The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-09-07
POLITICAL EVENTS IN SEPTEMBER.
Elections in California and Maine-COn
ventiOns During the Month.



ventions During the Month.
New York Times.l
California and Maine will hold State
former State occurs on Wednesday next,
9Th inst, and although no general off,
GERS are to be chosen, will be of import
ance because of the election OF the
members of the Legislature who will
choose United States Senator
in place Of Hon. Aaron A. Sar-
gent. The Democrats start with
an obvious advantage, as there are
twenty members Of the State Senate
holding over, Of whom only three are
Republicans, while fifteen are straight
out Democrats. The remaining two are
Independents, one Of whom acts usually
with the Democrats. The full House Of
Representatives, consisting OF eighty
Assemblymen, Is to be chosen. The last
House contained fifteen Republicans,
sixty one Democrats and four Indepen-
dents. This gave the Democrats clear
majority of fifty four on joint ballot.
At the same time the people of Cali
fornia will decide whether convention
shall be held to revise the constitution
Of the State. They will also vote upon
three proposed amendments to the pres
emit constitution-one striking out the
word white" wherever it occurs in
citizens, one to change the time Of the
annual elections from September to
November, and one to guard against
bribery in elections.
The people of Maine on Monday, Sep
TENDER IL, will choose their Governor,
members of the Legislature, county
officers, etc. For Governor the Repub-
licans have nominated Hon. Selden
Conner for reelection, and the Demo-
Gratis have named Hon. Joseph Ell. Will
liams, who until lately has acted with
the Republicans, and for that reason
and his known literally Of sentiment is
distasteful to the Bourbon wing of the
party, which threatens to vote for Gen.
Samuel J. Anderson, of Portland.
There are some Greenbackers in Maine
and these have FL. G. Manson in the
field as their candidate for Governor.
The vote Of Maine in recent years has
been as follows:
1876. President ......., $500 1891 662
1879 Governor, .....-...7 5612 69,652
In the last Legislature Of the State
the Democrats 2; the House of Repre-
sentatives contained 100 Republicans
and 81 Democrats. The Republican
majority was 116 on joint ballot.
The political conventions, etc., to be
held during the month are as follows:
Monday, Sept. 3.-New Jersey Tax
payers, in Trenton.
Wednesday, Sept. 5.-Pennsylvania
Republican, in Harrisburg; Massachu-
setts Independent Greenbackers. in
Boston.
Thursday, Sept. e.-National Conven-
ton Of Free Traders, in Saratoga.
Tuesday, Sept. 11.-Wisconsin Repub-
lican, in Madison meeting Of New York
Democratic State Committee, in Albany.
Wednesday, Sept. 12.-Massachusetts
Prohibitionists, in Worcester; Massa-
chusetts Labor Reform 7rs, in Boston;
Pennsylvania Prohibitionists, in Har-
risburg.
Thursday, Sept. 1s.-Massachusetts
Democratic, in Worcester
Wednesday, Sept. 19.-Massachusetts
Republican, in Worcester; New Jersey
Democratic, in Trenton; New jersey
Prohibitionists, in Trenton; Pennsyl-
vania Greenbackers, in Williamsport !;
Kansas Greenbackers, in Wyandotte.
Thursday, Sept; 20.-New7 York Green
hackers, in Buffalo; Maryland Republi-
can, in Baltimore.
Tuesday, Sept. 25-New Jersey Repub-
lican, in Trenton.
Wednesday, Sept. 2e-New York Re-
publican, in Rochester; National Con-
vention Of Representative Colored Men,
in Washington; National Prohibition
Conference, at Perry Street Methodist
Episcopal Church, New York City; Wis
consin Democratic Convention, in Fond
d11 Lac