The Van Buren press., 1871-11-21
TELEGRAPH NEWS.
special Dispatch to the Republican,

Especial Dispatch to the kepubicsn'I
CHARLESTON, Nov. 13
REPUTATION FAVORED.
The News prints report of the acton
Of \ caucus of the colored members oi
the State Legislature held last week. Inc
caucus resolved to make no approprla-
ton the coming session for the payment
of interest on the State debt and dcclar-
cd themselves in favor reputation OF
both the old and new debt Of the State.
GEORGIA.
ATLANTA, Nov. IA.
The legislature to day elected, by an
overwhelming majority, Hon Thos. M.
Norwood, moderate Democrat OF Savan-
nah, to the United States Senate.
New YORK, Nov. 13.
DRoPPING GRANT.
The gathering Of a large number OF
leading politicians at the Fifth avenue no
tel is not accidental, but in accordance
with appointment Among those pres
ent are Butler, Blaine, Fenton and Geo.
Wilkes, all Of whom were in conference
last evening, and are again discussing
this evening the propriety Of uniting up
on another Republican candidate for the
presidency and to drop Grant.
Boutwell,, though not on hand, had
his agents there who profess to be here
with the view of assisting Blaine in the
formation of the congressional commit
tees, but really to cut Grant.
While the president was at the hotel
Yesterday to bid goodbye to his son
Fred, these politicians all kept shady.
To day, however, they are exceedingly
active. Butler is, as yet, noncommittal,
but is willing to sell out Grant fit pays,
NEW JERSEY.
TRENTON, Nov 10.
Official returns for governor show
Parkcr's majority to be 6,OO7.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 16.
TIE NEXT CONVENTION.
The Secretary Of the National Repub-
ican executive committee issued call
to day to have meeting here on the l1th
of January to decide when and where the
next Republican presidential convention
shall be held So far as the members =
the committee have been heard from,
New York City is favored.
THE MISSOURI POLICY.
The report that the Democratic lead
ers are in correspondence with regard to
the propricty Of abandoning nomina-
ton for president with view of support
ing a Conservative Republican candidate
in opposition to Grant, has not on in.
quiry at New York and OF members OF
the Democratic committee in Washing
ton, assumed positive shape. That quite
a number Of Democrats here favor sucl
q course. is openly admitted, while Sena
tor Schurz and other Republicans who
are opposed to continuance Of the pres
ent administration, declare that the only
hope of success is found in the pro
grammc How such convention is tC
be ca led, and who is to call it, are ques
tons, it is stated, that must be left 70
the future to decide, if there is time il
which the Democrats of all sections cal
discuss it.
The National Democratic Executiv,
committee, appointed by the last nation
al convention, will meet in Washington
in January, earlier than usual, to decid
h @ ap4 Dassf as fhs fhS4eS 1he pdScy bG 9eo
the Conservative Republicans, and tn
extent Of the cooperation OF the Demo
cratic party will be fully developed, anC
the committee can decide whether it i
the wisest course to issue call pure ant
simple, for the meeting Of the Democrac,
again in national council.
WEATHER PROBABILITIES.