Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1876-05-06

P0LITIcAL-THE Two CONVENTIONS
1.-THE Democratic National Convention
at st. Louis will be composed of 73S MEM
bers, the call for the convention having
provided that ''each State will be entitled
to representaat ~. -
number Of its SER. ~. 49, sd sAnts.-
tives in the Congress of the United States,
and the Territory Of Colorado, whose ad-
mission in July as State viii give it
vote in the next Electoral College, is al
so invited to send delegates to the conven-
ton" This call, it will be observed,
docs extend an invitation, as the Repub-
lican call does, to the other Territories
to send delegates"
''But one delegation thus far chosen
to st. Louis has been instructed. The
Indiana delegation was instructed by its
convention to present the name of and
vote for Mr.. Hendricks. The New York
convention Endorsed Mr.. Tilden for the
Presidency. Though the delegates were
not formally instructed to vote for Mr..
I1lden, it is known that they are nearly
all for him, and as the delegation was
instructed at Utica 10 vote as a INIT I'm
the National Convention, 10 is as COED as
settled that the thirty-fve votes of New
York, represented by seventy delegates,
will be thrown solidly for the Governor.
The Nebraska Convention did not in
struct, but the delegation is unanimous
ly for Dir. Tilden. The conventions of
Connecticut, Louisiana, Massachusetts,,
New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Rhode
Island and Texas expressed no Presiden-
tial preferences, and their delegations 90
uninstrueted.
''The whole number of delegates in the
Republican National Convention win be
752, each State being represented by
twice the number Of its Senators and
Representatives in Congress, and two
delegates being authorized from each
organized Territory aud the District OF
Columbia"
'"The Pennsylvania Convention in
structed its delegates (5s) for Mr.. Hart
ranft; the Ohio Convention intructed for
Mr.. Hayes %; the Montana Terrific.
ny Convention instructed for Mr.. Blaine
(2). Mr.. Blaine was also Endorsed by
dent by the conventions of Virginia,
California and Wisconsin, represented
by 81 delegates. 1t is understood, also,
that he will control a majority of the
Massachusetts delegation. A show of
hands among the Republican State con-
ventions thus far, therefore, has been in
favor of NJ. Blaine. Mr.. Conkling
comes next, having received the recon-
mendation by formal resolution of the
convention of New York, and Mr.. Nor
ton follows with the Endorsement of the
Indiana, Arkansas and Mississippi con-
ventions and fair prospect of carrying
nearly all of the South Carolina delega-
ton. The conventions Of Rhode Island,
Texas, Vermont, Colorado, Nevada, Utah
and Connecticut left their delegations to
go to Cincinnati untrammelled, but it is
reported that at a conference subsequent
ly held of the Connecticut delegates, it
was resolved to present the name of Mar
shall Jewell for President In the Nation
al Convention
In addition to the foregoing facts coll
lated from the New York World we state
that the democratic State Convention Of
Tennessee will assemble at Nashville on
the Slst instant, and, in all probability,
will 60 unlnstructed, but we think the
delegation will be almost a straight DEM
oeratic one, without any leaning to or
Partially for the Davis movement.
The Republican convention will prob
ably have its delegates uninstrueted, but
we feel certain 1t viii send BrlstOw men
in the main. The truth is, that Bristow
has following in beth parties in Ten
nessee, ard were he nominated at Gin
cinnati, he would make ihToads upon the
democratic voters. His nomination, how
eve, is out of the range of probability.
He is down on thieves and this puts him in
direct opposition to the mass of his par
ty. He is an honest man which Is very
great fault in the eyes Of his republican
friends.