The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1880-09-04
POLITICAL NOTES.

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A Republican State convention is
in session at Columbia, South Caro-
lima.
Gen. Grant briefly addressed a Re-
publican meeting at Galena last Sat
urday.
Gen. Weaver, Greenbaek candidate
for President, spoke at Boston on
Saturday.
Delaware Republicans have nomi
mated an electoral ticket and John w.
Houston for Congress.
The New York Democratic COM
mittees have united in calling State
convention to meet at Saratoga, Sep.
TENDER %.
Hon. H. E. Goro, chairman Of the
Maine Grcenback State committee,
has resigned his position and declared
his intention of acting Will, the Re-
publicans.
Geo C. Luddy was nominated for
Governor on the fourth ballot in the
New Jersey Democratic State conven-
ton. Resolutions favoring protec-
tive tariff were adopted. An electoral
ticket was selected.
A lively contest for the Democratic
Congressional nomination in the Sec
ond Louisiana District is in prospect,
the aspiraDts being Hon. r. John
Ellis, present incumbent, and Hon.
VIM. Il. Houston, late Judge Of one
of the District Courts of New Orleans.
Gov. Albinus Nance and Lieut.. Gov.
E. G. earns have been nominated for
reelection by the Republicans of Ne
braska. A resolution passed the State
severely denouncing the
frauds perpetrated in the
interests of the Democratic party at
the recent election in Alabama.
Gen. Weaver, Greenback nominee
for President. says his party will make
no fusion on til. electoral ticket, with
his consent, either Will, the Democrats
Of Maine Or the Republicans of West
Virginia. He further says:
| shall hold no joint meetings with
Hancock speakers. Our missions are
widely different. Let it be understood
once for all that VIC constitute Il we'll
tcfined party.
Gen. Grant has written a letter to
Senator Logan Of Illinois, accepting
IN invitation to attend q Republican
mass meeting to be held in New York,
u the course Of which he says:
agree with you that it will not do to
70 beaten now. We should never be
beaten until every man who counts or
epresents those who count in the emu
neration to give representation in the
electoral college can cast his vote just
IS he pleaseS, and can have it counted
l,st as he cast it..
An Associated Press dispatch gives
his synopsis of the platform adopted
~ the Massachusetts Democrats:
Indorsing the Cincinnati platform and
asserting that the Republican
'arty is sectional, and not national, and |
hat its tanning of the embers Of section
j strife retards the prosperity of the
ountry; favoring manhood suffrage, and |
the removal Of unreasonable |
upon franchise; protesting
gainst tho law which makes payment |
i paltry tax II condition Of the exer-
Use OF q citizens right to vote; demand
ne reforms i'll State taxation; congratu-
ating the Democratic party Of the COM
lonWealth upon the honorable settle
lent of the differences heretofore exist
ne within it.
Hon. John Sherman, Secretary Of
he Treasury, addressed IA mass meet
lg in Cincinnati, last Monday night.
II answer to the question of mem
er of the audience as to the removal
f Mr.. Arthur from the Collec:orship
the port Of New York, Mr.. Sherman
lid:
l have never said one word impugning
en-. Artnur's honor or integrity as a
ian and ls Il gentleman, but lie was not
! harmony with tho views of the ad-
in the management of the
lstom-hOusc. While l would not per
apps recommend his nomination, vet I
onld vote for him for Vice President a
illion Of times before would vote for
m. IL. English, with whom | served in
ongrcss.