Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-08-05
POLITICAL

The Democratic State Convention of
Massachusetts will meet at Worcester on
August 24th
FIX Senator Henderson has taken mp his
residence in ST. Louis, and iAtcnds To run
Tor Governor OF Missouri.
--Governor Hayes will open the canvass
in Ohio in speech AT Wilmington, Clinton
county, on the l2th Of August
William Is. Allison, a member Of Con
grcss, is one Of the candidates for United
STATE Senator from Iowa, to succeed James
w. Grimes.
In order to secure iar election in Mis-
ss,ipp, II Board af Registry will be appoin-
ted to each county, composed of one Hadi-
cal, one Conservative, and one army officer.
The Pennsylvania Republican State Cen
trail Committee has fully organized John
Covodc is chairman; Geo. w. Hamerscy and
W. ). Quay, secretaries; and Gen. III. II.
bingham, Treasurer.
Judge Packer has written letter
accepting the Democratic nomination for
Governor of Pennsylvania. Judge Pcrshing
has also accepted the nomination of the par
ty for Justice Of the Supreme Court.
The nomination for State officers in
Iowa have been made up as follows:-
Republicans. Democrats.
| Governor. .....,, San'l Merrill. Geo q. lIcspil
| l.ent. Governor. NJ. NJ Walden. A. r. Richardson
Judge supme CT. John +. Dillon. W. +. Brnmau.
supt. Pub nst...Abm. skssell. Edward larger.
E-Judgc Dent, in reply to letter, says lac
has not authorized any statement that h,
would decline nomination offered him h,
the National Republican party Of Mississip
| III He says he shall certainly accept suct
n nomination il offered.
-Nlainc's candidates for the United States
Senate are Hon. John Lynch, Genera
mond, Hon. William l.. Fessehden, Govern
or Chamberlain, ex- Governor Concy, Hon
Lot NJ. Morrill,, and Speaker Blaine.
The majority for the Virginia Consiitu
lion is l91 on, and the vote Tor il comprised
the entire vote of all parties except about
four per cent. The majority against the dis
franchising clause is 30, 957, and against the
tcstoatli clause 40,992.
Senator Hendricks, of Indiana, passed
through Cheyenne on the 10th, and made a
brief address to the Democracy, in which,
TO their establishment, he placed National
Union over State Sovereignty, and rcpu-
dated the right of secession
The Cleveland Herald says; "Demnc
racy in Ohio is not the same thing exactly
with Democracy in fennsy lyania, and Dem
ocratic stump orators coming into either
State to MD in the canvass must be careful
tp see on which side of the line they are
When they open their mouths.
The Richmond State journal publishes
n letter from Gen. b. L. Bullcr, in which he
says that the Government has power 10 SET
aside those men elected TO Office who can
not take the test oath. and that those men
| who are defeated by them and can take the
test oath should be admitted to their seats.
Illinois this year elects no members OF
the Legislature, but delegates to the Const-
tutlonal convention instead The woman
suffrage people are working hard to get their
principles into the Convention, and the tenn
perance party will vigorously contest the Sc
lection Of delegates on prohibllory grounds.
William Mutchler, Northampton
county lawyer, has been appointed chairman
of the Pennsylvania Democratic Committee.
Galbraith, OF Eric, having declined to make
the attempt to elect Packer. Whether
| Mulchler will be able to do much better re-
mains 10 be seen, but we doubt it.
Mr.. Jenkins, Chairman of the Wells
state Central Committee in Virginia, recent
| ~ proposed union OF the two parties to Dr.
Giimer, Chairman ofthe Walker Committee.
Gilnler, in reply, said the Walker men left
inc Weils party because the latter opposed
the Presidents policy, and that the Wells
men will be welcomed when they enforce
the principles "of which President Grant
and Congress are al the head and front"
The Democrats in MarylaSd, judging
i'rtm some of their organs aie anicptIinS
trouble in their camp The Eastern SHIRE
man, published al Salisbury, says : There
appears TO be tendency ON the part of some
nominal Democrats, loresialling the action
OF Inc county committeeman only in this
hui in other counties Of the Siate-to ignore
the nominations TO be made in convention
AMI run an independent ticket. The reason,
so Tar as we can learn, assigned for this
course is that these conventions are ruled by
'cliques' and do not represent the sentiments
of the mass of voters.