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/ nn ee Oe PR ORE ane ti te 6 met aa get ig eet Si ep NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, APRIL 28, 1872—QUADRUPLE SHEET: <r . CINCINNATI. The President-Makers Work- ing Night and Day. PORKOPOLIS A BABEL OF CONFUSION. Hourly Changes in the Prospects of the Candidates. The Contest Narrowing Down to Brown, Trumbull and Palmer. Adams Too Respectable for a Re- formers’ Convention. - DAVIS STOCK NEARLY BANKRUPT. Revenue Reformers Looking Askant at Greeley. Exclusion of the Democrats from the Convention. Interviews with Judges Collins, Stallo and Hoadley. Sei, Ress Various Views About the German Vote. wee GRATZ BROWN IN THE ASCENDANT. CINCINNATI, April 25, 1872. ‘The position here this Thursday afternoon, with the Convention only six days off, is even more mixed. A large number of delegates have arrived, some of them influential and well posted, and we begin to get at the inside workings of this curious Uberal movement. PROBABILITIE: The following positions are believed to be the very latest on the board :— Judge Davis will come to Cincinnati with the @elegations of Maryland, a part of Iowa, part of Mlinois, Indiana, Pennsylvania, and scattering votes in the South—from Virginia notably. Judge Trumbull will come with the greater part ‘Of the delegations of Illinois, lowa, Michigan, Wis- consin, Minnesota, the whole of Nebraska and the whole of New York. He is understood to have been pledged New York State by Fenton and his mana- gers. Trumbull will roll up a large round vote on the first ballot. Carl Schurz, leans toward Trumbull, and will probably say on his appearance here that Trum- bull is the squarest man to nominate on grounds of principle and policy. After the first ballot, which will not show enough ‘votes to make Trumbull the nominee, the Fenton men will wheel off for Palmer, of Mlinois, and give him the solid vote of New York, with the consent as well of Greeley and his friends. McClure, of the Pennsylvanians, will then also come into line for Palmer, and Indiana will follow atonce, while Illinois, lowa and some scattering ‘votes will make very nearly enough to give Palmer the nomination. This coalition is believed to have been made already between Fenton (acting for Greeley) and Palmer’s Western managers. There is a strong feud between Davis and Palmer, and the former has reason to fear some such bargain and sale from the ‘outstart. McClure’s part of this transaction is to be paid for by putting Curtin on the ticket with Palmer for the Vice Presidency. John D. Defrees, whom Davis regards as his gen- eralissimo, will probably find that he has no real control over Indiana’s votes, and that Palmer's agents have sold them out in advance. If this coup de main in Palmer's interest should fail, although it has a strong chance of succeeding, ‘the cat will be out of the bag, and Gratz Brown's op- portunities will commence. GRATZ BROWN’S CHANCES STILL GOOD. Brown will appear with a roaring delegation, comprising, it is said, the whole of Missourl, Kan- sas, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, part of Iowa, ‘and perhaps the votes of Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas, These will be cast for him on the first bal- lot. After Palmer develops his grand oombination Movement the Brown men will attempt to absorb strength from either Davis or Trumbull, or both. In anticipation of Palmer's scheme, which has al- ready been discovered, the Brown men and the Trumbull men are looking about for some plan of union, and it is not at all unlikely that the fight will wind up with a match between Palmer and Brown, Brown coming in the winner. ADAMS WEAK. Mr. Adams will come to the Convention with nearly the solid vote of New England and Ohio, sand some votes from Michigan. This is believed to be the extent of his strength. The movement in his favor has all the elements of respectability, without organization. His letter published to-day im the papers is variously commented upon, and some people censure David A. Wells for having published it without the context of some previous oral or written agreement, which Adams undoubt- edly had with either Bowles or Wells. SCATTERING NOTES ABOUT CANDIDATES. There is a good feeling between the friends of Trambulland Brown. Brown’s friends decry the Romination of Adams on the ground that he is patronizing the movement and playing the airs of @ld aristocratic Massachusetts whiggery with it, The friends of Brown, Adams, Palmer and Trum- bull unequivocally denounce Davis’ nomination as a job compounded between his iron-making relatives in Pennsylvania and the corrupt Curtin Ring and certain democratic fuglemen in Congress, like Jim Robinson and George Morgan. ‘The old simon pure free traders prefer Trumbull and next Brown, and would not be adverse to Palmer. It is urged in Gratz Brown's favor that he would really poll more democratic votes than either Davis or Adams, and that he would take the battle in his own hands and stump the country amidst such enthusiasm as nevet has been seen in any political encounter. George E. Pugh said to-day, as I telegraphed you ahead, that if Adams were to be nominated, he (Pugh) would take the stump for Grant in prefer- ence. FINAL PROSPECTS. On the whole the showing to-day is that Palmer has developed unexpected strength, provided he be not sold out by those old toadies, Fenton and McClure, and that if he fail on the first jump the battle will be between Trumbull and Brown, with Brown slightly ahead, The Convention will be presided over by either J. D. Cox, of Ohio, or Judge Brinkerhoff, the elder, of Mansficid. THE REUNION AND REFORM CONVENTIONS. Thackeray described in “The Newcomes” a typical american female at an English court s¢ance “showing the difference between the two govern- ments.” The difference between the two Conven- tions to assemble at Cincinnati May 1 is no less a subject of profound inquiry and ingenious elucida- tion. Briefly, the Liberal Reform Convention wishes to reform republicans only; the Reunion and Reform Convention wants to convert both democrats and republicans. The first wants to tone up, wash and sponge the anti-slavery and war party; the second t play with the same hose on both out laws and reform at once Isesc and Ishmael. |he has set a ‘The mixture in the public mind on this subject has led to the issue of the following declaration and definition of the differences between the Liberal Republican and the Reunion and Reform Conven- tions :— ‘WHY ARE THERE TWO CONVENTIONS? ‘'The original call for a Cincinnati Convention was issued by the liberal republicans of Missouri at a meeting held at the State capital, January 24, 1872. ‘After a series of resolutions in favor of equal suffrage, some amnesty, “a genuine reform of the tariff, so that those duties shall be removed which, in addition to the revenue yielded to. the Treasury, involve increase in the price of domestic produem and a consequent tax for the benefit of vored interests;"’ and in favor of local self-gov- ernment