The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-06-18
POLITICAL POINTS.

Most of the delegates to the Cincinnati
Convention elected by the Democrats of
Tennessee express personal preferences for
Bayard Thurman, Seymour, or Field, but will
vote for the man who, on consultation, seems
most likely to win at the polls
The Michigan Democratic State Con-
vention met at Saginaw on the Sth inst, and Sc
lected an anti-Tilden set ofdelegates Cincinnati
Don NJ. Dickinson, of Detroit o. NJ. Barnes of
Lansing Col. L E. Messmore, of Grand Rapids,
and DR.. Foster Pratt of Kalamazoo, were the
delegates-at-large A resolution sustaining the
two-thirds rule was adopted. Hon. o. NJ
Barnes called the convention to order, and
nominated Hon. O'Brien J. Atkinson as
temporary Chairman and John NJ. Bulklev. w.
M. Noble, and George G. Stewart as Secre-
taries. These gentlemen were afterward con-
tinued as permanent officers Of the convention.
The Rhode Island Legislature has re-
elected Gen. A. Z. Burnside to the United
States Senate
Democratic State Conventions were
held in Indiana, Maryland and Georgia on the
9th of June The Indiana Convention was
presided over by ex-Gov. Hendricks. Franklin
Landers was named for Governor, Isaac
=. Gray for Lieutenant Governor John Il.
Scott for Judge of the Supreme Court,
Gabriel Schmuck for Clerk of the Supreme
Court, and A. C. Gordwin for Superintendent
of Public Instruction. The delegates to Cincin-
natl were instructed for Thomas A. Hendricks.
The Maryland Convention Endorsed Senator
Bayard, but the delegates were not instructed.
The Georgia Convention appointed delegates to
Cincinnati favorable to the nomination of JUS
tlce Field.
The Illinois Democratic Convention
met at Springfield, June 10, and nominated
Lyman Trumbull for Governor Lewis b. Par
sons of Clay for Lieutenant Governor: John
II. Oberiy, of Alexander, for Secretary of
State Louis C. Starkel, of st. Clair, for Audi
tor; Thomas Butterworth, of Wlnnnbago, for
Treasurer and Laurence Harmon, of Peoria,
for Attorney General. Nearly all the candidates
were selected by reclamation. A resolution in
structing the delegates to Cincinnati to vote
for Seymour was received with great applause,
but, after debate, it was referred to the Com
mittee on Resolutions, where it was suppressed.
The delegates are said TO be divided between
Seymour and David Davis. They were in
structed to vote az unit at Cincinnati.
The National Greenback- Labor party
met in National Convention at Chicago on
Wednesday, June 8. Congressman De La
Matyr, of Indiana, was made temporary pre-
siding officer, and Richard Travelleck. of
Michigan was elected permanent Chair
man, with Vice President from
each State The convention was in session
during the 9Th and 10th, and throughout the
entire night of the 10th. adjournng at 6
o'clock on the morning of the 18th. Congress-
man j. b. Weaver, of Iowa. was nominated for
President on the first ballot, which resulted as
follows: Whole number of votes cast. 716
necessary to choice, 359 Weaver. 400 Wright
81 Butler, 80; Chase, 101 Allis, H. Gen. b.
J. Chambers, of Texas, was nominated for Vice
President on the first ballot
Senator Don Cameron says Gen.
Grants defeat, at Chicago, was owing to coward
ice on the part of some of his supporters.