Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-08-29
Political Notes.

IneIe ale Two uEecIey eieClOrai ucketS In
The election in Vermont takes place next
Tuesday. In Maine the election will be on Mon
day, September 9.
opposed to the Pittsburg convention met at
Harrisburg, Pa, yesterday.
The Massachusetts, prohibitory convention,
held at Boston yesterday, voted, 10 TO 49, against
nominating a temperance state ticket.
The straightout democratic state convention
Of Michigan yesterday appointed delegates u
the Louisville convention.
The Broad street wgwam, in PHILADELPHIA, Is
being reftted for the republican headq uarters
for monster Grant and Wilson meetings
The Apollo Hall democracy in New York at
their Tuesday evening meeting, by large ma
jority, endorsed Charles o'Conor for the Presi-
dency.
Colonel Horace Resley, Hon. Alfred Spates
and Elijah Fuller are going as delegates from
Allegany county, Maryland, to the Louisville
convention.
A large meeting of soldiers and sailors at Chi
cago, Tuesday evening, selected fifty delegates
to attend the national convention at PIttsburg.
General John A. Logan heads the list.
The Massachusetts, republican state conyen-
ton at Worcester yesterday re-n0minatei the
Old state ticket (headed by Governor W. b.
Washburn for re- election,) the only exception
being lieutenant governor. Thomas Talbot of
Billerica was nominated for that position. Gen.
Butler received large complimentary vote for
governor.
The committees of the democratic, reform,
and liberal parties Of Louisiana, held a confer
ence in New Orleans, and succeeded in agreeing
upon q state ticket. 1t has yet to be submitted
to the decision of the democratic state central
committee.
1t is authoritatively stated that the leading
candidates heretofore named for Governor AT
the Sy racuse convention, in New York, and
their friends. have agreed to nominate by accia-
nation Charles O'COnor az the only person on
whom all factions can be harmonized.
The democratic convention OF the first con-
gress1onal dist Let of Maryland met in Princess
Anne yesterday, and on the seventy-second bal
nominated X. H.. Carmicl "a
gress.
The following congressional nominations
were also made yesterday: Ex-Governor Carte.
of Pennsylvania, by the republicans of the
Belefonte (Pa.) district; Ellis III. Roberts by
the republicans at Oneida, New York; j. y.
MCCaffee by the democrats and liberals OF tae
9Th Missouri district; james Dinsmore by the
liberals of the 9Th Illinois district, aud Chaun-
cey Wisner by the liberals and democrats VI
East Saginaw, Mich.
/ The Chicago Inter Ocean to-day publishes
the following letter from Charles OiConor -
NeU York, August u, 1S2.-My Dear Sir:
was and am in favor of the Louisville move
ment. Even the mere profession of adherence
to democratic ideas must soon disappear, II
without our marked dissent the party can be
(Signed,) CHARLES O'CoNoR.
1T Is stated that Governor Curtin has avowed
himself in favor of the reelection of General
Grant. He will make speeches supporting Grant
and Wilson during the campaign. He complains
of the manner In which Senator Cameron is
allowed TO control the patronage of Peunsyl-
wanna, which is the sum of the fault-inding
against the adminisraton.-Hdst. Cor. ~. \.
Herald.
Blanton Duncan writes letter to friend
here saying The District meaning the Dis
trIct Of COlumbial will be entitled TO two dele
gates and two alternates under the call. As
many as can attend should do so to give adii-
tOnal moral influence. 1t bids fair TO be the
grandest convention for years.
Louisiana may be pretty certainly set down
in the Grant column, along with Florida, Ms
sssipp, North Carolina, South Carolina, aud
Alabama. The New Orleans Republican, after
a review of the discussions OF the republican
party, concludes that it must be fully epaa-
rent to any one who looks at the matter til AZ
the strength or the party that carried the STATE
undlminished. Ii will carry the state again.
The Wheeling West VA yaseEigencer has
corrected reports from forty-six counties most
of them official, which give Governor Jacob
majority Of zoe. Reports on the constitution
from forty-one counties give majority of 90
ior MS Iauhcation Eight counties are yet TO be
heafd from on the vote for Governor and thr-
teen on the constitution. The IatelIigeRceT esti-
mates that these will reduce Jacobs majority
Tor the constitution to 2,000. Davis, for Com
gress from the Wheeling district, has ,O10 ma
jOrty, with one small county to hear from.
Major ID. Hazelton, Of Rutland, Vt, in a let.
ter to the Rutland Herald, says that Fitzpatrick
at BOonsboro called the Vermont cavalry by
most disreputable names, while he himself bid
behind a log house. Fitzpatrick telegraphed AZ
once, to General William Wells, at Bur
lington, asking whether the charge was
true, and added: SIN the name ofold memories
ask you, General, for an answer by telegraph,
quick, at Rutland" Gen. Wells sent the follow
ing reply: "You did call the Vermont cavalry
such names. You did start to lead the same
regiment in q charge, but found il safe not 10
continue. Anat Boonsboro, Md July 10, 1865"