Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-09-07
Political.
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CHICAGO, Sept 6.--WashbuTn and DO0ltttleI
the Republican and democratic candidates for
sbfefitUr Of Wisconsin, have agreed 10 have a
)5iHt discussion Of tile political isstcs Of the
day in EACH congressional district.
NEW YoRk-=bEd0CRtFIC.
ALBANY, N. V, Sept 6.--rhe democratic
state central committee meet in this city this
AFTERNOON 10 Hs the time and place of holding
fhcit state convention. Albany and Syracuse
arc haiilcd, bdt Il strong party are in favor Of
Utica. The conyedtlUII will probably be held
the first week in October, OF q week later tlan
the republican convention.
tOtIsIANA-THE QUARREL.
NEW YoRK, Sept 8--During the call of the
Watiti6htt delegation Of Louisiana republicans
upon the president 1T Long BrancH, yesterday,
they assured the president thdt utiIgss the an.
thOrs of outrage were punished, the state OF
Louisiana was irretrievably lost to the republic
ian parry Only by the removal of the Offend
ing officer could tie Public Indignation excited
by their cOndtttt he apPeas5d' 10 the remark
of a delegate that Packard tldinied to he acting
under the highest sanction, and that kilograms
have been sent TO Washington asking That IN
structiOns be sent, the president replied that he
had received no such kilograms, and had been
unaware that the troops had been used until he
saw the statement in the newspapers The mem
beers of the delegation express their entire satlS-
faction with their reception by the president,
and confident belief that after an investigation
will make changes in the federal offices in Lou
Fhet SHY they do not ask that friends of GOV.
Yarmouth he selected In appointing new men
TO the position held 10y the officers complained
Of They only ask that changes lie made.
NEW JERsEY-THE GOvERNOHsiitP.
New YORK, Sept. 6.-The majority Of dele
gates elected last night at the republican pri-
maries in Hudson county, N. j., favor the NOM
ination of Cornelius Walsh for governor. Tren-
ton was equally divided between Walsh and
Fitzpatrick, and Camden was solid for Walsh.
IOwA-oPENING THE CAMPAIGN.
NEW YORK, Sept. G.-'rhc World special
from Council Bluffs, Iowa, says that j. c.
Knapp, democratic candidate for governor,
opened the campaign In that place yesterday,
with speech upon the live issues of the day
He claimed that the questions of war, upon
which the radical politicians appealed to the
passions and prejudices of the people, were for
ever settled by universal amnesty. He de-
nounced protective tariffs, the national banking
system and the control OF the government in the
interest Ofcapital and capitalists against labor
and labOrerS. He denounced the evil admlniStra-
ton of our state government, and claimed it was
run upon the same principles as the national
government.
NEW YoRK-ANTI-DRAM SHOP.
SYRACUSE, Sept. 8.--The state convention of
the anti.dram shop party was held here to-day.
C. C. Leigh, of New York, was made president,
and, on taking the chair, made a speech prophe-
Sying that if drunkenness increased in the next
decade as rapidly as ii has in the past decade, in
a quarter of century republican institutions
would be overthrow; the political action in
both political parties is now controlled by the
dram shop; if this thing continues, the people
will seek refuge by calling for some imperial
master or king to save them. He had had no
hope, either of the democracy or the republicans.
He had been one of the fathers of the republic
can party, but was Obliged to confess that the
management of that party, especially in his sec
ton OF the state, was lett to as great a set of
scallawags and villains as ever cursed any
party. The leaders of the republican party there
were bought and sold by the Tammany ring,
the same as beefsteak and chops in the market.
The only hope for the temperance cause, he said
was In separate political action, relying on Prov
idence for the results.
The following state ticket was nominated:
Secretary Of State, G. G. Leigh of New York;
| Comptroller, Gardiner Rowland of Rensselaer,;
State Treasurer, Simeon Brownell Of Washing.
ton; Attorney General, Edward c. Rumney of
DutcheSs Canal Commissioner, John b. Ed
wards of OSwego; State Engineer and Surveyor,
G. j. Mills of Fulton; Inspector OF state
Prisons, W. Marks of Ontario.
Rev. A. C. Rose, from the business committee,
reported a declaration Of principles of the anti
dram shop party. 1t decidedly opposes, among
Others that form of law entitled "lOcal'prohibi-
tion," which allows the majority of voters of
any town or county TO legalize ana
establish dram shops, believing that the state
has no right to legalize crime OF endow any
that which is morally wrong legally right Mi
noriteS have their rights, and one of their dear
est rights is to be saved from these criminal,
pauper and lunatic manufacturing establish
ments Efforts are to be made to start paper
in the interests of the party. A motion to
change the name to national temperance party
was laid on the table. The convention then adj
journed.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
SAN Francisco, Sept. 6,-lndicatiOns strong
y favor the election Of Booth. The San Fran
cisco tax PAYERS municipal ticket is largely
ahead Of the democratic ticket, at one O'Clock P.
NJ. The vote is light.
wYoMING-THE ELECTION.
LARAMIE CITY, Sept. 6.-The latest election
returns give the republicans majority of two
in the senate and the democrats a majority Of
two in the house. The republicans are jubilant
over the result.
CALIFORNIA-LATER REPORT.
SAN Francisco, Sept. 6.-Ths city and state
are claimed by both Haight and Booth for gov
ernor. The vote is very close, and not full. In
San Francisco it is believed the democrats have
elected mayor, assessor, treasurer and surveyor.
The taxpayers have elected the remainder of the
ticket. There were hardly any straight tickets
cast in the fourth ward. The taxpayers candi-
date for supervisor was defeated by the negro
vote.