Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-03-10
Political Happenings.
\ REFORM REPUBLICAN "

hEF okM REEI Bi.iCAS WANTED FOR
President.
The Union League met in New York last
night, and adopted resolutions aVoyIuItL
conviction that the SUCCESS Of the republican
party IL not possible unless the candidate of
the party be a man who is not only identified
with its great principles, but is also man
WHO has mad no connection, direct or indi-
rect, with he abuses which have brought
rerrOach on the fair name OF the cDuatryapd
the party, or any suspicious association with
those VINO have been guilty OF these abuS. S
ara that Inc eXigencles 81 the party, ss well
as OF The country, at this time demand a
Pre- sident who shall be observed Y Re coguiZeI
as a refOrIner as well as n republican.
TUE GREENBACK PARTY or CONNF-TICVT
held convention at Meridian yesterday. ard
adopted platform denOunCing the specie
resumption act, asking for its repeal, de-
mandlDg that national bank notes be male
a full legal-tender for all public dues and the
purchase of government bonds at par. urging
the gradual retirement of National bank
notes, and deprecatiDg the issue of money
except by the government Itself. The plat
form also condemns the sherman bill pas cd
by The Senate, "impOsing thirty-year for
elsn gold debt on the country and dem tuds
that the government look first 20 the people
of tie United States for loans upOn an inter
convertible bond. The following ticket was
dominated For governor. CnaS. Atwater:
Lie ut. governor, Francis Gillette; Secretary
OF state, Lucien V. Penny; Treasurer. Loren
+. j udd; Comptroller, John A. Pack, OF Nsu-
gatuck.
OHIO CoLoRED MEN
men met at Columbus yesterday, for the pur
pose of electing delegates 10 the convention
10 be held at Nashville. An address 10 the
colored people of the state was adopted de.
claring that the colored people cannot afford
10 make themselves or permit others 10 make
them separate element in politics. The
address also Endorses the republican party.
which while il has been plundered by thieves
has had the integrity TO expose and bring to
justice those who have been found guilty OF
malfeasance in office. II also condemns the
Senate for refusing to admit PinchbacI1 TO a
seat in that body, but declares even this has
not shaken the faith OF the coiored men in
the republican party.
THE UTAH REPUBLICAN, CONVENTION
AT salt Lake adopted resolutions indnrsiug
President Grant as regards U,ah, and cal
irg on the party TO make goOi its promises
TO exiting uish slavery and polygamy.
THE London Veterinary Journal advocates
simple ard inexpensive appliance 20 pre-
venthoTses from falling in winter. II con-
sisiS simply OF one or more steel studs, let
INTO the horses shoe. One in front is suffi-
clent. but FOR heavy work two more at the
sides are recommended. The stud is square
bit Of steel nearly an inch long, pointed al
one end and taperiDg slightly from about The
middle Of the other That enters the shoe. No
ding CT finish is necessary. and any black
smith can make large number In a very
short tine cut Of An old raSp or fle. Toe stud
must fit tightly, care being taken that Il does
not ''WObhie," and that 10 does not pass quite
through the shoe. The hole is male with az
ordinary square punch. This simple system
has proved very efficient after an eXtenSi We
trial. and saves horses great pain, suffering,
and often fatal injury.