The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-07-17
POLITICAL POINTS,
A SHORT SPEECH FROM MR.. TILpEN
The HalfRnd-HaIf Electoral Ticket
in Maine Irish Republican Com
mittee Organized-Hon. George
Williamson. OF Louisiana,
Declares for Hancock.

Portland, Maine, July l6.-The Democrat
ic state convention met here yesterday and
appointed three presidential electors, the
other four being conceded to the Greenback-
ers. The Greenback stste committee will
hold meeting at Augusta on the Goth inst,
to decide whe ther they will ratify the APP
pointment. 1t was decided TO leave the
question of fusion on district and county
nominations to the districs and counties
IRISH REPUBLICAN MMITTEE.
Indianapolis July l6.-Honorable A. L.
Morrison, of Chicago, has been chosen chair
man and d. w. Nolan, of Chicago, secretary
ofthe national commission of Irish-American
Republicans. The following members were
selected: Illinois, Hon A. L Morrison,
Chicago; Indiana, Mr.. William T Toby, of
Indianapolis; Ohio, Men amsrs, Cincinnati;
Iowa. b G Creegan, Des Moines; Wisconsin,
William L Quinn, Milwaukee; Michigan,
james Capete, Detroit; Nebraska, George NJ
O'Brien, Omaha; Utah, Gen Eli Fl Murray,
Salt Lake City; California, p ii Kenny, San
Francisco; New York, Thomas r Bsnnerman,
New York; New Jersey, John Q
Bailey, jersey City; Connecticut,
Patrick o Farre, Hartford; Maryland,
W OBrien, Baltimore Rhode Island, John
Q keegan, Providence; Maine, Looney,
Portland; Massachusetts,, E w Doherty,
Boston; District of Columbia, James r
O'Berne, Washington; Virgins, John Dona-
han, Harrisonburg Kentucky, ? c Carroll
Louisville; Missouri, Hon. Nichols Ford, st.
Joseph; South Carolina, James Brennan,
Charleston; North Carolina, Thomas Kesgh,
Raleigh; Tennessee, j w Lawless, Nashville;
Mississippi, George r Mckee, Vicksburg;
Texas, William w Devine, San Antonio.
Vacancies TO be filled hereafter.
ANOTHER sEcEDER FROM REPUBLICANIsM.
Shreveport, La, July 16.--The Standard
con aims an extract from private letter to 4
friend in this city from Colonel George
Williamson, declining his nomination from
this the fourth COMPRESSION ! district for con-
gress, renouncing allegiance to the Republic
can party and declaring bis intention to sup.
port Hancock. Colonel Williamson is one
of the most prominent and influential Re-
publicsns il the state, and WIS minister to
Central America under Grants adminlstra-
ton.
81 have made up my mind to decline the
Republican nomination for congress, to sup
port Hancock, and to sever forever, i hope.
my connection with the Republican party,
My reasons for so doing may be made public
when return home. The principal one is
that believe Hancock better than any other
man except Grant, can bring about real re-
construction. Herepresents the msgnanmi-
ty and honor of the military and civil ele.
ments of the north that wish bygones to be
bygones, and that really long for peace and
goodwill between the sections. Garfield on
the contrary represents the political element
Of the north that lives upon the past and
glories in northern sectionalism, while it de-
nounces yet fosters and lives upon southern
sectionalism.'
VISIT TO MR. TILDEN-sPEEcHEs.
New York, July IL. The national Demo-
cratic committee Yesterday paid visit to
Hon. Samuel D. r,lden, Mt his residence in
Gramercy park. On reaching Mr. 1ildep's
| residence the committee were receiv d bv
| Henry Tild Il, the ex-governor's brother,
Sc, ator Herman, Augustus Schel and others
Mr.. riden appeared, looking unusually
well. Ex-Governor Stevenson addressed
him as follows:
"MR. TILDEN-The convention If Amer
| lean Democracy, upon the 22d Of June last,
met ut Cincinnati and nominated Winfield
| Scott Hancock, of Pennsylvania, for presi-
dent, and w liam II. English, of Indiada,
or vice president The committee charged
with the duty of informing these
| eminent statesmen of the high
trust which has been commit
ted to them performed that duty yesterday.
| The gentlemen who composed that com
mittee now surround you. Having no flied
the nominees whom the people intended to
elect in the ides of November next presi-
| dent and vice president of the United States
| their duty would not have been but half per-
formed without waiting in person upon you
| and rendering the homage of the entire
| American people to him who in 1876 w-s by
a large majority elected president Of the
United States. The fact that YOU chose in
order to avoid civil strife and boodshed by
| noble self.denial to forego the execution of
the duties Of the chief magistracy of the
American republic thus delegated to you
and from which you were deposed BY
q conspiracy founded in force and
fraud, and by crime against free
representative self.government, does not in
any manner detract from the high honor and
confidence of the American people in your
wisdom, virtue and capacity to exercise the
high trust and duties Of that responsible po-
stion. In refusing to allow your name to go
before the national convention as a candidate
for president in the approaching election, you
have taken from the people the privilege of
electing you second time to the presidency
of the United States, and of indicating in
your person the crime committed upon the
constitution by a conspiracy, founded upon
force and fraud, in refusing to give effect
to the voice of the people in calling you
in 1876 to execute the high trust of pres
ident of the United States. These acts
of self-denying patriotism on your part only
have endeared you to the confidence and re-
gard Of lovers Of American free government
throughout the union. For those acts of
selfdenial and patriotism the Democracy of
the United States pray to Almighty Powers
that your life may be prolonged FOR many
very many years particularly that you
may live to see the country and its constitu-
tional government relieved from many in
cumbrances heaped upon them, as well as the |
rectifcatiop ofthe basest frauds perpetrated |
upon the people, by the overwhelming defeat
next November of the Republican party. |
speak not only the voice of this committee |
but the voice of the Democratic party |
throughout this broad land who unite in pay
ing you homage simply because of your pa
triotism, virtue and exalted statesmansbip.