The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-04-15
POLITICAL.
The Charter Election in Albany, N. Y
Women Voting for School Officers.

ALBANY. April 1.-THE charter election re;
sultsd In the re. election OF Mayor Nolan and
the entire Democratic ticket by a large ma
ority. Two or three hundred ladies voted for
school officers.
THE MISSOURI REPUBLICANS.
y sEpALIA. NO., April Ia The Republican
State Convention met here this morning. apd
after effeeting temporary - worgapizatton oy the
election of Judge David Wagner as chairman.
adioui ned until D. m.
THE KENTUCKY REPUBLroANs-GRANT IN THE
LEAD.
LOUISVILLE. April 1.-THE Republican State
Denny. Jr. chairman of the State committee. A
call of counties showed the representation to be
larger than usual. John W. Lewis, Of Washing
ton, was elected TEMPORARY chairman over
John J. Landrum of Gallattn county, the vote
standing 800 to 500, the former figure showing
Grants strength In the convention, Mr. Lewis.
on taking the chair. made strong speech in
favor q Gen. Grant. which was loudly ap-
motion. p,edgine every delegate to support
the nominee of the Chicago convention. created
a long and hot debate between the friends OF
Grant and the opposition The resolution d 1ot was
The committee on resolutions report In favor
of instructions for Grant. but before their
adoption minority report was presented and
men.
THE IOWA REPuBLIoANs-BLAINE CAPTURES THE
ENTIRE DELEGATION.
Dies MONIES April 1.-THE Republican State
Convention assembled this morning with 1855
delegates In attendance. every county In the
State beiDS represented All the de'ega es met
trict caucuses. Each caucus selected two pames
to present TO the e'a ate convention for delegates
tpiet and Selected nune BUT but prnnonneed ] men.
The only contests were 10 the first and eecond
districts: but a decided Blaine majority was
After recess Hon John W. Chapman. editor
OF the Councii Bluff Nonpn cal. a strong Grant
man. was selected by the Blaine majority as
no onp py,f0 0haf no GnT mi n
olutions. with ex-senator Harlan as chairman.
tn en- reported. The res olutions indorse SEN
ator Blaine as the choice of Iowa and the best
mun for the party to nominate. and instructed
the delegates to Chicago to vote and use all
honorable means for his nomination.. and to
lutions were adopted. tlve.sixths Of those pres
ent voting In the. affirmative. The delegates
chosen In the district caucuses we're then unan1-
mously elected as delegates to Chicago.
ANOTHER STORY THAT TILDEN HAS DECLINED
THE NOMINATION.
PHILADELPHIA. April 14.-The Bulletin s
Washington eorrespondent says he Is informed
q high position In the councils of his party.
that Mr.. Tflden has written a letter to be read
at the New York Democratic Convention at Sy-
racuse. declining to be candidate before the
Cincinnati convention and withdrawing his
name. The reason on assigned i S, for his course is
man says that Mr.. Tilden prepared letter two
months ago Withdrawing his name, but the In
tercession OF personal friends prevented 1t
from being made public.
POLITICAL POINTS.
In the opinion OF the Augusta (Ga.) Chronicle
Mr.. Ttlden could do nothing more patriotic
than voluntarily retire from the contest.
~ Gen Joe Lane, of Oregon. who has been ou,
OF politics since he ran with Brecken ridge In
1860. is now Il candidate for the State Senate.
The Tilden clubs of Pitsburg and Philadel-
phia have each secured quarters at Cincfnnat1
for one hundred men during the Democratic
convention.
Returns from seventy-f1ve counties In In
diana and estimates as to the remainder show
that the amendments to the constitution were
adopted by maiorities ranging from $1,000 up
ward.
The Hartford Coawant says that there is but
one positive Blaine man In the Connecticut
delegation; IL is understood that az between
Gra mt and Blaine. the sx President Is the choice
of seven OF the twelve deleg ties
WASHINGTON. April l2-speaker .ndall says
Wallace will not have more than 80 of the 251
delegates to the Pennsylvania convention. Wal
lace, however. doesn't see thugs that way and
says Randall Is the under dog In the fight.
The number Of electors qualified to vote in
Rhode Island last Wednesday Was 35 $50. nearly
10000 more than the largest vote ev cast: but
the total vote returned Is only about 20 900
which has been several times exceeded, though
larger than the average OF recent years.
According to Gen. Hawley. who is an expert
in political observation. the Connecticut dee
CATION Is resliy for Edmunds, who Is the strong
New England rival OF Blaine. Outside of New