Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-08-29
General Political Intelligence
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NEW HAAInGMIRE

GREAT FALLS, N. H., Aug. 2s.-At a repub-
lican caucus last night, the following delegates
were chosen to the electoral convention to be
held at Wolfboro', N. H., Sept. Il: H. A.
Daniel Quimby, S. II. Annis, o. 5. Brown, j.
NJ. Tebbetts, C. H. Weymouth and j. A. Stick
ney.
MISSOURI.
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 2S-The democrats of the
fourth district have nominated Il. H. Hutches
for congress.
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 2S.-The liberals and demo-
Gratis of the sixth district of this state have
nominated j. B. McAffee for congress.
NEW YORK.
New YORK, Aug. 2S.-The meeting of the
Apollo hall (anti-Tammany) democratic COM
mittee last night was fully attended. Judge
SDaulding was elected chairman in place Of
Wickham, resigned. Spauding made stroug
anti-Greeey speech, and said that the democra-
cy looked TO the Louisville convention for help.
A resolution to appoint delegates to Louisville
who shall be instructed to vote for Charles
O'Conor for the democratic candidate for
president was passed almost unanimously.
During the debate Daniel Lyddy said that the
action of the Baltimore convention was the re.
suit of an intrigue between the Tammauy ring
and corrupt republicans; Gov. Hoffman was
thief and an ally of thieves, being the moving
Tammanv spirit.
Judge Hogan opposed the resolution, saying
have any chance for election, and defended the
action Of the Baltimore convention.
A Niagara Falls dispatch to the Herald states
that prominent Greeleyites and democrats have
congregated there to make up a slate for the
Syracuse convention Augustus Schell is the
most prominent name at present mentioned as
the gubelnatorial candidate, while Judge Church
favors the nomination of Charles O'Conor as
the most probable one to defeat Gen. Dix. 1t is
SAID that OConor will accept the gubernatorial
hosninatiOn if unanimous, and if the democratic
party pledge itself to reform in New York city
A letter from Henry Wilson to the Germans
OF Brooklyn is published, in which he states
that he never was a member of the knownoth-
ing party, but always opposed it.
ALBANY, Aug. 28.-lt is authoritatiyey Stated
that the leading candidates heretofore named for
governor at the Syracuse convention have been
dropped, and their friends have agreed to NOM
mate by reclamation Charles O'Conor as the
only name on which all factions can be har-
monized,sand as the only absolute exponent Of
reform acceptable to the proposed coalition in
this state 1t is authoritatiVely stated that Gov.
Hoffman has agreed TO attend the convention in
person and present the name of Charles O'Conor
as his successor. The JOINT withdrawal of
Judge Church and Gov. Hoffman, it is under
Stood had this basis. 1t is also authortatively
stated that the friends of O'Conor have given
assurances of their ability to secure his accept
ance Of the responsibility in the interest of re-
form.
UTICA, N. Y, Aug 28.-Hon. Ellis H. Rob
erts of Utica was to-day nominated by accla-
nation for congress by the Oneida county
republican convention.
PENNSYLVANIA.
BELLEFoNTE, Penn, Aug. 2S.-The republic
can county convention, in session here to-day,
nominated by reclamation Elk. Governor Curtin
for congress.
LOUISIANA.
New ORLEANS, Aug. 2S.-The Republican
publishes the following as the state ticket
agreed upon by the republican conference COM
mittees yesterday: For governor, Mr.. Kellogg;
for lieutenant governor, Mr.. Antoine; for
secretary of state, Mr., Desbondel (colored) in
stead of Mr. Blandin (colored); auditor, Mr.
Clinton; attorney general, Mr.. Field; superin-
tendent of education, Mr.. Brown (colored)
instead of Mr.. Keeting (white); congressman at
large, Mr.. Pinchback, instead of Mr.. Lewis tool
ored.)
MASSACHUSETTS.
BosToN, Aug. 28.-The Massachusetts pro-
hibitOry convention, held in Boston to-day
voted 40 to 80 against nominating temperance
state ticket.
ILLINOIS.
CHICAGO, Aug. 2S.-A large meeting Of SOL
dlerS' and sailors held here last evening selected
fifty delegates to attend the national convention
at Pittsburg. Gen. John A. Logan heads the
list.
CHICAGO, Aug. 2S.-The liberals of the fifth
Illinois district to-day nominated James Dins-
more for congress.
NEW JERSEY.
TRENTON, Aug. 2S.-The republican state con-
vention TO nominate an electoral ticket will be
held in this city tomorrow. Secretary Robson,
Hon. Courtlandt Parker, and leading men of the
party generally, will be here. The democrats
have issued a call for state convention, to be
held in this city September 18th.
MICHIGAN.
JACKgON Aup 09-fTha STRAIGHT democratic
state convention to-day appointed C. C. Burland
and Owen Groom delegates to the Louisville
convention. Chauncey Warner of East Saginaw
was to-day nominated by the democrats and
liberal republicans of the sixth district for con-
gress.