Morning journal and courier., 1880-05-13

NAN nANO1soo, may 1z.-Ine NeVada he- publican State convention met yesterday in
 Austin and adopted the following resolutions:
 aest ueanon. nn oos S M Blaine is the 1 tne Ssate Of Nevada for Presidential candidate:
 the votes of the delegates the State of Nevada
 the National convention should be cast in favor of
 Resolved, That delegates from the State Of Nevada
 to the National convention be, ana they are hereby
 instructed to vote unit in the National conven-
 tion also to all honorable means in their power
 to secure the nomination Of and to their vote as
 unt Tor James e. Blaine long his name shall be
 peIore the convention candidate for nomination
 The following are the delegates elected rom Nevada to the Chicago convention E.
 Strother of Storey county; W. W. Bishop,
 or Eureka county; 0. o. Stevenson, of Storey
 M D. Foley, of Eureka county The con- ventlon was harmonious throughout. politicians at the Fifth Avenue Hotel Sheridan Says Grant Means to Win. NEW YORK, May 12.-Among the callers on
 Bisine at the Fifth Avenue Hotel to day was William B. Chandler. A reporter accosted 1 him, hoping he might explain the true in wardness of Blaine's mission to New York. He said: 'Tve got nothing at all to say about Blaine or about the political situation. Every | body knows just where.I stand I'm for Blaine first, last and always. He is going to be the choice of the Chicago convention, aud nothing on earth will prevent it. Grant and his friends, we know, are working hard and will leave no stone unturnsd to accomplish their designs, but they won't succeed, see if they do.''
 At this juncture 8 gentleman who had just left General Phil. Sheridan ac- | costed an acquaintance in the hallway. What do you think little Phil thinks of the outlook" he said. 'sGive it up." 'He just told me he had seen the old man in tighter place than he now is in and bottom dollar he'd pull through this time This is official Grant means fight and won't give in until the last man falls
 During the morning Secretary Sherman held an impromptu levee Towards noon Mr. Macveagh was seen in the hotel His pres ence, together with that of Senator Cameron, | in the city at this time, creates no 1 little gossip. Among the rumors in circula- | tion was one to the effect that he came over | to confer with the Grant leaders in reference 1 to the threatened belt of delegates. Ex Gov ernor Jewell of Connecticut, ex-Goyernor Rice of Massachusetts and ex-Governor Howard of Rhode Island also are guests at | the Fifth Avenue Hotel, where g conference
 between them was held this morning. West Virginia Republicans-The Dele. gates Instructed for Blaine. WHEELING, W. Va, May 12.-The Repub- lican State convention met this morning. About two hundred delegates were in attend ance. All the counties were represented Ex-Governor Stevenson was elected temporary chairman The usual committees were ap- pointed and recess taken.
 The convention reassembled at 2:3O o'clock. The State Central Committee rendered their resignation, on which action was postponed
 The report of the committee on credentials .howed about 200 delegates present, with five counties unrepresented. Hon. Chester B. Hubbard was made permanent chairman and addressed the convention briefly. The men, ton of Blaine's name awakened considerable enthusiasm. The committee on resolutions reported, pledging anew the support of the Republicans of the, State to | the principles of the party, affirm ing this to be nation and not confederacy of States, favoring an interchangeable cur rency of gold, silver and paper. dollar for dol lar, in favor of avowed protective tariff, endorsing the administration of President Hayes, and closing with 8 resolution instruct ing the delegates-at-large to vote for Blaine This last resolution awakened great opposi- tion and was bitterly opposed, and substi- tute to this resolution was offered that all the delegates be instructed. This caused heated discussion, the Blaine men being uncompro- missing in their determination to enforce the unit rule. The Sherman and Grant men per- sisted in their right to representation. The convention was warned to beware of the fate n nir nvl kh. ceedings were almost brought to a standstill by the confusion. The substitute was finally adopted, followed by the adoption of the reso- lutions as whole. The incidental mention of Grants name was received with cheers. Pending the election of delegates to Chicago at o'clock the convention took a recess till 7:3O p. m.
 The convention reassembled at o'clock in the court house. The namesof the nominees for delegates to Chicago were announced by the chairman of each Congressional district and were acted upon separately. Six Blaine delegates from the first two districts and alter mates were nominated and elected without op- position. Sherman men representing 4O7 votes in the Third district nominated three delegates. The minority report from the Third district nominated three Blaine men, motion to adopt the minority report pre- oipitated 8 heated discussion, in which the delegates from the Third district threatened, if the minority report was accepted the Third district would send delegates to Chicago in spite of the convention At 9:3O, after an hour and 8 halfs warfare of worlds the previous question was demanded and the minority report elscting Blaine dele gates from the Third district was adopted by over two-thirds of the total vote The next hour was occupied in fighting over the cleo ton of delegates at large, with the principal contest between 0. P. Keys, a colored man, and A. W. Campbell, of the Wheeling Intel tha laff yuin hu Keys was elected an alternate. After arrang. ing for the selection of new State Commit tee and appointing special campaign con- mittee, tho convention adjourned shortly be- fore 12 p. m.
 FavOrfte Candidate-The Delegates
 Requested to Work for His NOmfnn-
 tiOn.
 DETROIT, May 12-The Republican con yention met here to-day and was very fully attended. G. P. Allen, of Ypsilanti, WAS elect ed temporary chairman, the usual committees were appointed and recess was taken.
 The caucuses of various Congressional dis tricts selected delegates to the Chicago con- vention. There is, with a probable exception of two, Blaine delegation, and the fight will be as to whether they shall be instructed or not. Eugene Hale, of Maine, who is in town, was invited to address the convention this afternoon.
 On reassembling the convention organized by choosing the temporary officers to serve as permanent officers of the convention. The reports of the regular committees were made and received without opposi- tion. Resolutions were read by Professor Moses Colt Tyler, of Ann Arbor University. They contained eulogy of the late Zach. Chandler. The third clause was as follows
 The choice of the Republicans of Michigan for the Republican nominee for President is J. G. Blaine. -lApplause1 And we request delegates to all honest means to secure his election.
 The name of Senator Ferry was recom- mended for presentation to the convention as candidateYfor Vice President. An anti-third term resolution was voted down. James F. Jay, Congressman D. Oongsr, Perry Hannah and E. 0. Watkins were elected delegates-at- large; and W. 4. Garrett, Joel Carpenter, " P. Collier and W. R. Burt altsrnates- The convention resolved to raise funds to pay $100 for portrait of Senator Chandler and to do- nate the balance to the widows and orphans of tbe life saving crew lost in xha Lake Huron.