The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-05-25
POLITICAL POINTS.


The Liberal" conference called by William
G. Bryant Horace White, r. d. Woolsey, A. III.
Bullock, and Carl Schurz, met in New York last
week, about 800 prominent gentlemen answering
the call. Theodore Woolsey was elected pres
s5ent, and one vice-president chosen from each
State represented. Sidney Thomas, of Chicago,
offered q resolution putting forward Charles
Francis Adams as candidate, but it was re-
iected, the sentiment of the conference being
in favor of naming no man, but OF looking to
the Cincinnati and st. Louis conventions for
candidate, and if both failed to give them
suitable candidate, then to nominate an " indie
pendent Reform" ticket. An executive COM
mittee, with Carl Schurz at its head, was ap--
pointed, and an address to the American peo-
pie calling upon them to support the reform
movement adopted.
The delegates selected by the Nevada Demo-
Gratis to the st. Louis convention are for Cilden
FIRST, and Thurman second.
The Connecticut Legislature has elected
William II. Barnum to fill the unexpired term
of the late Senator Ferry in the United States
Senate.
The Alabama Republican State convention
met at Montgomery last week, and nominated
Thomas M. Peters for Governor. Delegates
were also appointed to the Cincinnati conven-
ton. They are uninstructed, but are said to
be for Bristow.
The Iowa Democratic State convention was
held at Des Moines on the 18th OF May. The
platform adopted demands an early return to
specie payments but "believes that a forced
and sudden resumption of specie payment,
such as contemplated by the so-called Sher-
man Resumption Act of 1876 will cause wide
spread disaster and ruin" The delegation to
st. Louis was instructed to vote as unit, but
no preference was expressed for Presidential
candidate.
The Democratic State convention of Ohio,
which met at Cincinnati, on the 18th Of May,
adopted soft-money platform and Endorsed
William Allen as suitable candidate for
President.
The New Jersey and Tennessee Republican
Conventions met May IL, and chose delegates
to Cincinnati. 1t is believed large majority
of the New Jersey delegation is favorable to
Blaine, though they uninstructed.
The Tennessee ele cation understood to
stand eleven for BristoW, nine for Morton. and
three for Blaine
The Prohibitionists are the first to put
Presidential ticket in the field. They assem-
bled in national convention at Cleveland, Ohio,
last week, and nominated Green Clay Smith,
Of Kentucky, for President, and G. L. Stewart
of Ohio, for ice-president.
The National convention of the Independent
party, in session at Indianapolis last week,
nominated Peter Cooper. of New York, for
President and Newton Booth, of California, for
Vice.president.
The Kentucky and Delaware Republican
conventions we're held on the 17tn Ct May. The
former instructed fer Bristow for President.
The Delaware delegates received no instruc-
tions, but they are understood to be solid for
Blaine.
The Kansas Democrats have instructed their
delegates to the st. Louis convention to sup
port Gov. Hendricks for the Presidency.
Fernando Wood expresses himself as opposed
to Tilden. He thinks Judge Davis would make
marvellous proper candidate for the Democ-
racy.
A Washington dispatch says the Cabinet
changes, and the nomination of Judge Pierre
pont as Minister to England, were the occasion
of great surprise in all quarters. So carefully
had the intentions of the President in this re-
gard been concealed that, with the excep-
ton of Mr.. Fish and the gentlemen per-
sonally interested, the other members of the
Cabinet were not aware of the arrangement
until the nominations had been sent to the
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