Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-05-08

NEW HAVEN, NAV THE republican caucus
for the nomination of candidate for United
States senator is appointed for Thursday eve
ming of this week.
NEW YORK, May THE Ben Wood national
democratic association met tonight and passed
resolutions endorsing Greeley and Brown Dur
ing the meeting Mr.. Wood stated that Greeley
informed him that he would remain in the field,
no matter who was nominated at Philadelphia,
but his withdrawal was possible should the dem
Ocratic national convention make an indepcn-
dent nomination.
CoNCoND, N. H., May IA large number of
delegates to the republican convention, which
takes place Tomorrow, to elect delegates to the
convention at Philadelphia, are in town TO-
night. The views of the leaders of the party
differ somewhat on Greeley'S strength and the
probabilities for and against him. Most of the
representative men Of the party in the state are
here, and the convention promises to be large
one. The delegates selected will unquestiona-
bly, be for Grant.
SYRACUSE, N. Y, May THE Syracuse
Courier tdemOcratc), will tomorrow morning
place at the head of its columns the names Of
Greeley and Brown for president and vice pres
ident subject to the approval of the democratic
national convention.
JACKSON, Miss, May 7.-Col. c. G. Hooker,
member of the democratic national executive
committee, hasItelegraphed to the committee,
suggesting that it postpone action until after
the meeting of the Philadelphia convention: and
say lldt u Is inc WISH OF tne people OF MlSSls-
sppi that such course should be pursued An
enthusiastic Greeley club has been organized
here.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, May The election for
councIlmen in this city to-day resulted in the
election of seven republicans and two demo-
Gratis. Republican majority, 161; republican
gain over last city election, 900. Returns from
the other principal towns in the state show re-
publican gains.
CHARLESTON, S. c., May THE Charleston
News tomorrow will urge the democratic ma
tional committee to favor the nomination of
Greeley and Brown, whom they say are not
only the unanimous choice of the people of
South Carolina, but of the whole south.
NEW YORK, May AT meeting in Kings
county of the republican general committee to-
night resolutions were adopted, endorsing the
policy of General Grant, and recognizing the
Philadelphia convention as the proper source
for the declaration of the principles and policy
of the republican party.
WILLIAMsPoRT, Pa, May THE state labor
reform convention organized with an attendance
Of fifty delegates The platform adopted is sub
stantially the same MS that adopted at Column
bus. Mr. Armstrong, of Allegheny county
offered radical tariff resolution as the sense of
the labor reform convention. The resolution
created great excitement, and was defeated by
the adoption Of one substituted by Mr.. Johnston
Mr. Armstrong regretted this, and pledged the
western counties TO defeat the nominees of this
convention on this platform. ballot was taken
for governor, which resulted as follows: Chas.
A. Buckalcw twenty, and W. p. Schell twenty
nine Schcll was declared the nominee, with
applause, and accepted the nomination in a short
speech. Judge James Thomson was nominated
by reclamation for the supremC court