Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-05-10

Political.

NEW HAVEN, May "a senatorial caucus
was held this evening. There were 110 republi
can members of the general assembly present
oil whom 81 voted for Gen. Hawey for senator
ana IL Tor Mr.. Ferry; 81 members were absent
OIL these, majority absented themselves because
they dlsapproVed of the caucus system; anC
some were not invited to attend. The democrats
also held caucus and nominated Ex. Governor
| English.
MONTGOMERY. Ala, May 9.-The democratic
| executive committee has called the meeting of
| the state convention ON the 18th of June
MINNEAPoLIs, May 9.-The republican state
| convention resolved 10 favor Grant and Colfax
and nominated o. P. Whitcomb for state audi.
tor, and Charles A. Cole, NJ s. Chandler, Theo-
dOre Lander, eX-Gov. Marshall and Charles Kit
tleson for presidential electors
BOSTON, May 9.-The fifth district republican
convention at Salem today elected Gen. Benz
r. Butler and j. +. Harris of Marblehead dele
gates TO Philadelphia, and instructed them IN
vote for Grant and Wilson.
BlDDEFoRD, Me-, May 9.-The republican
convention to choose delegates to the Pbiladel-
phia convention for the first district met in Ibis
city to-day. j. L. Butler of the Biddeford jour
nal and s. 1. Pullen of the Portland Press were
unanimously chosen and instructed to vote for
the denomination of Grant
TROY N. u, May Y.-The state colored con-
Ventlon adopted an address urging the people to
vote for the Philadelphia nominees, accompan-
leu ny resolutions declaring that the duty of
,.~+J @AhCliIdH tlLlLtu lies Wltnlu the
ilnes OF the republican party endorsing the adj
mlhlStfation OF Grant; agreeing to support the
regular republican nominees, state and national.
ana recommending the republican state conyen-
uon to send VIM. + Butler (colOred) as one of
the delegates at large TO the Philadelphia CON
ventiOn.
CHARLESTON, S. c., May "a large public
NEE. ing ofwhites and blacks was held at Green.
WOOD on Monday to ratify the Cincinnati nomi-
uatlons. Speeches were made and resolutions
adopted strongly endorsing Greeley,
COLUMBUS, Ohio, May 9-At a meeting of
me republican state central committee TODAY
zen. Chas. G. Walcott was unanimously chosen
chairman, TO fill the vacancy caused by the
death of Mr.. Harrison.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, May 9.-rhe democratic
state convention assembled to-day at noon.
Delegates were present from every county in the
state. Ii. D. Lee was chosen president John
Z. Brown was nominated by reclamation as
candidate for reelection as governor. Resolu-
tons were adopted, endorsing the administra-
ton OF Gov. Brown; providing for the state ex.
ecutiye committee, recognizing as the cardinal
points of the democratic faith the preservation
OF local and state governments, against federal
encroachment and Capitalization of power; the
equality OF all men before the law, and equal
participation of all citizens in The rights and
Dement'S OF the government, and declaring that
the presentation of candidates for the presiden-
ey and vice presidency by the democratic party
OF the nation would be unwise, unnecessary and
exceedingly dangerous to the welfare Of the
people at large; and virtually endorsing the
Cincinnati nominations