The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-08-02
POLITICAL.
ER1E COUNTY RErupLIcAss.

ERIE, Pa, August 1.-The Erie County
Republican Convection met to-day In thil
city and formally repndiAted the actor
OF the Republican Congressional conyen
tion Of the eth district which nominated
J. H. Osmer, At Franklin, July 20th. The
Erie county delegates formed 1 maiority
OF The Franklin Convention and Weri
formally instructed 10 vote for ". W
Reed, oi Erie, as the frst or second choice
Seventeen OF them, whose frst choice was
L. F. Watson, Of Warren, disrega arded
the instructions and voted for Gamer a.
second choice, thus defeating Reed, who
would Otherwise have been nominated
The Erie County Convention today
passed resolution denouneipg the
treAchery Of the, delegates, declaring
Reed the regular nominee Of the Republi'
can party in this district and urging him
to accept His decision Is not yet an
nounced. ~
DEMocRAfIo oosyEsTIos OF soufH sAR'
oIIsA.
CoIuMBtA, s. G., August l.l4Ae, State
Democratic Convention met At noon 10.
day, Gen. John A. Kennedy presiding.
The platform adopted reaffrms The plat
form OF 1876, ia in harmony with the
performances ofSGov. Hampton; and
guarantees full protection to oil classes
10 the administration Of justice. 9 Accom-.
panying the platform Ia series OF lreso-
lulions also adopted, urging unity oi
purpose and action among Democrats,
denounciDg fusion with the Republicans;
also strongly recommending the fostering
OF immigration, inviting people from
every quarter OF the globe 70 make their
homeS in South Carolina; directing at
tention % the revenue troubles in the
upper counties, requesting Congress TO
amend -the law, and requesting President
Hayei 10 grant amnesty TO the illicit
distillets in the upper counties. Gov.
Hampton and the entire State officers
were lendorsed and renominated amid
great enthusiasm.s Hampton and others
made speeches.
Sr. LouIs, August 1.-The Republicans
Of the SixteenIh5 District Of Illinois
(vandaIial have. nominated Basil b.
Smith for Congress. After the conven.
lion Senator Ogleby and John A, Logan
spoke 10 = masG meeting, practically
opening the campaign in that State.
The Greenbackers in the same district
also held convention at the same place,
and nominated Captain Creed for Con.
gres., Both candidates are from Marion
county. g
COLUMBUS, o, August 1.-The Demo.
cratic Congressional Convention OF the
Ninth Ohio District met to-day. George
L. Converse, OF Columbus, received the
nomination on the first ballot, which was
made uuanlmous before the announce.
ment OF the vote. The district has q
Democratic msjority.
VERMONT 6REEsBkoKERa
BuR1Ixeros, VI, August 1.-The
State Greenback Convention met to-day,
Nelson Nye presiding, and adopted tie
usual resolutions. Adjourned to meet
in ST. Albans August 81, when State
ticket will be nominated.
HON. CABS. FosTER NOMINATED.
CLEVELAND, o, August THE Re.
publicaus Of the Eighth District, Upper
Sandusky), to-day nominated Hon.
Charles Foster Tor Representative to
Congress.
ELKHoRS, VIE, August 1.-THE Green.
back Convention OF the First Congress.
sional District met here 10 day and NOM
mated Charles Il. ParkerIof Rock county:
ST. JosErH, Mo, August 1.-The Dem.
ocrat Cohseniion of the Second District
to-day nominated Hon. Walter Young
for Congress.
sr. Louis, August La special to the
DeRoerat states, that tbe, Cairo, Illinois,
Distfict snominated r. @! Townsend for
reelection to Congress- this afternoon.
BtDpEFop, ME-, August l.-General
Samuel J. Anderson was nominated for
Congress by the Democrats Of the 6rst
district.
CIscEssATt o. August 1.-The Democrat
Convention At Marietta to-day nominated
Gen. A. J, Warner for Congress from the
fifteenth district.
CrsCIxsATI, O., August 1.-The Re.
pubIicans Of the fourth district nominat.
led General Keller for reelection to Con-
gress.
portland. Me-, August 1.-The Republi.
cans Of the frst district re-nominated
Thos. B. Reed for Congress. ha
ToLEpo,o August 1.-The Nationals Of
the Seventh District to-day nominated q.
KahIo, Of Toledo, for Congress.
LEWISTON, ME-, August 1.-The Green
bacers Of the second district nominated
solon Chase for Congress,