Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-09-04
POLITICAL.
sron,gomery blair Defeated.

NEW YORK, Sept. 3.-A special from
Baltimore SAYS that the Democratic con-
vention, which met al Hagerstown yester>
day, nominated VIM. Walsh for Congress,
and that Montgomery Blair was one OF the
defeated candidates.
Alex. stephens Ren0n,inated.
AUGUSTA, Sept. 3.-In the eighth dis
trict the Congressional conventions vote on
the one hundred and tenth ballot stood,
Stephens 80 3-5, Cumming II 3-5. The
name Of J. B. Cumming was Withdrawn
at half past four, the convention being IN
session all night, when motion was made
by Gov. Jenkins TO make the nomination
Of Stephens unanimous. This was done
At the personal request of Maj Cumming.
Stephens was then declared the nominee OF
the Democratic party and the convention
adjourned.
West Virginia.
WHEELING, W.. VA, SEPT. 3.-At the
Republican Congressional Convention, held
in this city to-day, representing the first
Congressional District of West Virginia,
Gen. Nathan GOfI Of Harrison county, was
nominated on the third ballot. Col. Benz.
Wilson, of the same county, is the Dem
ocratic nominee. An animated canvass Is
looked for. The present member, John j.
Dawes, was elected two years ago, by a
combination of Republicans and Independ-
ent Democrats. 1t is not known exactly
what complexion the present canvass will
take.
Missouri.
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 3.--The Peoples State
Convention completed their ticket as fol-
lows: For Governor, Vim. Gentry; Lieu
tenant Governor, S. w. Headley; Secretary
of State, w. r. Lefitt; Auditor, f. @.
Hale; Treasurer, Jno. II. Fissz; Attorney
General, d. S. Twitchell; Register of
Lands, c. T. Quisenbeny; Superintend-
ent Public Schools, Jno. Monteith; Su-
preme Judge, Howell, long term; Lewis
Houck, short term.
The Democracy of the Eighth District
iu convention to-day, nominated II. p.
BlandfOrd for reelection to Congress.
wyoming Goes Democrat
CHEYENNE, Sept. 3.-The election re-
turns are nearly all in and give Steele,
Democrat, majority of between FIVE and
six hundred, re-electing him as delegate by
double the majority he received two years
ago. The Democratic ticket is generally
successful throughout the territory.
OMAHA, Sept. 3.-The Republican Stat
convention continued in session all last
night, and resumed at ten o'clock this
morning and continued through the entire
day. The session was very stormy and OK
citing. j. G. Mcbride was nominated IOr
Treasurer and Gen. Geo. III. Roberts for
Attorney General. The discussion over
the platform was very bitter aud prOtrao-
ted. The platform calls for specie resump-
tiOn as soon as practicable, free national
banking, and State taxation of railroad
property. 1t condemns third term, ap-
plands the Civil Rights bill and demands
It's enforcement.
The Defeat Of Vermont Poland.
SPRINGFIELD, Sept. 3.-Returns from
all but twelve of the eighty one towns in
the Second Congressional district of Yer
mont foot up as follows: Poland, B, ,105;
DenisOn, bOlting Republican, 1854; Dav-
export, Democrat, 1,7SS; scattering, chiefly
for Mead, the Granger candidate, 7S6
Denison's plurality over Poland is 1929.
DenisOn's failure of 4 majority is 1876.
The towns yet to hear from are mainly
small and about equally divided between
Poland and anti-POland, 50 that the Fela-
tive result will vary but little from the fig
ures above.
There is no choice in Poland's district,
majority being required in order to an
election at the first trial. AT the next trial
a plurality will elect.