The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-07-27

SIX oClOCk WAS thheH euuuehIy III ahu
died almost, Immediately, His remains
will be taken to West Virginia to.mor:
row.
POLITICAL NOTES.
Kansas Independent Greenbnck
Convention.
Sr. LOUIS, July 26.-The Independent
Greonback Convention. 10 nominate q
Congressman for the Second District OF
Kansas, was held at Lawrence yesterday,
only thirty delegates out OF eighty being
present. A resolution endorsing the
nominees of the indianapolis Greenback
Convention caused long and bitter dis
cussion, and was finally laid on the
table, whereupon the. Peter Cooper men
withdrew from the Convention. The, re-
mainder.ef heidelega atesnominated John
r. Goodin, present incumbent, for Con.
gress.
UNANIMOUSLY NOMINATED.
CHAMPAIGN, Ills, July 26.-The Re.
publicans OF the Fourteenth Congressional
District to-day unanimously nominated
]. g. Cannon. NJ W.
ACCEPTS THE NOMINATION.
BosroN, July 26.-John J. Baker ac-
cepts the nomination for Governor on
tho Phohibitory ticket.
LOUISIANA coNygSrloN. s.s--,
BAros 4RoueE, July 2e.-The Demo.
cratic Convention'organized blythe cleo.
tion Of Judge Snyder, OF Bossier, as per.
manent Chairman. The Committee on
Credentials then reported. Several Penn
delegates were thrown out and the Wilt
|'men seated. The Convention will proba'
bly, commence balloting tonight.
On the fourth ballot Nichols was
unanimously nominated for Governor,
and Wilt for Lieutenant Governor.
REPUBLICAN, CONVENTION.
LITTLE RooK, July 26.-The Bishop
Whipple Republican convention distin.
guished from the Clayton.McClure party,
who represent the Republican State Cen
trail Committee, meet here tomorrow for
the purpose Of nominating candidates for
State officers. A strong effort is making
to have the convention adjourn over TO
August 0, the time fixed BY the Republi.
can State Central Committee for the as
sembling OF the State convention.
SOFT MONEY CONVENTION.
New HAVEN. July GA Convention
Of soft money or greenback men from
several cities of the State was held here
to-day at the office Of the Union newspa-
per, hitherto the organ of that party in
this State, to consider what political ac-
tion should be taken in the coming cam.
paign. 1t was voted not to take definite
action until the letters OF acceptance are
published by Tilden and Hendricks.
A committee OF five was appointed to
wait on Peter Cooper and Moses w.
Field, Chairman Of the Greenback Party
National Committee.
Should Tilden's letter Of acceptance
fail to recognize greenback principles an
active campaign will probably be entered
upon.
The Secretary Of the Executive Com
mittee said correspondence from all parts
OF the country led him to think that with.
in few months the greenback men would
probably be The dominant element in the
Democratic party. ,,n.
CONFERENCE OF coLoRED VOTERS.
SYRACUSE, N. Y, July ga State
conference OF colored voters was held in
this city to-day. Rev. Henry Highland
Garnett was elected permanent President.
A resolution was adopted recommending
the colored people to yote'for Hayes and
Wheeler. A State Central Committee
was appointed with Rev. Mr., Garnett as
chairman,
NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE.
YEw ORLEANS, July 2G-Gen, Frank
Nichols, OF Assumption, nominated TOR
Governor by the Democratic Convention
at Baton Rouge, was born in Assumption
Parish in 1882, graduated at West Point
in 1855, resigned from the U. s. Army
1856, was Lieutenant Colonel Of the Sth
Louisiana regiment, lost an arm at Win
chester, promoted to Brigadier General at
sharpsburg, lost a leg at Charlottesville,
afterwards stationed at Lynchburg and
organized resistance to Hunter. Since
the war Gen. Nichols has been planting
in his native parish, taking little part in
politics. His political disabilities were
recently removed by Congress-.
Quincy, July 26.-The Democratic
eleventh Congressional District here to-
day nominated r. NJ. Knapp ior, Con
gress. This Is regarded as decided tri-
umph for greenbacks, Scott Wike, the
incumbent being considered hard money
man.
SAN ERANcisco, July 2O.-The Demo
cratic State Convention to nominate
Presidential Electors to-day made choice
First Congressional district, Stuart M
Taylor; I'd, J. II. Budd; Sd, Barclay
Henry; 4th, Frank Gonahal; at large,
~, G. Sharf and John 8. Hager,
The Third Congressional District Con
vention renomipated Luttrell for Con
gress.
ST. PAUL, July 2G.-The Democrats o.
the Third Congressional District Of Min
ncsota, today, nominated VIM. NJ, Nc
Nair, Of Minneapolis, for Congress. Gen
J. H. Baker has been reinstated as Sur.
veyor General, and tbe nominaiion CIV
L. Wilson Withdrawn. ...