in opposition to “the growing encro: ments of executive power; also in favor of “the largest liberty for the individual consistent with public order,”’ the following was adopted :— Resolved, That the times demand an uprising of honest citizens to sweep from power the men who prostitute the name of an honored party to selfish Interests. We, there- fore, invite all republicans who desire the reform herein set forth to meet in National Mass Convention, at the city of Cincinnati, on the first Wednesday of May next, at twelve M., there to take such action as their convictions of duty and the public exigencies may require. ‘The call was responded to at once by the republi- cans of Cincinnati through Governor J. D. Cox, Hons, Stanley Matthews, George Hoadley and J. B. Stallo in behalf of themselves and others. In their response they urged “upon all those favoring tht political reforms proposed as the object of this Movement to attend this meeting.” It also met with responses from Greeley, of New York ; Scovill,of New Jersey; Helper, of North Caro- lina, and other distinguished republicans in differ- ent parts of the country. ‘The liberal republics of Cincinati had, prior to the above call, formed a central organization, with- out distinction of party, and including many demo- crats, declaring substantially the same sentiments set forth in the Missouri call. They did not choose togive up that organization; and many of them preferred the broader basis, thinking that it was desirable to unite all harmonious elements in this movement. At a public meeting held in Cincinnati, March 13, of the Reunion and Reform Association, addressed by Hoadly and Collins, as reported, before proceed- ing with his address, Judge Collins offered the fol- lowing resolution :— Resolved, That we invite all voters, whether of demo- cratic, republican, or other party antecedents, who are willing to unite with us in favor of sustaining ‘the consti- tution as it is, of civil service reform, « tariff for revenue ouly, a general amnesty for past political offences, and of local self-government, to meet with.us in national con- vention at Cincinnatl, Ohio, on the Ist day of May next, to dcelde on the best pian of action to secure the above named objects and the promotion of the general welfare, In presenting the resolution the Judge said :— ‘The Convention already called to meet in this city on the same day has extend- i 'y only. Its 4 an invitation to those of the republican pa object, so far as we understand it, has our hearty sympa- thy. We,hope to confer and co-operate with them. But the succeds of the principles we avow depends much upon the action of the Iberal republicans being acquiesced in by the democratic organization. We desire, therefore, that there. muy be in attendance in this clty'on that da 8 full represéntation of the progressive ber minded democrats, that they may fully understand what is proposed, and be able to act tntelligently in regard to it. We hope the convention of liberal republicans is not to be limited merely to the prevention of the nomination of General Grant at Philadelphia, but that it will affirma- tively insist on some candidate who will, filly reprexent the advanced position the I!beral republicans have taken. I therefore move the adoption of the resolution, The resolution was adopted without opposition, Of the Reunion and Reform Organization the Cincinnati Commercial of April 1 has the follow- ‘This organization exists all over the country, largely in Texas, Missouri, Tennessee, and other States of the South, but it is espec strong among the Germans of the Western States. It 1s not a partisan movement, and includes in its numbers in this city, for example, such republicans as Stanley Matthews, Governor Cox, Judges Hoadly and Stallo, and such democrats as Milton Bayler, Judges Caldwell, Oliver, Collins and Yaple. As many “emocrats will come to the Convention of re- union and reform, it may have been thought they could give somo assurances as to whether or not the action of the other Convention will be endorsed by the democracy of the country. However it may be, we have notice that they will come here on the Ist of May next, great in influence and in numbers. Among the most significant of their acquisitions is the emphatic endorsement of Colonel Hecker, of Illinois. ‘A committee, of which Colonel George Ward Nichols, of Cincinnati, is Chairman, has charge of the preliminary arrangements for both Conven- tions. The committee has arranged with nearly all the railroads to carry for about half price, and has provided two large halls for the use of the two Conventions, TALK WITH JUDGE COLLINS. ‘The HERALD representative called upon Judge I. C. Collins, one of the reunion party, at his office on Walnat street, and wus cordially received. “Judge Collins, I understand you are one of the originators of this new party, the new departure or reunion movement, and have called to get some ideas from you.” “Well, sir, 1 was among the others when the move- hile napping. The is “thir —Greeloy wi bey come to us with Nonared sap bo wa —— teling us ie has come 7 clfaion that, the West is entitled to the Presiden’ and say he is wil to withdraw in favor of a Western man. He run in a Western man, a free trader and Pen enes 58 that man will be either Palmer or Trumbull. We accept oie plant follow it out and choose our man. Now, W! will Greeley do? He will tell us that he has made a sacrifice of himself, and wants us to allow him to make a platform upon which he can stand. ‘And,’ continues he, ‘you nominate Curtin, of Pennsy!- vania, for Vice President,’ and sell out the revenue reform movement, probably, to John M. Palmer.” THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS. Trumbull’s Letter on Bargains and the Nomina- tion—The Adams Stock Rising—The Demo- cratic Low Roosters—Moralists on Gratz Brown—The Greeley Phalanx on Hand—Louisiana and Illi- nois to the Front. CINCINNATI, April 27, 1872. ‘The weather for the whole of the past week has been debilitating, but beautiful. Weather prophets say that after so much good weather next week must be rainy, in which case the Exposition build- ing will leak and drive out the females. The chaotic period of the Convention has passed, and to-night the controlling minds in it have begun the work of compromise ; this was rendered easy by a LETTER FROM LYMAN TRUMBULL, which has been freely exhibited, saying that he did not wish the nomination, if any bargaining were required to procure it; and, besides, he wanted his friends to be assured that the decided and general preference was for him. This letter has yed toacertain sort of good feeling between the Brown, Trumbull and Adams men. Trumbull ex- presses a preference for either Adams or Jacob D. Cox. Adams’ stock is up to-night; the free traders say there is no choice at al except Adams or Trum- bull, THE ALLEGED BLAINE COALITION. The democrats are “roosting low” to-night over a widely spread rumor that James G. Blaine has made a coalition with Jim Wilson, the Iowa lobby- ist, and