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MISSISSIPPI,

BLAINE, CHANT AND siiEEMAN; M
JACKSON, MISE, Alay O.-lNe Repuhl1cnn
State Convention adjourned this morning Mt
. o,ctock. The Delegates arc uniustructed.
r. ia ,,,n,oraino,l That t,,ofr nrefnro,,ccs aro
~ - "nuolo'oo" I'''. . NJ ~, n.. ~.
siS 1of ohefman' n'c LOT ola''e' ao'' i've lor
Grant; ,anso,, nr,zs tv,, ,1omnh,., ,r,ve-
rtn Jo1o1nt,o,; n fho National nenuh,Icnn
NV uelGsa''on ~ tae .a .,spuuS' .',N,.
Convchllo1l, e4eeIcu III u 41te nout MsI ulsut,
stands ten for Shcrinar, alid tho remaining
six about equally divided between Graltt and
blaine.
a,,nr, cr =. ,,,eo,ea,rr,-.roxv rur nv,
9oro Mnrn.nv a. anr rn1cr41sn rms r1,Et nAI.
LOT. ...,,,.. ,,n.., ,,..,,, ,a-us
~ &y,ef'o%,s1e % E@sssS u M:NN1h!. N1t.s X;T5n
ihe last Legislature VI aAAsSiss'ppl enac'oo
rs !4'IeMs,; .ovr,,to, ~ ar,r,o1 ,vt,,,
uM'u ,'E;s s"lt uo ~ 1os ~ ~ tto, ,,
gta k, WI, Mtt hoa aoc G,,o en ~, ,,5ni
mn u. ~ ..uii M nr uc'' stu, w ln
Wnto wv ~ e%s Sa,,a G,f tSc aTy y ai n t,s na
"u f"nrtI, fI4 Inniea wide witnmt nny tlSVtco "r
d!singaishca tfom M ao.iep; ; eSGgpt tip eMe woras
Ut ne Head a. Of o tlcket nt this sins h0s
pronlDlt tia eIabMle, EoileG,t!on' VI .ssit,t ~,
ot any nntltc " pcneliaki iaitat % ,rp iK mpp,l % o
ee ~ o gilu! WI ~ .'Tnct ~ ~ atna ~.
tnat ne5Gan aesc1'oea sh"'' "o' oo 'ece'Sc" of
coMntn. n.Ie IT,. o. .,.uo ham, .,,nn,J ,,-,,r,,
1s Mcs "Tst H. 'He ~ net "ep ronasct ~ hHvas
aeGla OF y Dei0tet mps at w. nnG GMo oi nte
ocst reporters y, Mo ot1ao constantly s ~ III a,, a.,
tent,Nhco ny JneksM. e,,Ife si,af wo nnVs ssen Il
tile lay We 0eatFa n, 70 Ply t!,hs W cgnsiuhs ~ "
ono Of tho most !ll'sdvlsen, hna injurious iaws
usci p'nosi.. otem ~ yn,i1. ii a ossi, "
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Win ,e H. tGn es y ss sS1xss.
nsao @ W 5e5' na dSesic" 81 % ,sc
nomination now urged upon tho country aiso II,
tint e would ss1,t%tS{ Id "nssrt's ,SfneX %
nwcari m % ctfort f,r tho true reform of the eiyi!
ecryicn; TINT reform. fearless and th1roe,gn. W.
teclaro e l,e yital to tho welfaro anu satosy OF
'''f F,Ntrtt-That al Republicans wo cannot be
.herS nartr W;nnat o.ee @ tho q
Hifi-That 4 Nattonnt Committed of 100 DO
inn,inn If Gon. Grant. TO 1ncet in tho CITY ot
New York. at Tho call os tho Chairman Of this
tSoy sha ihen @ co n IT, n SsSn se sp
mid purposo Of these resolutions. tho said Com.
mes "a ns fSeefca at II earest
'rhe resolutions were adopted without !le-
bate, the apparent sense If tho Convention
being TINT they expressed nll there vas 70 10
said IN the subject, nntt Nxrrcsscd II well.
