The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-05-07
POLITICAL CONVENTIONS.
Some Spirited Contests In
States.
TENNESSEE.

Grant men as delegates to Chicago,
provoked bitter discussion, and WAS
inally referred to the committee on
without action. A plat
iorm was unanimously adopted
reaffirming adherence to the primer
plies of the national republican party
and declaring for the strict main
tenance Of state credit, while willing
to accept thankfully any voluntary
reduction in favor of the state by
creditors, ard charging the demo
cratic party with the intention to
the state debt. The plat !
form iavors free common schools and |
opposes convict labor.
The convention then proceeded to
the nomination OF candidates for
governor.
Alvins Hawkins. OF Carroll, was
nominated for governor after six
ballots.
Nashville, 6 - General George
Mawry and A. a. Taylor were chostn
electors for the state AZ large. The
delegates to the Chicago convent ton
are requested to recommend for the
nomination for vice-president of the
United States. Hon. Horace May
nard. Delegates to Chicago from the
state at large are L. G. Houck, J. NJ.
Shornbury, II. Il. Harrison and
David MUM. The convention, at 8
p.m., adjourned.
OHIO,
Columbus, o 6.-The democratic
state convention assembled at COM
stock Opera House at II o'clock. II
was called 20 order by John G Tbomp-
son, chairman of the state central
committee. Frank Hurd. Of Toledo,
was chosen temporary chairman,
whose reference to Thurman, in a
short speech, was greeted with hearty
applause. Districts then proceeded
to the election of delegates aud alter
mates to the Cincinnati convention,
John 9. Thompson being chosen q
delegate by the Twelfth District.
Alter appointing committees .he cor
vention tCok recess.
The platform, adopted without dis
cussiOp, instructed the delegates at
large, and requested the state district
delegates to Cincinnati TO present the
name of Allen g. Thurman as caadi-
date for president OF the United States.
and to use all possible means to secure
his NOMINATION, ana instructed the
delegation to vote ss a unit and 70.
commended toe adoption of the two
thirds rule in the nomination Of car
dldates. The delegates at large chosen
sre-J. II. Wade, James B. Stead.
man. JOAN McSweeney and Gurbin
Ward. Messrs. A V. Rice, Thomas
z. Powell, Charles Hill and A. K.
| VanCleel were chosen slterBates.
The convention was very quiet a1d
orderly one.
at a meeting of the democratic
state central committee Tonight, the
Goth Of July was fixed as the day, an
Cleveland as the place for holding thr
convention to nominate slsts ticket.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Concord, 6.-The attendance az The
Irspublicat state convention was uu-
usually large. Blaine and anti
Blaine tickets for delegates to ChicGgo
we're distributed as delegates entered
General Stevens was chosen tempe
rary chairman, aud the usual com
mlitees were appointed. A mott IN
to 90 into the election of delegates TO
the national convention, brought cat
William E. Chandler. who lavoru1
Blaine, ana ex-senator Patterson.
who said he vas for that man VII
will unite the party to secure victory
whether Blaine, Sherman, Edmund.
or Washbuine He did not INCLUDE
Grant as be did not favor third term.
The report Of the committee on feso-
lutions affirmed devotion to the car
dinal principles OF. the party, favored
gold standard for currency, Tree
and untrammelied ballot, highiy
eulogizsd ] I'm Sherman for his con
duct OF tue finances. and wished Gen
Graut a fine afternoon to Ms most
remarkable life. free ircD strife ard
bsppy Ia the respect and afiaali0n Of
a grateful country, whose uuity ne
did so much to preserve. While
iayOring the nomination of Blaine,
the convention refused to TANNER
delegates with instructions. Resou-
tions asking i0r change in the basis
OF delegates to the national CONVEX
ton, to conform hereafter to the ac-
tual republican vote cast in the sat .,
were adopted.
The%allot for delegates resulted 10
the choice CT the 70 Losing Blaine
ticket: David II. Bufuin, Benz. F.
Prescott, VIM. f Cnsndler and Reed
Durkee; alternates. B,nj A. KIM
ball, John II. BrJughton, james A
Wood and Augustus a. Woo'son.
NEW JEHsEY.
Trenton, n. J 6.-Tbe repu blicsn
state convention was Temporarily o.
ganized with William 4. Stiles in the
chair, and referred. under the rule, = |
resolution naming Blaine as choice
Of the Convention. Nominations flrI
delegates to Chicago we're then male
sBd the convention took recess.
Upon Teassembling, Thomas 4.
Dudley was made permancut presi-
dent. a resolution iayoring E B
for president was referred
10 the committee on resolutions. A
series of resolutions were then re
ported by the committee, ending by
1ledging that the convention will
cordially support the nominee of the
Chicago convention. The ElloWing .
we're elected Gelegates-At-iaIge: VIM.
7. See, Geo. il. Hslsey, Wa. w.
Phelps and Judsan Fitzpatrick.
Altsrnstes- large: Y. K. Pangburn,
jharle1 II. Thebarih, G4rIet: A. J
Hobart and J. l. Blair. Adjourned.
MARYLAND.
Frederick, Md, 6.-Henry Stock
ridge. chairman OF the state central
called the republican state
invention 10 order. lie recognized
'rant delegates from Baltimore
)ounty and the Second Legislative
district of the city. The contestants
against this action and ap-
ealed from the chairman to the
ouse. Confusion followed. and be
1re the question was settled, II. Clay
7ss chosen temporary chairman. a
ommittee on credentials was APP
einted, and the convention took
ecess.
Atthis hour, 1880 p. NJ, the com.
littee on credentials is net ready to
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