Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-08-02
Political Intelligence.

VERMONT.
BURLINGTON, VT, August 1.-The two con-
ventions appointed committees of confer
ence, who were not ready 10 report unit
four O'Clock, when the conventions Tcas-
sembled, each in its own hall The follow
ing is a list of the nominations agreed on Gov
ernor, A. B. Gardner of Bennington (liberaD !;
lieutenant governor, W. II. Bingham of Stowe
(democraD; treasurer Henry Chase of Lyndon
(dcmocraD; electors, w. II. Horrobin of Ben
Woodstock OiberaD; J. p Ladd of Alburg Glib
eraD; Jasper Rand of st. Adams (democra);
Saul Bishop Of Bolton (democrat)
The conventions then adjourned to the open
air, where speeches were made for two hours by
J. S. johnson of Oregon, James S. Thayer and
L. o. Perrin of New York. Gen. Fitzpatrick
spoke in the evening.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1.-The district republic
can convention met this afternoon, and renomi-
mated Gen. Chapman as delegate to congress,
and passed resolutions supporting Grant and
Wilson and denouncing Greeley and Brown.
More than one-half the delegates were colored
men.
MISSOURI.
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 1.-The republican commit
tee have called the state convention for the nomi-
ton of a state ticket at St, Louis, Sept 4th.
TENNESSEE.
MEMPHIS, Aug. 1.-The election to-day pass
cd off quietly owing to extra precautions to pre-
vent trouble, 1t is believed that the entire demo-
cratic county ticket is elected, though by great
ly reduced majority.
ILLINOIS,
CHICAGO, Aug. 1.-The republicans of the
eighth Iowa district to-day nominatedJ. W. Nc
Dill for congress.
The democratic and liberal republican state
central committee of Illinois have been in ses-
sion here to-day. The conference was strictly
private.
MICHIGAN.
DETROIT, Aug. 1.-The republican convention
Of the eighth Michigan district to-day nomi-
mated N. b. Bradley for representative to con-
gress.
A Detroit special says the colored men of that
city have called meeting for tomorrow night
to denounce Summers letter.
IOWA.
Dies MONIES, Aug. 1.-The democratic and
liberal republican conventions met to-day TO
select candidates for all state Offices except
governor and lieutenant governor. A conference
committee was appointed, and agreed upon the
following ticket: Secretary of state, L. A. Gull
bert; state treasurer, NJ +. Pholle; auditor, ]
Z. Casserly; attorney general A. G. Case;
presidential electors at large, Ftz Henry War.
ren, liberal republican. and H. b. Fouke dem
ocratc. The ticket was adopted by both con-
ventons.
CINcINNATI, August 1.-The republicans of
the third district nominated J.. b. Gunckle for
congress.
PENNSYLVANIA.
PHILADELAHIA, August lat a meeting of
the democratic republican club, committee
was appointed on the reception of Ex-Governor
Curtin.
MISSISSIPPI,
JACKSON, Miss, August 1.-The fifth con.
gressional republican convention met here to-
day to nominate candidate for congress: utter
confusion prevailed throughout There was one
continued cry for order, and several fights &C.
CURED. Several hundred persons occupied the
galleries and took active part in the proceedings.
A speech from General Wharton finally restored
quiet, and the convention adjourned without
making any nomination. 1t is claimed by some
that the adjournment was sine die others assert
that it was to meet again tomorrow The prom
inent candidates are Lynch (colored) aud Nc.
kee, the present member, between whom the
convention is about evenly divided.