Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-09-02
Letter from Washington.
lFRoM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT
WASHINGTON, D. c., Aug. 80, 1871.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Aug. 80, 1871.
THE POLITICAL CONVENTIONS.
In the absence of cabinet and president, amid
the placid triumphs of financial sagacity and
honesty with which the administration is being
crowned, and not even having the comical terri
torial legislature to amuse us, correspondents
must periorce turn to outside political events
for comment and criticism. There are three
state conventions in session to-day, two of which
have more than local significance, as bearing
upon the organization of the next campaign.
These are the conservative convention of Viz
ginia aud the republican state convention of
Mississippi. The third convention is that of
the Wisconsin republicans, now holden at Mad
ison. There is a vigorous fight going on over
the gubernatorial nomination, but its effect,
when the decision is once made, will only be to
make all republicans turn in heartily to beat
Doolitte.
The Virginia conservatives are in quandary.
That name was used designedly as a blind.
But it did catch so many men there who could
not be induced otherwise TO affiliate with the
democrats as such, that now the leaders want to
throw off the mask, they hesitate to do so from
fear of losing large number of votes. The
telegraph tells us that colored delegates were
greeted with "deafening applause" Shades of
Mason and Letcher, what is becoming of the
+. F. VS.? The probabilities are that the con-
servatves will really assume their true colors,
disguised only as far as modification of the
''new departure" will permit. In any event,
with decent energy and capacity on the part of
the republicans, that state may be redeemed.
In Mississippi, the republicans are more
united and vigorous than ever before. Gov.
Alcorn, who is a power, has stopped coquettinr
and is working soberly and seriously for har.
monious organization and triumph of the party
A state legislature and county officers aie to be
elected.
OTHER CONVENTIONS.
New Jersey holds her republican convention
on the 18th prox., " hen full state ticket will be
nominated.
Your democrats are ,the next to meet in coun-
Gil, September 14th The inevitable j. @. A.
will be their standard-bearer, suppose. He must
enjoy being beaten more than any living man
in the land-presuming, of course, that he is
alive.
Illinois republicans meet on the Doth prox., TO
nominate successor to Gen. Logan as con-
gresham atlarge, and a state treasurer. There
will be sharp struggle for nomination 10 the
first, but as to the popular verdict no one has an
opinion adverse to the success of the nominees.
whoever they may be.
The republicans OF Minnesota meet at st.
Paul on the same day, and will nominate full
state ticket a legislature is also to be elected,
who will have to choose Gov. Ramsey's sue
| cessor.
The New York republicans meet at Saratoga
on the oath prox. to nominate partial state
neket The Virginia republicans also hold
s'''e convention on the same day, for the pur-
PUoe Vi reorganzing the party.
linen on the 9th you are to have at Worces-
Ver 'ne butterflies and all the other cites" What
you VIII 90 with them passes NV eomprehen-
sloh' Al any rate you close the round of srate
conventions for the present wear
A national convention of colored c,t;zons 8. 70
be held at Columbia, S. C., which will nrohahi,,
mature some measures of importance in rooarJ
to their personal civic necessities, So f,r &c
lection is concerned.
WHAT THE FALL ELECTIONS ARE FoR.
The legislature just elected in Kentnckv
chooses at its session next winter, successor 10
Garrett Davis. The sessions are biennial. Thi,
is also the case in Iowa. The contest for legis