Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-02-28
PoLrr1cAL.-Last evening the Baltimore Re.


delegates to the State Convention, which is TO
select representatives from that city to the
Chicago Con nvention. G. &. Fulton was chosen
as delega te al large from the citv; ard the en-
tire delegation are favorable TO the nomination
OF General Grant and ex-senator Creswell.
Resolutions were unanimously adopted en-
dorsing the action of the House of Representa-
tivss in impeaehing President johnson, and
favorlng his speedy trial; commencing Gene
rails Sherman and Thomas for their patriotic
action in declining TO be used by Mr.. johnson
in his attempt 70 insult Gen. Grant; endorsing
Secretary Stanton "the right man in the
right place." and concluding by pledging the
Convention and Its Representatives as the
friends of .impartial manh pod suffrage One
OF .he ward delegations withdrew from the
Conventiop, and an attempt was made TO organ
ize meeting of the opponents of Grant and
Creswell and the principles adopted by the
Convention.
The Concord Stdtesmen, in an article on
the election prospects, says:-"The hopeful
prospects Of the Republicans of New Hamp-
shire has undergone no change between our
last and this paper. All our accounts. II is
true, are not alike favorable. Losses are to be
encountered In some towns, and gains made in
others; but the general tenor of advices Is that
the Republicans realize the importance of the
election are doing all in their power to achieve
victory, and have gone into the battle deter
mined to win.
- The venerable Horace Binney, Of Phila-
delphia, now in his seth year, says OF Senator
could not have been better. Nothing more full,
without overftowing; nothing more strong,
without rage; nothing so clear that Is as deep;
and, what it would hardly be possible to say
OF poetry, even by Denham, nothing so logical
without being dry. has been spoken or read for
long time in either house"
"A Democratic meeting in New Orleans
has developed the fact that Pendleton is the
favorite Of the rank and file, and johnson the
fayorite Of the leaders.
At recent supper given to prominent
New Jersey Democrats at Trenton, it was
unanimously resolved to present the Hon. Jno.
r. Stockton as New Jerseys candidate for the
next Presidency.
"A correspondent Of the Pit.sburg CON-
me,ciai suggests the name OF Hon. Roscoe
Conkling as q candidate for the Vice Presi-
dency.
In the Kansas Legislature resolutions
have been introduced endorsing the action of
Congress on the Impeachment questions.
The Kentucky Republican Convention
met yesterday morning, at Frankfort. Seven
ty.three counties were represented. Resolu-
tins were passed choosing General Grant for
President, and General Of Kentucky, for Vice
President.
We yesterday published a special de.
spatch from Raleigh, N. c., stating that the
Republican Convention had nominated George
w. Holden for Governor, General Grant for
President, and Senator Wade for Vice Presi-
dent. The following additional nominations
Were made: Todd r. Caldwell, Lieutenant
Governor; ii. J. Meminger OF Ohio, secretary
OF state; ID. A. jenkins, Treasurer; iohn r.
French, Washington city, 1st Congressional
district; Gel David Heaton, of Ohio, "a district:
Col J. :. Devices, of Illinois, 4th district
The members of the Virginia Convention
and a large audience were addressed in Rich
mond last night by Gov. Pierpoint udge Riyes
and Hon. John Minor Bolts. Governor Pier
point Denounced the University of Virginia a.
the hotbed from which sprang the ideas which
carried Virginia into the rebellion. Judge
Klves advocated property and educational
qualifications for some time in the future. He
opposed the election of the petty officers of the
State by The people. The State Conservative
convention was denounced as destructive in
stead OF conservative. Mr. Bolts said if the
President had been fmpeached a year ago there
would be no necessity for a convention now
He advocated disfranchisement, especially OF
the secession leaders.
The lower House OF the Kansas LegisIa-
ture has passed the Senate bill allowing all
persons TO practise law without respect to color
or sex.
- Mr.. McCreery, the new Senator from
Kentucky, is described by one writer as "a
rough old fellow, and ALWAYS little dirty "a
MS personal appearance" friend of women
and horses, quiet, good -natured man, and
good Judge of whisky: while he is depicted by
another as hfty-one years old, big in frame. six
feet one inch tall, weighing 1870 pounds, with a
large head, regular intellectual features
straight, black hair, shaggy eyebrows, a fine
hazel eye, and unusual power of eloqusn In
ms speech at supper to his friends at Frank
fort, after his election. he proclaimed himself
always a Democrat, adding that .swhen In
November next the glorious name Of Pendleton
or Seymour or Hendricks or Fillmore shall be
inscribed on our banner, the heavy tread of
its advancing columns will carry terror and
dismay into the guilty souls Of our political
enemies"