tol against Gray Planet, and 6 to 1 against Cape Race. The noted horse Vandal, the property of General W. G. Harding, of Belle Meade, near Nashville, Tenn., died on Thursday night, April 18, Vandal was bred by the late Dr. . Dudley, and wag foaled at Lexington in 1850. He was by imported Glencoe out of Alaric’s dam, by imported Tranby, and was the sire of Mollle Jackson, James A. Connolly, Allie Hunt, Herzog, Versailles, Pompey ie and many other winners. he Monmouth Association have been very buay this spring in eifecting many important fmprove- ments on their race course at Long Branch, N. J. The surface of the entire track has been raised eight inches; new stables have been erected, and an elegant new club house Is in pro- ress of construction on the site of the farm house in the rear of the Grand Stand. Mr. John Cham- berlain, the active spirit of the ead has made such arrangements with Colon Scott, the President of the Pennsylvania Central Railroad, that excursion steamers and trains will be run from New York and Philadelphia to the course at stated intervals on each day of the races, at nomins! rates, returning direct as soon as the races are over. Such facilities of going and returning, indced, have been prom- tod’ that Mr. Chamberlain fully anticipates seeing ‘an attendance of 60,000 people on the course on the day when Longfellow and Harry Bassett come to- gether in the race for the Monmouth ye So anxious is Colonel Scott to do everything in his power to further the interests of the Long Branch meeting that he has promised that when Mr. Harper is ready to send Longfellow East he will provide a cially fitted up car at Lexington, Ky., and briny im and his stable companions direct to Monmout Park by passenger trains and without a change of car on the route. Mr. John Muir has gone to the Blue Grass region of mearacky, near Lexington, and taken with him the fast stallion, Captain McDonald, by Hamble- tonian, dam by Wild Air, The Captain is a hand- some ay 15% hands high, and has a good sprin- kling of Messenger blood. He will, no doubt, be an acquisition to the region in which he will make hia future home. Mr. Muir also took with him the chestnut stallion, Burger, which is related to the Hambletonians, his dam being sired by the old horse at Chester. Burger has a record close to 2:30, and has trotted a number of good races, showing both speed and endurance. Mr, Robert Bonner purchased of Mr. D. L. Pettee on Monday last the chestnut mare Ella Sherwood, by Vernol’s Black Hawk. Ella has trotted a num- ber of good races and has a record of 2:34). She has also a two mile record of 5:08, Ella has been sadly crippled in her feet from bad shoeing, but tt is safe to predict that Mr. Bonner will have het going sound within three montlth,