Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-07-02
Preparations at baltimore.

EEtDuEBNlOAAS NJ ABhANAAAAOAOs
BALTndRE, July Preparations are
nearly COM pleted for the Democratic Con-
vention. ForSl's theatre, the place of meet.
ing, has be1r fitted up and viii accommo-
| date between two and three thousand per
sons. Nearly every State delegation has
secured its quarters. The Carrollton will
be head quarters for the principal delega-
tions. GOV. White, of Maryland, announces
himself for Greeley, together with most OF
the prominent men of the State.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com
pany has concluded to issue round trip
tickets to the Baltimore Convention at re-
duced rates.
J0hn C. BreckInridge.
CINCINNATI, July 1.-The Liberal Re
publicans will hold a ratification meeting
Saturday evening, to be addressed by Gov.
Pelme:, Gen. Breckenridge, and Cassius NJ.
Clay. # g
Howe.
New YcRe, July IA letter has been
received from FitzHenry Warren, OF Iowa,
in which be states that he did not say in
the Fifth avenue conference that If Gree
ley and Brown were endorsed at Baltimore
he would carry Iowa for them; but what he
did say was, that if Baltimore endorsed
Greeley, stranger things had happened in
politics than that the electoral vote of fIowa
would be cast for Greeley and Browh.
The Louisiana SnarI.
WAsHINGToN, July 1.-Wm. Murrill,
member Of the Louisiana State Central
COMMITTEES, of which Packard is chairman,
arrived here to-day from New Orleans on
his way to Long Branch to see President
Grant on business connected with the Re-
publican party affairs of that State.
The labor RefOrmers.
BOSTON, July 1.-The Labor Reform
party have decided on a conference at the
Germania Hall assembly rooms in New
York, Tuesday forenoon, July 30. Gov.
as well as Judge Davis.
GOV. Parker's Letter.
NEW York, July 1.-The following is
the letter Of Gov. Parker declining the nom
ination of the Labor Reform party for the
Vice Presidency:
Freehold, ". j., June 24.--To Edwin
NJ. Chamberlin, President of the Columbus
Convention, BostoR-SiF: Your letter in
forming me that the convention of the Ma
tional La or Reform party, which met at
Columbus on the I'D of February last,
placed me III nomination for Vice President
of the United States has been received. L
feel honOred by the preference thus ex-
pressed by the representatives of large and
influential body Of my fellow-citizens. L
am in favor of all legal and just measures
that tend to improve the condition of the
workingmen. have always been mem
Der of the Democratic party. For nearly
thirty-ive years have shared its triumphS
and defeats, adhering to its fortunes because
l considered its success essential to god
government and to the elevation of the la
boring classes. Having been placed in the
important public position as the nominee of
that party, am bound in homer as well as
by inclination to stand by its organization
and abide by the decision Of its National
Convention. To be the candidate Of one
party while supporting the nominees OF an
other, although the two may agree substan-
TALLY in principle, would be inconsistent,
and L therefore respectfully decline thenom-
ination rendered me by the convention you
represent. JOEL PARKgR.