Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-09-18
POLITICAL.
Mississippi Democratic Convention.
Ames and AlcOrn to Rum the Race
for Governor.

Ames and AlcOrn to Rum the Race
for Governor.
MERIDIAN, MISS, Sept. 1.-THE Dem.
ocratic Conservative Convention assembled
here to-day, IS counties being represented.
Col. r. o. Reynolds, of Monroe, was
chosen President, and j. l.. Powers and A.
j. Frantz, Secretaries. After an animated
discussion, the folloN ing resolution, offered
by Hon. Jefferson Wilson, of Pontotoc, was
adopted upon call of the Convention, by
SO to 45:
Resolved, That it is the sense of the
Democratic Conservative party of the State
Of Mississippi in convention assembled,
that it is inexpedient in the approaching
State election to nominate State ticket.
A resolution previously offered by Hon.
81. NJ. Street, pledging the Convention to
abide by the action of the Convention, was
adopted by large majority, the counties of
Chickasaw, Clark and Colfax withdrawing
from the Convention pending the vote.
Several prominent representa- ives, iden-
titled with the Alcorn movement, were
present as spectators and expressed salts.
faction at the result. The Alcorn Conven-
ton meets at jackson tomorrow.
Address of Radical Democrats to the
Oranges.
NEW YORK, Sept. 1.-THE Executive
COMMITTEES of the Radical Democratic
party to-day adopted 81 address to
the Oranges of Patrons Of Husbandry.
1t states the evils now being suffered
to arise from responsibility of repre-
sentatives TO their constituents, and if
the people had control of the official actions
of their representatives, with the privilege
Ct recalling them when proven unworthy of
their trust, honesty would be the rule, and
corruption only possible by the free will of
representatives be the watchword. The
Radical Democratic party offers co.opera-
ton in securing this reformation.
New York Temperance Convention
Their State Ticket.
SYRACUSE, n. Y, Sept. 1.-THE Prohi-
bition Sttae Convention was held here to.
day. There was respectable representa-
ton from all sections of the State. The
Committee on Permanent Organization re-
ported the following list of officers: Presi-
dent, Rev. Dwight Williams; Vice Presi-
dent, E. Commery, d. f. Mallory, L. G.
Hoag, T. j. Bissell, Stephen Merrill, Jr.;
Secretary, W. 81. Wheeler. After the
adoption of resolutions arraigning the Re-
publican party for faithlessness to its
pledges to the temperance cause, and de-
claring want of confidence in either poll
ticsl party the Convention proceeded to
nominate State ticket. For Secretary of
Safe, Rev. Dwight Williams, of Madison;
for Comptroller, f. F. Elliott,
of Rensaellar; for Treasurer, Simon Brow
nell; for Attorney General, Walter Earring
ton, of Duchess; for Canal Commissioner,
Thos. Eagerly of Suffolk; for State Engin-
eer and Surveyor J. G. B. Wallace, of
OnoDdoga; for Inspector of State prisons,
Rev. Isaac Harris, of Tompkins. A State
Central committee of two from each Judic-
ial district was appointed, and the cOnven-
ton djourned sine die.
California Democratic Convention.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 1.-THE Demo-
cratic State Convention met at Sacramento
to-day Senator Failey was elected Temporal
ry chairman. In the contest between Nc
Kee and Wallace the chances seem in favor
of Mckee. j. B. Burch's chances are not
good.