The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-08-05
POINTS POLITICAL.
LATER RETURNS FROM ALABAMA.


Mobile, Ala, Aug. A special
from Montgomery to the Register, |
say Madison county gives 300 majority
for the Democratic county and state tickets;
Saint Clair, 1000 majority; Eutaw, 1000
Autauga, $50; Lcwndes, 1900; Lee, 500
majority for the Democratic state ticket, but
it is mixed on the county and legislative
tickets between the Democrats and indie
pendents Shelby county gives 1000 ina.
jority for the state and county Democratic
tickets. Limestone county is largely Demo-
cratic on all tickets. Elmore county gives
$50 Democratic msjority. Msrengo gives the
Democratic tickets $500 majority. Jetier.
son gives the Democratic state ticket 500
majority, but is doubtful on the legislative
and county tickets. Morrow, Independent,
beat Phelan, Democrat, for Judge in this
/ county. Bullock county gives the Demo
cratic ticket 900 majority Perry county,
l,400; Macon county, 1900; Blount county,
1900; Chiffon county, 1900; Conecuh county
gives the Democratic state ticket, 1000 ma
jority, and the county ticket 5000 majority
Butler elects Powell, Democrat, by 70 ma
jority, and gives the rest of the Democratic
ticket an overwhelming majority.
Montgomery, Ala, Aug. ALI the re-
ports show IN immense Democratic vote.
There was no regularly organized opposition
in three-fourths of the counties, and the
Democrats contesting for county offices with
each other brought out all the voters. The
, Democratic state ticket received the benefit
Of this great local struggle, and will have q
majority of over G0000 The Greenback-
Independent party was thoroughly organized
in but one portion of the state, and that was
in the counties comprising the district now
represented by Representative Lowe, q
Greenbacker. Madison, Limestone and Nor
gan, which gave him majorities two years
ago, gave handsome Democratic majoriies
this year, and the Grcenback state and coun-
ty tickets will probably be defeated in every
county. The Democrats will elect all the
judges and chancellors and nearly all the leg.
islators and county Officers.
GEORGIA DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.
Atlanta, Ga, Aug. The Democratic
state convention met here to-day and ad-
journod till 2:30p. m.
The convention reassembled at Up. m. 1t
was temporarily OlghHlItu Win Iut. w NlsDO
Augusta, rs chairman, and L. M. Trammel
OF Whitefeld, was chosen permanent presi-
dent. Committees were appointed, and the
convention adopted the two-thirds rule wher
an adjournment was taken until 8 o'clock to
morrow.
Before adjournment resolution in favoI
of the adoption Of the majority rule for fu
ture conventions, was defeated by twenty
majority. A motion will be made Tomorrow
to reconsider this resolution. a vigoron
and determined fight is being made agains
a the nomination of Governor Coquitt, thu
present incumbent, but it is believed he vii
be the choice Of the convention.
Bangor, Me-. Aug. 4.--The Greenbacl
J congressional convention of the fourth dis
trict, to-day nominated George w. Ladd b,
reclamation. Mr. Ladd personally respond
} ed in his acceptance of the nomination. /
resolution was passed endorsing Mr.. Lad
and the course of his party in congress.
, ILLINOIS.
Chicago, Aug. 4.-The Democrats of tn
thirteenth Illinois district have re-nominste
A. E. Stevenson for congress.
St. Louis, Aug. 4-W. L. Scott, secretsr
OF the state board of agriculture of Illinois
was nominated yesterday for congress by tn
: Democrats OF the fourteenth district.