New Orleans Republican., 1873-08-28
POLITICAL
Mississippi Republican 4eate Convention
Nomination Of Eensrab AAes for Gov

Nomination Of General Aales for Gov
JACKSON, Miss. August 2,-The Repub
lican State Convention met here to-day
every county being represented. The cOlOreC
element preponderated. General Adelbert
Ames was nominated for Governor on the
first ballot, receiving 1877 votes. r. c.
Powers, the present incumbent, received
forty votes. The other nominations will be
made tomorrow.
The Lieutenant Governor and Secretary
of State will be colOred, no whites Offering
for these positions. A platform will not be
adopted until the nominations are com.
pleted. The proceedings thus far have
been dignifed and orderly.
Senators Ames and AlcOrn are hero.
fen0sylvauis Democratic Sense Csn1es.
WILKEsBARRE, Pa, August E.-Ths
Democratic State Convention was called to
order by Congressman Randall Dr..
Andrew Nebinger, was made Tempo
rary ehsirman. An hours discussion
took place over the contested seats by the
Philadelphia delegates. The matter was
referred to committee. The ether usual
committees were appointed, aftsS which q
recess occurred.
The Democratic convention Teassembled
at 2:3O p. NJ. The committee on contested
seats made . report disposing of the ques-
tions submitted to it, and the convention
then took another recess till $3.50 p. II.
At four o'clock, the committee on perms-
nent organization being ready to report,
the convention was called to order and the
chairman Of the committee read the name
of r. Milton Spear tor permanent chair
interrupted and moved the non-cOncur-
renee of the convention in the report Of
the committee so far as read, givi0g rs his
reason that Spear had, as mem
ber OF Congress, taken back pay.
The motion and remarks of Glatz
were received with great applause by
majority of the convention.
Mr. Spear replied, defending his action as
public man, pleding his services and fealty
to tho Democratic party, and asking the
convention not to give way to. the personal
sought the honor Of presiding over the con-
vention, but now that the. committee had
presented his name, he hoped he would not
be stabbed in the house Of his friends.
X. +. Manahan and w. q. Moore sup
ported the motion of Glatz, and denounced
the salary grab in severe terms.
c. w. Carrigan and J, Lawrence Getz
spoke on behalf OF Spear. The latter up
held the back pay steal, and was Kissed
from tne uOOI. 4u0 meuDcT6 OA Cu0 COLL
ventiOn we're almost unanimously against
Mr.. Spear for permanent chairman, and he,
in short, closing speech, finally withdrew
his name, and moved the name of DR.. An
drew Nebinger be substituted. This was
carried, and the committee reported the
names of thirty three vice presidents. Ten
secretaries were also appointed.
The convention then proceeded nomi-
nate candidate for Judge of the Supreme
Court. James r. Ludlow, of Philadelphia,
James G. Thomson, of Philadelphia. j. II.
of Columbia, Henry p. BrOss, Of Buckle
and George Barrett, of Clearfeld, were
placed in nomination.
The first ballot resulted a. follows: Lud
low l6, Thomas l9. Graham l8, Elwell g.
Bross 90, Barrett ii. The names of Judges
Graham and Barrett we're withdrawn. The
second ballot stood: Ludlow n, Elwell 81,
Bross 20. and Thomas 9; but before the
result was announced the delegates COM
menced changing their votes to Ludlow,
and his nomination was made unanimous.
For State Treasurer, +. N. Hutchinson, of
Allegheny, Frederick Lauer, Of Berks,
William r. Willis, of Perry, Edward Parks,
of Centre, Joseph Laubach. Of Northamp-
ton, and William Ryan, Of Schuykill, were
placed in nomination.
The first ballot stood: Hutchinson 43,
Lauer Is, Willis 8, Parks IS, Laubach IA,
Ryan g. The names of William p. Ryan
and Joseph Laubach were withdrawn. In
the second ballot Hutchinson received &c
votes, Lauer %, and Parks 33. The nOmi-
ration of Hutchinson was made unanimous.
Ihe convention then took recess at half
past six o'clock until eight o'clock.
The convention re-assembled at eight
O'clock and adopted . series of resolutions
preIaced as follows:
Resolced. That the Democratic party of
Pennsylvania, believing that the platform
of the late Democratic convention Of Ohio,
is sound in principle, do, hereby substan-
TALLY resolve. Here follow the resolutions
adopted by the Ohio convention August 9,
with the exception that ine the first resO-
luton the following words are omitted:
at insists that our tariff laws should be
framed with a view to revenue and not to
tax the community for the benefit of par
ticnlar industries"
The folio wing resolution is added:
Resolced, That We will no longer tamely
submit to the repetition of election frauds
by which the will of the people, expressed
at the ballot box has been subverted for
some years past, and that the Democratic
State central committee be directed to use
all it's efforts to prevent q repetition
of the people, and if, in spite of their ef
forts to secure honest elections the popular
will is again fraudulently Overb0rne to
adopt such measures as will result in GER
tain Wind dicatiOn of the rights Of the legal
voters of this common wealth.
Later in the evening the convention was
addressed by Hon. Richard Vaux and Will
liam II. Witter. At eleven o'clock tho con-
ventiOn adjourned sine die.