Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-07-26
POLITICAL.
The Gothamites.

day. 4F
The Liberal Republican State Committee
met yesterday and discussed the question of
State convention. A convention will
probably be called in day or two. Syra-
cuse will be the place.
Frank Blair was closeted short time
with Greeley yesterday.
The Soreheads.
Blautorl Duncan, NJ. NJ. Pomeroy, Bayard
of New Jersey, Van Allen of New York
and o. her leaders of the straight Democrat
ic movement held private conference at
/ the New York Hotel this afternoon, to in.
stilute an organization throughout the
United States. They report enthusiastic
responses from all quarters to the call for
the Louisville Convention and say that
| full delegations from all the States will be
in attendance.
The North Carolina Canvass.
A Herald dispatch from High Point, N.
c., says 5000 people assembled there last
evening to hear Mcclure, of Pennsylvania,
reply 70 BoutwelPs speech. Mcclure in
s.anced as an evidence of the repudia-
ton Of BOutwel's speech by the Republi-
cans Of the North the fact that his removal
from the Secretaryship is now demanded
by the New Y ork Herald, Grant paper.
At Raleigh, Delano had mostly colored
people for bis hearers. EX-Gov. Hartman,
of New Hampshire, and Senator Poole fol-
lowed 10 speeches.
The whole State is oVerrun with leading
politicians of both sides, from all parts of
the country. Gov. Baker, of Minnesota, also
addressed meeting last evening at Raj
eigh. -.... .............
Illinois.
CHICAGO, July. 25.-The Liberals of
eighth Illinois dist-ict nominated Geo. o.
Barney of Marshal county for Congress.
The Democrat Congressional Convention
of nineteenth Illinois district, renominated
s. S. Marshal. -.-...-.. ..-.-..,
Missouri.
ST. LOUIS, July 25.--The Liberal State
| Central Committee to-day called a Liberal
State Convention to meet at Jefferson city
on the Dist Of August, the same time and
place as the Democrat State Convention.
Utah.
SALT LAKE, July 25.-The Republican
| Anti-mormon Convention to-day at Corinne
nominated Gen. George r.. Maxwell, dele
gate to Congess. Much enthusiasm.
Senator Morton.
LAFAYETTE, IND, July pa severe
storm of rain prevented the meeting to hear
Senator Morton from being held in the
the Court House Square, and drove them to
Lafayette Hall, which was crowded. Sen
ato1 Morton said the country was enjoying
| general prosperity under a wise administra-
ton and speechifed at length, reviewing
Hendricks record.
Maine.
BIDDLEFoRD, Me-, July 25.-The First
District Democratic Convention to-day
nominated w. II, Clifford for Congress and
| L. L. Moore for Presidential Elector. The
nominations of the Baltimore Convention
will be endorsed.
The District Row.
WASHINGTON, July 25.--At the adjourn
ed convention of Perverse wing of the Re-
publican party to-day, Hon. john w. Le-
barnes was nominated delegate to repre-
sent the District of Columbia in Congress,
Col. N. G. Ordway, having positively de-
| clined the nomination.
fr Michigan. r
| DETROIT, July Pa convention of the
! Liberal Republican and Democratic parties
| is called to meet in Grand Rapids, Aug. %,
to nominate State electoral ticket. 1t is
expected each convention viii appoint a
| Committee Of Conference and endeavor to
obtain unanimity Of action.
Pennsylvania RAIDS Taeking Sail.
HARRISBURG, Pa, July 25.-At a meet
ing of the Republican State Central Com
mittee Of this city to-day, Mr.. White was
withdrawn as Congressman at large leaving
two vacancies which were filled by the
| nomination of G.. w. Scofield and Chas.
Albright. w. d. Fenton, [colored), was
nominated as elector at large. DR.. Free
man Of the tenth Congressional district re-
signed from the electoral ticket and G. w.
Collgrave was elected his place.
Senator Wilson in North Carolina.
Special to the Cincinnati Commercial.
NEW YORK, July 23.-A special from
| North Carolina dated yesterday, says Sena-
| tor Wilson made his last speech az Colds
boro to-day, and in the evening left for
home. The meeting was held in the ~ourt-
house, and was composed of about one
hundred and fifty negroes and dozen white
men. Wilson returns the most disguised
man that can be imagined. He has utterly
| failed to arouse any enthusiasm, and, with
! the exception of a meeting at Newbern on
| Saturday last, none of the meetings have at
! all been respectable in numbers, averaging
from fifty TO one hundred people, and all
negroes at that. Fancy the Senator's feel
| ines at having to address such an audience.
The Sensation SchUrz's st. Louis
Speech Created i'm the Cabinet.
! Special to the Cincinnati Enquirer
| WASHINGTON, July 23.-The main OBJ
| iect of the Cabinet meeting seemed to be
the consideration of the speech Ex-senator
! Schurz last night in st. Louis, and as to
what ought to be done with it.. The state
ment that Schufz had been approached by
! two friends of Grant and asked to forego
his opposition to the San Domingo abomi-
nation, and that he was promised in return
| all the patronage that he wanted, creates
CONSERVATION in the Cabinet, particularly
that portion of the statement which said
the speaker (Schurz) had the fact in writ
ing from one OF the persons that he made
the offer of patronage with the consent Of
the President.
This matter was the subject of considera-
bic discussion with the President and his
| Cabinet, and it was finally decided that a fiat
contradiction should be made Of the whole
thing, and trust to the future to suggest
ways Of getting out of the scrape in case
Sclurz should produce the letter.
4 telecram to this effect was prepared
and given to the Associated Press, from
which you will receive it tonight. The
substance is to defy Schurz to produce the
letter. A copy of the dispatch has been
placad in the hands of Senator Poole, of
North Carolina, who intends to make it
convenient 10 be present at the meeting in
Raleigh, tomorrow, where he will have the
dispatch read, and defy SchuTZ to produce
the letter. The dispatch had the personal
approval of Secretary Boutwell,, Secretary
Fish, the President, Attorney General VIII
liams and General Porter.
Ia this connection it is proper to say that
rot only to Gen. Schurz were offers made
to bestow patronage to secure strength for
the San Domingo treaty, but to other
Senators, who turned as deaf an ear as ne
did to the tsmpter. These offers came in
several ways, most of them in hints and
suggestions from Cabinet officers, az was
particularly the case with Senator Upton.
In addition to offers of this character to
Schurz. the names Of ex- Senator Fowler,
of Tennessee, ex-senator Ross, of Kansas,
and Senator Upton may be used 10 con
firmation Of the practice alleged to have
existed by SchurZ.