Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-10-09
NEW YORK.
Total Abstinence.

NEW YORK. Oct. 8.-The Second Gen
ersl Convention of the Roman Catholic
Total Abstinence Societies of the United
States was begun to-day by q solemn High
MSS in the. Cathedral. After mass the
delegates marched to the hall and were
called to order by the Rev. Father McDeu-
lit. of Washington, who presided, and made
an address, saving the object OF the Con-
yention was the establ shment of 6 news
paper, thai the virtue Of temperance be
spread through the land, and its influence
felt from ocean to ocean.
A resolution giving the greeting OF the
Convention to the Pope by cable and ask.
ing his blessing il return was ruled ous OF
order Till the report of the COMMITTEES on
Credentials was disposed OF. This report
excluded delegate from st. James Society
of New York till that organization DAD
complied with that portion OF The rules
adopted st Cleveland, requiring the pay
menS of an initiation fee to toe Convention
Upon compliance with the rules the Society
was admitted and the Convention soon
adjourned till tomorrow morning.
Exeunt Isefermers.
The Committee of Seventy last night re
solved that it was expedient to dissolve and
appointed committee to wind up the con-
Germ.
Resenter Ref0Fmers
A delegation of the Reform Association
called on Mayor Havemyer to-day and read
series Of charges against Comptroller
Green, accusing him of paying one person
over $1,000 for lobbying st Albany last yesr
and other large sums of public money for
keeping himself in Office; that be was not
able TO discriminate between just and I'M
inst claims; contesting cases in the courts
thereby entaiing immense legal expenses
upon the cry.
The Mayor in reply said the charges were
of a very serious character and he would
ask Comptroller Green to explain.
The Trial Of Edward Stokes.
The courtroom was crowded with spec
! tstors. The only entertainment, however
was a dry argument on the law points in
yolyed in the challenges which Judge Davis
brought to a close by taking the papers
saving he would give Adhesion Tomorrow
morning. Adjourned for to-day.
The Proposed Amendment TO the Con
stttussOn I'm Regard TO the Mode o.
EIectiBg President.
Senators Morton, of Indiana, Carpenter
of Mississippi, Anthony, of Rhode Island
aud Bayard, Of Delaware, members OF the
COMMITTEE on Privileges and Elections o.
the Senate of the United States, closed theil
| confer ence which has been continued from
dAy to day for the past week in this city, il
reference to the mode of electiDg President
Their deliberations thus far Involved tn
following:
/. To abolish electoral colleges.
! Q. That President aud Vice President be
elected by the people voting directly 70
candidates.
8, That each State shall be divided in't
IS many districts as the State is entitled =
Representa- ives in Congress, to be com
posed of contiguous territory, comnscs il
form and as nearly equal in population a
may be. The person having the highes
number of votes for President in each dis
trics shall receive the vote of that district
which shall count one Presidential vote
that each State shall be entitled to tw
Presidential voters at large, which shall b.
counted for the person receiving the highes
| number of votes in the State.
4. The person having tie highest numoe
| of such Presidential votes shall be Presl
dent.
5. These provisions 10 be applicable t
tina election of Vice President.
Il 6. Congress shall have power to provid
for conducting the election OF President an
to establish tribunals for the decision Of COZ
tests as to the vote in any district or State
and Neutrality-suspicious. governing the proceec
ings of these tribunals.
By the adoption of the district system {
voting by the people directly for candidates
With Two Presidential votes in each State
and plurality rule for determining the re
sIlIt of the election, tits brought as nearl
to the people as it can be, not to make 1t a
election by the nation as one community
and it still recognizes the States as snei
while it enables the people Of each distriC
In State to express their viii; so, herea
ter. a State need not cast solid vote, a
under the present system. 1t tends to DIS
pense with conventions, which are now nee
essary to form an electoral ticket for eac
State. and il enlarges the liberty
( the individual voter, who can vote &c
anv citizen for President aud for Vice b
NAV select. The election will alwaps. b
fnsI. and there can be no necessity for
election by the House of Representatives
which is so much objected to. The plu
rality rule has been adopted successfully
ali States in the Union, except four, !
. election of State officers, and it general
prevails In the election of members OF Cor
eress. In none of the States where 1t hs
been tried Is there any thought of abandon
ing it. Other questions are considered
connection with tie votes in States and di
! tricts, and providing for the exigeney
| death or resignation Of the President att
, election and before Inauguration. The1
are suggestions which have been conside
, ed, but of course 10 conclusion could
? arrived at.
Snnw fall in Utah YeeterdaY.