Tho following Committee was appointed
sErNor THE NATIONAL. COMMITTEE
Of 100, provided for in the foregoing resoltt::
tons: Ilcicn Eaton, Emil Protor!ous, and
iienry Hitchcock, Of Missouri; E. g; llnl,-
ear ot KSvntashy; v 'sr " Il Al!sIon q = Elk
Wood, ot .HsnMsX!vanta;. Y. Il: Jones, of
(}hlo; W. w, Williams, OF Minnesota; II; A.
lintI, of lntliana; Yinford WILSON. 0f ILL
ilQlH: n1lit j.. W. WnlGEluEes 01 AaeW ulh'
On motion, tho Cliairnau. WIS a,lthnriZGu
to appoint n committee of five to present the
foregoing resolutions to tho Chicago Con.
yent1uu Gen. Henderson announced thht
lie would nnme the committee at some other
After three cheers for the first aud third
tcr,ncrs,'' and three more for tho nblo anu
popular Chairman Of tho Convention, the
| body ndjourlea Site die.
A Snass.Ineeting was to have been held thlS
evening but rs tllost Of tile delegates were Ill
some Hurry to return TO their homes md rs
| the general. opinion WIS that tho Con.
| vcntlon Ind left the matter Just where
| II ought 10 stand, II was degiucu
| 10 'tlet well enoug|, alone" ntidnot hold any.
| 4 few Of the t1ceEntrs who remained over
went out to Gen. ltentlcrson's house md
spent tho evening eltntting over what they
| regarded ms n good days work.
The National Committee uf one hundred
has not yet been matte Tip. ltS nppolntmeht
Is Il matter deserving n Anod tlenl nf careful
consideration, md 1t will probably by 4 day
or two before nlf the members have been ST.
)ccteA and their names made known.
'rhe appointment OF tic Committee to pre-
sent tle resolutions to the Chicago Cnnven'
tIou will be similarly delayed. The iupor
tunt fact IL, though, that bnth Of these ncecs
sary Committees has. been provided Tor
md that the anti.thtrtl-termers, not contehl
with merely holding a Convention, propose
to keep themselves 1n the field. a'll to nlnk
themselves both heard and felt during the
coming campaign.
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'o.c l"hn W. W wy W r,,sts,".-s M,
eehtlhH ~! sHatle6 W HHtFphsl'''' o
drant' 6nermah' h'lo 1.un'unns ,.sa ,.H"
worked IKE nceVc1S u aes"to nase ue'o,
entes' ana hsla fn,a,cS WY a,,,.a ~" vs"SI I,,s
last night "'hl .h,s naotn.ns' .a.' ons
rs soon as t'ey sw t''vl. ~, 'yno mo,, m ,as,n,.,
loin one .nes Jo'1'eu .u1 .''"n"v ss.a a,,.,s
WHOSE icaoefs laa ~. w.. n..Sn.s ss :. ~
OF WorK mo tne pte,ln.,la.s snns"eo. ~ 20
70 N1l!lam =. Ch"nuie, u'". o'"o 1Mss s.1,.' Ir.s
Victory. an!t thls evening "o r,s WAs asa, ~ "a
cohBratulatcta on tho 'es"it* 1t.s epcoeN ~
1oro tho ConVeht'on WIS ktV1n Az w 'ss n.oss
earnest manner. anu MS clos'ns y WUlus '..a..o
many converts. Insy wele; - sTua wv
auty 10 t1l11ll INC p'eugcs ,I'ue W u'e Nv
publican party through nint aitor INC noxt
Presidential election, fought upon a radical
n,A'; i,,,, n'r;or" @ sT oftor his "ncttnm wlat Ia
WV pellv'nn W. 1s.,s.. .S ~ .,,n Wa,,,,,,.
promises oeiorc hls eectlon. ~ W. .ne lepmu
llcan pnrty does not thus take up ltB neelect-
ct d,,tv and dedicate Itself nncw to It's ul-
,,,rfnr,noL miss,nt. II viii din the tlcnth OF
~. ..a,,4 a a,sS t. ,,,,, .,sor," to doo,n.
u recie'll'1 tnts4 ~ WIZ o'o.o 10 liz,
TherctGre 4cclare inf eXtIo,,aIlG !s"nI.nl ;is
p5lsaptest 1ptssa to tha a 5n'nes s4aI' y. bane. % ''
Ile plntiorin u Me!l slnMent OK n ao-aisnt ahsar.
for IT'S getlerous praise OF oFaht aho o''et-
mnfl.
