Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-05-23
POLITICAL.
Horace and Horatio.


more Is incorrect. We have information
direct that Gov. Seymour declines to expires.
any opinion further than that the Demo
cracy should abide the decisioYo Of the Ma
tional Convention.
The grand Greeley ratification meeting
announced for next Tuesday evening viii
PROBABLY be postponed foraa day or two
longer.
The Hybrids.
The meeting of the Woodruff and
Douglas party announced to be held at the
Grand Opera House Friday and Sunday
evenings next, viii not be held there. The
owner OF the property declines to allow the
use OF the property for such purposes.
The Maine Democracy.
PORTLAND, Me-, May 22.-The Demo
cratic State Committee has called con
vention in this city June Is, to nominate
candidate for Governor and delegates to
the Baltimore Convention.
Illinois Radical ConventiOn.
CHICAGO, May 22.-The Illinois Repub.
aican State Convention met in Springfield at
noon to-day, and effected temporary organ
lzation by the election of j. p. Root tem-
porary President. The usual committees
were appointed and a recess taken till 2
P. NJ. j. Young Scammon is chairman OF
the Committee on Resolutions. 81
The following dispatch was read before
recess:
Washington, d. c.. May 22.-To the
Republican State Convention, Springfield,
Illinois. Give US harmony with biz heart
ed Dick Oglesby for Governor and good
men as his associates on the State ticket
and we will carry Illinois by such MAORI
ty as viii fill every Republican heart with
joy. JOHN A. LOGAN.
On reassembling a permanent organiza-
ton was effected by the election of Hon.
Stephen 7. Logan, of Sangamon county,
President.
On motion, the Convention proceeded to
nominate candidates for State officers.
Gen. Richard j. Oglesby was nominated for
Governor by reclamation after an informal
ballot.
Gen. j. j.. Beveridge was nominated for
Lieutenant Governor also by acclamation.
For Auditor, Gen. G. E. Lippencott was
nominated by reclamation, ali opposition
being withdrawn before the first ballot was
taken.
Col. George 81. Harlow was nominated
for Secretary of State, E. Ruiz, of St. Clair,
for Treasurer and j. r. Edsall, of Lee, for
Attorney General.
Full sets of electors and delegates and al
ternates to the National Republican Con-
vention were selected.
The Convention then adjourned until
P. M.,when Gov. Oglesby delivered STIR
ring campaign speech.
The proceedings of the Convention were
entirely harmonious. The first resolution
adopted applauds the Republican party for
''the measurable restoration of peace and
order through the magnanimons treatment
of Rebels" The second extols the fnan-
cial policy of the party. The fifth declares
all sovereignty animated from the people,
portion of which they have delegated to
the National Government, with larger por-
tons to the State Governments, reserving
to themselves the residue.
The seventh declares that the necessities
OF the government require so large tariff
upon importations that the question of free
trade is not one now before the American
people. The eleventh resolves that the
people of the United States owes U. S.
Grant a great debt of gratitude, ETC., and
we hereby instruct cur delegates to the
Philadelphia Convention to vote for and use
all honorable means to secure his nomina-
ton as the Republican candidate for the
Presidency of the United States.
Illinois Liberals and Democrats.
SPRINGFIELD, Ills, May PA confer
ence Of Liberal Republicans and Democrats
was held in this city to-day. After a gen.
eral interchange Of opinions the Liberal Re-
publicans adopted resolution that State
Central Committee of thirteen be appoint
ed to issue a call for Liberal Repub-
lican Mass State Convention, to nominate
State officers and presidential Electors, and
to take such steps as it may deem proper
for the organization of the Liberal party in
this State, and recommending that said
convention be held at Springfield on the
26th June. Also that said committee take
immediate steps to organize Greeley and
Brown clubs throughout the State.
A resolution was adopted by the Demo
Gratis present, requesting the Democratic
State Central Committee to supplement the
coll issued by them for Democratic State
Convention on the 10Th of June, by adding
to the business of selecting delegates to the
National Democratic Convention that of
nominating State ticket.
The meeting was attended by about one
hundred Liberal Republicans and Demo
Gratis from all parts of the State and its de-
alterations we've harmonious and the feeling
enthusiastic.
LOUISVILLE, KY, May 22.-The Demo
cratic Convention of tho second Congress
sional district of Indiana, met in Jefferson
vile to-day. W. T. Sherrod, of Orange
county, permanent chairman. Forty bal
lots for Congressman, hindmost candidate
being dropped in the last four. The fortieth
ballot RESUMED, S. R. Wolfe, Floyd county,
S714; G. L. Dulham, Clark county, 81.
Wolfe accepted in brief speech.
Michigan Democrats.
DETROIT, May pa meeting of the
Democratic Association Of this city was
held at the Board of Trade.Hall last night.
The attendance was large, and all the most
prominent party leaders. Hon. VIM. A.
Moor, a member of the National Demo
cratic Committee, presided. The follow
ing resolution was adopted unanim-
ously:
ReSolued, That this Association is in IA
vor of harmonious action between the Lib
eral Republicans and Democratic parties in
the next Presidential election, and that we
will support the nominees of the Cincinnati
Convention if they are endorsed by the
Baltimore Convention.
The Pennsylvania Campaign.
PITTsBURG, May pa special from
Bedford, Pa, says the Democratic County
Convention here to-day instructed their
delegates to the Reading Convention to
vote for the Hon. w. P. Schell for Gov
ernOr.
Arkansas Republicans for Greeley.
LITTLE Rock, May 22.-The Brooks
wing of the Republican party met in State
Convention to-day. Gov. F. Callerson was
made temporary chairman. After appoint
ing Committee on Credentials the Con-
ventiOn adjourned until 10 o'clock to-mor-
row. The attendance was large. The
delegation is about equally divided between
whites and blacks. In caucus it has been
decided by more than a two-thirds vote
that the Convention tomorrow will declare
for Greeley and Brown, and put forward
full State ticket. Senator Rice and Con-
gresham Boles both are here urging that
course. -......-...
The Greeley Movement.
Special to the Cincinnati Commercial
New YORK, May 21.-The cypress de-
clares that Samuel S. Cox has received a
letter from Horatio Seymour, in which Sey-
,,oo1r pov,z la t. IN favor IF tho opr,o,-oI