17 JUNE 1876, Page 15

THE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.

[To THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."] SIR,—Your statement that a majority of two-thirds of the Dele- gates will be required to nominate a candidate for the Presidency at Cincinnati is an error. The Democratic party does require a two-thirds majority in its Convention, but a simple majority is the rule of the Republican party.—I am, Sir, &c.,

11 Alfred Street, Plymouth, June 12. WM. SHARMAN.