MOSTLY ihAiSE'
Coyconp, N. H., May U.-'rhe Blaine men
r .sn t,i, I."s ~ ."S Observation-Disclosures. Wtiinm
:, ,ao t"laumnb ~. - t,,,tr.,, !, nnrr"n
and Benjamin L. Prescott
Tho nntt-I}iuinc men arranged the follow
Ina t,cI,.t. 1sninfns AIlnms, 4. N. shaw.
t,,.o ~ r1s tt."so, ~ w,,r n,s chnr1rs : Amion'
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I ever saw or heard Of this corresnon,...
Indeed, the Inference Is very strong iroms" y:
lcters themselves that never It'll see un nv w :.
ecptth!e OF proof. I nm not AWARE aw'i ih.ss. Ms.
ehnvn been disqualified from having an ';is H.!
est In my contrnct .mado by or Wit, ,",ft' ,et
United States, II desire to .lo A. 49, art iae
deny your riRtlt to crlticiso my no 1 tloms,a s1,a
mn not accountable TO yoa fur The busE}S,.,!i !
c'nbnrk III, md you haye m right to tati'ss atisss
tempt to n ST yn exse yollrselft to ia sds u
Of Your argument + talorc col,lamp,i6iee ,Ss.s ,ps
Slr. Sherman Is not fit to he rresitlesnt' t'9s Ses
cause lie has had brot!ler-in-aw. am X. st'
argument sou address to m intellig igent NIX. st,s
lie. As yoi, believe In 1t you are certagn1es pgSe.
Intelligent enough to know TINT ynur rsadGty read.;y.
will not believe s,ich foollshncss, and ~
this reasnn you seek to show that an Sh.v,s vs
mans pntltlcnl agont. Thus to save yonr.e|i TsIi
from rfdtc,ile YOU resort to falsehond' tS.ss
cheap rctuge Of vulgar minds" '1as
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TENTON.
HE PREDICTS THAT BLAINE WILL w1v


Special Dispdech to The Chteapo Trthun..
NEW YoRK, May 6.-Ex-Goyernor md sa,.
ntor Reuben r. Fenton Is known 10 he r1, nns
Of the shrewdest Republican politician, ~
this State ard positive Sherman man. M
last fact does not fmpeac1i his far.siphtrd.
ness and shrowdness, nor Ills close knnwi
edge OF political current and opinion. Teis
for Sherman because he wants Sherman n
get ot nesansG he >. belSyes ;cs - Sherman can
@ 1in', III Nov YorE Whose opinion u'S upon 10 70
p1lt'cH ,at's sit.ation y y ,g wofth more tha1S
\ gentleman Informed. me to.niEh:: :
that Mr.. Fenton, WHO has ba. bsen.
satisfied TINT neither Grant nor Sherman esus can
win Mt Chicago, but TINT blaine, OF Wai1sa
viii. Iiu expressed that IN the conyersatnSn,
with, ,soIu, Intimate friends, rs his frm Con.
victlon, after Il full survey Of the field md tba
sentiments Of the people, He does nnt!6ejleyaa
In tho SUCCESS of thfrd-term candidate III
nny event, and yields the palm to Sfr. Blaine,
l'lils opinion certainly ca,,not bo criticised 4;
tho partial one Of a frlcnd, and Is entitled h
sufficient weight to make considerable Of i
''bOou" by Itself.
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DELAWARE.

DOVER Del, Nlay 6.-The Republican
State Convention organized at p. H., After
II prolonged struggle, organization was Of
fcctcd, with I. N. Mills rs Temporary presi-
dent, ..-..
It was not until hnlfpast o'clock that n
permanent organization was rcnchcl, tho
Convention having fought for four hours
over trivial motions md other matters OF
minor importance. The contenlng lelcEa-
tions were almost equally divided, tho vote
Mt one tlme on n test question being 90 to II.
Finally It was agreed to nppylnt commit
tees on credentials, permanent organization,
and resolutions. e..
A recess Of half mn hour was taken, and
upon reassembling the Convention received
tho several reports, and upon each there was
long and bitter discussion.
ORGANIZED.
The Convention wns finally organized per-
nanontly by the retention Of Mills rs Prest-
dent,
Tho report Of tile Committee on Credentials
then cnlns lip, WIS discussed Mt length, and
adopted. ........
