Middletown transcript., 1876-05-20
Political Conventions.

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Congress adjourns. A. r. B.
Political Conventions.
The Ohio Democrats for Allen and Soft
Money.
The Ohio democratic convention met
at Cincinnati Wednesday, Hon. Geo.
II Pendleton was made permanent pres
ident, and Jas. w. Newman secretary
| A question of contest as to the seat of
Hon. G. F. Cary, which the committee
had settled in his favor. created much
excitement, and Mr.. Cary finally dis
posed Of it by Withdrawing his name as
delegate. The committee on resolu-
tions made two reports The minority
report. which was presented by Mr..
Morgan and represented nine of the
twenty members of the committee was
adopted by vote Of 386 to 266. 1t
favors the repeal Of the resumption law
and the gradual substitution Of legal
tenders for national bank notes, no
forced contraction. no forced imitation,
but sound currency equal to the wants
Of trade. to be regulated in volume and
gradually equalized With gold by making
it receivable for customs and incontro-
vertible with 1865 government bonds,
an income tax to meet at least the pre-
MUM on gold to pay the interest on the
public debt, and the making Of silver
legal-tender for the payment of all debts
public and private. The report closed
by recommending the name Of William
Allen as the choice Of Ohio for the pres
idency, and requesting the delegates to
St. Louis to favor his nomination.
The report of the majority on the
financial question favored return to
specie payments when the same can be
done without seriously disturbing the
business Of the country" and to that
end demanded the repeal Of the resump-
tion act. and opposed any Legislation to
arbitrarily fix a day for such resumption;
also declaring that the charters Of the
national banks ought not to be renewed
and each should be wound up at the
expiration of its term, and. in lieu of
its circulating notes, circulating notes,
treasury notes Of the United States, con-
vertible into coin on demand and receiv-
able for all debts, or taxes due to the
United States, should be issued to the
extent required by the necessities of the
government.
Both reports favored tariff for rev.
enue only. The following were elected:
Electors at large-Judge VIM. Lang
and Granville Stokes. Delegates to St.
Louis-Geo H. Pendleton. William L.
O'Brien, Gen. George W. Morgan and
Thomas Ewing.
NEW JERSEY.
The New Jersey republican conven-
ton met at Trenton, adopted q series Of
resolutions embodying the usual declar-
ations, and appointed uninstructed del
egates to Cincinnati The convention
was largely composed Of Blaine men.
lONAs
The Iowa democratic convention met
at Des Moines and appointed delegates
to the St. Louis convention.
The financial resolutions favor an
early return to specie payments, but at
the same time oppose forced and sud-
den resumption as productive Of disaster
for which reason they recommend the
repeal Of the resumption act.
The following were elected delegates
at large to the national convention: Fl.
H. Trimble, M. M. Ham. o. Finch and
B. F. Montgomery. Delegates were in
structed to vote as the majority Of the
convention should direct.
ALABAMA.
The Alabama republican convention
st Montgomery nominated Thomas NJ
Peters for Governor. A delegation was
appointed with no instructions but is
understood to favor Bristow. The other
wing Of the party holds convention on
the 24th inst. Most of the federal off,
cials adhere to it,
TENNESSEE.
The Tennessee republican State con-
vention, held at Nashville. elected to
the Cincinnati nominating convention
fifteen delegates for Morton, seven for
Bristow and two unknown.
PROHIBITION CONVENTIONS.
The National Prohibition Con vention
at Cleveland adopted resolutions re-
affirming the prohibition platform of
1872, urging the amendment Of the con-
stitution so as to make prohibitory leg
islation universal and permanent, con-
clusion Of treaties with foreign powers
to prevent importation of liquors. aboli-
ton Of class legislation, reduction of
rates Of postage. telegraphs, transporta-
tion and travel, suppression Of gambling,
abolition Of polygamy and the social evil,
national observance Of the Sabbath, COM
pulsory education, use Of the Bible in
the public schools, complete separation
Of church and state. paper currency re-
deemable in coin The convention nom
mated for President General Green CLAY
Smith, who accepted without hesitation
in short speech. G. T. Stewart, Of
Ohio was nominated for Vice. President,
and the convention adjourned sine die.
GREEBACKS.
The national greenback convention at
Indianapolis. effected permanent or
ganization, with Thomas J. Durant, of
Washington, D. g., chairman. Nine
teen States are represented by 239 del
egates. The first office is said to be
between Peter Cooper and Judge Davis,
and Senator Booth is talked Of for the