Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-01-24
POLITICAL.
The Stumbling.BIuck of the PresA'
Dental Year TO be Removed.

dentfal Year TO Dc BemOVeu.
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 23-The Constitu-
tional Convention has decided that the
State elections shall be held on the Tuesday
following the first Monday of November,
and the City and township elections on the
third Tuesday of February.
Illinois.
SPRINGFIELD, Jan. 23.-Gov. Oglesby
TU. S. Senator elect resigned his office as
Governor to-day, aud Lieut.. Gov. Bever-
idge was sworn into Office as bis successor.
Arkansas.
LITTLE Rock, Jan. 23.-In the House
to-day the Senate memorial to Congress
asking the passage of a civil rights Dill was
passed by a strict party vote.
LsuIsiana-A Verdict for the Custom
hOUsers.
NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 23.-The State
Supreme Court to-day rendered decision
in the returning board contest in favor OF
the Lynch Hawkins board-Ludeling, Tai :
liaferro and Howell concurring. Wylie and
Kennard dissented, each rendering an
opinion. The opinion of the majority and
dissenting opinions cover ninety pages OF
foolseap.
The Florida FURRY.
TALLAHASSEE, Jan. 23.--Two ballots
were taken in joint Assembly for UAlted
| States Senator to-day. Ex-Gov. walker,
Liberal, received 80 votes; no election; 80
necessary to a choice. Gov. Hart came out
| to-day for FL. Bisbee, Jr, or Z. M. Randall,
and threatens all Republicans who vote Tor
| Conover with the loss of Executive favor.
| The Governor SAYS it would be a serious
calamity to elect Republican to the United
States Senate by Democratic votes.
New YGrk.
Albany, Jan. 23.-Hon. VIM. Cassidy
of tue Argus died at half past four O'Clock
| this morning. He was Secretary OF the
Democratic State Committee.
The MissoEri MuddIe.
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 23-In the Senatorial
| bribery investigation al Jefferson City to-
day it was in evidence that Gen. Doris
offered to loan W. G. Pope, the member
from Wright county, money to be paid
when he (Pope) became President OF the
| United States.
W. II. Wilson, of Kansas City, offered TO
| loan Pope g, 900, and give him $500 for
| every Phelps man he turned for Doris.
Pope declined and told Phelps, for whom he
was working, of the transaction TO put him
on his guard. Subsequently Wilson agreed
to give Pope aud G. 81. Morgan, Of Barton
county, $1,000 each, and one hundred dol
| lars for each vote transferred from Phelps
| to Doris.
Pope was also informed that note had
been sent him from Mr.. Crsvens, a friend
of Phelps, containing an offer from Doris
| of $4,000 to tura the Phelps vote for Blair.
1 aftorrvarde nOnfrvn al thi5 atatn-
ment, and said Doris authorized the offer.
| All these things were told to Phelps, 50 that
should Doris develop any strength in the
caucus they coul1 be sprung on him.
Morgan coroborated Popa's testimony,
and Col. MeAfee, also Phelps leading
| friend, coroborated the statements of bOtn
Pope and Morgan.
Col. Colby of st. Louis testified that
Eiens, ex-member from Mess county, told
him there were dead loads of money in
| Jefferson City in the Doris interest. The
offer to members was $500 down and $500
after the election. Edens also said he had
handled some of Bogy's money and was to
get $500 after the election; that lie had paid
six member $3.50 each to vote for Bogy;
that Bogy's friends we're TO pay him fol
| getting votes; that he was wo king in the
| interest Of B0gy and that Doris was to pay
him. Doris told Colby that he had S25,'
| 900 TO secure his own election.
| W. II. Wilson testified that Gen. Doris
to whom he was a stranger, loaned
him 81, 700 without taking any obligation
for it. He did not attempt to influence
votes for Doris, but used the money fol
private purposes. Did not know why Dor
ris loaned him the money, nor did ne have
snY understanding with him that he should
aid him in securing the Senatorship.
Has Missouri Got a Constitution.
A resolution passed the Senate to appoint
a committee to inquire whether the present
State constitution, known as the Drake
Constitution, was adopted by msjority O
the voters in 1865. The inquiry involves
the counting of the vote By the then Sec
retary Of State, Rodmsn.