Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-07-24
Chief JustIce o. N. Roberts Nominated
for Governor by the Democracy OF
Texas, after a session of
Three or Four Days.
Democratic Nominations for Congress
and the Legislature in IllinOis-The
New York Nationals Shaping
up state Convention.
The Ohio Nationals in State Convention
Put Forth Ticket for State Offices,
and PrOmulgate a Platform
Full of "Principles."
The Illinois Democracy.

The Illinois Democracy.
CAIRO July 23.-The Democratic conven
ton at Jonesboro to-day nominated w. j
Allen for congress, aud J. J. Robinson, oil
Jackson, and Thomas w. Holiday, of Alex
ander, for the Legislature.
The Texas Democracy.
NEW ORLEANS, July 23.-The Galveston
Nescs'S Austin special says: "a committee,
composed of nine members of each wing, In
conference this morning, decided to withdraw
the names of both candidates, and put uI
men not yet before the convention
The Nees's Austin special: THE joint
committee appointed by the Hubbard and
Devine wings of the Democratic State con-
vention, after a session lasting several hours,
agreed to Withdraw all the candidates here
tofore baloted for. and present the name Of
Chief-Justice 0. M. Roberts to the conven-
ton. This was done, and Judge Roberts was
at once nominated for governor by acclama-
ton. He has telegraphed his acceptance.
Joseph d. Savers. of Bastrop county, was
then nominated for lieutenant governor, and
George Mccormack, OF Colorado county, for
attorney general. The convention is still In
session"
| The New York Nationals.
SYRACUSE, July 23.-The Nationals met
In State convention to-day, but before the
| temporary organization was completed re
| cess was taken Upon reassembling several
on credentials reported that they would not
be able to report until Wednesday morning.
| The convention then adjourned until Wednes-
| day, at ten O'Clock in the forenoon. The con
! vention reassembed this evening, the COM
mittee on credentials having concluded their
| labors.
The Ohio NatiOnRIists.
| COLUMBUS, ONO, July 23.-The State
convention OF the National Greenback- Labor
| party meets at the city hail at two o'clock
| this afternoon. There were one hundred and
| fifty delegates III the city this foreneen, and
| when all arrive it is expected that over four
| hundred will be present. There was an
informal caucus Of the delegates already IN
| the city this forenoon to canvass the status of
| the candidates for state offices. The COM
mlttees will not ACT until all the delegates
| arrive this afternoon.
| The State National convention organized
| this afternoon by electing Robert Shilling, of
| Cleveland, chairman. and Hugo Preyer, o.
Canton, secretary, General S F. Cary was
| made chairman of the committee on resolu-
tions, and reported the following platform:
| First-We indorse and reatirm the decla-
| ration of principles of the National party,
adopted at Toledo February %, 1878.
| Second-Want of harmony of sentiment on
| the financial question 10 both the Republican
and Democratic parties renders 1t absolutely
necessary that those who demand financial
reform should abandon tbs, old organizations
| and unite together IN the National Greenback-
Labor party to save business men from bank
| ruptcy the working classes from starvation,
| the whole country from revolution, the nation
| from reputation.
Third-We denounce as crimes against the
| people the law making the greenback only a
| partial le9aitender; the act creating the ma
| tlonal banking scheme; the act changing
| currency bonds into coin bonds; the act ex-
empting bonds from taxation. the act repeal
| ing the income tax; the act demonetizing
silver; the act for issuing interest bearing
! bonds for the purchase of silver bullion, to be
converted into subsidiary coin; the act for the
| forced resumption Of specie payments; the
act for the indefinite increase of national
| bank circulation and the erroneous coDtrac
| ton of the volume OF the circulating medium.
We recognise the financial legislation of the
government from the commencement of the
| civil war as the arbitrary dictation of syn
| dictate OF bankers and usurers, with the single
| and settled purpose of robbing the many to
enrich the few.
Fourth-To remedy and counteract the
evils complained OF, we demand that the gov
eminent shall issue full legaltender paper
money, adequate IN olume for the employ
| ment of labor in the distribution of its pro-
| ducts, the requirements of business, and for
| the payment of all interest bearing bonds as
| fast as redeemable, the withdrawal and can
| collation. of all bank notes designed to circu-
| late currency, the non exemption from
taxation of all private property, the passage
Of a graduated income tax, the unlimited
| coinage of gold and silver, aud the repeal of
| the specie resum ption act, all legalized mo-
nopohes abolished, and their establishment in
| the future prohibited.
| Fntn-We recognize the mutual de-
| pendence of capital and labor, and depreciate
| all attempts to autagouize them. Combina-
tons OF capital to roo, and strikes of labor to
| resist robbery, are destructive of the true IN
| terests OF both. We denounce alike the COM
munism which demands an equal division OF
property, and the Infamous financial legisla-
| ton which takes all from the many to enrich
| the few. We demand cheap capital and
| we'll paid labor IN the place of dear capital
| and cheap labor.
Sixth-To cure the rights and protect the
/ interests of employer and employed, bureaus
of statistics should be established, and COM
| petent persons appointed to inquire into a. d
| report the condition and wages of the work
/ ing classes in all departments of industry.
| that wise, judicious and equitable laws may
| De enacted IN regard to the hours of labor
| and the employment OF minors IN manutac-
/ turing establishments.
| Seventh-Public lands should be sacredly
| set apart for homesteads of actual settlers,
| and such legislation should be had as will en-
| courage and aid the landless in securing
| homes.
| Eighth-The contract system of employing
| the inmates of our prisons works great injus-
| tice to mechanics and manufacturers, and
| should be abolished.
Ninth-The Importation of servile labor
| from other countries should be prohibited I'M
| der the severest penalties, while the emigra-
ton of the liberty loving from other lands
should be encouraged.
Tenth-We deprecate and denounce all Sc
| ditions and violent measures, and appeal only
4 tOtth nj nd
Ism of the people, and invoke them to redress
| their cruel and outrageous wrongs only
| though the bailot-box.
| Eleventh-We demand proper sanitary
| safeguards and regulations for workshops,
mines and factories.
Twelfth-We favor the enactment of laws
1 giving the mechanics and laborers a first lien
| on all descriptions of their work for their full
| wages.
TnIrteenth-We are opposed to any further
| issue of interest bearing bonds of the United
| States for any purpose whatever.
| The following State ticket was nominated
| Secretary of State-Andrew Roy, of Jack
| son county.
Judge of Supreme Court Chiffon A.
White, of Brown County.
Member Board of Public Works-A. r.
Falies, Lucas county.
Big Auction sale OF Blankets. Etc.
NEW YORK, July 23.-An important auc-
ton sale OF SIX thousand cases blankets, car
mage robes, lap robes and horse blankets took
| place to-day. The goods were productions of
| the Clinton mills company, Norwich Wooden
| company, Warmbeek company. Winthrop
mills company and Murray Pl ,ius company,
and included all sizes and qualities from the
| Highest to the lowest grades. forming the
| largest assortment of blankets ever offered
| for sale by auction. At least ak hundred
persons were present, representing