Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-09-15

PoLITIcAL.-In Pennsylvania Hon. Charles
O'Nen has been declared by the republican
State executive committee to be the regular
nominee OF the party in the second district OF
that State. The convention that met Tuesday
and nominated Mr.. Greeley, was composed en-
tirely OF friends of that gentleman, and re-
assembled contrary to the recommend atoms OF
the chairman OF the executive committee
Andrew Stewart has been nominated for Con-
gress by the republicans OF the 2lst dstr ict in
place Of MIR. Covode. 1t is a very close district,
and there will be an exciting canvass. The re-
pubhcan conferees Of the 23d congressional dis
s.icf have PLACED in nomination Hon. Ebenezer
McJunkin, OF Butler, for Congress. Samuel
GriEtb, OF Mercer county, is democratic caadi-
date for Congress in the 10Th district; Hsury
sherwood, or Ti0Sa county, in the 18th district;
ann Richard y. Haldeman, In the 18th district
Inc executive committee OF the national re-
form and workingmen'S party, at Cincinnati
have nominated Gen. Samuel f. Carey for Con
gtess from the second district Of Ohio. Gen
Carey is also the democratic candidate. The
republican party opened the campaign I'm Gin
einnsu Tuesday night by large meeting at
Mozart Hall. Speeches were made by the Hon
JOB Il: Stevenson and the Hon. A. +. Perry the
first Ohio districts
James G. Blaine chairman OF the Maine ra
puohcan State committee, telegraphs as fol-
lows =" We have elected our Governor by about
tne same majority as last year; carried all i've
OF the Congressional districts the closest one bv
400 majority; have chosen an Overwhelming
msJotlty I'm both branches of the Legislature
and ehcted county Off GERS in every county ex-
cept Two: This result has been achieved with
out enort and without any canvass Of the State"
Io-uay the democratic cOnservati We Congress
slonal conventions in each Of the five districts
oi Maryland will assemble-the first district at
Cambridge, second district at Towsontown
third district in Baltimore city, fourth district
at Frederick, and the htth district at EIlIcott
Cly. In no county OF the State, or in Baiti-
more city, has a cOlored man been chosen as
dele gate to any Of the democratic conventions
Ihe Atlanta (Ga) Ccnstitution publishes
letter from Linton stephens, declining to run
the Craftsmanship Of the State democratic COM
mittee vacant for the reason that no quorum
was present when he was elected.
ne conservative contest for Congress I'm the
sth district Of Virginia. between General Terry
and Mr.. NcMullfn, is quite animated. The
republicans are waiting to get the conservatives
their canddate-probably Mr.. H. w. Hughes.
The republicans have made their nominations
ior congress In four OF the districts OF New Jer-
sey; The nomination in the 5th district appears
The republicans of the 24th distric. Of New
York have nominated Mr.. John K. Seeley OF
Seneca, for Congress. He was nominated by the
convention on the 135th ballot.
The national executive committee Of the
at the st. Nicholas Hotel, New York, on Tues.
day next at noon.
There u movement to prevent the renomi-
n6Gon VI 0IneLy IWlcneIl Tor Congress in the
Sd district OF Massachusetts. f. W. Morton is
proposed for his successor.
Mr.. A. H. II. Stuart In q candidate for Con-
grese from the Augusta district OF Virginia, sub
Ject to the decision of q conservative Convention
In that district.
In Louisiana the 81 Congressional district re.
nominated N. Ryan for Congress. Nomination.
ID other districts were postponed until October
Inc republicans OF the list Congressional dis
Gitt OF Wisconsin have nominated the Hon.
WIN. Lyon, OF Racine, for Congress.
Hon. g. A. FirkIehurg has been repominated
ior Congress in the I'd district Of Missouri by the
republicans. ~ AN
The republican county convention in Buffalo.
\: u, Yesterday nominated Lyman K. Bass for
In the Louisiana democratic State convention
gard to color.