Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-05-12
POLITICAL.
Illinois Republicans,

BosroN, Mass, May IL. A special to tn,
Traveller from Washington saws the Blain,
men are jubilant over the result of the Cool
county convention at Chicago, yesterday, ant
| say they have effectuallv destroyed Grants
chance of getting a solid convention from Hi
nois. They say further that they have beat
en- Senator Logan on his own ground, and
turned Chicago into a hostile Grant camp.
CHICAGO. H., May IL. Ats meeting OF
Blaine and Washburne delegates from Cook
county this afternoon, it was unanimously
resolved that they would go to the Spring
| field convention as unit and all go in or
none.
| The eleventh district republican convention
sends Edmunds delegates to Chicago.
-Four Grant delegates OTTO Springfield from
Marshall county, and Grant, 2 Washburne
and Blaine from Madison county.
Tribune and Times specials agree in divid-
ing Marshall county delegation between Grant
and Blaine.
SrRlNcrrELp. ILL.,, May IL. The political
situation is absorbing all other topics here
and il is agreed by the most dispassionate OBJ
servers that the condition has no parallel ex-
cept in the great strife of 1850. 1t is believed
the republican State convention will seat the
Grant delegation from Cook county. and if
this should be done the opposition will bolt,
so that bolt is Inevitable in any aspect of
the case.
Nevada Republicans.
AUSTIN. New. MAY II. The republican
State convention to-day instructed delegates
TO cast their votes for Blaine.
Michigan Republicans.
DETROIT, Mich, May IL. Hotels are full
of delegates to the republican convention to-
morrow. The sentiment is so pronounced in
favor of Blaine that the contest is not espec-
tally active on presidential candidates.
West Virginia Republicans.
WHEELING, W. Va, Mey IL. The repub-
lican State convention to elect delegates Ia
the National republican convention, meets
tomorrow. The best information obtaina-
BILE tonight indicates that the delegation to
Chicago will be divided between Blaine and
Sherman. with preponderance in favor of
Blaine.
Greenback Convention.
WORCESTER, Mass, MAY IL. The green
back labor State convention was called to or
der at II o'clock. T.. Moody Boynton was
made permanent president. with Il long list of
other officers. Boynton on taking the chair,
made a speech denouncing the money power,
etc. illusions to Butler and David Davis
were received with uproarious applause.
The platform demands that only the gener-
al government shall have power to issue the
money of the country, and that Congress
shall regulate the value and volume thereof;
demands payment of the bonded debt III le-
gal tender notes. as it becomes due, and
protests against retunding: declares that Civ
ing of credit to National banks to be loaned
back to the people is an idiotc swindle con-
dennis the republican party for refusing to
enforce its own eight-hour law; declares
public lands should be reserved for settlers
demands economy in public affairs, and that
soldiers should have the preference over
other government creditors; declares for a
free free aud unrestricted suffrage. Recess.
Anti.Third.Tcrm.
ST. LoUIs, Mo-, May II. +. c. Hubbard
of Kentucky, Bluford Wilson of Illinois, II.
4. Hill of Indiana, and John Carter of Mas
sachnsetts, compose the committee to pre-
sent the resolutions of the -anti-thrd-term
convention to the Chicago convention.