Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-09-09
Important Political Conventions.
NEW YORK REP CBLICANs-TICKET AND


ton, In session at Saratoga. Yesterday male
the following nominations. For Secretary OF
State, Fred. w. Seward; Controller. Francis
r.. Spinner, of Herkimer; Treasurer. E 4 .
Mfrr.tt, OF ~. Lawrence; Attorney General.
% Daniorth, of Monroe; State Engineer
If. I. Cornell. OF Tompkins Canal Commits
siorer. w. r. Tiusley. of Wayne; Stale Pri-
son Inspector, Rev. Benoni Ives. The plat
I IS.i adopted iavors a generous policy to-
wares the south; the speedy punishment of
Offenders in the MANAGEMENT OF the state
canals opposes further initiation of the cur
rency. and with re(e. ence to the third term
says: "htcoSnlZlug as conclusive the PreSi
dents pubic declaration that he is not "A can
dldate Tor denomination. aud with the sin
ceTtsI gratitude Tor his patriotic services, we
declare our unalterable opposition 10 the
eiecting of any President for a thiri term
MARYLAND REPUBLICANs-ACrIO POST
POSED.
Inc Mary land republican state convention
met al Westminster Yesterday and organ
lied with VIM. J. Jones OF Cecil. p its pres
ldent II ADJOURNED after appointing COM
mlttee " TO confer with all organized friends
OF reform with the view to the selection of
Candidates for governor, attorney general
ard controller the committee to report at
an ADJOURNED meeting To be held i'm Bliti-
more Sept. I'd Archibald Stirling, IT., was
elected chairman of the committee, which
held its first conference IN Baltimore last
night with committee Of what is termed
the citizens reform party" in BaItim )re to-
wards whom the Affiliations of the republic
can convention, as expressed in pre- urinary
caucus at Westminster, seem To Incline
rather than To the peoples reform movement
under the auspices of the merchants of Bal
timore, developed at the Masonic Temple
meeting Tuesday ight. The republican re
form coalition look 10 the nomination CON
Jointly OF a state ticket.
PENNsYLYANIA DEMOCRATS - PRELIYI-
MARES.
The Pennsylvania democratic convention
met at Erie and effected n formal Organiza-
ton by the election of Mr.. Headrick b.
Wright as president. In the course of his re
marks Mr. Wright was applaufei when ne
ri
but the applause was greater when he said
they were not i'm favor of "Spaedy reSump-
ton" n committee on resolutions was APP
pointed. Nominations Will probably be
made to-day.
WISCONSIN DEMOCRATS - TICKET AND
PLATFORM.
The Wisconsin democratic reform cOnven-
tlcn met yesterday at Milwaukee and
adopted platform in favor of Souni cur
rency in coin, or its equivalent, tariff tor
revenue only, supremacy of civil authority
IN time of peace, cheap transportation. and
derOuncing sectarlan division of the school
fund. The present state officers We're MONT
mated by acclama tiOn, as follows: VIM Il
Taylor, governor; ChaS. ID. Parker. lieuten-
ant governor; Peter Dayton, secretary of
state; Ferdinand kuchn, state treasurer; \.
scott Sloan. attorney general; Edward L.
ton.
NORTH CAROLINA CONSTITUTIONAL.
Tie North Carolina Constitutional con-
ventIOn completed its organization yeSter-
day, all the officers being democrats.
motion by Mr.. TOurgee, republican. to al
journ sine die was defeated by a strict party
vote. An ordinance was Introduced for the
relief of Gov. HOlden from his political dis
abilities. y motion to seat the republican
claimants from Robson county was re-
tCrret. Pending eulOgies upon Ex-Governor
Graham the convention adjourned To TO day.
THE CHARLEY Ross Observation-Disclosures
It@Dio1lB Of HOHlGI 1chO SIJU WCy'eJTeU
Hith tie StOic1t CbjhI-During the trial of Wes-
teryelt in Philadelphia yesterday, charged
with being concerned In the abduction OF
Charley Ross, the following testimony prO-
dUCed great sensation IN the court room:
LucTetia :. Peers affirmed: reside in Brook
lyn, y. J.; saw the prisoner on the Gth OF
July ~ brooklyn; | took an uptown horse
car al the City hall TO 90 TO the upper part OF
RIc1Alyn; seated opposite 10 me in the car
was "a man and child; / recognize the p-iS-
Oner, VIM. WeStervclt. as that man; the
child was very fair. with dark eyes. light
OFT curly hair, aDOUt four years Of age: the
'hlid had on a brown linen suit. shoes AMI
,t"cklngS; over The linen suit was drawn
'iue COTTON sack; he had no hat on; the man
lever II Oke To the child but once, the Child
cried: lie turned 10 il and said: flush
hu.h;' the child seemed frightened AZ him
and screamed, and the man said: Go see
mamma, 20 see mamma the child StoDDo!
dreaming then, and Wcstervelt took crack
erS out of his pocket and gave II. the child
ate the crackers and was quinf: when we
Come to north ith street he left the car car
y nag the Child on his arm; moth lJh street
i in That part Of Brooklyn known rs VII
hams burg; / think had read OF Jie abIlc-
Ton q Charley Ross, but didn't remember
n al The time. Photograph of Charley X rs
handed 10 witness These pictures bear a
very strong resemblance to the ChiII saw
IN The car on the 9Th OF July, and consider
them very good likeness. The balance of
the afternoon session was taken up in the
cross examination of NJ Rs. Peer in which size
stated mat she hrst saw the prisoner on the
lth OF July, 1874, and saw him in June, l<-j.
IN MoyamenSlHg prison. Sac went there to
see II she could recognize him.
GALLANT Action OF NAVAL OFFICERS.
While the Coast Survey steamer Gedney
was lying at anchor OF the Powder Hole. on
me west side of MOnOmOy Point. Cape
God, ii few nights ago, Lieut.. Franklin wet
IL swimming alone from the ship. and be
coming suddenly exhausted was swept
a>jrTn by the tide. Hearing cries for help
from the water, Masters Nyc and HlnSickeT,
who wore Al the finn. hollow III SLel IN Ln1-.