Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-06-12
A Threatened Bolt at Baltimore.
seCretRIeetins Of congressional Can.

A Threatened Bolt at Baltimore.
Secret Meeting OF Congressional Can.
Gus.
WASHINGTON, June I1.-Several promi-
nent Democrats Iabout twenty-five in num-
Der, representing Virginia, Texas, Indiana,
Kentucky, Illinois, Arkansas and New
York, held secret meeting last evening and
resolved that in the event of the Baltimore
Convention indorsing the nominees Of the
Cincinnati Convention, that immediate
steps be taken to call another convention
Tor the purpose of nominating Democratic
candidates for the Presidency and Vice
Presidency. Their headquarters are at
indianapolis, with Col. Grey as chairman.
Little Delaware. .
DOVER, DEL, June 1.-THE Demo-
cratic State Convention met to-day, j. B.
remington occupying the chair. Resolu-
tons denouncing Grant in the bitterest
terms, and the Thirteenth, Fourteenth
and Fifteenth Amendments to the Consti-
tuition as fraud upon the American peo-
pie, and call for a straight Democratic
ticket.
The following are the delegates chosen
to the Baltimore Convention:
Newcastle county-Senator 7. r. Bsyard
and Hon. d. T. Biggs.
Kent county-Ex-Gov. Salisbury and
Hon. James Williams.
Sussex ceunty-E. L. Martin and John
H. Poynter. r- 49,.
The wisconsin Democracy.
MILWAUKEE, June 1.-THE delegates
elected from this city to the Democratic
State Convention stand-Greeley s, anti
Greeley 8, unknown 4.
A. @. Balkin, associate editor Of the Chi
cago Times, was married to Miss Hattie
Sherman, of this city, to-day.
iowa for Greeley.
DEsMoINES, Iowa, June 1.-THE Dem
ocratic State Convention to select delegates
to the Baltimore Convention met here to-
day. The following resolutions were pre-
sented by the Committee on Resolutions,
and unanimously adopted:
Resolved, that the principles enunciated
by the late Cincinnati Convention, taken in
connection with the letter of Horace Gree
ley accepting the nomination of that con-.
yention, constitute platform on which all
the elements of opposition to the present
corrupt administration of the Federal Gov
eminent can stand.
Resolved, that this Convention instruct
its delegates to the Baltimore Convention
to vote and act as unit upon all questions.
The Convention then proceeded to select
| delegates: Chas. NJ. Mason, Jno. P. Irish,
M. III. Hall, and Jno. F. Dunscomb, were
elected delegates at large.
Judge Clagett moved the appointment of
a committee to act with committee of the
Liberal Republicans to cali joint conven-
ton for the nomination of State ticket.
John P. Irish, Chairman of the State
Central Committee, stated that such an ar
rangement had already been made and that
the cali would be issued Immediately after
the Baltimore Convention. The conVen-
ton then adjourned sine die.
Florida for Greeley.
TALLAHASSEE, June 1.-THE Con-
sentative State Central Committee met
here to-day, and appointed regular delegates
to the Baltimore Convention. A State Con-
vention for the nomination of electors and
State ticket will be held in Jacksonville
at time to be hereafter named. The ma
jority Of the delegates appointed are pledged
to favor the acceptance of the Cincinnati
nominees, but will abide by the action of
the convention. * ~ ...
South Carolina.
The Democratic State Convention met
this evening. Nineteen counties out of
thirty-two were represented by eighty
seven delegates. Simeon Fair was tempo
rary chairman, and w. D. Porter perma-
nent chairman.
Porter made strong speech in favor o,
the Cincinnati nominees. The speatI re-
ceiVed rspturous applause. Numerous
resolutions were introduced, all urging the
support of Greeley.
The Ohio Liberals.
COLUMBUS, June 1.-THE Chairman of
the State Liberal Republican Executive
Committee has issued call for the Liberal
State Central Committee to meet in CleVe-
land, June 25, two days previous to the
meeting Of the State Democratic Conven-
ton. This meeting is called to endeavOr to
induce the Democrats to put fusion State
ticket in the field dividing the offices with
Liberal Republicans.
New Hampshire SenatOrshIp.
CONCORD, N. H., June 1.-THE Sena-
torial contest continues with increasing
spirit and excitement, all influential Re-
publicans in the State being more or less
engaged in it. Patterson's friends are con-
fdent he will receive the nomination and
on the other hand Rollins supporters equally
sure of his success, claiming nearly forty
majority, the result of which will be de-
termined by the nominating caucus Thurs
day next. Nothing can be predicted with
certainty, though rotation seems to be the