Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-08-23
PATRIOT POLITICIANS.

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Companies---The Republicans of Ten
nessee Meet and Denounce the Demo-
crats--Greenback Conventional Score of
| Congressional Nominations.
THE rA1LoRs OF TooLEY STREET.
| NASHVILLE. Tenn, Aug. 22.-The Republican
convention met at noon to-day. There was
very meagre attendance, not over 100 delegates
being on the floor, of whom only twenty were
| colored. Forty-nine out of ninety-four coun-
| ties of the State were represented, and many of
them by proxy. Gov. Henry S. Foote was
made permanent chairman. The platform is as
follows:
The Republican party of Tennessee, while re-
affirming it's devotion to the great principles of
the Republican party, yet with direct applica-
ton to the present questions at issue in our
State affairs, do further declare that we are OPP
posed to reputation OF any kind or
by any means; that we favor the payment of
all State obligations, except SO far as creditors
| may voluntarily concede more favorable terms,
and that the last Democratic legislature, fail
| ing to accept proposition of compromise Of
ferred by creditors, showed themselves
worthy of the office of legislators and unfit rep
resentatives of an honest people, willing to do
| right and anxious to avoid the odium of repu-
diation.
We arraign the Democratic party of Tennes-
see for it's inconsistency and its recreancy to
| the public trust in failing to meet the question
OF State liability with frankness and honesty
in its recent declaration of principles, sO-caled
set forth in it's late convention.
ResOIyed That we favor the strictest econo-
my, the most scrutinizing care In the conduct
of State affairs and that the present system of
allowing public officers to retain the fees OF
such offices above and over reasonable COM
pensation for services, is oppressive and unjust
and we pledge ourselves to the enactment Of a
law requiring the payment of the excess of
such fees into the public treasury; that we
favor a liberal system of public schools to be
supported by general State taxation, equal to
the education of all the children OF the State,
believing it an absolute necessity to perpetuate
Republican institutions. Intelligence and
good government, under truly Democratic
form of government must go hand In hand.
Therefore we favor perfecting and perpetual
ing the common school system on broad and
liberal basis that a government of the people
by the people and for the people shall not per-
ish from the earth.
We are opposed to the system of leasing
vict labor to be brought into competition with
mechanics and other laboring classes of the
State-a system inaugurated and perslstently
maintained by the Democrats, having ten
dency to degrade labor, deprive the toiling
masses Of their just opportunities for merited
| reward; that we favor encouraging emigration
to the State and helping the incoming popula-
ton to our climate, manifold resources and an
abundant harvest.
We demand such legislation is necessary
to insure a free and fair election and fair re-
turn of the votes cast; that we favor such
| mechanic lien law will protect honest me-
chanics in the just compensation Tor materials
furnished and labor performed
The following resolution, offered by Zeno-
phon Wheeler, of Chattanooga, produced COM
motion:
Resol,etl, That we cordially endorse the adj
ministration of President Hayes both able
and patriotic, and one that commends itself to
all fair minded men, without regard to party.
A motion to table this provoked animated
discussion, in the midst of which the chairman
said if this resolution was rejected he would
| withdraw from the chair. The resolution was
finally referred to the committee on resolu-
| tions and withdrawn by it's author just before
adjournment. Hon. Emerson Etheridge Of
Memphis, was nominated for Governor on the
| third ballot and the convention adjourned to 8
P. NJ. to await telegraphic advices from the nom
inee of his acceptance.
| The convention remained In session till
p NJ, and no intelligence having been received
from Etheridge accepting the nomination, ad-
journed sine die.
THERE MUST BE NO INTIMIDATION.
LITTLE Rock, Aug 22.-In consequence of
reports from Phillips county that organizations
are being formed with view of depriving the
colored men of the privilege of voting at the
coming election, Gov. Miller has caused the
| following order to be issued:
LITTLE Rock, Aug g.
| Especial order No. II.
| Special information has been received at
| these headquarters of the formation in Phillips
county Of political campaign clubs, organized
after the manner of military companies. AL
| though unarmed, and although intended
merely as a; temporary snd associations
| nf
cations afford occasion for misreprepresenta-
ton, and might, if tolerated, at some future
time furnish precedent for grave abuses. Nc
association partaking of a military nature car
lawfully exist in the State except author
lied by the commander-in-chief. All organi-
cations in the county of Phillips purporting tc
be of military character or enrolled or of
icered in military form other than the compa-
MES of State guards duly mustered
and reported will be Immediately disbanded
the three companies of State guards
constituting the regular active militia force OF
the country being, in the judgment of the
commander-in-chief, sufficient for the supper
, of the civil authorities in any emergency. NJ
, further enrolment of militia in any character
will be made without orders from these head
quarters.
Second--Col. P. F. Anderson, commander,
the militia of Phillips county, is charged will
the execution of this order. The order viii
not be construed as in any manner interfering
with the right of citizens to unite and parad
in organizations of a civil character for an
, lawful purpose. By order of The commander
in-chief.
! (Signed.) JAMES w. PoMERoY,
Adjutant General
VERMONT GREENBACKERs.
ST. ALBANs VT, Aug. 22.-The Greenbac
State convention nominated the followin
; ticket: For Governor, G. g. Martin, of Ferri
n Troy; treasurer, Fletcher Tarble, of Swanton.
G APPOINTMENT.
HARRISBURG, Aug. 22.-Gov. Hartranft hi
appointed Bentley, of Williamsport, judge
10 New Lackawanna county. Judge Bentley w
3, bench last year.
re CONGRESSIONAL NOMINATIONS.
u WHEELING, W. Va, Aug. 22.-John R. HUI
as bard, of this city, was nominated by acclaim
Sc ton for Congress, to-day, by the Republics
convention in session at Moundsville.
OF CINCINNATI, Aug. 22.-The Republicans I
n. day nominated Thomas L. Young for Congre
in the Second Ohio district, and Benz. Butt,
d. worth in the First district. The followi
Congressional nominations were made yest
day: National greenbackers, Charleston,
Va, II. s. Walker. Democrats, Seventh Ke
he lucky district, j. C. s. Blackburn. Repub
er- cans, Thirteenth Ohio district, N. 81. Voorhe
ys ELKHoRN, Wis. Aug. 22.-The Democrats
80 the First district have nominated the Gree
~ back candidate, C. 81. Parker, for Congress
y DETROIT, Mich, Aug. 22.-The Republics
ne of the Fifth Michigan district, in convent
lis at Grand Rapids to-day, unanimously reno
OF mated John W. Stone for Congress.
rse MARsHALLTowN, Iowa, Aug. 22.-Timot
ere Brown, prominent lawyer of this city, has
Ter cepted the Democratic nomination for G,
on press rendered him by the Congressional co
mittee at Cedar Rapids to-day.