Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-08-22
General Poll teal Intelligence.


RHODE ISLAND.
PROVIDENCE, Aug. Plat a Grant and
Wilson tlag-raiSing at WOOnSOcket this evening,
an address was made by Hoo Thomas Steere,
last year democratic candidate for governor
of Rhode Island
NEW YORK.
SYRACUSE, Aug. 2t.-A state temperance
convention is called here, Sept ~. The move
meut appears to fOfeShadow a full temperance
ticket for state officers.
GEORGIA.
ATLANTA, Aug. u The state republican
convention met to-day, seyenty-two counties
being represented Judge Dawson A. Walker
was nominated for governor, and an electoral
ticket put forth Resolutions endorsing the
nomination of Grant and Wilson were adopted.
MISSOURI.
ST. Louis, Aug. 2l.-rhc democratic state
contention met in Jefferson City to-day, with
Gen. William Shields of St Louis, temporary
chairman. After appointing the usual commit
tees recess was taken until afternoon Ii is
hot expected the nominations will be made to-
day.
The liberal republican contention met at the
same lime and place. Mr.. Schuster OF St. jo-
seph was Temporal. chairman
ARKANSAS.
LITTLE Rock, Aug. 2l-The republican state
convention assembled to-day. Every county
was represented. temporary organization
was effected and the convention adjourned until
vile will be nominated for governor.
SOUTH CAROLINA.
COLUMBIA, South Carolina Aug. 21.-rhc
republican state convention met at noon to-
day. Congressman Elliott was appointed
chairman. There are conesting delegations
from i've counties. The usual committees were
appointed, and the body adjourned to p. NJ.
There are two parties in the convention, one led
by w. +. Chamberlain, state attorney general
who is supported by federal officials and most of
the white republicans, and the other is led by
Speaker Moses, Il native of South Carolina
who is supported by the negroes and utra-r-.
publicans.
The convention rc-asSembled at eight o'clock
and at ten T. NJ. was waiting the repurt of the
committee on credentials.
THE LOUISIANA REPUBLICANS
NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 20-James Lewis (col-
0rcdl for congressman at large, and Dir. Wor.
fell for presidential elector of the second dis
trict, have been placed on the ticket of the
Plnchback republicans by the executive com
mittee, vice Judge Dibbe and w. r. FISH who
have declined. Lewis is the nominee of the Gus
tom house party Tor the same office
STRAIGHT DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION IN GEOR.
GA.
ATLANTA, Ga, Aug. 20.--A straight demo
cratic convention was held here TODAY Twenty
two counties, out of one hundred and thirty.
two, were represented. Delegates were appointed
to the Louisville convention, and Charles
S'HOi VI WV loIh WIS u6CldIcu the prefer
cnce OF the convention for president.
ATLANTA, Ga, Aug. 2l,-The platform adopt
ed yesterday by the convention of straight dem.
ocrats declared that the government of the
United States is limited to powers delegated by
states for specific purposes, having no original
inherent power whatever; that the Union is fed
erai IN character, and incapable of existence
without the state; that the perpetuaion of the
Union depends upon the preservation of the n-
tegny of the states; that the right of local state
government the subsection of the military to
the civil authority, and habeas corpus in time
OF peace, are not subject to any solemn conSt-
tuuonal obligation, on the part of the federal
government, of any kind whatever. But the
government is under solemn constitutional OBJ.
legation not to interfere in these matters 1t is
understood that Alexander IL. Stephens is the
author Of the platform