Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-07-19

NEW HAVEN, Ct, July 1S.-0ne of the largest
political meetings ever held in the state was held
last evening in this city Some 10000 persons
assembled on the green to ratify the nomination
OF Grant and Wilson. There was music, fire.
works and a salute. The meeting was presided
over by Gov. Jewell, and addresses were made
by Senator Buckingham, Hon. Thomas H. Bond
Hon. II. l.. Dawes of Massachusetts, and Repre-
sentatiyes Kellogg, Strong and Starkweather
The utmost enthusiasm prevailed MIR. Bonds
speech attracted great attention, inaSmuch as
he has acted with the democratic party for
years, has been democratic member of the
the state senate and Il candidate OF the democ-
racy for lieutenant-goyernor. He took the
ground that the democracy had sold out and
that between Grant and Greeley he must choose
Grant as being much the safer man. Hon.
Charles Atwater, late candidate of the demo-
Gratis for lieutenant-goyernor, was one of the
vice-preSidcntS of the meeting, he taking the
same ground as Mr. Bond. The action of such
prominent men as MessrS. Bond and Atwater
creates much CONSERVATION among the demo-
era is here.
ALBANY, July 1S.-Twedde hall was we'll
filed tonight TO hear Senator Fenton on the
national finances. Ex-senator Ira Harris was
selected for president. DIR. Livinburn, however,
stated that, owing to illness Harris was detained
at home, though he heartily Sympathized with
the movement. EX-state Senator A J. Colvin
was then called upon to preside, and a large
number OF vice presidents and seer etaries were
appointed Colvin briefly addressed the meet
ing, endorsing and sustaining the movement of
the liberal republicans and the union of demo-
Gratis with them. Senator Fenton was londlv
called for, and came forward amid enthusiastic
cheering. He proceeded TO discuss the princi-
pies OF debt and taxation, and said the truth was
that the administration was at fault, and upon it
must largely rest the responsibility of a con-
tlnued unsound monetary condition. 1t had
had no financial policy except to collect taxes
under the laws Of hoard
ade Wall street and pay the debt. We are, he
said, clearly without a safe government now
The speaker then at length detailed the baneful
effects of superabundancy of paper money
He referred to the great credit given Gen. Grant
and his administration for paying so much of
the public debt, and said all the credit belonged
to the people; who, through their representa-
tives in congress- suffered themselves to be taxed
TO raise the money. He discussed this point Mt
length and showed that during the administers
ton of Andrew johnson more was paid than
has been since. The truth is, he said
we have but little in the past, as a rule, in the
administration equal to the present in the care
less and lavish manner of handling and using
public money. He closed with reference to the
manner in which he said the act providing for
new loan and the cancelling of fiye-twenties
nan been violated. The government had Suf-
tercd this business TO be manipulated by a num-
Der OF hnanciers and in Il way which secured to
them some three hundred millions of dollars
and which disposed Of only two hundred mil
lions and at the highest rate of interest-fve
per cent. The speech was frequently APP
plauded Hon. Chauncey NJ Depew followed
in speech which elected great applause. Adj
journed.
WASHINGTON, July 1S.-The Purvis wing of
the republican party, in district convention to-
day, nominated N. g. Ordway now sergeant.at-
arms of the house of representatives for dele
gate in congress from the District of Columbia.
He declined but the convention adjourned for a
week to give him time to reconsider
CHARLOTTE, n. G., July 1S.-Secrctary Bout
well spoke in the court house here to-day in
support of the administration aud with refer
ence TO the national finances.
New YORK, July 18-The Tammany general
committee tonight ratified the nomination of
Greeley and Brown, and appointed a commit
tee TO arrange for mass ratification meeting.
PORTLAND, Me-, July 1S.-About fifty liberal
republicans Of this city met this evening for the
formation of a Greeley and Brown club. A
committee was chosen to report to the officers at
an adjourned meeting.
CINCINNATI, July 1S.-Hon. VIM. Lawrence
was to-day nominated for congress by the re-
publicans Of the Sth Ohio district
INDIANAPoLIs, July 1S.-rhe democrats and
liberal republicans OF the 9th district have nomi-
mated Judge Horace z. Bddle for congress.