New-York tribune., 1872-05-10
POLITICAL NOTES.

l. A Greeley and Brown Club Is forming at
Huntington. Long Island.
| The Alabama Democratic Executive Com
mittee has issued call for State Convention to meet
| on the 10th OF June.
| The Westliche Volksbldtt, the German organ
| Of Northwest Missouri comes out strongly in oppos
| ton to the National Reform nominations.
| The Democrats of the lid Assembly District
of Dutchess County yesterday elected B. Osborne Of
The SprinqfeM Republican has returns from
62 Massachusetts, of which 50 are In favor Of
licensing the sale OF ale beer &C., and 100 in favor OF
prohibition.
At meeting of the Republican State Central
Committee, Gen. Charles c. Wacot was unanimously
chosen Chairman nil tho vacancy caused by the death
| of Mr. Harrison.
| The Hon. John A. King and Charles Lever
were chosen delegates TO the Republican State Conven
on by the Ist Assembly District Convention, held at
Roslyn Long Island yesterday.
The Vth District Republican Convention at
salem Mass elected Gen. Benjamin F. Butler and J. f.
Harris OF Marbehead as delegates to Philadelphia, and
instructed them to vote for Grant and Wilson.
Republican primaries were held last even
ing I'm Brooklyn and delegates elected 10 Assembly Dis
trct Conventions, which viii meet to-day to elect dele
gates to the Republican State Convention at Elmira
Col. w. L. Cameron, editor of The Petersburg
VaJ Progress and member of the State Conservative
executive Committee has resigned the edtorshp in
Progress who dsapproyed Of his advocacy OF Horace
Greeley for the Presidency
The Republicans of the Ist Congress Dis
trct of Maine elected the following named delegates
to the Philadelphia Convention: j. E. Butler of The Bid
Ssf0rd Journal and g. T. Pullen OF The Portland Press
They were instructed to vote for the denomination of
Grant.
The Broome County Republicans have chosen
the following named delegates TO the Elmra Conven-
tioo Cen John c. Robinson, Hon. Sherman ID. Phelps,
.Ionzo Widey Morrin Caniff, ana N. p Brown. The
delegates Instructed to vote Tor men favorable to
Gen. Grants reelection
In the Connecticut House of Representatives,
recently. petition was offered for the enactment of
law 70 regulate the fares railroads and to prevent
railroad companies from charging the people OF Connec
tcut higher rate OF rare than ne cnarge the people OF
other States passing through that state.
By a clerical oversight, the signature of the
Hon John s. Davis who represents tho State OF West
virginia in the Democratic National Committee,
omitted from the OF the call for the National Con-
yentlon Baltimore which furnished TO the
II il proper TO say that Mr. Davis heartily mdorses the
action OF the Committee
The municipal election in Providence, on
wednesday resulted in the reelection OF Mayor Thomas
DOYLE Republican who received 220i votes, while the
Democratic candidate received 95O There were sharp
local contests in the wards. Six of the nine Aldermen
elected opposed TO granting licenses TO sell intoX
eating drinks reversing the policy of the past two years
IN that regard.
The city election in Kittanning, Armstrong
County Penn. held Monday and resulted in the
entire of the Liberal Greeley ticket with the
exception OF candidate for constable No Democratic
ticket was correspondent writes that all the
successful candidates are men "a the highest respeca
bility and WORTH"
The Republican Convention of the lid AS
sembly District OF Westchester County met at White
Plains yesterday, and selected the following delegates
TO the State Conventon Francis Is. Winthrop OF New
Rochelle, James NJ Ives Of Rye and d. Ogden Bradley
OF Greenburgh. Resolutions adopted recommen nd
ing the denomination, OF Gen. Grant, and ehaacteZng
the Liberal Republican nominations as devices VI our
adversaIies the Tammany Democracy"
The Union Republican Association OF the
XVIII Assembly District, adopted. last evening" the to
lowing:
Bhsn, The Liberal Republican Convention st cneinnsu
senng Of the people Of this nAhon aaoP'ed P
broad enough patriots 10 stand up0ni and - .tn.
hereas glory upon tnei wv. W ~. ,ion
ng a. their bearers those tried and tIaste
Horace Greeley for President and oIau D0"" ~
R,,"r,s That We the Union Republican AOeahon q me
Assembly Dlstrt pledge most hearty supPot o ' PP
ueket
A custom rapidly gaining popularity among
the Democratic journals is that of placing tue i0era
ticket ct the head Of their columns, win tno
reservation Subject to the decision Vi 'no
Democratic National Convention" me Dergy
Union adopts the plan, and Ia o long e9i'o,ia, sn
ildor,es sinphsticsIY 4s candi9a'e. ana @e