Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-08-23
POLITICAL.
The New York City and New Jerse
Bourbon Democrats.

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NEW YORK, Aug. 22.-The Opollo Hal
Democracy have decided to hold election
in all the Congressional districts of the cit,
to elect delegates to the Louisville Conyen
ton. The Executive Committee will NEE
for the purpose of consultation this week
also to recommend the support of Gen. Dix
The New Jersey straiehtouts will meet il
convention at Trenton, on Saturday, t.
elect delegates to Louisville and choose
State electors. Addresses are to be made
by Samuel J. Bayard and Judge Flanders
The n. Y. Werld ON Gen. Dix's Nomi
nation.
The New York World says the resolu
ton of the State Republican Convention al
Utica yesterday, inviting the Democratic
votes, and the nomination of Gen. Dir g.
candidate Governor, amor-..,s "a an .b;ac,
sleSa Ior Democrolc assistance. 1t ssys
". .Ioie iie. ii was worse beaten ticket IL al
.nIs one will be, headed by Dix, on the
false pretense that he is a Democrat.
Missouri Democratic and Liberal Re.
publican Conventions
ST.. LOUIS, Aug. 22.-Dispatches regard.
| ing the State Conventions now In session
in Jefferson City, came so late last night
that the report OF all the proceedings could
not be telegraphed east.
In the Democratic Convention after the
! speech OF the President, a committee OF
three from thelLiberal Republican Conven-
ton appeared and announced that the
Liberals had appointed Conference Com
mittee TO consult with similar committee
on the part OF the Democratic Convention
regarding division of the offices. After
the committee retired q resolution was
adopted to appoint committee of fifteen to
| confer with the Liberals.
The Committee on the basis of represen-
tation not being ready to report, the Con-
vention adjourned till to-day. During the
evening the Conferences Committees met in
joint session. The Liberals asked for the
Secretary of State, Treasurer, Register of
the Land Office, Attorney General and one
half Of the Electoral ticket. This was not
agreed to; and subsequently committee of
three from each convention was appointed,
who decided to give the Liberals all they
asked for, excepting the Treasurer. This
was subsequently, modified by the full
Democratic Committee by retaining the
Register of Lands for the Democrats, leav-
Ing to the Liberals the Secretary of State,
Attorney-General and half the electoral
ticset. The committees were to meet
again this morning to settle the differences.
Specials of to-day from Jefferson City
say that some twenty-five or thirty straight
out Democrats held meeting there last
night at which it was decided to hold
another meeting after the adjournment of
the Democratic Convention when delegates
to the LOa Convention be elected and an
address to the Democracy of State issued.
ST. LOUIS, Aug. GA special to the
Evening Dispatch, from Jefferson City says
that the Conference committee reported to
the Democratic Convention this morning,
recommending that the Liberals be given
the Lieut.. Governor, Secretary of State,
Register of Land, and one-half the elector-
al ticket. The report was adopted by vote
Of about seven to one.
ST. LOUIS, Aug. %, II p. M.-The DEMO-
cratic Convention met again at Jefferson
City at O'Clock this morning. The CON-
mittee on resolutions adopted a resolution
endorsing the Cincinnati platform, and
adopting ii as the platform of the Conven-
ton, which was agreed to, with only one
dissenting vote. The conference committee
then reported that they had agreed to give
the Liberals the Electors for the first, third,
fifth, sixth, ninth, tenth and twelfth dis.
tricts, one Elector for the State at large,
and Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of
State and Register of Lands, the Democrats
| to have the reminder of the ticket.
The report was was adopted with few
dissenting votes from the st. Louis dele
gates. Nominations being next in order,
the following ticket was chosen: Judges OF
Surname ffnnrf-E u Errinn
heis, and F. A. Sherwood, ali Democrats.
Governor-Silas Woodson, Democrat, Of
Buchanan county. Lieut.. Governor-C.
II. Frost, Liberal, Phelps county. Secreta-
ry of State-Eugene F. Weigel, Liberal, St.
oman, Liberal, st. Charles county. Audi
tor-George B. Clark, Democrat. Treas
urer-Harvey w. Solomon, Democrat. At
torney General-H. Clay.
In the evening after the nomination for
Governor, Jas. S. Rollins, who had been
the most prominent candidate for that Of
fee before the convention, and had polled
the largest number of votes previous to the
domination of Woodson, was called out
and made speech in which he pledged a
hearty support to the ticket.
Col. Hatch, another aspirant, also spoke
in the same strain, and he was followed by
Wood son. sAlthough all states were
smashed by the nomination of Woodson,
there was much enthusiasm and great good
feeling over the result.
Action of the Liberal Republican Con,
VentiOn.
ST LOUIS, Aug. 22.-The Liberal Re.
publican Convention met in Jefferson City
at 8 o'clock. The committee of three from
the Democratic Convention appeared and
announced that Convention, regarding
the nomination of a joint ticket, and stat
ing that it was the desire of the Democrats
to act in harmony with the Liberals AID
move forward in q solid column to success.
President Gilmore replied in suitable
terms. Col. GrosVenor, on behalf of the
Conference Committees, reported
that both committees had ar
ranged to divide the State and Electoral
ticket as previously reported, each conven-
ton to select the candidate allotted its par
ty, when both conventions would meet in
joint session and ratify the whole ticket
Grosvenor also reported that the Demo
Gratis manifested the most hearty and sin.
cere desire to effect a union and act in har-
mony with the Liberals, which spirit has
4OOtpAOSdGCO GIC i Lie
report was adopted unanimously amid loud
cheers, A Committee of Three was ap.
pointed to notify the Democratic Conven.
ton of the adoption of the conference re.
port by the Liberals.
The Missouri B0u nbOn Democrats
Meet Again.
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 22.-The strsight-Oui
Democrats met again at Jefferson City to-
night to appoint a committee TO prepare an
address to the Democrats of the State
which, it is said, will urge them to vote for
the nominee of the Louisville Convention.
Another meeting will be held tomorrow,
when steps will be taken TO elect delegates
to the Louisville Convention.
Arkansas Republican state COnven.
ton.
LITTLE Rock, Aug. % The Republi-
can State Convention adjourned to-day af-
ter nominating the following ticket: For
Governor, ElPha Baxter; Lieutenant Gov
ernor, V. V. Smith; Treasurer, II. Page;
Auditor, Stephen Wheeler; Attorney Gen
eral, L. S. W. Yonley; Superintendent of
Public Instruction, j. q. Corbiu, colored;
Supreme judges f. j. Searle, NJ. L. Ste
vensoD; Superintendent ofthe Penitentiary,
II. B. Robinson, colored; Congressman at
large, Jno. NJ. Bradley.
The platform endorses the platform and
nominees of the Philadelphia Convention.