The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-08-20
POLITICAL.
Dom. Want a Eew Cons.i,uaion.

| CINCINNATI, Aug. 19-In Cincinnati the ma
Joiity Tor the constitution is $3.50 and for IL
| cehse lO 904. Returns from other parts of the
state indicate the rejection of the constitution
oy a majority variously estimated from 10000
to 10000.
TOLEDO, Aug. 19.-This city gives COM
plete majority against the constitution of 1856.
Fennsylvania Republican Convention.
HARRISBURG, Aug. 19.-The Republican
STATE convention was held in this city to day.
non u. M. Caxson was nominated for Judge
| OF the Supreme Court; A. G. Olmstead of
| Potter county for Lieut., Governor; Hon. Har-
Tison Allison of Warren county, for Auditor
federal; Col. r. b. Beath of Schuylkill coun-
", Ior Secretary of Internal Affairs.
1 resolutions were unanimously adopted euo-
| glzing the Republican and denouncing the
| democratic party; rejoicing over the success
1uil formation of a new state constitutions ex-
pressing pride in the school system of Pennsyl-
| wanna; favoring the protection of agricultural,
| n!nIhg, manufacturing and mechanical pur-
suits' the putting stop to large grants of the
puoilc domain to railroad corporations; the
emproVlng of the navigation of the great in
land rivers and securing of cheap transporta-
Ilon and profitable markets for the product of
agricultural and manufacturing labor; the en-
enlargement of such manufactures as shall
prilg the producer and consumer in the neigh
o " OF each other and proper adjustment
VI the felatlonS between capital and labor, so
Inae they shall receive q just and equitable
snare OF the profits and the holding of those
III possession of incorporate wealth to o strict
conformity to law. The resolutions also attri-
pute, IN great measure, the panic and slow
recovery therefrom to the reduction of the
eaiil ana the consequent over importation,
Gnu severely condemn the attempt to establish
f 1iee tIade through the reciprocity treaty with
Oaiaua as an effort to accomplish by the treaty
inaklhg paper alone, which belongs of right to
tne popular branch of the government, and put
reares - OUT or the peoples reach for twentyone
S uaas 70 20 come. The Democratic party is ac-
cuseo OF endeavoIing to bring on war of
races In the South, with the design of depriy-
ing portion of her citizens of their RIGHTS: the
enforcement OF civil rights to colored citizens is
urged on Congress as an imperative duty; free
banking is endorsed; the aggregate volume of
the currency is to be regulBted by the necessi
ties OF the people and the recognized laws of
trade; return to specie payment at the ear
hest practicable day is urged. Soldiers and
sailors are remembered with gratitude. Gov.
Hartrauft IS present as Pennsylvania candi.
date Tor the Presidential nomination of the Re-
publican party i'll 1876. Representatives in
Congress and Legislature are called upon to
support measures tending to the succ ess of the
centennial.
Mr.. Dickey of Lancaster, ex-menber of Con-
gress from this state, in moving the adoption
of the resolutions said with special referenc to
the one name, Gov HartraEft, for the presi.
dency THAI the Republicans, not only Of the
state OF pennsylvania but OF the nation at
candidates at the earliest day by desire to stop
the sanders that are being uttered against the
existing President, Geu. Grant. He said the
President was in no position to speak for him
self but he did not entertain any aspirations
towards a third term He would not depart
from the precedent established by Washington.
He had no wish to depart from it but if he had
then the time had come for the great Republic
can party to assent its adherence to that pre-
cedent and its opposition to any filling of that
office for three terms by the President of the
United States,
A resolution endorsing Gen. Grant in the
event of his candidacy for third term was
Three was given for the ticket, and the con-
vention adjourned.
Tennessee Democracy.
NASHVILLE, Ang. 19.-The Democratic state
convention has adopted the following platform:
Protection and Just reward of honest labor;
uniform taxation; strict construction of the
constitution so that no power be exercised by
the general government not clearly delegated
or clearly implied; opposition to all monopo.
lies, rings and combinations for the oppression
of the people; abolition of useless offices and
the enforcement of rigid economy in the adj
ministration of the state government; fayoring
the abolition of the national banking system
and the payment of the bonds of the govern
ment by the issuance of non-interest bearing
notes, according to the contract expressed or |
implied at the time Of the creation Of such OBJ
legation, and repeal of the present oppressive
federal taIiH and the enactment of one for
revenue only; denouncing the supplemental
civil rights bill as palpab'e violation cf the
constitution and intended to vex, harrass, CD.
press and deglaie the people of the Southern
States.
AT the evening session after IA ballots Judge
James d. Porter was nominated far Governor,
and the convention adjourned sine die.