Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-08-27
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THE GAZETTE.
Democratic Conventions.

PrrsBURG, Aug. 27.--The Democratic State
Convention re-assembled at 81 this morning
and proceeded with balotiug for candidate for
Supreme Judge. On the sixth ballot Hon.
Warren j. Woodward, Of Brrks received Us
votes, aud Henry j. Ross, Of Montgomery, lbs.
W0pdward's Uomluatlou was tuada uuaulmous.
The Convention next proceeded to dominate
candidate Tor Lieut.. Governor. UP to Eau
four ballots have been taken, resulting III no
choice The FIRST ballot was as fullnws: North,
81; Z,gler, ~; Stewart. 81; SnowIen, 30; Kane,
IA: Lltta 10; Morris, II; Fox, s; Maniey, y;
Martin, &c; and other scattering votes
Tie four ballot stands North, 81; Ziger,
~; Snowden, AZ; Kaue, 81; Latta, IS.
Tie uames Of NortI, AID Ilglcr were with
drawn 90 the fifth ball't, aoi motion was
then made to nominate Latta by acelamaton
but was lost.
The Convention then proceeded with the
fifth l,allut
Inn. J"ho Latta, of Westmoreland county,
received the nomination, for Leu Governor
~. tie fifth ballot.
Tie Convention adj nrned until 3 p. M.
TIE committee on resolutions aud platform
are now 10 session.
ST. LoU1s, Aug. .I-The Democratic State
Convention rc-aSsembled at Jefferson City this
morning, aud adopted platform, which, after
reviewing the democratic administration ofState
affairs during Two years past, declares as toll
oWS:
Rrso7,c,t, That We alraig'. the National Re-
,,uhllcan administration ashavrg proven false to
the true principles of the government and to the
constitution IN the revival of the worst features
of the scdituu law by the passage of au act
kiIowu as the Poland libel law ard as disclosed
10 the shameful credit Mnbiitr and revenue
moiety frauds; AMI VIC 'lenuunce, as wholly uD-
worthy Of cnri lc,cc every man, democrat or
REPUBLICAN,, who voted f'r the equally fragrant
increase of the Congressional aud Presidential
salaries
Re" Iced, That We are opposed to the pas
sage of the civil Rights bill, believing it to be
mcalie.l tyr hy the hIa"As aud grossly unjust To
lie whites; suic 10 work great injury to the
cause of education throughout the ',atlOD, and
possibly leal to a laugeiUus conflict between
the tw" raLes While thus declaring we an
l., nn,e ourselves in fav"r OF liberal system OF
education Tor TIC cucGt Of the uegro as we'll as
the white rl,iltren of Missouri, but are oppos-
ed To the u,i"gli"g OF The white aud black races
j.. mr. public schools or other educational lnsl-
tutlpns.
lsesolcca, That beyond guaranteeing to each
: Y
er the E,u ,idcnt nor C"ugres has the slightest
tight or Justification FIR interfering with their
dulucs'ic cn'uer''s, and that the personally IT.
responsible, vas cIl and anarchcal rule IN
South Earoli',a, !. ".isiana anil other Southern
Safes Ivy whn ! !'sbli.an Institutions have
hcen brought into general disrcpule, is the nat
ural lc>ut of vipIat;,". Of this fundamental
article of the Democratic creed.
Lesoiced, that tho public debt should be
paid i, exact atcrda"ce with the contracts
Whereby it wascreatei; that anything less would
he le.'u'liati"n, and that anything more would
be uHjpsilE Idle abuse of power by Congress 10
the interest of tie hnndhNlderS a"d to the de-
trim.nt of every other class; that the fivetwcnty
bonds autho. lied Ivy act OF Feb. 1892, aud sue
ceediny acts are distinctly made payable in
legal te'der notes aid grecuhlckS, and that the
ACT of March is, 1869 whereby f,Dgress SOL
emily pledged the faith the y. S. to colu re-
demptiou, was an utterly unjustifablc usurpa-
ton of power