The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-03-07
POLITICAL.
Full Proceedings Of the "Brick
POmerOy" Greenback Con-
ventiOn.
Considerable I1l-Feeling IN the Convention
Bolt Of Number Of Editors The
Candidate for President De-
olines the Nomination.

ET. LOUIS. March LIN the National Green
back Convention COMMITTEES on Orgauizatio
was chosen. with Patrick Ford. editor OF the
irish World. AZ chairman. w. n. d. Lanton
| editor Of the West Tennessee Wig, made d
speech, In which he said he would be obliged to
retire from the convention. and ha and nvr
other editors bolted amid cries of Get out r
| The platform was then read aud adopted. al.
| most unanimously. 1t iH the same aa thu,
| sdopted last year. with tho equalization o
bountieH and payment Of peusion clause. The
| international clause and reconciliation OF sil
ver clause were stricken out and few trl ius
| changes.
series Of resolutions were then adopted
one Of which favare the government aiding
haads of families Heaking homes on govern.
ment lands. md recommending that the lands
given to actual settlers shall bo exempt as
homrateads-
Tho na1ne Of Rtephen D. pllaye. OF New
Hamps hire. Was presented for President. A
telegram waH received stating that hs would
not aeeept the nomination In opposition to the
nominee of tho Chicago convention. More than
twenty spesches we're made for and agalns!
making n.,ntpat!ona. ant great confusion aud
considerable bad feeling prevailed. At one
time threats to turn the gas ufT were made. and
a"or Moons s e. John th
and Holon OnaHe were lost. and Dillaye waa de-.
cared the nnmtnee Of the mention. with D. j.
Chambers. of Texas. aa Vice President
resolution was adopted providlne for con
vention at Chicago June .. Adjourned
THE TEsNEssHE DEMOCRATIC oosvEsr1oN.
NASHVILLE March b.--Tba State Democratic
Executive Committee mot this morning and
called \ convention for June to elect Delegates
tp the National Convention and presidential
alectora: and. alao, r convention for August A.
to nominate a candidate for Governor Nine d
the. eommtttee are for Bayard. two for Ttlden
and one for Seymour.
THE rouNa REPUBLICANS or MASSACHUSETTS, OR.
FusEp 10 BOTH GRANT AND BLAINE.
BoHroN, March The Young Republicans OF
thia state met here to-day and elected Hareayt,
shepard. of East Boston, president Tho eom
represented by forty. nine members. Al effort
waa made 10 obtain tho sense of the convention
on presidential preferences. but tho motion
waa tabled by unap nous vote.
Resolutions were offered opposing the nomi-
nation OF Grant or Blaine. since many consid-
.rettons Will lead . large portion of the Repnb-
clare that men like President Hayes should be
gladly supported
Dol Hopkins opnoaed tho candidacy Of Grant
and Blaine. aud this sentiment was echoed by
other speakers.
Tho motion to lay the resolution on tho table
ihs obnosioas resolutions resive To- arant ID md nnd
Blaine stricken out. and Senator Crockar
moved to that effect. but It was lost by vote Of
az to a.
motion indorslng Edmundg was Loaf.
Alluaion to Bayard m u candidate oaused con
siderable excitement. and after farther earnest
dtscusaion tho resolution. AZ reported. was
adopted.
ADJOURNMENT or THE MISSISSIPPI IEargLArunr
Especial to the Domocrat,l
JAonsos; March o. s:--The tn Legislature nd
pleased with the body'a work. Many Senators
and legislators left for home on the train.