American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1880-05-15
NEWS IN BRIEF.
COMPLIED FROM VARIOUS SOURCES.
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

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PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.
The Wisconsin Republican Convel
ton, held on the 5th, hl order to determir
the feeling Of delegates towards the varior
Presidential aspirants, took a vote with th
following result: Blaine, 50; Washburn
IS; Sherman, AZ; Grant, SO; Edmund:
3. A warm discussion arose as to tn
choice of delegates at largo, the Washburn'
Sherman and Grant delegates combining t
| keep Blaine from having a representation
The result Of the election was: nine dele
gates for Washburne, seven for Blaine
three for Sherman and one for Grant.
THE Tennessee Republican State Con
vention was held at Nashville on the 9TH
The delegates chosen to the National Con
vention are said to be sixteen for Grant an
eight opposed.
The New Hampshire Democrat,
State Comcntion, held on the 5th, electe'
| an unpledSed and uninstructed delegation
to the National Convention, the majority o
whom are said to be favorable to Tilden.
SENATOR CAMERON returned Il
Washington on the 9Th from visit to Penn
sylvana. He declares there is no truth il
the reports concerning an anti Grant revol
ton.
HON. E. B. WAsHBURNE, in an inter
view held on the 4th with the editor of thu
Chicago Daily Ne,os, in the presence Of
witnesses, authorized that journal
to state mequivocally that he is
not candidate for President;
that the various movements looking to his
candidature are entirely without his ap-
proval; that positively under no circum-
stances will he be a candidate; but that he
is for Gen. Grants nomination first, last and
all the time.
The President, on the 4th, vetoed the
Marshals' Deficiency bill, on the ground
that the bill contains legislation not ree-
want to the application or expenditure of
money thereby appropriated" A fur
Their objection is that such legislation
&c materially changes and by Implication re-
peals important parts Of the law for the reg
ulation of United states elections. which
tends to deprive the Executive of that equal
and independent exercise of discretion and
judgment which the Constitution contem-
plates"
THE President has signed the Army
and Fertilization Appropriation bills.
GEN. GRANT had a public reception
at Springfield, Ill.,, on the evening of the
4th. He was guest at the Governors man
sion.
THE Philadelpha delegates to the
hePuDhcan Na'iohai CONVENTION nave heid
a caucus and appointed committee to in
form Senator Cameron that it is not their
desire to vote for Grant at Chicago, as di-
rected by the State Convention.
The San Francisco Board OF Super
visors will at once begin proceedings to i'm
peach Mayor Xalloch.
CAPT. POTTER, OF the U. 5. relief
ship Constellation, has been presented with
the freedom of the City of Dublin.
Ex-Gov. EDWARD CLARK of Texas
died on the Sd.
THE Convention of the National Re-
nublcan Anti Third term ,urtv was held in
St. Louis ou-the 9Th. The number of dele
gates present was variouay estimated at
from one hundred to two hundred. Gen.
john Is. henderson, Oh 81. Louis, was CHOSEN
President OF the Convention, with
me us ss..n. ~, .h p.S;s:. sius s Us
T,,hs.d - 81"
l,Ti -. rr.,s I',eL anu
,,,,,,,,,.v - lattars ond ,eIe w. 81
s"-.... ..a.,i.n,a, n he ,r;th .,a $3.50
,nent b,,t who were unable To he present.
The resolutions adopted rsrovide for tho
onno;ntn,ent Of n National Committee n,
one hundred who are inaruc,ed In tho
-. - o., cr.r,,s nom ,,.,;o, q, o..
80. =, tha T;,,, =, NJ va,,, -,
c,1, "a their Chairman and ~taLe sucb ,ction
as thew shall deem best to carry out the
spirit and purpose OF these resolutions"
The Chair was authorized to appoint
committee Of five to present the resolutions
and proceedings to the Chicago Conven-
ton. raf-s
THE Ohio Democratic Convention,
held 1t Columbus on the 9Th, adopted res
plution instIucting the delegates from that
State to the National Convention
10 vote for Allan G. Thurman and to use all
honorable means to secure his nomination to
the Presidency.
THE New Hampshire Republican
st,,o Convention. held on the 9Th. eIected
go az large tn the National Conventio,,
IN f.yor of blaine.
- .,...:;; a.,..;
~ " 'ne NC
FuD"o"n -. SL.- e.
1--WE for Grant.
nv 80 n..a,ns wass;nato .n0
y" Eat u,aior;tv or Tho ph;,.So,,,S;. |
$780, 60 tho Chicayo Convention Nil
80 .1r.v from the unit r,,le and cast tbei-
,otes Tor R,aine. There is also said IN be =
,fmilar break in the New York delegation in
avor of Blaine. ts
THE MARYLAND delegates to the Re-
,ub,;can National Convention are said 70