Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-08-09
General Political Intelligence.

MAINE.
BosTON, Aug S.-rhere was a republican
| demonstration in Augusta this evening, at
| which Secretary Boutwell,, Speaker Blaine, and
| Hon. Lewis Parker, made addresses Anational
| salute was fired over the North Carolina cleo
| ton.
NEW YORK.
New YORK, Aug. S.-A call has been issued
| by the republican executive committee for a
state convention of New York veterans at Utica
Aug. 20. The call is signed by Generals G. H.
| Sharpe, P II. Jones, Stewart L. Wood(Ord,
James Jourdan, Dennis F. Burke, Max Weber,
| Charles Carter, etc., etc.
UTICA, Aug. San immense republican
rally was held at the Opera house tonight
| Judge A. S. johnson presided and made a STIR
| ring speech. on.lHenry L. Dawes, of Massa-
| chusettS, made speech of an hour and halls
| duration, reviewing the financial policy and the
| results of the administration. He said it was
| impossible for any administration, by whom
| soever composed or supported, to manage the
| finances of the government more honestly,
| more shrewdly, or more soundly and safely
| than Grant has done. He then reviewed
| Senator Summers letter and course, and said
| he would not judge his motives; he must
| answer to his conscience and his God for these;
| but his course was that which, if successful
must inevitably be detrimental to the negro.
Hon. Roscoe Conklng, in response TO loud
calls, spoke an hour, dealing, among other
things with Carl Schurz's charge in relation to
saying Schurz had asserted what facts dis
| proved.
The meeting adjourned after firing a hundred
| guns for the victory in North Carolina.
PENNSYLVANIA.
| PITTsBURG, Aug. S.-The republicans of the
twenty-fourth Pennsylvania district have nomi-
mated W. s. Moore for congress,
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.
WASHINGTON, Aug .S.-There was a torchlight
| procession tonight, with transparencies and
fireworks and firing of cannon, in honor of
Greeley and Brown. A ratification meeting was
| subsequently held in front of city hall, which
was brilliantly illuminated and restooned with
| flags. Numerous speeches wefe made and reso-
lutions adopted ndorsing the nominees.
OHIO.
CLEVELAND, Aug. S.-The democrats of the
| tenth Ohio district to-day nominated Rush R.
| Sloane for congress.
TENNESSEE
MEMPHIS, Aug. s.-Landon C. Haynes is
nominated for congress by the democrats of the
| ninth district
ALABAMA.
MOBILE, Ala, Aug. Sat the republican
| congressional district convention, Benjamin
| Turner was reuominated for congress. Another
district convention will soon be held at Camden.
Each wing of tho split accuses the other of
boiling.
NEW ORLEANS, Aug, AFTER prolonged
conference, the liberals, democrats and reform
ers failed to agree. subsequently Pnchbeck,
Of the republican committee, made a propOs i
ton TO the liberals, which was accepted, giving
the Pinchbeck party the congressman at large
and secretary of state, thus effecting fusion of
the liberals and the Pinchbeck party. The
| democrats and reformers demanded four places
on the state ticket, including the governor and
| lieutenant governor
FLORIDA.
TALLAHASSEE, Aug. s.-The republican con.
vention met yesterday and effected temporary
| organization II met again this morning and
| organized permanently. o. b. Hart Of Jackson
vile, associate justice of the supreme court was
unanimously nominated for governor, and Mai
Stearns of Quincy for lieutenant governor. The
congressional nominees are j. I. Walls and W.
j. Purman, formerly internal revenue assessor.
Presidential eectors-Judge A. A. Knight Of
Jacksonville, j. d. Tanuehill of st. Augustine,
W. g. Stewart Of Tallahassee and ID. Montgom'
| cry of Madison. All were unanimously nomi-
mated. A telegram has been received from Hart
announcing his acceptance.