The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-07-28
POLITICAL NOTES.

osKA1oosA, L., July 27.-The Re.
publican Congressional Convention here,
to-day, nominated E. s. Sampson for
reelection to Congress.
New ORLEANS, July 27.-The Demo.
cratic Convention at Baton Rouge, nomi.
mated the following State ticket: Gov.
ernor, Francis T. Nichols, Of ASsump'
tion; Lieut.. Governor, Louis A. Wilt, Of
New Orleans; Attorney General, 81. n.
Ogden, of New Orleans; Secretary Of
State, VIM. A. Strong, Of Winn; Auditor,
Allen Jurnel, Of Iberville; superintend:
ent Of Education, r. NJ. Lusher, Of New
Orleans; Presidential Electors, State at
large, Cows. John McEnery and Robert
G. Wickliffe; A1ternateS, B. F. Jones and
Judge T. c. Manning. At 8 Pm. the
convention adjourned sine die.
BATON RouGE, July 2.-The follow.
ing nominations have been made for Con.
gress First district, R. l.. Gibson;
Second, Z. J. Ellis; Third, J. Fl. Acklin;
Fourth, J. B. ELAN; Sixth, E. w. Rob-
ertson. The Fifth district will nominate
at the Monroe Convention, which met at
10 o'clock this morning and nominated
Fl. N. Ogden for Attorney General on the
first ballot.
1LLINoIs DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVENTION.
SPRINGFIELD, July N,-The Democrat
ic State Convention met this morning and
effected a temporary organization by
electing Jas. @: Allen, temporary Presi:
dent. After the appointment Of the usual
committees and the reports Of the names
Of the electors and members Of the State
Central Committee, the convention ad-
journed till l o'clock.
In the afternoon ]. @. Allen was made
permanent President, with Secretaries
from each district. Chosen electors at
large-W.J. Allen Of Jackson county; W.
F. Cooltaugh, Of Cook. For Central Com.
mittee at large-C. q. Mccormick, Of
Cook; W. K. Murphy, Of Perry; B. w.
Burgou, Of Morgan; A. P. Goddard, Of
Stephenson; G. D. Hoyles, Of Bond; J. B.
Mann, Of Vermillion.
Resolutions denouncing convict labor
were referred to the Committee on Reso.
lutions.
Hon. 8. S. Marshall reported resolu.
tions indorsing the 81. Louis platform,
and declaring that in the presentation OF
the names OF those eminent Statesmen,
Samuel J. Tilden aud Thos. A. Hendricks,
for the suffrages Of the American people,
new aud better era Is opened up aud the
opportunity offered Of restoring prosper.
ity once more to the oppressed business
interests Of the land aud redeeming the
disgrace OF robberies and maliea-ance
that have tended to disgrace and humble
Us in the estimation Of civilized nations.
That this Convention adopt the st.
Louis platform as Its own, and pledges
the most active support to the nominees
Of the St. Louis and Springfield Conven.
tion.
P. Corning Judd, by consent, read a
minority report, asking the Legislature
to devise means to protect workmeu
against convict labor, and asked that 1t be
made plank Of the platform, which was
done and the platform adopted.
The following we're nominated: For
Governor, L. Stewart, Of Kendall county;
John F. Farnsworth, Of Kane; A. A.
Glenn, Of Brown; VIM. Brown, Of Nor
gan. In the informal ballot Stewart re.
ceived q majority and he was on motion
unanimously nominated. A. A. Glenn
was nominated for Lieutenant. Governor
on the first ballot. The other nomina.
tions are as follows: s. Y. Thornton,
Secretary Of State; John Elise, State Au-
ditor; Geo. Grundlach, Treasurer; Z.
Lynch, Attorney. General. The Conven.
tion adjourned. .r.,
The Twelfth District Democratic Con-
vention here to-day nominated William
Springer for reelection to Congress.
CONVENTION OF KENTUCKY PRoH1Br.
TIosIsTs.
LOUISVILLE, July 27.-The frst con.
vention OF the Prohibitionista was held
at Liberty Hall to-day to organize the
party for the canvass for President Of
the United States. Greenclay Smith was
present aud made speech. A State
Central Committee and electors were ap.
pointed and the platform Of the party
read and adopted.
DEMOCRATIC MEETING.
At Lagrange to-day, the Democracy OF
Oldham and adjoining counties partici.
pated in meeting for the purpose Of ap.
proving the nomination and recommend.
ing TO the people OF the United States for
election, Tilden and Hendricks. The
occasion was observed as a holiday and
the entire population Is said to have
taken part. The speakers were Hons.
Isaac Caldwell, Albert Willis, Henry
Watterson, Cero Gordo Williams and
others.
ARKAHHAs REPUBLICAN, CONVENTION,
LITTLE Rock, July 27.-The Republi.
can State Convention, called by those who
oppose the action Of the April Conven-
ton in refusing to nominate State tick.
ct, met at IL o'clock to-day. Gen.A. W.
Bishop called the Convention 10 order,
and was made the temporary Chairman.
After the appointment Of Committees
on Credentials and Permanent 0rganiEA-
ton recess was taken until 2 o'clock.
On reassembling the Committee on
Credentials reported "a counties repre-.
sented. Ex.U. 8. Senator B. F. Rice was
made permanent President.
After the appointment Of committee
to confer with the Republican State Cen.
tral Committee to SEQ II the differences ex.
isting between the party in this State
could not be adjusted, together with the
Committee on Resolutions and the com.
mlttee 10 select State Central Commit.
tee, the Convention adjourned until 8