Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-04-02
POLITICAL.


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Blaine At the evening session the temporary
organization was retained. There were ma
joritv and minority reports from the commit
tee on order of business. The majority
report favored the election Of ten delegates
and ten alternates.
The minority report favored the election Of
four delegates and four alternates At large
Amer several motions, the ruling Of the chair
being invariably against the Grantmen, the
majority report vas adopted by ls4 10 $50.
point Of order was raised that the conven-
tivn had no authority to elect the whole dele
CATION under the call of the National repub-
lican committee. Mr.. Wright announced
that the second district proposed to send its
own delegates to Chicago, and would not SUBJ
NIT to the election Of their delegates BY the
convention.
A resolution nominating the following IS
electors vas adopted, the Grant men refrain
ing from voting: John Schilling, w. A.
Pepper. James ID. Snoddy, r. W. p. Meese
and H. Richie.
The resolutions adopted declare that no,
one who wavered in his fealty to the union is
. safe counsellor in the affairs Of the nation.
That under the name Of democracy men who
have striven by rebellion TO destroy the ma
ton, are now endeavoring to seize the gov
eminent by force and fraud That we are q
nation, and the mission Of the republican
party is not complete until every citizen is
secure in all his constitutional rights. That
the government should extend such protec-
ton to the colored people of the south rs
shall remove the necessity of migration.
That the coming political contest will be be-
tween those who desire the perpetuity of the
union and those who favor violence, anarchy
and destruction of the republic. And finally.
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the republicans of Kansas: that We recognize
in him statesman worthy to lead the repub-
lican party to victory: that he is the choice
of the republicans Of Kansas for President,
and that we pledge him our united support.
The convention adjourned at 100 o'clock
Thursday morning. The delegates from the
second and third districts met and elected
Grant delegates to Chicago, who will claim
seats in the National convention.
Democratic Convention.
CoLuNBus, Neb., April /. The democrat
ic State convention met last evening. G. S.
Miller made an address urging the sinking of
personal feeling for the good of the party,
and advocated sending delegation to the
National convention uninstructed.
The convention adjourned after adopting
platform, at 1890 this morning. 1t was evil
dent the Tilden men largely predominated.
This was confirmed by the delegates chosen
TO the National convention this morning.
The list is headed by DR.. Miller, editor ofthe
Omaha Herald, and member of the National
democratic committee, who made a strong
fight for Tilden in '76. No instructions were
given. All ended tremendously.
OMAHA, Neb., April l. The motion to sus-
tain the two-thirds rule in the democratic
National convention was adopted. The COM
mittee on resolutions presented a report adj
vocating harmony and low tariff; denounc-
ing the action of the electoral commission and
pledging the democrats of Nebraska to right
those wrongs as far as possible and punish
the wrong doors.
Blaine Delegates.
DEL MONIES, la. April l. The l07 delegates
making up Polk county convention are all in
structed for Blaine. In II of 81 precincts,
the vote for Blaine was unanimous.
ALBA, Ia. April l. The republicans chose
Blaine delegates to the State convention.
xLvI CONGRESS - FIRST SESSION.
Senate.
WASHINGTON. April l.
The report on the subject of assessments
for political purposes, was ordered printed.
Bill to establish semi monthly steamship
mail service between the States of the Missis-
sippi valley and Brazil, went over.
Bill for relief Of Mr.. Defrees, the public
printer, was placed on the calendar.
A resolution appointing special commit
tee to examine into the condition, manage
ment, discipline and financial management
Of the soldiers home in the District of Co.
lumbia, went over, on objections.
Bill appropriating $4,000 for preparation
&c c.- 10 -, uutn fnv no hasa Of a
statute to Admiral Dupont, was passed.
The Senate resumed the immediate def
cheney bill, the question being on its final
passage.
Mr.. Edmunds made a speech against the
clause providing for pay of special deputy
marshals and for their appointment by
the L. S. circuit courts when in session and
BY the district courts when the circuit court
is not in session, with the provision also that
one be appointed from each political party.
After reviewing the action of congress at
the extra session, in the matter Of appropria-
tons for pay of marshals, he said: After
congress has been in session four months, we
at last reach what is called deficiency bill
to pay the marshals the sums they have ad-
vanced to carry on the government, and the
condition on which we are only now willing
to pay this past due debt, which to the shame
must have a further attempt at paralysis or
emasculation of the election laws. In rela-
ton to the appointment of marshals by the
courts, he said the marshals were executive
officers and were properly appointed by the
executive department. To have them ap-
pointed by the judicial department was to vio-
late the principles of independence between
separate departments Of the government. He
was opposed to arraying political partisans
before court and compelling the courts to
devote their time to choosing partisans to
carry out the laws.
This measure was palpably mere. tempo
rary party expedient. Deputies now ap-
pointed, are responsible to the marshal, and
he controls them. These officers pro-
posed to be appointed by the courts, would
not be deputy mafshals, and would not be
controlled by marshals. This was another
skillful attempt to weaken the laws. These
partisan officers would be independent of any
executive control. Nobody but courts could
remove them, consequently if the court ad.
| journed before the election was over, they
would remain in Office until court convened
again.
| He saw in the provision Of allowing the
district courts to appoint when circuit courts