Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-06-01

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among those OF other cities? These sra
some OF the questions asked. Let tbs
approaching election snswer.
Associated Press Dispatch1
NASHVILLE, May 3i.-Tde conven-
ton make The following declaration oi
principles;
Flrst-Civn reform in tbs public
service.
S9cond-Imperaivsly demand theuns
conditional repeal OF the resumption act.
Third -Sabstitudon OF treasury notes
for national bank currency at the earliest
moment practicable. "
Fourth-R sumption of spscie pay
ments whenever it can be effected with.
out injury to the business Of the country
and with fair prospect of being able TO
maintain it, the policy Of the Republi-
can party having rendered early resump-
ton impossible without ruin and bank
luptcy OF tue country.
Fiith-Damsnd rigid economy in ex-
penditurss aud strict accountability Of
all officials charged with the collection
or disbursement of public money.
Sixth-Oppossd to a further coptrac-
ton Of the circulating medium, and be-
lieve that commerce and the industrial
interests would be promote by the re.
| placement OF q portion OF the currency
already Withdrawn.
Seventh-Insists that only honest and
capable men be appointed TO office.
Eighth-Damands vigilant inVestigs-
ton and condign punishment OF official
corruption ard crime, according to
methods and measures OF law, and
| thank the popular branch Of congress fer
| its uDfaltering efforts TO Uncover and
punish official peenlstion.
Nintk-No bOuaty to any one class,
engaged In special industry, to the pre-
judice Of other and more numerous
classes, pursuing occupations equally
important, and opposing protection for
| prOtection's sake.
Tenth-Declsres hostility to all legis-
lation designed or calculated to foster
and favor the few to the detriment OF
| the many.
Eleventh-Insists on the subordina-
ton the military to the civil authority.
Twelfth-D5clsres uafaItering fealty
to the constitution and opposes any at.
tempt to enlarge its powers beyond it's
true spirit aud meaning.
Thirteenth-ThaG the delegates to the
St Louis convention be and they are
hereby INSTRUCTED II vote as q unit on
all propositions, and that the majority
shall control their action, and while we
will yield an unfaltering and zsalous
support to any sound and capable Demo-
crat who may be nominated for Presi-
dent, and while we do not instruct our
deleg Ates In regard to their votes, yet we
express our preference for Hon. Thomas
A. Hendricks, of Iodlans, as honest
and capable, favorabIy located, and, in
our Judgment, combining more ele,
ments of success than the other named
aspirants.
Florida.
SAVANNAH, GA, May 3l.-The
Morning NeO0S has received q dispatch
from Madison, florida, announcing that
tbs State executive committee convened
in that city to day, with closed doors.
Nine counties send double delegations.
The committee on credentials ruled
against those favoring Senator Conover.
Walls, ex-member, being ruled out, !
threatened vengeance. Many delegates |
OF both factions, with their supporters, |
were present, all secretly armed. A fight |
ensu5d, and several persons were wound |
ed. The sheriff OF Madison county was |
slightly wounde3 In the leg By pistol |
shot. Butler, OF Santa Ross, bsing |
drunk, attempted to attack C0nover in |
the committee. room. The friends Of |
ConOver declare that there was a con.
spiraey TO murder him. A e Sht is i'm !
minent. There are sixty.seVen dele. |
gates for COnover, and sixty-five for
Stearns.
California.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 3l.-The Bm.
teti'a this evening gives edito1islIy as the |
result Of a careful canvass the follow |
ing reported prefeFellces Of the California |
delegates to The Democratic BatieaaI |
convention at 81. Louis: First congress
Rogers, both Tilden. Second district
Colonel Hayes, Hendricks first, then |
Bsyard; f. Baldwin, Tilden. Third
distric,-Armand Bay, Hendricks; G. !
N. Carroll, Ti!den. Fourth district. |
A Monterie, Hendricks; d. G. Mott, |
Tildep. At large-Judgs Hager, Bay
ard; General English, Bayard or Hen
bricks; Joe Hope, Tilden; g. Taylor,
Tilden. The delegates having been in |
structed to cast the vote OF California as |
q unit, they will probably at the first |
ballot go for Tilden, whatever changes
are subsequently made.
Arkansas.
Little Rock Gazette, 3)th.l
We have private adVice5 from Crit
tenden, Hampstead, Randolph and Yell
counties.
Crittenden county instructs as follows:
For governor. W. r. Miller; secretary
of state, B. B. Beavers; auditor, A. NJ.
Woodruff; treasurer, T. J. Churchill;
attOrLey-general, ID. W. Jones; for con-
gress, J. J. HornOr.
Hampstead iDstTucts as fellows: For
governor, G. D. Royston; sttorney.ge
ersl, d. w. Jones; auditor, - Mitcn-
ell. The rest is left to the discretion Of |
the delegates.
Yell iDstructs as follows: For Cover.
nor, w. r. Miller; for secretary Of state,
B. B. Beavers; sutitor, John Crawford;
treasurer, Il. ]. Churchill; laad CON-
missioner, J. n. Bmithee; attorney-gen-
eral, B. t. DuVaI; chancellor, J. r.
Eakin; chaucery clerk, w. L. M'Clel-
Ian; superintendent OF public instruc.
tion, w. B Morrow; for congress, w.
E. Cravens, first, last, and all the time.
Randolph county instructs as follows:
For governor, w. r. Miller; secretary
OF state, B. B. Beavers; auditor, J. n.
Hillhouse; land commissioner, J. N.
Smithee; chancellor, ]. R. Eakin; chan
cery clerk, e. w. Stevenson; attorney
general, w. f. Henderson; for state
senator, John Miller, jr; delegates 20
the State convention, w. r Hunter, II.
A. Slaughter and w S, Martin.
Marion county Instructed its dele
gates to the State convention as follows:
For governor, w. R. Miller; secretary of
state, n. B. Pearce; attorney general,
B. c. Brown; auditor, John Crawford;
treasurer, T. s. Chugchill.
Alabama.
MONTGOMERY, May 31.-The D:mo-
cratic State convention met here to-day,
sixty-two out Of sixty-five Counties be.
ing represented, and four hundred del J.
gates present. w. II. Chambers was
elected president. Tne convention, by
vote of four to one, voted down the |
two-thirds rule. Governor G.. s. Hous-
ton was renominated for governor; r,
K. Boyd, secretary ef state; D. Cfaw.
ford, treasurer,
At the afternoon session the c1nven-
ton nominated Wills Bremen, auditor;
j. NJ. A. Sanford, attorney-general.
Maryland.
BALTIMORE, May 31-The Demo
cratic. Conservative S!ate convention, to
select deleaatss to the national conven.
tion at ST. Louis, assembled to-day. /
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