Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-09-13
POLITICAL CONVENTIONS YES.
TERDAY.
Nominations by the WOman's Suffrage
Party Of MasSaehusetts-And by the
Greenbackers Of Connecticut.
A Detachment of the Greenbaekers Of
Ohio in Council denominations and
Platform of the New Jer-
sey Democrats.
Woman Suffrage Convention.


BOSTON, Septemt er 12-The Woman
Suffrage State convention, to nominate
State officers, met to-day and elected
Mrs. Mary A. Livermore president
There were seven hundred and six del
eGates present. Speeches were made by
| Wendell Philips and Lucy Stone. The
committee ON nominations reported the
following candidates: Lieutenant-gov
ernor, Rev. d. G. Eddy; secretary of
state, ID. b. Gurney; treasurer and re.
ceiver, General d. n. Skillings; auditor,
J. ID. Orne; encouragement, Orin T.
Gray, all being prohlbitory candidates.
After some discussion as to whether sew
eral OF the candidates reported were in
favor Of woman's suffrage, the nomina.
tiOns were ratified.
Independent Greenback Convention.
New HAVEN, September I2.-The In
dependent Greenback party, in conven-
tionto-day, nominated the folloWingState
ticket: For governor, Charles A!water;
lieutenant-governor, Francis Gillette;
| secretary of state. Lucien u. Pinney;
treasurer, Loren +. Judd; comptroller,
]. A. Peck. John B. Phillips and
Henry s. Pratt were chosen electors for
the State at large. Resolutions indors-
Ing Cooper and Carey, demanding the
unconditional repeal Of the resumption
set, recommending the exchange by
government OF its interest. bearing bonds
for non interest. bearing notes, and that
legal tenders should be made exchange
able for interconvertible bonds bearing a
low rate of interest, and condemninR
the policy Of increasing our foreign debt
and the decentralization OF silver, were
passed.
Forty Ohio Greenbackers In COnven-
tiOn.
COLUMBUS, September I2.-About
forty gentlemen, representing various
parts of Ohio, met here to-day as q
greenback convention. After consider
able discussion, 1t was decide d not to put
State ticket In the field. General Sam
Carey was present, and spoke earnestly
against State ticket, claiming, as many
of the prominent greenhack men of the
State had participated with the late
State Democratic convention of Ohio,
which adopted q greenback plank in its
platform, that it would be unWise to 20
back on that platform now. Reuben
Carroll, OF MahOning county, and q E.
Edison, OF Preble, were chosen electors at
large, and committee was appointed
to appoint the other electors. ResoIu-
uous were auOptou laVOrlnS the f6StOra-
ton Of the silver dollar, and indorsing
the ticket and platform of the Indian
apolis National Greenbsck convention.
A State executive committee was ap-
pointed, with Robert Shilling, of Cleve-
land, as chairman, and J. L. Vaudeman,
Of Fayette, secretary.
New Jersey Democratic Convention.
TRENTON, September l2.-The Demo-
cratic electoral convention met to-day,
Ex-GOvernor Parker chairman. Joel
Parker and w. W. Shipper were chosen
electors at large. Senator Bayard, of |
Delaware, addressed the convention at |
length and reviewed the issues in the |
canvass, particularly the acts of the
present administration. The committee /
on resolutions reported, and the conven-
ton approved the platform adopted at
St. Louis, and the letter of acceptance
OF the pominees of the national conven-
ton. Second-They ratify the nomina-
tion Of Tilden and Hendricks as unusu-
ally fitted to bring sbou5 the reforms
which the country SO much needs. No
further resolutions were offered and the
adjourned.