The Evening critic., 1882-08-09
POlfficnl Points.

A special from Knoxville, Tenn, says
that Judge Iouk has almost enough votes
pledged TO him when the convention meets to
renominate him on the iirst ballot for Con-
gross.
IN response to the offer of General Ter
rell, OF tho Republican State Central Commit
tee, TO circulate 10000 copies OF MI. William
III. English's recent speech among the county
Republican clubs OF Indiana, Mr.. English re-
plios, accepting the proposition, and only slip.
ulating that the Republican committee shall
pay the cost OF preparation. The letter is bit
terly sarcastic on the subject OF temperance
and OF the Republican methods In Indiana,
and expresses the utmost qualification at the
sudden conversion OF the Republican Commit
tee.
The Bangor Messenger, the Greenback
organ, has Withdrawn the names OF Harris M.
Plaisted, Joseph Dane, Daniel II. Thing, George
W. Ladd and Thompson Murch, the fusion
nominees for Congress, and placed at the head
OF Its columns the names OF Scion Chase and
the straight Greenback ticket for Congress
men. The Messenger says In an editorial that
the step has been carefully considered, and
gives Its reasons why tho Groenbackers cannot
support Plaisted, whose election, 1t says,
would be nailed all over the country as DEM
ocratic victory,
The Democratic Congressional Conveu-
tion OF the Twelfth Illinois District, which,
after l,3O4 inenectual ballots Mt Mount sterl'
ing, adjourned on Saturday to meet at Boards.
town yesterday, proceeded TO ballotlng, and
tho /, 305th ballot resulted as follows Single
ton, 81 wike, 81; withers, 49, on this vote
tho vote stood up to tho 1,375th ballot, whom
recess was taken for caucus. on reconycnins
yesterday evening tho first ballot stood;
dorsey County having cast her vote for
Withers) On the 1,i49th ballot, there being
no change, the convention. adjourned till to-
day.
The New York State Democratic Com
mittee met yesterday In tho city OF Saratoga.
II attracted large attendance of Democratic
leaders from all sections of the State In view of
nfOnpan1 n ha mn do la ha Int
OF union and harmony In the party. Daniel
Manning, OF tho Albany Argus, called the COM
were received from the rival factions in New
York city, all OF which were referred TO n com.
mlttee, which afterward reported that II
neither possessed nor would attempt TO oxer
| else any control over tho methods by which
| delegates TO tho State Convention may DO
| chosen, but nevertheless express an earnest
desire that but one delegation, and that fully
| representative In It's character, may be sont 10
| tho convention TO represent each assembly dis
trict OF this state. Syracuse was selected as
| time for holding the State Convention.
A special from Selma, Ala, in speaking
| OF the election In that State yesterday for
state officers says that about nifty counties OF
nn o osn1S N Hfo hearu rom ana SHOW Io SiSv
| ticket by large majority, though much
| reduced nom that OF 1880. Tho election was
very quiet and light vote polled everywhere.
| In tho Black Belt tho Republicans were not
organized, and many negroes voted the Demo-
cratic tickot, IN tho northern part Of tho
| State the Republican pdependent. Greenback
| state ticket was successful IN many counties
| Colbert Cullman, Do Kalb, Elmore, Etowah,
Lawrence, La9derdale, Limestone, jackson,
| Madison and Morgan, have all elected hide.
| pendents TO the Legislature. In n number OF
| counties the Democrats have been successful
| by only narrow majorities, and In others the
| oflclal count Will BIO necessary to decide the
| result. Tho probabilities are that tho Demo-
| cratic ticket Will not have more than 10000
majority, and that there viii be at least
twenty Independents In the Assembly.