menaces Grant’s nomination at Philadel- phia, Blaine is known here to be a bold and adroit fellow, and this rumor distresses the democrats, who have heretofore believed that they could bully tha Convention to do what they dictated. MORE DEMOCRATIC PASSIVISM. John Van Buren, Hoffman's private secretary, has written to influential people here that republicans ‘must be let alone to do what they like, and that the Eastern democrats willsupport them anyway. One of the democratic soreheads ts Groesbeck, of Ohio, who has been very much set up, since the recog- nition which has attended his impeachment speech. He was certain that the country would need him on the ticket, and he therefore opposed any nomina- tions wholly republican, insisting that the head or tail of the ticket required to be a democrat. GROESBECK’S QUARREL WITH BELMONT. To Groesbeck's disgust, his favorite organ, the Commercial, went back on him. When Belmont came here he sent a mutual friend to invite Mr. Groesbeck to meet him. Groesbeck, who smarted under a sense of injury, sent word that if Mr. Bel- mont wanted to talk with him he (Belmont) might wait upon him. To this Belmont replied: “Old Groesbeck may go to—.” As a consequence, Groesbeck now predicts the failure of the liberal movement, says his friends have no loyalty, and expects some other movement of a conventional sort to consider his claims and talents. ADAMS, TRUMBULL, OR BROWN. ‘The Gratz Brown men are here in large force, and behave with pluck, unity and charity. They have a large combination for Brown, but talk liberally with the friends of other persons. To-night they are engaged in discussion with free traders like Mahlon Sands, Lloyd, David A. Wells and others, ment was first talked of to push it through, and am |, 4nd there is a general rise, intellectually speaking, strong ior reform and reunion.”” “You are pretty well posted in regard to politics here. Can you give me any information as to the class of people these conventions will be composed of?” “The Reunion and Reform Association I can speak of authoritatively. It will be composed of solid men—men of ability and great social stand- ing, equally divided from the republican and demo- cratic ranks, but containing more of German re- publicans relatively than American. Its under- writers are second to none in influence and intelligence among our fellow citizens. It adopts a broad platform, one that meets with favor from the masses, and in addition a time-honored declaration in favor of local self-government—restricting the federal government to that which is general and common to the whole people. We desire to give the party greater independence in voting for merely local and administrative officers. It seems tobe a habit with our German population to do their own thinking. They left the democratic party when they thought it was too conservative of the rights of a slave oligarchy, and they are capable of turning their backs on the republican party if it in- ee supporting class privileges and monop- en. “The Germans take an unusual interest in this reform movement, do they not !”” “Yes. The Germans throughout the country, re- gardiess of party interests, whether democrats or republicans, are in full accord and union with the the reform party. In fact, as I before stated, the reform and reunion party is largely composed of the German element, and at the Convention next week the delegations will in the majority be Ger- mans.” “What do you think of Justice Davis’ chances for the nomination as President?”? “Davis is not sotind enough on one thing. He is not in for genuine tariff reform, and the anti-high tariff element will not concentrate upon Davis. The Germans will not give him their support, and, therefore, considering these things, Iam of the opinion his chances are very slim.” “Judge Collins, will the Reunion and Reform Con- vention convene and nominate candidates *”* “They will go through the form of meeting ac- cording to the announcement, but the Liberal Con- vention ought to extend them an invitation to come over and merge themselves, This is what we expect.” TALK WITH JUDGE STALIO. Judge J. B. Stallo, an old resident of Cincinnati anda German, who at one time was quite an ac- tive politician, was next visited. The following conservation took place between the Judge and the HERALD correspondent :— “Judge Stallo, you are pretty well posted in re- | seal the liberal reform movement; can you in- form me as to Who are coming here to attend the Liberal Convention #" “Yes, I can give you the names of several, tolerably well Known in the political arena for clear-headedness, Among others there are prob- ably Judge Spaulding, of Cleveland, and Governor Geary. The New York delegation will number 400, and be under the leadership of Mr. Frederick A. Conkling.” “Do you know anything regarding the prelimi- naries of either Convention—who is to be temporary chairman, &c. ?”" “No; Leannot tell_you, anything in that regard. I have urged upon William Cullen Bryant the neces- sity of his being here.”’ “The German clement will be very strong in the Liberal Republican Convention, will it not?” “Yes, The Germans who come here, from Indiana particularly, are demi-emocrats—that Is, they were previous to’ this new movement, but during the war were stanch Union and anti-slavery men, I'll ve E20 a point right here in regard to the Liberal ublican Convention. If they intend to exclude old democrats from their counsels, and not give them seats merely because they are and have been democrats, they will make a grave mistake, in my judgment. The policy about to be pursued by the liberals is one of excluding democrats, which 1s in | deference to the wishes of some not originators and promoters of the liberal movement.” “Who do you think will be the nominees in the Liberal Convention ? “Well, its a pretty hard matter to say just now. Matters are rather mixed. Charles Francis Adams: is the man we want at the head, but Horace Greeley is making @ hard push for it. Greeley will be here, while Adams is abroad, and this may have some little effect. If Greeley overrides the Liberal Con- vention on revenue reform and succeeds in intro- bp any ambigious resolutions you may count me out.’ “What are Davis’ chances for the German support in case he should be nominated 1" . ite “Well, Davis is coming with great strength, but there is no —, of his nomination. If he should chance to get the nomination the Germans, solidly, to a man, en masse, will refase to vote for him.” 4UDGE HOADLY'S TALK. In a conversation with some gentlemen this morning Judge George Hoadly was asked by one of | them if there was any doubt of Adams getting the nomination, The answer was about foll “Here, almost the last hour, I a chances of Charles Francis Adams are shaken. Yesterday he was the lion of the day, everything pointing to him and his admirers looming up grandly; but to-day there is eis Wien in the camp. A scheme has been Lp which is to deprive Tim of his opportunity, and one tnat Horace Greeley is sald to give his fullendorsement. You see Greeley knows well the men whose political opinions are antagonistic to le ow aud of Adams stock. The best instincts of the Conven- tion points either to Adams or Trumbull, with Brown as a last resort. Brown has injured himself by want of prudence in his bodily habits, and the easiest way found to beat him is to say, after a pause, “He might make a good President if he did not drink—but he drinks.” It is wonderful to see SO Many Men drawn up around a bar drinking raw whiskey suddenly hold up their hands and cry, “Ou, IF HB DRINKS HE WON'T Do.” Drunkards are to drunkards most unjust. I met Alex Long on the street to-day, with his curly locks, beautiful complexion and noble like in sta- ture. He said that Secretary Chase was still in the field, and by far the best candidate to be nomi- nated. He showed a letter just received, written by Mr. Chase in a firm and good style of penman- ship. Long assured me that the memory of Chase was worth a thousand men. HORACE GREELEY’S FRIENDS. Theodore Tilton, Waldo Hutchins, Sam Sinclair and Whitelaw Reid are among the Greeley arrivals, and they report if Fenton ever designed to sell out Greeley to Palmer or Davis he has changed his note, and now means to give New Y@rk State solid for Horace. The Greeley men allege they will show other strength besides New England and Pennsyl- vania, in Michigan and throughout the South, and that if Ohio drops Adams it will vote Greeley. It is again said that Horace will not come to Cincinnati. Theodore Tilton is one of the “saints in light,” who act as buglers for Horace; so is Dr. Storrs. There are evidently but two men who have worked on the ground floor for this nomination—Brown and Davis. Friend Swett has given away hundreds of free tickets in the Northwest to persons who were inclined toward him. The campaign has PROBABLY COST DAVIS FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ALREADY, George Pendleton was seen to-day, and he said that he favored the democratic party keeping mum and holding off until the Convention work was done. Trumbull and the bulk of the Convention now argue that the free trade plank should be modest and inoffensive; there is on the whole a better tone and sense of common dependence prevailing, with prospects of an easy deliverance next Thursday or Friday. LOUISIANA AVANT COURIERS, Judge Shoemaker and Colonel Stokes, of New Or- leans, the avant couriers of the Louisiana delegation, arrived this evening, and make their headquarters at the Gibson House. They report that the delegation from Louisiana has been increased from sixty to 125, six of whom are colored. The colored portion will be under the leadership of Mr. Deltasaise, an office- holder appointed by Grant. Twenty-five of the rep resentatives of Louisiana were elected in the Chi- cago Convention when Grant was nominated. Their choice for nominee stands first for Adams, and Trumbull comes in to be second choice. At any rate they intend to abide the decision of the Cincin- nati Convention. " A CHAT WITH SWETT, OF ILLINOIS., Colonel Leonard Swett, of Chicago, Ill, arrived here to-day, and is quartered at the Burnett House, The HERALD representative called upon him this evening, and in a conversation somewhat pro- tracted Colonel Swett stated that as far as the dele- gation from Illinois was concerned they stood di- vided between Trumbull and Davis. He thought that Mr. Adams would receive but little considera- tion at their hands, but as the matter of choice was rather premature, he could advance no authoritative ideas. As far as free trade was concerned there was little show of its meeting with favor at the hands of the Illinois dele- gation. In regard to Governor John W. Palmer, he stated that in a letter of the Governor he (Palmer) had stated that he was no enemy of the present ad- ministration, and, furthermore, that he (Palmer) had announced himeelf as a candidate for the office he now holds, Upon this latter declaration he (Swett) was of the opinion that the Illinois delegation would sacrifice Paimer for either Trumbull or Davis. He further stated that as PALMER HAD DECLARED HIMSELF BOUND to the republican party and an adherent of the Philadelphia Convention they could not conscien- tiously give him any support. As far aa Colonel Swett is personally concerned he isa warm friend of each of these gentlemen, yet, politically, he disa- grees 4p many things with them, Regarding the Civil Rights bill he was of opinion that it would meet with some favor from his delegation. THE VIRGINIA LIBERALS. The Southerners En Route for the Queen City— ‘The North Carolina and Virginia Men to the Front—Personnel of the Delegations. RicuMonD, April 27, 1872, Several of the Southern delegations for Cincinnati passed here en route for that point to-day, among them that from North Carolina, under the leader- ship of Hardie Hogan Helper, an inveterate antag- onist of the administration in that State. He is chiefly supported and accompanied by leading liberal republicans from the State, and it is gener- ally understood they, with all the other Southern delegations, will claim a place on the national ticket to be nominated at Cincinnati for some prominent liberal republicans from the South. The Virginia delegation, which will be the most numer- ous from any State in the South, and consequently the most infuential, is composed of both republi- cans and conservatives, who are of the same class of men that brought out Gilbert C. Walker for the Governorship of Virginia in 1869, THE VIRGINIA DELEGATION. This delegation will number about forty, from the cities of Petersburg, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Lynch- burg, Alexandria and this city. They will claim that Walker, not Gratz Brown, inaugurated the liberal republican movement, which first succeeded im Virginia and was afterwards carried out in Ten- nessee and Missouri, and which made Virginia the only prosperous and peaceful State in the South. The Virginia delegation have secured rooms at 114 South Fourth street, Cincinnati, which will be principally the headquarters of all the South- ern delegations. The character and political record | ofthe delegates from this State make them more in- fuential than otherwise; six of them are pure, unadulterated negroes, who have taken a promi- nent position in the politics of the State since their emancipation and subsequent enfranchisement, NEGROES AS REPRESENTATIVES. Whether they can influence their race in a na- | tional contest remaing to be seen; but it is certain that the majority of the white delegates from this State cannot strictly be classed as out and out democrats. They are rather of the type of liberal republicans, and, perhaps, the best representatives of the people of Virginia, who were the first to elect a IMberal republican in 1869. J. W. Lewellyn, who published the first republican paper in Richmond after the evacuation, is the leader of the Virginia delegation, and this he did at a time whenit required more moral courage than to face a battery in the field, He was