, 1880-04-11


Special Dispateh to Tic Chicago Tribune
Iowa CrTY, H., Ap;il 1o.-The Republican
County Convention was held here to-day 1ol
the selection of delegates to the State Con
yention at Dcs Moines next Wednesday, the
| 18th inst The delegation is as follows: Sen
/ ator J.. c. Shrader, Ezekiel Clark, ]. H G..
| Wilson, John Dilabus!l, i. " Leonard,
Thomas Hughes, L. E. Cha1nbe1lin, WelEer
Given, C.. II. Holton, J. E. Stewart, Milton
Rnnby, 4. J. Miller, and Isaac Myers a
ballot of Convention resulted thus: Blaine,
6S; Grant, 10; Washburne, 3. 4 resolution
| was adopted in favor of Blaine's nomination,
! though no instructions were given.
THESE, TOO, FOR BLAINE.
| Special Dispatch to Ihe Chicago Tribune.
CEDAR RAPIDS, Ia, April 10.-At the Lynn
County Republican Convention, held at
Marion today the following delegates to the
State Convention were chosen: The Hon.
Henry Rieke1, F. Jupton, ". W. Higlen,
George Bever, ]. G. Brochsmit, the Hon. R.
D. Stephens, St, Clair Smith, o. T. McAfee,
8. +. Mentzer, Fl. Rood, S. Banman, ". L.
Davis. G. L. Durno, the Hon. William Ure,
George Buchanan, F.. B. Keptart, William
4 livalv time ensued ii the attempt to in
st:u,- tile delegation for Grant. The resolution
instructing for Blaine was carried By OF
As to o1. Several speeches were Hade py
Blaine men, and, while they honored Gen.
nent place in tha hearts Of the American
people, and they wanted him to keep it, and
another consideration was that Blaine would
develop more strength ut the polls.
FOE GRANT.
;. MuscArME, a., April 1o.The Repnb~
elected a solid Grant delegation to Des
Moincs, instructed to carry out the wishes of
the ConyenrlOn, wt7Ictl~ veto expressed Ill
resolutions calling for Grants nomination at
Chicago.
BUT THESE ARE FOB BLAINE.
County Republican Convention, held in this
city to-day, chose Blaine delegates. seven.
teen in number, to the State Convention, and
passed resolution instricting for Blaine.
Cedar County, in this Congressional dis
trict also to-day chose full Blaine delega-
ton, and instructed for Blaine.
information received from other counties
of the Second Congressional District make
it certain that Blaine will have a majority Of
the delegates Of the district
sIx-sEvESTHs TOR BLAINE.
DEs Mo1SEs, Ia. April 1o:-some sixty
in Iowa today; tnirty-nine having beC1 held
previously. OF the ninety-ni1le counties in
the State the Stuc Register has up to this
hour l1 F. P NJ t'efnit returns n from seventy
these seyenty-six counties tiffy-nine elect
solid Blaine delegations to the State Con-
yention, and more than three-fourths Of the
counties Instruct for an instructed Blaine |
delegation to Chicago Screen counties
Crawford, Decatur, Des AEoines, jackson,
Mnscatine, Osceola: and Pottawattamie-send
solid Grant delegations. Nine counties send |
mixed delegations. The delegates elected by !
the seyentysix counties to the State Con- |
vention foot up as follows: For Blaine, Coz; |
for Grant, Ito: for Sherman, l. The Regis- |
ter estimates thnt the remaining twenty-three !
counties will elect delegates in about the |
same proportion as those which have re-
posed OF $50 delegates.
:. Sioux C1TY, a., April 10:--The Repub-
lican Conventions OF Sioux, Plymouth, and |
Calhoun Counties to-day Instructed their
delegates to the State Convention for James
6. Blaine.
FoRTY-FoTR TO EIGHT.
Sioux C1Ty, a., April 10.-Monono County
Eo-day selected strong Blaine delegation,
headed by J. D. Ainsworth, editor Of the
onawa Gazette The following resolution
was proposed:
,Reso1red, That the delegates who, may be
:hosen at this Convention be instructed TO- use
III honorable means to secure Iowas twenty
wo votes for Blaine, Of Maine, who is our first
hofce for the Republican nomination for Presi-
lent. |
a motion to strike out Blaine and insert
rant failed on q vote Of Il to 8. The resolu-
lon was then adopted by acclamation.
SOMEWHAT DIVIDED.
1ects Grant and s Blaine delegates; Hepry
,ounty Blaine, Grant, and / Washburne |
elegates; Jefferson County divided between
!rant Blaine, Sherman, Edmunds, and