Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-04-22
POLITICAL
NEW YORK.


SYRACUSE, April 21.-In the reg
ular democratic convention last
night the principal feature Of the
platform adopted is a denunciation
of the election frauds Of 1876. The
resolutions throughout strongly fa-
vor Tilden, and contain the follow>
ing in reference to him:
"The democratic party of New
! York add to their condemnation of
the electoral conspiracy of 1876,
the emphatic declaration of their
continued confidence in the characr
ter, ability and fitness of that. dis
tinguished citizen Of New York,
who was then elected to the highest
Office in the peoples gift, and who
was, in his own person, the object
of their joint attack on his party,
his fellow citizens and the cause of
free government. The blow which
deprived the country of its chosen
ruler was aimed not so much at
him as at the democratic millions
who stood behind him +" N
The delegates to the convention
were instructed to advocate the two-
thirds rule, and to enter the conven-
tion as a unit and act as a unit, and
vote as unit in accordance with the
majority Of the members thereof,
ard were empowered to fill all
vacancies caused by resignation,
death, or otherwise. The resolu.
tions conclude:
Resolved, That in case any at-
tempt should be made to dismember
or divide the delegation by contest
ing the seats of a portion
of the delegates; or if any
of the delegates appointed
by this convention should
countenance such an attempt by as
suming to act separately from the
majority of the delegation ap>
pointed by this convention, or to
enter the national convention sepa-
rately from such majority, the seats
of such delegates shall be declared
to be vacated,
Abram s. Hewitt was elected
presidential elector at large.
The following were elected deleS
gates to the national convention at
large: Lucius Robinson, Calvin E.
Pratt, Rufus w. Pickham, Lestor
w. Faulkner; alternates, VIM. Ii.
Henderson, James f. Storburk, E.
B. Hart, r. A. Pormenter. The full
list Of delegates to Cincinnati and
members of the state committee
were nominated by congressional
districts, and the convention, at
1890, adjourned SINE die.
VIRGINIA.
STANTON, April 21.-The repub-
lican convention met in this city at
the opera house at II o'clock to-
day, with full number of delegates
present. The convention was
called to order by G. P. Ramsdell,
chairman of the state central com
mittee. In his brief address, illusions
to Gen. Grant were loudly cheered.
The names of Blaine and Sherman
were also received with considerable
applause. The first trial of strength
between the straights and readjust-
ers, or Malone men, was in the
temporary organization. j. H,
Hill, read djuster, of Petersburg, and
Peter j: Carter, of Northampton,
straight-out republican, and both
colored men, were the nominees.
Garter was elected by vote of "a
to 48, o victory Of rs for the
straightouters, though it is claimed
by the minority that it was not
o strict test vote. While
the committee on credentials,
Ross Hamilton chairman, retired,
the convention took recess, and,
upon reassembling, heard speeches
from Messrs. Popham, Rives and
Lester. The speeches were inter-
rupted by the report of the creden>
tials committee, by which 144 deles
gates were seated. The minority
report favoring the claim of con-
testant from Richmond, and per-
sistently, of J. B. Syphax, of Alex
andria, who was also unseated by