Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-09-29
POLITICAL.
Republican State Convention in Ma
ryland.
Hon. Carl SChurz's Speech At CinCin-
natl, Ohio.

BosToN, Sept. % Vice President Will
son refuses to become the candidate for
trovernor of Massachusetts.
ALBANY, Sept. %. The Liberal State
Convention of three hundred delegates has
assembled, Gen. John Cochran was elect.
ed permanent chairman. Resolutions were
odered and referred endorsing Tilden's re-
form measures and recommending party
vote for persons who are personally and
politically in sympathy with him and the
reform measures which he inaugurated and
also recommended the Liberal Republicans
% vote the Democratic ticket.
The following is the platform adopted
There can be no sound currency but coin,
or paper convertible into coin on demaud,
without a speedy resumption of specie
basis.
Baltimore, Sept 22.-The adjourned
meeting of tho Republican State Conven-
ton has assembled. A committee of con-
ference consisting of Representatives to
this Convention and the two reform wings
agree upon the following candidates: For
Governor, J. Morrison Harris; for Attorney
General, S. Teakle Wallace; for Comptrol-
lsT, Edward Wilkins, The Convention con-
hrmed the nomination. Four counties were
unrepresented. The resolutions declare
against further expansion.
WORCESTER, Sept. 22.-The Democratic
state Convention has assembled. Edward
Avery was chosen permanent chairman.
In the course of his address he said that
The varied accounts of annual autumnal
outrages at the South no longer direct the
attention of the people from the incapacity,
mismansgement and corruption of those in
power. Men begin to discover that the
blood is artificial aud the agony manufac-
tured, and are ready to administer the af-
tairs Of the Government like their own pri-
vatc affairs.
WORCESTER Sept 22.-The following are
the nominations of the Convention For
Governor, VIM. CASTOR for Lieutenant
Governor, VIM. F. Bartlett.
CINCINNATI, Sept. 27.-Schurzs speech
makes 100 900 words. In opening, he says:
But, before proceeding TO discuss the
issues of this contest, | owe you a prelmin-
ary statement Of personal nature. am
tod that my appearance in this campaign
mas been represented as part of concerted
plan to lead Independent voters of the
country into the ranks of the Republican
party, and commit them to support its
candidates in the Presidential election of
1876. That story is an idle invention.
know of no such plan. If it existed,
would not be party to it. Independent
voters have minds of their own, and re-
spect them too much to believe that they
can be transferred TO this or that side by
any individual or combination of individ.
uals. Besides, l not only do not seek
10 commit anybody else as to the
Presidential election of 1876, but
l don't mean to commit myself.
reserve to myself the entire freedom of
judgment on that matter to be exercised
when the exigency will arise, and advise
everybody else TO do the same. My rela>
tons to the Republican party are not secret
have deemed it my duty as Senator and
4 citizen to combat the errors and transgres.
sions of the set ofpoliticians that controlled
it, and to attack the abuses grown up I'M
der its rules. | was in earnest: l thought
was right when l did so, and it is no
mere stubbornness of opinion when say
think so now. Whether the Republican par.
ty will put itself in position to deserve the
support in the Presidential election in 1876
remains to be seen. Whether the Demo.
Gratis will say 50 remains TO be seen also.
My opinion has long been, and have not
concealed it, that the patriotic men of the
republic might do better than depend upon
either Proclamation has been made by
The Democratic leaders of Ohio. that this
State campaign is to be of decisive affect as
20 the issues of the Presidential election of
1867, and in the very front of these issues
they have placed one which involves not
only the national interests, but the oharac.
ter, good name and the whole moral being
Of the American people. An attempt is
being made to secure the endorsement by
the people by the greatest State of the
West aud one of the greatest in the Union,
Of financial policy which, If followed by
the National Government, would discredit
republican institutions the world over, ex-
pose the American people to the
ridicule and contempt of civilized
mankind, make our political as well as bust
ness life, more than ever the hot bed of
gambling and corruption, and plunge the
country into all those depths of moral and
national bankruptcy and ruin, which as all
history demonstrates, never fail to follow a
course so utterly demented 10 its wickedness
lie says the success Of the initiation party
N Ohio will be the signal for the general
charge all along the whole line to submerge
the best principles and leave helpless in
the rear the best leaders of the Democratic
party, and to capture the national power
by tumultuous rush. This is no matter of
mere local concern. 1t is national dam
ger, which all good citizens should unite to
avert, and which can surely be avoided on
ly by the defeat of initiation here.