The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-06-01
TME CAMPAIGN.
Proceeding, OF state Conventions In
Missouri, Iowa, Mary land aud
Virginia,
Peter Cooper, ia Replying to a Letter
Informing Him Formally Of His Nom.
ination to the Presidency, Accepts
CondItonaly

RICHMOND, Va, May 3l.-'rho state
Conservative Convention, to elect del
gates TO the National Convention nj
81 Louis aud choose electors, met to.
day. Ex-Governor John l.. Maye
was chosen permanent President.
the usual committees were appointed,
aud the Convention took recess.
BALTIMORE, May 3l.--Tho Demo.
cratic Conservative state Convention,
to select delegates To the National Con
vention assembled to-day. Colonel
John f. Dent was elected President
After the Committee on Resolutions
reported they would submit no resolu.
lions hut only request the Convention
Ia elect capable, honest aud efficient
mon to the National Convention, n
| member of the committee submitted e
minority report declaring that offices
are created for the public good AMI not
rs u reward for political services and the
spells for the yItors; that the trndi.
/ tions uf the Democratic party rerOg.
nize coin ~ the only money warranted
| 10y the constitution, and that we favor
u speedy return to specie payment, be-
lieying that the industries ofthe Coun-
try and the interests Of tho whole peo-
pie demand fixed aud not u tIuClla.
ting standard OF value and that the
deleg ,tcs to ~. Louis be left unpledVed
and free in their Judgment aud discrc.
ton rs to the selection OF candidates
for President aud Vice President. The
minority report was adopted. Hon.
Robert MclOue, H. h, Carmichael,
Hon. T.. X. Wilson and Outbrldge
llerscy were chosen delegates ut large.
DEsMolNs, Iowa, May 3l-At Two
O'Clock the Convention reassem6led,
Hon. ], +. Wilson was chosen presi.
dent. The Chairman of the Commit.
tee on resolutions presented aplatform
which was unanimously adopted. II is
for the unity OF the nation, for just and
equal rights 70 all mon,' for peace har-
mony and brotherhood throughout
| this nation, for men unsullied and
OF known honesty and purity OF chaTac-
ter for public trusts and for swift pur-
suist and unsparing punishment for all
dishonest officials high or low; fayors
rigid economy, attainment Of u cur
rency convertible with coin, and
therefore advocate gradual re-
sumption Of specie payments
demand that railway corporations
shall tie held In fair and just suhjeclloni
stand by free education and taxation
Of all for its support; guaranteeing to
emigrnnIs political privileges, social
and religious freedom; that in James
O., Blaine we recognize pure Repu6-
lican aud patriot and one well worthy
to be chosen az the standard bearer OF
the National Republican party IN the
coming campaign. An unsuccessful
attempt was made to strike out the
word gradual from the currency reso-
luton and add the words, and no State
banks.
SE LOUIS, May 3l.-On re-assem-
bling of the Convention, the Commit
tee ON Credentials, not being ready TO
report, George G. Vest was called upon
and made quito lengthy speech, after
which the Committee on Credentials
reported. Considerable debate aud II
good deal OF squabble occurred over
contested delegations from the
fourth ward of this city, but the report
of the committee was finally adopted.
The committee on permanent Organi-
zatlon reported Ex-Governor Silas
| Woodson for President, with one Vice.
president from each district, and the
other officers of the temporary
organization to continue In their
places. Which was adopted. The Com
mittee on Resolutions, to which oil
resolutions ure to be referred without
debate, was then appointed, and the
convention proceeded to elect dele
gates to the National Convention with
the following result First District
John q. Priest, Abraham w. Chase
second District--A. w. Stayback, II
ID Lancaster. Third District-M. j
Cullen, j. G. Edwards. Fourth Dis
trict--J. G. Moore, l.. S. Walker. Fiji
District--R. ;. Anderson, David New
man. Sixth District IS. WHISKY, r. III
Rose. Seventh District-A. w. An
thony, ID. a. Nckerson. Eighth Dis
trict-M. Mumford, N. "A. Wade
Ninth Distrlct-John N. McMichael
A. y. Morehouse. Tenth District-J.
Il. Yates. j. Il. Nelson. Eleventh Dis
trict.-.A. w. Doniphan, Il. G. Moore
Twelfth District--J. b. Alverson, A.
Lamb. Thirteenth District--J. e.
HUT, A. NJ. Alexander. Adjourned
till 1880 n. m.
New YORK, May 3l.-Peter Cooper
in replying to letter informing hin
of his nomination for the Presidenc,
, by the Greenback Convention, says
"While I most heartily thank tn
I Convention for the great honor the.
have conferred upon me, kindly per
NIT me to say that there is bare pos
siblllty, u wise counsels prevail, tina