Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-09-06
TWO CENTS.
Political Notes.

The republicans OF Kansas have nominated
L. y. osborne, OF Leavenworth, for governor,
and T.. s. St2rer for lieutenant governor.
1he ohclal majority of Hon. j. j. Davis, the
anti Greeley democratic candidate for Congress
IN me LIST district, West Virginia, is -.
Ten delegates from each OF the Missouri con-
greSsional districts have been selected 20 attend
the great soldiers and salons convention az
Pittsburg.
In Bennington county, Vermont, two demo-
cratic state senators were elected at the last
election; this election returns two republicans.
Tidal wave.
The venerable Peter Cooper has written for
publication a letter 10 his friend ana cotempo-
rary, Gen. Dix, full of personal kindness and Of
opposition to the Greeley movement
coalition OF the national reform democracy
ana the national democracy was Iasde in New
York city las night. Arrangements were made
Ior general enrolment OF citizens. and ,Iohr.
AIcCooi, e&-Iegister, vas pa; forward a a dem.
Ocrauc candidate for Mayor.
Hon. Henry Nj. Rice, who has been well
si.o"n Tor years O. an influential democrat O.
MIN eSoia, and who one OF the first two
Senators OF hat State in the Congress OF the
SLi'su states, refuses u support Greeley ami
has declared Tor Grant.
he republicans OF the Norfolk (Ta.) listric:
VINO are opposed 20 the reelection OF j. II.
flaIt 10 congress have called q Congressional
convention 10 meet at Norfolk on the 10th IN
slant. on the same day the conservative con
gressionsl convention meets at Suffolk.
The Missouri republican state convention at
ST. Louis yesterday nominated a tate ticket
headed by John b. Henderson for Governor
and adopted a platform, which, among other
thmgs, roundly denounces Governor Brown,
and declares that any conflict between labor
and capital should be avoided by proper legisla-
ton, but in the event of q conflict, labor has
paramount demands upon their consideration.
Inc iollowing Congressional nominations have
been made: John L. Harris, by the democrats
OF the sixth district of Virginia; Simngton
Phillips, by the democrats OF the fifth PennsyI-
wanna; Pascal Coggins by the liberals and DEM
ocrats OF the I'd California; Colonel Giddings,
10y the democrats of the third Texas district; NJ
l.. BEL, by the democrats OF the % district OF
Arkansas, aud Thomas NJ. Gunter by the demo-
Gratis of the 81 district of that state.
The republicans of the sixth district OF Mis-.
sissippi have nominated Hon. John X. Lynch, a
colored man, Tor Congress.
The Syracuse convention yesterday, after the
appointment OF committees by the two deibe-
rating bodies, the bandying of words and com
PIGMENTS, much going TO and fro aud reporting
and notifying, at length agreed upon a state
ticket which gives the democrats the lions
share, they getting the governor and congress
man at-large. Francis kiTnan is the coalition
candidate Ter governor, Chsuncey DePew for
lieutenant governor, +. g. Brooks for prison
inspector, John +. Hubbard for canal commits
sioner, and Hon. s. 5. Cox for congressman-at-
large. This latter gentleman beat Horace Gree
ley for Congress in 1870 in the 9th New York
district, il will be remembered.
AT Greeley and Brown meeting in Alex
andrla night before last, Col L. w. Ashley, in
addressing the club, denounced eN-Presdent
johnson as the greatest OF demagogues a liar
and a scoundrel. and said that Gen Grant had
done some things that he should always be CRATE
lul 10 him Tor, when most OF those present got
up and left the room; whereupon the speaker
said that while he might speak in praise of Gen
Gtt n lnoi' ldually, yet he condemned the acts
OF his administration as heartily as any man, but
that as his sentiments did not seem to accord
with those OF his audience he would spe ak no
lurther; whereupon the meeting adjourned.