one of the original projectors of the Walker movement, and has great strength with the con- servative republican element in the State. Next in importance comes George Rye, late State Treasurer, and who, in the days of Hunnicutt, was a leader of the republicans from the Shenandoah Valley. He was Secretary of the Underwood Constitutional Convention in 1867-68, and had MADE HIMSELF VERY OBNOXIOUS to the extreme secession element here; but he, too, led off in the movement, which resulted in the el tion of Walker and the redemption of the State from negro rule under Welles, His name is nowa power, both among republicans and conservatives, in the State. H.J. Smith, the Sheriff of this, the metro- olitan county of Virginia, is an old and staunch Jnion man, who, although elected to his present position by both conservatives and negroes, has at all times fearlessly proclaimed his republican senti- ments. ©. Baker Raine and W. H. Gentry, of Petersburg, are men of similar record to those above mentioned, and it is useless to disparage their influence in the politics of the State, or to deny the fact that whey are true representatives of liberal republicanism in Virginia, who believe that the real solution of our political diMculties lies in general amnesty, and thé removal of all disqualifica- tions, and the restoration of the good feeling exist- ing in the country anterior to the war. FRANKLIN STEARNS, THE REPUBLICAN MILLIONNAIRE of Virginia, also goes to Cincinnatl He was another engineer of the Walker movement, but subsequently taking umbrage at Walker’s course, he ggain became a strong administration man. ‘The character of Grant's appointments, however, in this State gave him great offenc nd his advice being on all occasions disregarded, he became very much embittered against the President. He now goes to Cincinnati equally the opponet of Walker and of Grant, and will in all probability be opposed to the Cincinnati nominees, There is not the possibility of a doubt that the Southern delegates will make themselves felt in the Convention, and should any attempt be made to treat them with indifference or disregard their claims, the entire South will make their cause its own, and accept {tas a stadied and deliberate rebuff to the entire liberal and conserva- tive constituency, which would result in a clamor- ous demand for a democratic convention. THE GEORGIA LIBERAL REPUBLICANS FOR CINCINNATI, ATLANTA, Ga., April 27, 1872. The Georgia delegation of liberal republicans leave to-night for Cincinnati. NOTES ABOUT THE CONVENTION. ecb Sie The Hartford Courant (Ex-Governor Hawley) de- clares that “the popular strength of the Cincinnati movement must be in the democratic party, for it alone can furnish it votes enough to give it power. And the party that furnishes the votes of the coali- tion, whatever platform or candidate may be set up, Will assuredly dictate the principles and the policy.” The Cincinnati Enquirer (democratic) reasons from the letter of Charles Francis Adams that he will accept the Cincinnati nomination. The Cincinnati Znquirer says:—‘‘The identical chair in which John Adams sat when he placed his signature to the Immortal Declaration is to be sent here for the use of the President of the Liberal Con- vention.’? The Helena (Montana) Gazette (democratic) pub- lishes officially a call for a meeting of the Demo- cratic Central Committee of the Territory, and says, editorially, the “Cincinnati Conventton, if it is prudentially conducted, will forever destroy the despotic power that has so long misgoverned this country,” and adds:— The democratic part; the reconstruction o} will have a potent voice in | politics and public policy throughout the Union. If it should happen that the liberals, in their Cincinnati Conven- tion, place an'accgptable man in nomination for the | Presidency and adopt a democratic platform | democratic party might content itself for the pre- | sent by an acquiescence for the patriotic purpose of arresting the control of the government from the unholy hands of irresponsible spolismen and of | securing the lower house of Congress and the | Senate, as fast as vacancies could filled with democrats, and shaping the policy of the new ad- ministration, ¥ ‘The Boston Globe (independent) , thinks the Cin- cinnati movement, with its double call and dis- cordant elements, is not a popular uprising of the masses; but “the Ist of May wiil soon be here and then the fun will be over.” The Paris (Ky.) True Kentuckian, in speak- ing of the Cincinnati movement, says that “the coming man through the Cin- cinnati Convention seems to be Charles Fran- cis Adams, of Massachusetts,” and continues :— It will indeed seem that politics make stange hed- fellows, when the democracy eae as a candidate for President the son of the old abolitionist John Cte Adams, himself the abolition candidate for Vice President with Van Buren in 1848, and after- ward Lincoln's Minister to Engiand; especial); they will be side by side with the Palmyra (Mo.) butcher, McNeil; the Kentucky murderer, Bur- bridge; the Indiana free soiler, Julian, &c. Adams, however, has not been prominent on disturbing questions, and probably has as little about him to repel democrats as any decided radical who could be mentioned. The democratic press are snapping at the bait of the Cincinnati Convention with the avidity of salmon trout in season on Lake Memphramagog. A Washington correspondent (April 26) of the Bos- ton Post (democratic) avers that some persons in Washington belleve the Cincinnati Convention will break up in a general row, believing the opponenta of the Cincinnati movement have made arrange- ments for creating a fight by sending roughs there to create a disturbance, The colored republicans of Maryiand will meet in Baltimore June 19, for the purpose of ratifying the nominations of the regular republican nominations at the Philadelphia Convention, who, they believe will be Grant and Colfax. The Baltimore American (administration) thinks one of the results of the Cincinnati Convention will tend to remove some minor complaints against the administration, and when such an effect is pro- duced it will be held that the malcontents “have builded better than they knew, because they will have helped to perfect the administration of Presi- dent Cran eecond term of office, | me | which all_ money exch: | the tent THE POSTAL TELEGRAPH. Outcropping in Congress of Herald Teaching. Senator Ramsey’s Bill to Provide Cheap and Safe Telegraphic Communication, LIGTHNING FOR THE POOR. pone Rs eld, Explanations of the Proposed Law and Oom- parisons of the English and Existing Systems of Telegraphy, WASHINGTON, April 27, 1872. The most notable event in Congress to-day was the speech of Senator Ramsay on the postal tele- graph. Senator Ramsay called up the biil reported Post roads some days since, and explained its pro- visions at considerable length and with much force, ‘The bill was laid aside. In explaining the bill Sena- tor Ramsay said that:— The rates under the present telegraph system are high