Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-06-29
Political Matters.
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-.s- VASHANdToN, June TO-
Special dispatches to the New York Times
say efforts are making to effect an arrange
ment by which both wings of the Democracy
in New York shall run the same electoral
ticket for President and Vice President. A
similar arrangement will be made in Pennsyl-
vania, if possible. This important and
startling movement is based upon an agree
ment that Douglas is allowed a. chance to
secure the electoral vote before the people, by
the union of the factions, thus securing the
votes of these two States, on the condition
that if the election goes to the House, he
shall give the vote of the Illinois delegation to
Breckenridge. .. .-'s..g ~
NEW YORK, June &c.
A meeting of the friends of Sam Houston is
called for at Schenectady, July 18th, to NOM
mate ticket in this State, and designate
candidate for Vice President with Houston.
@.' Ply New YoRK, June ~.
The HerazGs Washington correspondent
says intelligence from Madrid states that the
Spaniards have become 80 elated with their
success in Morocco that they design having
dash at Mexico, making the necessity of pre-
serving Cuba to the Spanish monarchy the
pretext for their belligerent operations. And
not only does Spain contemplate diversion
upon Mexico, but the United States is to be
called to account for the capture of the piratcal
war steamers off Vera Cruz, not long since.
The same correspondent says Mayor Wood
has been comforting with Breckenridge,
Douglas and the Administration. He suggests
that there should be but one electoral ticket
in the State of New York, with the electoral
college unpledged to either candidate, but to
throw the vote for President in the way that
may seem most polite. His proposition
seems to meetwith favor from both sides. If,
however, these pacific councils shall not pre-
vail, and the Administration does not throw
itself into the fight, the probability is that
Mayor Wood will go with the popular senti-
ment of the State, which he thinks IS in favor
of Douglas. The impression is that the
Administration will throw its whole power in
favor of Breckenridge and Lane. ~, -
l- ~-. WASHINGTON, June 26.
The National Democratic Douglas Com
mittee met here to-day for organization, and
to prepare for the campaign. August Bel
mont, of New York, is Chairman; Thomas
Tallman, of Louisiana, F. O. Prince, of
Massachusetts, John A. Hartman. of Va,
and HughJ. Jewett, of Ohio, are Secretaries.
The Executive Committee is as follows
Belmont, Of N. Y, Jewett, of Ohio, Dick,
Of North Carolina, Converse, of Conn,
Haldeman, of Pennsylvania, Tallman, Of
Louisiana, and Follett, of Michigan. Reso-
lutions were adopted recommending to the
several State Committees that they take
action for the adoption of an electoral ticket
in their respective States to the undivided
support of the nominees of the National
Democratic Convention, Stephen A. Dou-
glas and Herschell V. johnson also that If
any State Committee shall omit to take
the proper steps for securing such ticket
then the member Of this Committee in that
State is authorized to take such action as he
may deem necessary and proper for that
purpose. 81