Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-08-07
POLITICAL CHESS-B0ARD.
4 Sweeping Democratic Victory in Ken
tucky-A Thoroughly Greenhack and
Labor Reform Platform adopted
by the Democrats Of
Louisiana.
The Michigan Democracy Call their State
Convention The Delaware Demo-
Gratis Stand on Bayard's Finan-
cial PIatfOrm-The Dennis
Kearney Resolutions.

| CINCINNATI, August 6.-At the county
election in Covington, Kentucky, yesterday
| the Democratic ticket was generally success
!, Tus At Newport the Independents were
| victorious.
The Minnesota Democracy.
| ST. PAUL, MINI, August 6.-The Demo
cratic central committee, In session In thu
| CITY to-day, called the State convention to NEE
| here September 5th, and sthe congressional
convention for the first district for September
9Th, also in this city.
| A National GreeDback Committee
| Formed.
| WASHINGTON, August Sat a meeting
| of representative Greenbackers to day t
| form National committee and systematic
their labors in the several States, Ex-senator
| Fowler, of Tennessee, presided. A deciara
ton of principles was discussed but actor
was deferred till future meeting.
The Delaware Democratic state Con
| ventiOn.
| DOVER. DEL. August 6.-The Democratic
| State convention to-day nominated John w
| Hail. of Kent county, for governor by accla'
i nation. E. L. Martin, of Sussex county, was
| nominated for congress. One resolution In
| dorses Deaware's senators and representa-
| tives In congress, and concludes as follows
In accordance with time honored and constr
| tutional faith of the Democratic party, we
| hold that the only honest and lawful money Of
| the people of the United States Is gold ano
| silver coin or paper currency convertible into
| such coin at will of holder.
| The resolutions hold the Republican party
| responsible for the depressed condition Of
business, and vigorously denounce the con-
| spiracy which, through corruption and fraud
gave the electoral votes of South Carolina
Louisiana, and Florida to Rutherford b
| HAYES for President, and William A. Wheeler
| for Vice President. against the clearly-ex.
| pressed will of the votes of those States, and
| declare the firm conviction that the refusal
| of the Republican members of the electoral
commission to investigate the charges Of the
| fraud whereby certificates OF election were
| given to the Hayes electors in said States was
a violation of public duty, and betrayal Of
| the trust reposed in them, and we hereby In
| dorse and approve the Investigation constr
| tuted by the house of representatives tor the
purpose of exposing to the whole country the
means by which frauds were perpetrated
| and the will of the American people defeated
IN the election of their chief executive.
The Louisiana Democratic Convention
NEW ORLEANS, August GA Illness Ba-
| ton Rouge special says that r. l.. Gibson was
| re-nominated for congress In the first, and
Robertson the sixth district.
| The platform recommends a levee system,
calls for aid to the Pacific railroad and Bra
| lillian steamship line, lndorses the Nichols
|
| and approves the fraud investigation by the
Federal house of representatives. The reso-
lutions favor the next Legislature calling con-
stitutlonal convention; assert that the interest
OF the industrial wealth reproducing classes is
of paramount interest to the people of the
United States, and those whose labor and en-
| terprise produce the wealth should be secured
in its enjoyment; expresses sympathy for the
laboring classes VINO have been thrown out
of employment by the ruinous financial policy
and unjust legislation of the Republican
party, and pledges the Democratic party to
reform these wrongs upon Its ascendancy to
power; demands that the national banking
system should be abolished and the national
bank notes retired and in lieu thereof that
the government of the United States should
issue an equal amount of treasury notes,
commonly known as greenbacks; also, de-
mands the unconditional repeal of all
laws imposing tax upon the circulation
of State banks; demand also the Immediate
and unconditional repeal of the resumption
act, and unalterably oppose the ruinous policy
pursued by the Republican party whereby
the volume of currency has been contracted
far below the business requirements OF the
country, and failures, depression of business,
scarcity of labor and pauper wages have
been entailed; that it is the sense of this con-
ventlon that all bonds and obligations of the
National government should be paid in legal
tender greenback notes of the United States,
except where it is otherwise provided in the
original law under which they were issued !;
also, demand the repeal of all laws passed
subsequent to the original law creating the
public debt by which the obligations of the
contract have been made more onerous.
The four delegates from the tenth ward,
Orleans, who offered to sell their votes, were
expelled from the convention.
After htty-seyen unsuccessful ballots tor
state treasurer, the convention, at half-past
eleven, adjourned until to morrow.
First ballot-Burke, 1872; Moncure, 184115 /;
Richardson, 931s; blank, 5. Necessary to a
choice, 208.
Last ballot-Burke, AS; Moncure, 154;
Richardson, II; Taylor, 4.
The Kearney Resolutions.
BosToN, August 6.-The following resolu-
lions were adopted at the Kearney meeting
last night:
WHEREAS, This republic, instituted for the
avowed purpose of advancing and conserv-
ing the interests of the masses, has been re-
duced to a plutOcracy that employs the Re-
publ can and Democratic parties in the per-
fdious work of establishing thieVing monop-
oGes and class privileges, that sap the blood
of the national industries so that it can be
Tapped up 10y the vampires OF capital and
whereas, all laws enacted that are not in the
direct interest of the producing and laboring
classes are a crime against the spirit and
prosperity of this republic for which the leg
isator should be branded with the infamy of
criminal imprisonment; and whereas, infa-
nous, if not criminal, class legislation has
been heaped on the industries of the nation
by the political parties, until the burden has
become a torture of the masses from which
there is no escape except by uniting the mu-
tual interests of the producing and labOrlng
people of all classes IN such political action as
will give them their rightful control of State
md of h1p
they have been piundered, and thereby re-
store this government to the just and lofty
purposes for which 1t was instituted by our
patriot fathers; therefore, be it
ResOlued by the citizens Of Boston, ia Fan
euI hall assembled, That it Is in the highest
and truest interests of all industrial classes in
New England that they extend hearty, cor
dial and united support to Dennis Kearney,
the great and efficient apostle of the laboring
classes OF California, who comes among them
Tor the noble purpose of uniting them, as he
has united their brothers In his own State, In
that political action which is necessary to re-
store thus government to the just and humane
principles for which it was instituted, so that
the prosperity of this people may be recalled
and firmly established.
Political Brevities.
BELFAST, Me, August 6.-The Republic
can congressional convention of the fifth dis
trict to-day nominated Eugene Hale by ac-
clamation.
CINCINNATI August 6.-The Democrats
OF the third district to-day nominated J. A.
M 'Mahon for congress.
CINCINNATI, August 6.-The Republicans
nominated Isaac Morton, and the Nationals
nominated Hon. I. j. Maginnis for congress
from the fourteenth district.
RUTLAND, VI. August 6.-The Democrats
of the first district have Nominated ]. r.
Randall for congress.
Another Bloody Vendetta in Kentucky
CINCINNATI, August 6.-At a barbecue at
Sandy Ritfs, Kentucky, ten miles from Frank