and irregular, and the facilities for using it, exeept in Jarge cities, are iimited, while the business is Unregulated by any uniform or competent law. ‘The ownership and control are centralized in the hands of one man. The same parties now direct the Western Union Telegraph Company, the New. York Central line tothe West the Union Pacific Railroad and the Atlantic and Pacific Telegraph Company, affording the greatest instance of the “centralization ” of power in the hands of private parties that the world has ever seen, he oxfect of the bill now — before Sen ind simplify the rates, to iner ¢ business by law, to pre power so dangerous to ‘the int people, and to restrain and regulate egraph, so that It can be wielded n ual, however wealthy and great, by a corporation or by the’ Executive to the detriment of the people. The bill recognizes the telegraph as an instrumentality for the ex- change of correspondence, since a telegram differs from a letter only in the method of itstransmission, It establishes & postal telegraph system, and provides for the reception and delivery of telegrams through the post. offices and, their transmission by parties under contract for 1 Years. The telegraph is now a ratlroad system: Mees in the country are at railroad stitions, which are nog like the post oficgs located only with reference to the ugcont. modation df the people, ‘The first section provides for the establishment of postal telegraph offices at post offices, on or near the linesor tele- graph, when the grow receipts are @ year, and at such other places ax the need of business may require, It will not close any office, but it will add many new ones, Tho great convenience that will be thereby afforded is illustrated by 3s: m of iy THR ENGLISH SYSTEM. Nineteen hundred postal telegraph office: opened within two years, and cighteen or twe offices at railroad stations continue; but the py Are so much more convenient tn all respect ; public that ninety-one per cent of the whole number of Messages are forwarded from them, and only nine per cent from the railroad stations, ‘The second section of this. bill fxes uniform rates for equal distances. A comparison of the proposed with: the present rates from Washington will show ‘the reductions. he present day rate for distances under 250 miles is 9 cents, postal rate 25 cents, being a reduction of 38 per cent; for distances between 250 and 600 miles the present rate js 78 cents, postal rate 0 cents, reduction 38 per ce! for distances between 500 and 1,000 miles the present rate is $1 14, postal rate 75 cents, reduction 35 per cent; for dis- tances ‘between 1,000 and’1,500 miles the present rate 18 $2 42, postal rate $1, reduction 68 per cent; for distances over 1,500 miles the present rate is $5, postal rate $1 50, re- duction 70 per cent. IN THE NIGHT R. the proposed reduction is for distances 500 iniles, 3344 per cent; between 500 and 1,000 mile: cent; between 500 miles, 58 per cent; a miles, 9 per cei » present rate being $5and_ the pro- posed rate $I. Under the present system’ ten tree words are allowed, exclusive of the address and signature; un- der the postal system twenty-five words, including ad- and signature, which allows on the average eigh tree words, making a gain of 8) per cent. es in the bill are based on the roport. ¢ ar Department, to the Postmaster General, fixing the rates to be paid by the go: é 8 In that report the rates are s tion, to be forty-five i recent yet high enough to allow a small profit. e been f the his is as gre ireduction as ought to be made at one time on account of the difficulty of providing for the increase of business resulting from the reduction of the rates, provides also for the repayment of he amounts in their transinission and for REGISTEREDETELEGRAMS. which will have priority of transmission on prepayment of double rates. This provision is copied from the foreign telegraph system. In the countries where it fs in opera- tion aboutten per cent of the telegrams are of this class, This provision legalizes what Is now done tly und contrary to law, asin the case of the news of the com- mercial bureaus, which take pr ¢ over other tele grams. For the purpose of reducing the expenses by sim Plifying the accounts and tor the purpose of securing th inviolability of telegrams, the third section provides for the prepayment of telegrams by stamps, for furnish stamps anid stamped paper, and for the destruction of al telegrams monthly where they are not forwarded by mail, instead of Keeping the nals and letterpress copigs indefiniteyy, 4 he fourth section provides for ‘elegraphic money or- ders between money order offic: ‘The fifth section relates comME: It fixes the rate transmission of CIAL AND PRESS NEWS, the news at fixed prices, instead of leaving. th the mercy of the telegraph compantes, ax it now is. It authorizes every paper to have a private wire leadiny di rectly from the office of its correspondents to the offic the paper, to be operated by ite own clerk, thus remov the possibility of ion of the news. The sixth sectl vider, by a Fe master General Ih Assistant |, for agencral supers er th nistration of the telegraph. In order to ensu y and efficiency, which might otherwise b when the operators are appointed by another party, Assistant Postinaster General has authority to pres ¢ y ibe all rules necessary to ensure the prompt transmission and delivery of all telegrams and to enforce them by suituble fines atid penalties, The seventh section relates to the transmission of tele grams. The mails are transmitted by contract. Tw methods are adopted. When there isa fixed p manent way, as on railroads, requiring a large inves nt in reality, Congress fixes the ensation and th Postmaster General contracts accordingty. Where th isno fixed investment in a permanent road, but only the mere use of the road by coaches and horses, it Is let by contract to the lowest bidder. three-fourths in bulk of the mails are transported at rates fixed by Congress. ‘The lines of telegraph permanent, belonging to the realty in carrying ou policy adopted in such cases. The same section of ® the the Postal Telegraph, Company for the transinission of telegrams, for the period of ten’ years, at the rates above- named, less five cents on each telegram for the expense ‘assumed by the Post Office, the company to furnts! and operators, to use good instrume ired, and to transmit promptl to confine its business scribed by the act, and to conform tions made by the Postmaster ¢ Postmaster General is required to direct whatever alterations, improvem or tensions may be required, and it the company atter prescribed notice fail to do so, he is authorized to them himself at its expense ; and to give all ne curity the formance of its contract. The eighth section provides for THE SECURITY OF CORRESPONDENCE by telegraph. The ninth section authorizes the Postm: e the rates wherever Itcan be ducing the dividends below ten per guard against discriminating taxation the General is authorized to increase the rates on all offices n hin