Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-08-23
MISSOURI.
Convention OF the Liberals and Demo.
ts-COnsummating Plans for
United ActiOn-PrOceeding
Harmonious.

ST. LOUIS, August 22.-Dispatches re-
/ garding the State Convention, now in
| session at Jefferson City, came so late
/ last night that the report Of all the pro-
/ eeedings could not be telegraphed East.
/ In the Democratic Convention, after a
speech by the President a committee OF
/ three from the Liberal Convention
/ appeared, and announced that the Lib
/ erals had appointed a Conference Com
mittee to consult with a similar COM
mittee on the part of the Democrats, in
/ regard TO a division OfOfiices. After the
! committee retired, a resolution was
/ adopted to appoint a committee of fif-
/ teen to confer with the Liberals. The
Committee on the Basis of Representa-
! tiOninot being ready TO report, the con-
ventiOn adjourned until to-day.
During the evening the Conference
Committees met in Joint session. The
Liberals asked for Secretary of State,
Treasurer, Register of Lands, Attorney
General and half of the electoral vote,
which was not agreed to, and a sub
committee Of three each was appointed
who decided to give the Liberals all they
asked, excepting the treasurer. This
was subsequently modified by the full
Democratic committee, by retaining the
Office of Register of Lands for the Dem
Ocrats, leaving the Liberals the offices
Of Secretary Of State, Attorney General
and half the electoral ticket
The committees meet again at eight
o'clock this morning to settle the differ
ences.
a special to the Erening Dispatch,
from Jefferson City, says that the Con-
ference Committee reported to the Dem
ocratic Convention this morning, re-
commending that the Liberals be given
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, Secretary Of
State, Register of Lands and one-half
Of the electors. The report was adopted
by vote of aboutseven to one.
THE aIEETING TO-DAY.
The Liberal Republican Convention
met at Jefferson City, at nine O'clock.
A committee Of three from the Demo-
cratic Convention appeared and an
nOunced that the convention, regarding
the nomination Of joint ticket, and
stating that it was the desire of the
Democrats to act in harmony with the
Liberals and move forward in a solid
column to success.
General Gilmore replied in suitable
terms.
Colonel Grosvenor, on behalf of the
Conference Committee, reported that
both of the committees had arranged to
divide the State and electoral ticket as
previously reported, each of the con-
ventiOns is to select the candidates al
loted to its party, when both of the con-
ventions would meet IN toint session to
ratify the whole ticket.
Colonel GrOsvenOr also reported that
the Democrats manifesteda a most hearty |
and sincere desire TO affect a union and |
act in harmony with the Liberals, which /
spirit has been fully reciprOcated by the |
liberals.
The report was adopted unanimously |
amid loud cheers.
A committee of three was appointed i
to notify the Democratic Convention of
the adoption Of the conference report .
by the Liberals.
The Democratic Convention met again
at Jefferson City at nine O'Clock this
The Committee on Resolutions repOr-
ted a resolution indOrsing the Cincinnati
platform, aud adopting it as the plat
form Of this convention, which was
agreed TO with only one dissenting vote.
The Conference Committee then re-
ported that they had agreed to give the
Liberals the Electors for the nrst, thlrdi
NTH, sixth, ninth, tenth and twelfth
districts, and one Eleetor for the State at
large, aud Lieutenant-GoyernOr, Secre-
tary OF state and Register ofLands; and
the Democrats TO have the remainder of
the ticket. Adopted with a few dissent
ing votes from st. Louis delegates.
Nominations being next in order, the
following ticket was chosen: Judges Su-
preme Court, Z, b. Ewing H. NJ. Voor-
hies, F. A. Sherwood, of Washington,
and Others, all Democrats. For Gov
ernOr, Silas WOOdsOn, Democrat of
Buchanan county. For Lieutenant
G. II. Frost, Liberal Repub-
lican,) of Phelps county. Secretary Of
State, Eugene +. Weigel, liberal Re
publican, OF ST. Louis. Register of
f.auds, Frederick solomon, U4iberal
Of st. Charles county.