Daily Republican., 1882-07-20
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The Democratic State Convention OF
Texas yesterday 1ofninated John Ire
land for Governor. Resolutions were
adopted declaring against class legisla-
tion, in favor Of honest money, tariff
for revenue only, a thorough reform Of
the civil service, and free ships A, re-
solution was also adopted demanding
from the General Government ample
Reorganization and protection of her
citizens at home and abroad. Mr.. Ire
land, the nominee for Governor, is a na.
tive CT Kentucky, % years of age, .
lawyer by profession, and has resided
in Texas since 1852. He has been
State Senator and district and Supreme
Judge.
A meeting was held in Union Square,
New York, last night, to express sym
patny for the striking freight handlers.
About 5000 pere obs were present, ad-
dresses were delivered in German,
English and italian; by August Ernst,
Matthew Mcguire, Lewis f.. Post, j.
Murphy, DR.. Hoffman and others.
Resolutions were adopted promising
liberal pecuniary aid to the strikers,
and declaring it "the duty of every
honest laboring man to help annihilate
the railroad corporations, an Outgrowth
of the capiJalistio system, and to change
the system into that of universal CO.
operation. ..u...
The funeral of Mrs. Lincoln took
place yesterday in Springfield, Illinois.
There was a general suspension of
business, and the First Presbyterian
Church, in which the services wero
held, was thronged with people, as
were also the streets through which the
procession passed. Governor Cullom
Judge Treat, General McClernand,
Milton Hay, Colonel John Wilson, 8.
Johns, James G. Conkling and Captain
John s. Bradford were pail bearers.
The State officials attended in a body,
and Secretary Lincoln was chief
mourner.
Z The Democratic State Convention of
Georgia met yesterday in Atlanta, and
elected Captain Henry Jackson of that
city, to be permanent chairman. In
the afternoon session, after long and
exciting debate, the majority rule was
adopted by vote of 1876 to 164. Alex
ander Ii. Stephens and A o. Bacon
were put in nomination for the can
didacy for Governor, and the Con-
ventiOn then adjourned until this
morning.
The Democratic State Convention of
Ohio will meet in Columbus, to-day.
The chief struggle seems to be for the
Chirmanship of the State, Central and
Executive Committees, and the mana
cement of the coming canvass. The
Young Democracy are pushing J. III.
Farley, :of Cleveland, for the chair.
manship, against John G. Thompson.
A committee of fourteen strikers in
Jersey City went to Jarvis u Co. 3 to-
bacco inspection building, last evening,
and induced twenty of the men employ
ed there to join them. They then
marched to the Erie freight depot and
caused such panic among the Rus
sian Jews employed there that the
police had to be called OHt.
General Robert P. Kennedy, who
was spoken of as candidate for the
nomination for the Representative in
Congress against Speaker Keifer; in the
latter's district in Ohio, has written to
Mr.. Keifer that he will not contest
his renomlnatlon.
The election for Mayor in Los Vegas,
New Mexico, has resulted, after an
exciting contest, in the choice of Ro-
nero, the Mexican candidate, by 200
majority. 1t is stated that ''the Am
ericans are much grieved at the
result"
At a meeting of flax, hemp and jute
producers, dealers and spinners, held
yesterday in Saratoga, committees
were appointed to present statistics to
the Tariff Commission, and to prepare
basis for a permanent organization,
to be acted upon at a subsequent meet
ing.
The threatened lockout Of 1863 indus
trial, establishments in Rochester to. day
because of a labor combination against
one of them, has been arrested by an
appeal of business mon for arbitration,
and the matter is now in the hands of
Committees.
The Greenback-L Labor Convention of
New York, in session at Albany yester-
day, adopted platform and nominated
a State ticket, headed by Epenetus
Howe, of Tompkins county, for Gov
ernOr.
Senator Hills physicians say "that
he may live three months at the outsid
but may die at almost any moment"
He was forced to use a tube in taking
food on Monday, but was able to take
it naturally on Tuesday and yesterday.
1t is believed that the Republicans
and Greenbackers in the Eighteenth
Congressional District Of Illinois will
unite upon candidate for the purpose
of defeating Mr.. Morrison, the present
Democratic Representative.
The Utah Commissioners, in session
at Chicago, yesterday elected ex-Secre-
tary Ramsey permanent Chairman.
They have done no other business, and
await further Instructions from WASH
ington before going to Utah.
The Executive Committee of the
Knights of Labor, in Pi5tsburg, decid-
cd, last night, to employ the best legal
talent in testing the conspiracy law, in
the case of Miles McFadden, toon 10 he
tried at Clearfeld.
The Tariff Commissioners met yester-
day, at Long Branch, with Judge Un-
derWood as temporary Chairman, and
adjourned until this morning.
The U. S Iron and Tin Plate Com
psny OF McKeesport, Penna., will 60
into the hands of the Sheriff to-day.
Liabilities $16O,0O0; assets about $780,
600.
Seven flagmen and four brakemen on
the Erie Railway were discharged yes
terday at Port Jervis, because they had
tried to bring about strike.
The Supreme Court Of Connecticut
has decided TINT women are eligible as
attorneys before the Courts Of that
State.
Camp Meeting.
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