The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1876-02-12
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WASHINGTON ITEMS


WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.- The National
Democratic, Convention resolved to con-
I tinue its headquarters at Washington, and
to take such steps as may be necessary to
| secure organizations in the several States,
and the chairmen of committees in their
| respective States are requested to co-Opc.
rate. Thanks were rendered to Col. Coke,
of Wizards, for the free use OF Wizards
| Hall. Senator Ransom, of North CarOlin ina
! offered the following, which was adopted
with applause: That the unanimous thanks
of the National Democratic Convention are
hereby voted to Hon. Augustus Schell for
his able, faithful and energetic discharge of
his duties as its chairman, for the last year.
LArER.-It was said by some of the West
ern members of the National Democratic
Convention. yesterday. that the financial
platform which will be prepared by the
House caucus committee, will be based on
representation. Paine's bill viii be such
that the Democracy can safely present it to
the Western voters.
LATER-The National DEM cratic Com
mittee, to whom is delegated the power of
fixing the time and place of holding the
National Democratic Convention of 1876,
have appointed Tuesday, the 9th of June
next, noon, as the time, and selected st.
Louis as the place, Of holding such conven-
ton. Each State will be entitled to a rep
resentation equal to double the number of
its Senators and Representatives in the Con-
gress of the United States; and the Terri
tory of Colorado, whose admission in July,
Electoral College, is also invited to send
delegates to the convention. Democratic
Conservative and other citizens of the Uni
ted States, irrespective of past political
associations, desiring to cooperate with
the Democratic party in its present
efforts and objects are cordially in
vIted to join in sending delegates to the
National Convention. Cooperation Is de-
sired from all persons, who would change
an administration that has suffered the pub
lie credit becOme and remain in ferlOr tn
other and less favored nations; which has
permitted commerce to be taken away by
foreign powers; which has stified trade by
unjust, unequaled and pernicious legislation
which has imposed an unusual tax, and rem
dered it most burthensOme; which has
changed growing prosperity to wide
spread suffering and want; which has
squandered the public moneys rockies sly
and shamefully used the pow
er = that should have been swift to punish
crime to protect it; for these and other rea-
sons, the National Democratic party deem
the public danger imminent and are earnest
ly DESTROYS of securing to our country the
blessings of an economical, pure and free
and cordially invite the CO.
operation of their fellow citizens in the eff
fort to attain this object:
SIGNED -Thos. A. Walker, S. r. Geek
rill, Frank McCoppin. VIM. II. Barnum,
Charles Beaster, Charles E. Dyke, A. X.
LawtOn, Sycracuse II. Mccormick, Ihos.
bowling NJ. M. Ham, Isaac E. Eaton, III. d.
A. Leo Knott. VIM A. Moore. VIM. Loeb
ran, J. H. Sharpe, John NJ. Priest, Geo. L.
Miller. Thos. ii. Williams, John B. Eagerly,
Theo. f. Randolph. NJ, w. Ransom, John
G. Thompson. JAS. X. Kelly, Jas. p. Barr,
Nicholas VanSlyck. Thos. Y. Simons, VIM.
b. Bate, A. S. Stockdale, B. B. Smalley,
John Goode, Jr., John Blair Hoge, Geo. H.
Paul, Thos- NJ. Patterson.
= ~ AUGUSTUS ScHELL, Chm.
FREDERfck o. PRINCE,
Sec'y National Convention.