Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1868-05-16

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uIIH ihe Proceedings Tabled.
Dru G.''rm has made "a TlVuri in
GIu. Grant stating that che ioonm.
Ui,Ie rtiurus sh0W a majority n
over l.r.l Mr tbt ratification ui
demonstration iu Arkansas. lfhis
url.r Egi hcgu complied with iar
r-ul uHull have hegn iui.-puia-
blr5 bul ihsra are la lhe eH1uilrs uI
Pulaski and jefferson 1900 votes
which yauHut Doe asuerlaincd a. bc
e'lhvrilr uragalu,l lhe constitution.
WLvro there were irregularities
etc, each party charges tho other
with frauds.
The S0uih Carolina committee,
with a protest against lho oonstilu-
iiun, will appear before lho Recon
siruriiun Committee,
Their rcmOnslrance and personal
representations regarding the stu
alton, attract lhc attention ul Con
scrvuTiNe Republicans,
The messdgc OF Gov English, al
Connecticut, was delivered 10 the
General Assembly to-day,
lie alluded to The fact ofthcre be-
Ing not resemblance 0f Republican
Government in over ono-third orlhc
settled territory OF the United States,
unl reviewed the policy Of the gov
oruing majority ia Congress,
ElCnNoND, May The Republic
State Convention met to-day at the
Metropolitan Hall, There was
mll attendance, aud all the counties
were represented, Tho two races
are about equally represented on
ihc floor,
james II. Clements, of Ports,
mouth, presided, Gov, Wells was
nominated for Governor to night 10y
the following vote; Wells la3,
lIawhurst -, llunnicutt II, Pier,
pout q; James IL, Clements was
nominated for Lieut.. Governor,
Amer hearing n short address from
Gov. Wells, the Convention adjourn
cd until tomorrow.
u. Johnson Barbour has declined
the conservative nomination for
Governor.
ATLANTA, May ct is under
stood that the test oath will not be
required of Legislative members,
and that the Legislature will first
be assembled at Millcdgcvilic, as Il
provisional body to take action on
the constitutional amendment, and
then adjourned,
CnICAGo. May G.-Thc conference
took up and discussed to adjourn
mcnt the admission of Southern
delegates.
The Albany, n. Y, Legislature
has adjourned SHc dc.
The Assembly passed the follow.
ing resolution: Whereas, the cvi. |
dcncc elected on President John
sons trial has established the inno-
ccncc of that high functionary, his |
conviction would be regarded by |
the people as the false judgement of
Il partizan court, and as crime
against the form and being of a
Republican government.
RICHMOND, May S.-Thc Conscr-
vativc Convention to-day nQps.n.SaItGd
Robert Il. Withcrs, of Lynchbnrg,
for Governor, Gen. James Walker,
of Pulaski, for Lieut., Governor
J. i. Maryo, Jr., of Spottsylvania,
for Attorney General, and Marina
duke johnson, Of Richmond, for
Congressman at large. Tho vote
for Governor was, Withers, 80, j,
b. Balwin, 40. Withcrs and Walker
arc eligible to Office under the recon
struction act of Congress, but not
under the test oath of tho new
constitution. j. S. Babcock and J.
B. Baldwin, of Fayette, McMiller,
Geo. Blow and Thos. S. Flournoy,
wero appointed delegates at large
to the Democratic National Con.
vention. A resolution was adopted
thanking naturalized citizens for
their heretofore unanimous co-ope-
ration with tho conservatives. No
platform adopted. Adjourned sine
die.
New ORLEANS, May 9.-Commis-
sioncr Shannon dismissed the suit
against Governor Baker for perjury,
in taking the oath Of Office, deciding
That the evidence produced by the
failed to substantiate
,he charge.