Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-08-13
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Civil Rights In Florida
TALLAHASSEE, Aug. 12.-W. j. Pur-
man was renOminated for Congress from
the Second district by the regular Repub-
lican Convention to-day. The boiling fac
tiOn, supported by Gov. Stearns, nominated
a negro.
Civil Rights I'm Jersey.
PATTERSON, Y. j., Aug. 12.-William
Walter Phelps, Republican, of the Fifth
Congressional District, was nominated this
afternoon by reclamation. The resolutions
declare in favor of protective tariff, Civil
Rights and specie payments.
Labor Reform i'm Massachusetts.
l--s,sU IN rTEA1cINuEAM, MASS dus. u L.
The annual State Labor Reform COnven-
ton assembled to-day to consider matters
relating to the approaching Gubernatorial
contest, and the interest of the party. The
main object is TO secure an eight hour law
for factory operatives.
An independent Breakdown.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Aug. 12.-There is
a very small attendance at the Independent
Mass Convention in this city to-day. Not
over fifty delegates are present. The I'd,
Sd, 4th, 10th and 18th Congressional Dis
tricts are not represented.
The places of Attorney General and Au-
ditor on the independent ticket were de-
cided vacant. The nominee for the lat
ter, Mr.. Henderson, had accepted the nom
| ination for the same office on the Demo-
cratic ticket. The former had declined.
Mr.. Shepler thought the thing had been
cut and dried in the interest of Whitman.
He was here on the 10th of June and
| heartily in favor Of the movement, but he
| found men here who were not here then
| aud not with us to-day. We ruled out all
professional men. But here we see pro
| fesSiOnal men, lawyers, doctors and bankers
| and the whole affair was gigantic fraud
and would beat any new party in the world.
Judge KilgOre suggested that Henderson,
| be called upon the platform and asked
| on which platform he stood, or whether on
| both. and asked whether he would work for
the independent or the Democratic State
ticket.
| Mr.. Biddle was Indifferent. He would
neither work for the Independent nor the
| Democratic convention, and was true In
/ dependeut. Let Mr.. Henderson say where
/ he stands, and for what ticket he will vote.
| If he Is for the Independents, no one wants
/ 10 take him of. Mr.. Pendleton cid not
/ desire discord. He was an old friend and
| suppoOter of Mr.. Henderson. As the In
| dependents are making a record, and can't
! afford to support man who has been
| working for the Democratic nomination all
| over the State, and is now working for
! their State ticket. This Mr.. Henderson
has done and is doing, and he favored
kicking him of.
After further discussion HendesOn's
| Mace on the ticket was resolved 10 be Va
cant, Whereupon Mr.. Shepler denounced
the thing as a political trick by professional
tricksters and withdrew from the cOnyeE-
ton. He declared that he would never act
with any party that was corrupt.
| =. BowleS, of Fountain county, was then
nominated to fill the vacancy for Secretary
Of State.
The other vacancies were filled rs fol-
lows: For Auditor, ID. }. Prescott, Of Po-
sew county; Attorney General, VIM. \.
Peele, of Wayne county; Superintendent Of
| Public Instruction, i. W. Graham, OF Bar
thOlomew county.
Nebraska Independents.
OMAHA, NEB., Aug. I2.-The delegates
of an independent party, composed largely
of Changers, met in convention to-day al
Lincoln. Twenty counties were repre-
scented. They decided to call State Con.
vention at Lincoln, Sept. s, and will then
nominate full State ticket. The Repub
licans claim that it is a movement Of di-
lapidated politicians. The Democrats ART
jubilant over any move calculated tC
weaken the former.
The Louisiana Faetionists.
New ORLEANS, Aug. 12.-The Stat,
Auditor Clinton has rendered his resigna
ton to Gov. kellogg because the late Re
publican Convention renominated Mr.
Dubuclet, the present incumbent for State
Treasurer. After animadverting at length
upon Mr.. Dubuclet's official acts and char
acter. Mr.. Clifton said: decline TO serv,
longer with such an associate IS the nomi
nee of the Republican Convention, or TO be
longer held responsible for acts which
though oppose, | NAV not be able to pre-
vent l also regard the endorsement o
Mr.. Dubuclet as a condemnation of m
course by my own party, and gladly avail
smySelfof the opportunity to escape from
thankless' and most unpleasant office Whicl
otherwise | felt bound to retain. Further
l consider his nomination fragrant breacl
/ Of the fifth resolution of the platform adopt
: ed by the convention.
} Vermont Boilers.
MONTPELIER, Aug. 12.-The Republi
can convention renOminated Luke p. PO
land for Congress, but IS out of the II
delegates bOlted and sci up d. c. DenisOr
of ROyalton.
ChOetaw Politics.
PARSONS, Kas., Aug. 12.-Dispatches in
, dictate the election of the progressive candi
5 date of the Choctaws for Governor Of tina
: nation at the election August >. The re
turns show that the progressive liberal part
have made great gains in the Legislature
Should this party succeed, it will have a
important bearing on the adoption Of tn
, territorial form of government.