The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-08-31
POLITICAL NOTES.
The New York Democrats Nominate
HOratlO seymour By ACCIamatlOn
GubernatOrlal Candidate.
Ex-Governor Lewis, Of Alabama, Fayors
the Election Of TiIdcn and Hendricks,
State and Congressional COuyen.
lions North and Sou h.

New York Democratic state ImNen,
iion -HOrRiiO NeS mUur Nominated
for Governor LS NccIHmHtinn.
SARATOGA, August 30. The Demo.
cratic state Convention assembled AT
noon to-day. Rufus ". Peckham wa,
chosen temporary chairman aud Hon.
b. Sicily addressed the convention.
After the appointment OF the various
committees, the convention took re
cess until seven o'clock this evening
Upon the reassembling OF the uonven-
ton, Hon. Hiram Gray was chosen
permanent chairman. Hon. lloratio
Seymour and John Kelly head III,
electoral ticket The platform, which
ives unanimously adopted, starts ON
with n cordial ratification of Tndeu
and Hendricks for president and vice
president, declares a return to the con.
stitutional principles, frugal eXpendi-
lures aud administrative purity Of the
founders Of the republic as the first and
most imPerioua necessity Of the times
the commanding issue now before
the people OF the Union; reallirms the
principles set forth IN the Syracuse
platform Of 1874, and in the ST. Louis
National Convention, condemns all
Interference with constitutional
amendments, and all violations of the
laws, holding that all people in all
States alike, regardless of race, color OF
condition, are entitled to equal pro
lection, aud that all orders, practices
and opinions, Whereby public order
aud peace are disturbed, should rec, iv,
public rebuke aud punishment; and
enters solemn protest against the re-.
cent order of the Secretary OF War,
by the President Of the
United States, placing government
troops in the Southern States, with n
view to intimidating the people and to
control their elections and government
by the bayonet, to take the place OF
the gOveTnmert through the ballot as
an outrage which demands the con-
domination Of all who love republican
freedom and hate despotie power.
HoratiO Seymour was nominated by
reclamation for Governor, amid the
widest enthusiasm, and the conven
ton then adjourned till ten O'CLOCK
tomorrow morning.
The following dispatch was read be-
fore the convention
40 Hon. Francis Herman
"You must not let my name be used.
My health will no. permit.
"HORATIO SEN MOUR.n
The spirit which dominated IN the
convention prevails in the hotels to
night, and the delegates are determined
To force the nomination upon Seymour.
f'fsH'
ton.
New HAVEN, August 30.-The Re
publican State Convention met here
to-day, Ex-Governor Jewell permanent
chairman. The following electors were
nominated At large-EX'President
Theodore n. WOolsey and Hon. Mar
shall Jewell. The old ticket was re.
nominated, az follows: Governor,
Henry G. Robinson; Lieutenant Gov.
ernOr, II. J. kingsburyi Secretary OF
State, General +. \. Walker; Treas
urer, jeremiah Olney; Comptroller,
Eli Curtis. The platform protests
against fraud, intimidation and vic
Ience by Democratic politicians in the
reconstructed States; declares for re-
form in the civil service; protests
against the repeal by the Democrat,
House of the resumption clause 3t
clares for generosity and GOO ~ J
the people of the South, but .I,r..'-
against rewarding rebellion al ,lea.
sou; characterizes Tilden as n ugu
who withheld from the friends q an
Union his sympathy and supo'st
when the nations existence was u
peril, and declares President Gran b.
entitled to thanks for his patriO
services to the country.
New Jersey Republican Stale COnyen.
tiOn.
NEW BRUNSWICK, August 3O.--The
Republican State Convention met here
to-day. Professor Geo. w. Asherton,
of Rutgers College, was chosen tenn
porary chairman, and the convention
took recess till quarter past two ?. m.
Upon reassembling the convention,
the temporary organization was made
permanent. The resolutions heartily
endorse the Cincinnati platform,
claim the people cannot and dare not
trust the Democratic party, demand
free schools and an amendment to the
Constitution that shall forever keep
them free from all geUtgrian influence.
The New Jersey Prohibitionists
TRENTON, August 80. The Prohibit
ton Reform party of New Jersey, IN
State convention to-day, ratified The
nomination of Green Clay Smith, Of
Kentucky, Tor president, and Gideon
j. Stewart, of Ohio, for vice-president.
An electoral ticket was chosen, ant
the Democratic and Republican parties
denounced ~ favoring the liquor in
terest.
The Greenbackers Ratify In New YOri
New YORK, August 30.-The Indc
pendent Greenback party had u gran,