the imi pre and Xe essary = Postinaster of the receipts for stamps ransmitted. h the Ie the company. Tt provides for returns to t Gel and to the compa and the number of tele the department i The de the telegrams and will keep an accou transmitted, their stamped value and the number and value of the stamps sold. It will receive a telegram, de- it to and receive It from the operator, furnish en velopes, direct the delivery of them, and furnish room for he employes, instruments and and for these servi on each for letter; and vai old, letters and di them to and receives thein from mail contractors and delivers them finally, one-third by the carriers and the will rec a postage ms nt now tirnishes stamps IL ac rest through the office. cight-tenths of a cent on each letter, The each telegram will be five cents, allowing three and two- jor the ‘extra cost of a te er, which, it ix believed, is nt to cover the cost io vie! a het ‘revenue. to the department. ‘The introduc: tion of the stamps will effect an entire change in the telegraph system of accounts, greatly simplitying. It and thereby reducing the wes. The telegraph Dusiness can be more econo 9 promptly performed by a single corporation, whose lines, ike a network, cover the entire country, and, by cable connections girdle the world, than by a tiumber of cor- porations, either operating petition in the same district. The necessity a business Whose operations are so ¢ 'e effectes regulating tensive, and by between remote evident to all; and this c: f which shall operate ertorming the services,which serv cain ly and correctly performed only by a cor- DERIVING 178 POWERS FROM CONGRESS and responsible to Congress. In pursuance of this object poration pany in Washington for the performance o telegraphic service, with the powers usually « corporations, nto right of constructing telegraph lines to any compan requires the company to render annual recelpts and expenditure, made out Ggperal shall direct a an e eleventh section fixes the capital of the coi on its organization at $1,000,000 for the expense of Ir 0 ganization and connecting’ its lines with the postal tele- fra h offices, It also authorizes the purchase of exist- ing lines, subject to the approval of the Postmaster Gene: ral, By the act of July 22, 1868, the United States ac- quired the right to purchase any line of tel . Cepting the provielons of that act, at an appra to be fixed by arbitrators, in_ whose appoinune: graph companies should have an equal voice. companies have assented to this provision. THE THLEGRAPH COMPANIES contend that the establishment of the telegraphic system by Congress would depreciate the value of thelr lines. To meet this objection this section provides that if any of these companies destre to vell their lines the Fostal Tele- graph Company shall purchase them at a price fixed by raisers chosen in the manner above provided. | [t also orizes the company to issue stock at par to an amount equal to the actual cost of all lines so purchased oF ac: quired and for the cost of lines constructed by i The twelfth section provides forthe ‘anster of the les selling eir lines. The wirieentiy section authorizes the regen pam, fo ental: lish, at its own expense, offices independent of the postal telegraph offices, to be ‘layeumed at any time by the Post- r Ga@meral, and authorizes TUS dae cae operatar, i alao provides for reference of auew by him from the Committee on Post OMces and | between 260 and | he setond | a received for the telegrams when there 1s delay or mistake | rm for “specials” at about half the present charges and gives every association and paper a right to press at More than | fixed and | pill authorizes the Postmaster General to contract with | keep in repair all necessary lines, to employ competent | ents and all the equipments | bring victories to their banners if they were only rams—the | true to themselves, ecula- | stant | ntire property of the company is bound forthe | In contormity | must | ils, a | The cost of this service ig one and | postage ou | carefully and | in different sections or incom. | section incorporates the Postal Telegraph Com. | ihe. postal ain | Mr. Clance | Spring Meeting between the com; ind the Postmaster neral to three arbitrators ‘A te fener al appointed by the Attorney By the fourteenth section the charter is \- ditional on the companies making a contrace mith dha Postmaster General on the terms named in the vill. “1g authorizes Cononess 70 PURCHASE THe LINES ) 7, ‘an approved value, in accordance with the act of 1866. The fifteenth section authorizes Gongre any time to alter or amend the act, and gives the Po: ‘ter General ower to preseribe all necessary rules and regulations. he lon has been raised whether the rates fixed by the lit will pay. The reductions proposed are about the sume that were made by Great Britain. The rate there is uniform—one shilling, or twenty-five cents. The telegraphic receipts there for {871 were fn, or it about five per cent on the of the Ines. The Western Union Telegraph Company, memorial to Congress remonstrating against the of this bill, say it Is “of immense pecuniary value.” The statistics of the telegraph business in Europe and the United States show that the expenses do not Increase an the business increases; that an Increase of 100 per cont i the business increases the expenses only about sixty. pei cent, and therefore if the rates are reduced thirty-sevs and a half per cent the net profits will pay. The profits are at the East, where the rates are about one- as large an at the West, The proposed rates being uniform wile got a very much larger reduction at the West th atthe East. It is the case of a small business and large profits ve! a large business and sinail profits: ‘The offciain prefer thal former, the people the latter. The expenses do not in-| crease in the same ratio with the distance of tr sion. The actual cost of transmitting a message 1 is not much greater than 4) iniles, but the present rates are twice as high for the former distance as for the latter, and consequently a limited business is done. By this bil the reduction is greatest in the long crcuita—twenty-fv cents for a night message 1,000 miles, or the for a letter, is reduction will ust yield a gre an increase of bust] and iriestimable profit to the public. ly and fully considered by this com- mittee at three seasions of Congress, and all parties, in~ cluding the President of the Western Union Telegraphy Company, have been heard at great length, | The commit reported three times, in its favor. Ithas been agai nsidered very carefully and amended. It is belloved that it now protects the rights of all parties, and it is now reported by the unanimous vote of the committee, The’ adoption oi ‘THIS POSTAL TRLEGRAI fifty per cent, and on SYSTEM WILL REDUCE THE RATES pe Wistunces the reduction will be{ mich greater. This is a larger reduction than was ob- tained in Great Britain; that was ata cost of many mil- lions; this will be without expense to the government; that was accompanied