New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-06-23
POLITICAL.
Maine Democratic Conv.ntio,

! AUGUSTA, June 22.-At the Democratic
| convention 639 delegates were present
| Samuel j. Anderson was made permanen.
president. The usual committees were
! appointed.
| In the afternoon ees.ion of the conven.
tion resolutions were adopted embod ying
tue following declarations: The constitu.
| tion is the peoples only safeguard. The
| rights OF the people and States must be sa.
| credly preserved from the touch of military
or congressional usur!ation. Civil suprem.
acy in times OF peace. Equality OF the
! rights OF all men under the laws. A sound
currency. coin or its equivalent A tariff
for revenue only. An honest preseryatIon
| OF the public faith 20 public creditors. RI
turn to economy in tho administration of
! government. national. State and municipal.
The abolition OF unnecessary offices and
| the reduction of salaries; one term for the
President. with a salary of $2j 600. The
resolutions arraign the Republican party
for abandonment of principles. prefllgacy
and corruption, condemn the administra.
tion in strong terms for the responsibility
OF the Louisiana uslrpBt;on. aud attempt
to suspend the writ .f habeas corpus by
the last Congress, and pronouncing it no
longer safe to tiue: the reins of govern.
ment in such hands. Tue admin istration is
pronounced responsible for the present de-
pressed condition of the country and com.
merce IN al sections. for Gripping the ship
building trade and for the driving of the
American mercantile marine from the
ocean. The people of Maine, suffering uu-
der the burden of oppressive taxation, de.
mand reform, and appeal to all men, with
out regard to party names or past differ.
ences, TO unite with them to secure this
triumph.
An effort made to incorporate the finan.
cal resolutions OF the Ohio Democratic
convention failed.
General Charles w. Roberts, Of Bangor
was unanimously nominated tor Governor.
The convention then adjourned.
Secretary of state in New Hampshire.
CONCORD, June 90 The Legislature to
day elected Benjamin F. Prescott. of Ep-
ping, Secretary OF State.
Trouble in Tammany fall - Charaes
Against John Morrissey.
John Murrissey, who had been directed
to appear before the Tammany Hall com-
mlttee on discipline to answer the charge
OF treason and conspiracy against the peace
and welfare of the party. attended last
night and answered q series of questions
concerning his political course during the
winter. The committee refused to accede
to MIR. Morrissey's request for admission of
members OF the press. The investigation
was conducted in secret, but the proceed
ings are published in full this morning.
Mr.. Morrissey defended himself against
impeachment and claimed bis course in .,p-
posing 'be Cos.igan bill and the civil jus |
tlces bill was more in the interest of /!
TammaDy Hall than the opposite conduct
OF it, managers. In conclusion, he told the |
they might as we'll make uo a !!
report for his expulsion as hs was not |!
going to resign until he was ready Morris !!
sey then retired. ard Augustus Schell and |
alI the members OF the eleventh assembly !
district general committee, except three,
were severallv examined. Mr. Schell anC /;
he rest stated. in answer TO questions
asked, that there was no disatfection in the
district committee.
The Herald say 5 the diss abstraction which
las of late been manlfes,ing itself against
Cammany Hali is gradually assuming
haDe. Last nigh. :here assembled in one
II the upper parlor. vi Delmonico's large
lumber OF influential Democrats, whore
blect was to form an organization which.
is hoped, vii. snpersede Tammany. To
his end it Was last night decided to get a
representative delegation from each Of the
ity wards with q view t. arranging prelim-
1sriss tor the election Of o general com.
,ittee.
The FIRST OBJECT ot the organization will