, 1874-06-29
POLITICAL.
Republican County Conventions
In Iowa.
General Political Nows Throughout tho
Northwest.
Republican Count y Conventions.
Woo COUNTY IND,

Woo COUNTY, IND.
Hpeofal Dtspatch to The CHICAGO Tribune.
TERnE HAurE, Ind, Juno 27.-At the Ropub-
lcan County Convention to-day tho State plat
form was indoraod, in1ation, Grant, Morton, and
all. Tho Democratic nominee for Criminal
Judge was indorscd. Another foa turo OF tho
Convention vas tho d!Bplacing OF Postmaster
Fllbr'ok An anti-Intemperanoo German, from
tho Craftsmanship Of the County Committoo, and
the. substituting in hts place Of ]. Houk, q oru-
sadlnE American.
8COTT COUNTY, H.
Special D,sputeh to The Chtcado Tribune.
DAvEHronT. Ia, June fla ttlc gathering
Of little mon to tic little number of corporaia
guard gathered this forouoon 1n an upper room
Of the Auditors building In this cl.y. Tho
can party Of this county the object being TO se-
loot dolc9ntcB to the etato Convention, which
neots ut Das Moines july l. The oloyen pres
ont made d gout'eman from Liberty Township.
tormau. Of this city, socrotary. Tho foi1ovieg t;
delogatos woro aeleotod. u. rgtter. ]. ". Nc
Cauhland, L. 8. Davies, G. II. Boyd ". ". Da-
via, George Cable. J. ". Groen, L. +. Dash, aud
Julius schutt. Altor "hich the Convention ad-
journed.
BOONE COUNT, II.
'Speeial Dispatch 10 1he Chicago Tribune.
BOONE, 1a., Juno 27.-Thc Republican County
Convention to nominate delogntes to the State
bold Ia Boonesboro this afternoon. The oon-
tpst WAS on tho question OF ronotninattug Orr to
represent tho Ninth Iowa District for . third
term. There WIS but little interest manifested
in tho dolegatoB for the State and judicial Con-
yentious. but : hot fight was mado by Tho ftieuds
of Orr, hcadod BY THO various postmaaters Of the
county, aud assatod by tho Collector Of this
District. ono Of tto Door4eepers Of tho
House Of Representatives at Washington, and
all the othor hangers-ou to Fedeial
patronage that could be ularBhalod in. Orr had
rsturned from Washington in time to ho at home
for thia fight, for it has been considered that II
lie could not carry Boone County, Lis home, his
chances for tho nomination we're Hllm. Tho nd
horonta Of Judge Chase, OF Wobstor City, had
thoroughly canynsBod tho county, aud, It Ia
oIaitued by 0sr'H frionus packed tho Convention,
having o majority OF noarly two to ono. The
Cllnse met piaycd their atrongest card in bitter
denunclatl0n OF tho galary-grab, and a htinglng
rebuke was administered to Orr by reading and
adopting that portion Of the Iowa Republican
platform OF last ynar, condnnlning not only those
members Of Congress that voted for, but also
.shoso that took the grab without voting for 1t.
After tho passing Of this resolution, thirteen
delegates wo1o elootod to the Congressional Con-
venton. the vote boing 21 for Uhaae to Is for
Orr. The Orr men have not givon up hopes for
his nomination. as he earned Webster aud ono
or kwo other counties, and 1t IL possible that ho
may carry 8torey County. Whilo the Chaso men
arc mitch clnted at their nuccess In Boone Coun-
IT, they are atl anxious, for It Ia doubtful II ho
can Becure the nomination, Sinca Orr has boon
defeated hsro, 1t IL generally thought that Judge
Oliver, Of Monona County, In tho coming man.