by a transfer of power to 3X: ecutive and a great increase of patronage; this without any such ii that concentri takes away the has ever controlled, and divid not be used against the peop cheaper telegraph in proporti to the distal other country, and will) ic letter within the means of all. fon mission than ts possessed by an: bring the telegr Organization of the New Tammany General Committee. we Sy Election of Officers—The Committee on Organi« zation—Protests Discarded—Tilt Between James O'Neill and Lawrence Doher- ty—The First Ward Prize Banyer. The Tammany General Committee met last even< ing for organization, Out of the nearly five han- dred members of the committee about one hundred and fifty were present. Augustus Schell presided. After the usual preliminaries a committee of one from each Assembly district was appointed to nomi+ nate officers for the ensuing year, The house them took a recess for fifteen minutes. During the absence of the Nominating Committee two notable events occurred. One was a fight; the other the displaying of the prize banner presented to the First ward democrats in 1868, As to the fight, it was not quite up to the mark. It originated in a sonal quarrel between “Jim. my” O'Neill and “Larry” Doherty, and was confined to these two politicians. The rivals met just inside | the door of the hall: what passed between them | 1s unknown to “mortal man” except themselves, t | but, in the twinkling of an eye, “Jimmy” had his | man collared, shook and shouting. ‘barry’? cried out that he wasn’t as big aman as ‘Jimmy.’ Friends came around, “Larry” was taken away. “Jimmy” solemnly retired, This was the only muss of the evening. ‘The display of the banner was a different amair. | At about nine o'clock the sound of patriotic musia | floated into the hall through the windows and along: | the corridors. John Fox bounded to the door. | Some one shouted, ‘Here are Fox’s braves.” Mr. Fox looked mighty proud, for this was the culmi- | nation of a triumph over an enemy. The ‘braves’? consisted of about seven hundred men, many of them with torches, carrying aloft the First, ward | prize banner. In a few minutes the banner waa conveyed to the hall, where it was displayed behind | the stage. This banner, for the last two years, had | been kept under lock and key by Fox, lest the rival jon should get hold of it. pn the Nominating Committee returne order was proclaimed, the Chairman announced the | following as the choice for officers :— Chairman—iohn W, Chanier, Vice Chairmen—Jobhn Fox and Oliver Charlick. , Secretaries—W. H. Guernsey and Anthony Kick hoff. TreasureremAbraham 8. Hewitt. Serqeant-at-Arms—john D. Newman. The ticket was unanimously elected. The Chair then appointed Messrs. Genet and John Kelly to condnet Mr. Chanler to the chair, | On taking the chair, Mr. CHARLES said that he | thanked the committee most sincerely for the | honor conferred on him—the humblest member; of the organization, and one who, as far as personal experience went, was unable to contend with the difilculties ‘of the position in which they had piaced him. He ay pealed to their generosity to protect him and sustain him in his efforts to do right. The labor of the | the committee, which resulted in the existence of that General Committee, deserved a word, and he alluded to it to make honorable mention of the: Grand Sachem, who, out of chaos, had brought one of the strongest committees that had ever assem- bled in the city of New York, and one that would) He left to them the duty en- | trusted to them—a duty that might fyet rescue the country from the greatest military tyrannygand re- store power and patronage to the democracy. The usual resolutions necessary for formal or-. © | ganization were then read and approved, ’ | This being done, Mr. Sprnoi moved an amend- be one vie ‘esident from each Mr. Spinola going on in his until suddenly Mr. Denny’? 1, alarmed him oy shouting out that he (Spinola) was out of order, With a genuine Irish brogue Mr. Burns informed Mr, Spinola that the latter was always exciting dis- order wherever he was. Mr. Spinola said some- thing about “own business,” but Mr, Burns moved: ment that th Assembly district. | remarks in fine sty | Burns, of the Sixth war: ate where taxes are imposed on the property of | for the adoption of everything that had so far been done, and, the motion being put and vociferously ‘ried, Mr. Spinola mounted the platform and took refuge in a back seat. A committee on organization, composed of dele- ates from each Assembly district, was then electe follows :—First, John Fox ; Second, William Walsh Third, C, M. Clancey, James Gibbons; Fourth, BE. Shandley; Fifth, E. M. Plum; Sixth, T. J. Campbell ; | Seventh, Joun Hansom, ; Eighth, John Scott; Ninth, | James Fitzpatrick, William E. Dodge; Tenth, Anz | thony Eckhotf; Eleventh, John Morrissey; Twelfth, H. Woltman; Thirteenth, P. Gibney; Wourteenth’ B. Reilly; Fifteenth, T. A. Ledwith; :Sixteenth, A. muntot the number | S Hewitt; Seventeenth, J. E, Coulter; Eighteenth, ivers | Judson Jarvis; Nineteenti , T. O'Callaghan; Twen- tieth, W. C. Conner; Twenty-first, H. W. Genet. On motion of Mr. ScHELL the chairman's name was added§to the committee, Judge SHANDLEY here requested permission to - present a protest that had been handed to him. He did not know what it contained, but desir@l simply that it should be tn the possession of the’ committee, ‘The Cnair declined to receive it then. Mr. SCHELI, moved that in case of the resignatién | offany met of the General Committee the va- | cant places should be filled by the Committee on Organization. : ir, BRADY moved to amend by giving the power to the District Committee. The amendment was lost and Mr, Schell’s motion unanimously carried. Mr. CLANCEY, for the second time during the eve- ning, presented a protest from the Third Assembly | district against the action of the committee of seven in ‘the selection of @ delegation for that district. On this application the chairman received the protest, but after reading, {t over silently, and without telling the committee | a syllable of what tt contained, ru! «dl it out of order. | appealed from the decfsion of the chair, | but the chair was sustained by a large majority. Judge SHa rY now asked that the protest, of which he was the custodian, might be received. | The chairman recetved it, but upot his reading it | over silently consigned it to the “out of order’™ basket then announced that the Committee on Organization would meet at Tammany Hall on ‘Tuesday next, and the meeting adjourned, subject. to the call of the chair. RACING IN TENNESSEE, of the Chickasaw: Jockey Club. MemPHis, Tenn., April 27, 1872. ‘The Chickasaw Jockey Club spring meeting will commence on Monday with three races, and poo! are being sold by Underwood at the Overton Hotel| to-night. The first race will be over hurdles between Blin Tom, Mary Hennessy and Templar. Blind Tom is great favorite over the field, } The second race will have six starters, incladin, Planchette and Cape Race; and the third race # | | ’