Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-05-07
Republican state Conventions.
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DELAWARE.
DovEn. May THE Republican State
Convention was organized yesterday
with I. N. Mills as President.
The report Of the Committee on Reso-
l%utions. adopted without dissent. do.
clared the convention to be In entire
accord with the principles Of the national
Republican party; pledged its undivided
support to the nominee OF the National
Convention, while investing the dele
gates to Chicago with full liberty to fol.
low the individual n Of right. A
resolution reminded them that the can.
didate should bs selected with greater
regard to the preference Of the States
upon which he must rely for success
than the inclinations Of those from
which Electoral votes can scarcely be
hoped.
The delegates will probably vote for
Blaine.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
CoSconp, May THE attendance at
the Republican State Convention was
unusually large. While favoring tho
nomination OF Blaine. the convention
refused to trammel the delegates with
instructions. Resolutions were adopted
asking for . change In the basis OF dele.
gates to the National Convention to con.
form hereafter to the actual Republican
vote cast In the State.
TENNESSEE.
NASHVILLE. May THE Republican
Convention closed Its labors yesterday.
A resolution urging the selection Of
only Grant men ii delegates to Chicago
provoked Q bitter discussion, and was
finally referred to the Committee on
Resolutions without action.
The platform favors free common
schools and opposes convict labor.
The Convention then proceeded to the
nomination OF . candidate for Governor.
General George Maury and A. A. Tay.
lor were chosen electors for the State ct
large on the Presidential ticket.
Delegates to the Chicago Convention
we're requested to recommend for nomi.
for Vice President OF the Unitsd
States Hon. Horace Maynard.
IL JERSEY.
TRENTON, May THE Republican
State Convention organized yesterday.
with William A. Stiles in the chair. and
referred. under the rule. . resolution
naming Blaine a. the choice Of the con.
vsntion. Nominations for delegates to
Chicago were then made, and the con-
v~ention took recess.
Upon ressssmbling. Thomas a.. Dud-
ley was made permanent President.
A resolution favoring E. B. WASH
burne for President was referred TO the
on Resolutions.
A series Of resolutions was then
reported BY the committee, ending BY
pledQinR that the convention will cor.
daily support the nominee OF the Chi.
cago Convention.
FREDERICK, May 7..Henry Stock.
Chairman Of the State Central
called the Republican State
10 order yesterday. He
the Grant delegates from Bal
timore county and the Second Legisla-
tive District Of the city. The contest
ants protested against this action and
appealed from the Chairman to the con-
At ll:3o p. n. the Committee on Gre
and Permanent Organization
reported. The temporary officers were
made permanent and both delegations
from the contsstins districts we're I'd.
each to be entitled TO half q dis.
trict vote.
A resolution. that In obsdisncs 10 the
overwhelming sentiment Of the Republi.
cans Of this State in favor OF Hon. J.
g. Blaine. the delegates 10 Chicago b
requested to use all honorable means to
secure his nomination for President was
.deptsd-ysas 80, nays II.