Tho Committee OH Resolutions made the
following report, which was ndopted without
Kssst That being in gntse aescr a,s wtth tho b,
colitont to refer to tho authoritative oiiuncia..
tion Of its Conventions for our exposition of
principles, and to point to tho history of ts ncts
us tho most c1icluHlrB pro0f OF tts usefulness.
IseaAu<<i, That q selection Of ita candidates
ought to DO considered Hlmply rs tho choice ot
the party to RlmtnBtcr tho functions OF tho
Government In accordance with those princ1-
pies; that tho necessary condition OF popular
approval forbid tho nomination nt my persotl
tior probably impossible: and that under this
absolute Limitation regulating tho action OF po-
llticnl partvs In FREQ government, any Hepub-
Hcan who shall receive tho !ndnfscmcnt OF tho
NntIonnl Convention will h9 entitled to the uns
divided support OF the Republicans OF Delaware.
Istsolpttl. Tint tho delegates chosen by this
Convention ttoin tho Btnte IT Delaware to not in
tho National Convention Mt Chicago are invested
with power to yoto on all questions according to
| thun for consultation. and trust them Without
qualification. only reminding theui that, Us q
nomination without oltcti0n Would hs vain. IN
thoir effort 10 discern candidates who shotld TO
| selected tlley should rcHArtl In prcferenc0 OF
| those States upon which VIC must rely for suc-
cess rather than tho inciuntions OF those from
| which Electoral votes can scarcely ho hoped,
| much lesa expected.
| a resolution appointing Christian Febfger
md Levi q. Clark, Ut Newcastle County; 4,
| Is, SmitherB and j. II. Lailnnd, OF Kent; Ben
| ]nmtA Burton md Albert Curry, of Sussex,
delegates In Chicago was fought by the large
| minority, who Insisted that the delegates
! should be chosen by counties ~ In former
years. However, 1t Was uveMtunlly adopted,
and tho Convention adjourned. The dole.
gates 20 nnlnstrNctel, but will probably vote
| for UlnfNe.
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TENN ESsEE.
FOR GRANT,
FVIf N1I2ANEs
En<etal TNxpdfek tn TNA EhtedAA Tsrfh,seas

5p<etsl DttpaseA to 1as cateaso Tttpuns.
NASHVILLE, Tonn., May 8.~-Ths State he.
publican Convention concluded it, iabors
this afternoon. Tue two days. session. 1ath,
Grant men, who are very enthusiastic over
thsis success, They claim eighteen out Of
the twenty-four delegates. Blaine will te-
ceive The support Of tha remaining six.
The introduction by the Ron. A. A. Free
man, attorney for the Postal Department ut
Washington, Of q resolution expressing 1t to
be tho sense Of tho Convention that the dele
cation se!eqted II represent Tennessee Ia tho
tonal Convention should be composed Of
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ment TINT Grant Is tho first choice of m
overwhelming majority OF the Republicans
Of Tennessee tor tho Presidency, md
who wo.,ld without Instructions cast
the vote Of the State for Grant occasionct
wnrn, discussion. lion. L. Z. Ilouk opposed
the measure, saying tta adoption would sccm
TO indicate TINT the people did not llava sntll-
ciont confidence In tllelr representatives to
Chicago.
Debate resulted In the reference OF the res
olution to tho Committee on Resolutions, who
failed to report.
The rcatling Of tho platform Of tho party
was interrupted by loud bursts Of applause,
wl,Icl, reached its greatest volume when tho
clause regarding tho State debt was read.
TIE CHOICE OF JUDGE HAWKINS
for Governor gives general satisfaction It
is everywhere acknowledged that he Is tho
selected. IIe Is nbout 70 years old,
lawyer by profession, has served MS
t. member Of the Gcuer0l Assembly, been
Judge Of tho Supreme Court. ncNl!ittlng
himself with much distinction, Ills ehancu
for MI election Is very good, The Democrats
slesr rceoTs! md g!eat strY99tl. i tt,eY wIs
tween the 10y and hlgh tax pcmnneratGs lbN Nns.r,,G
Ms for tG snesHsS o. hn Msin
!CuN fHuEllihtOAl I'LL CHl!N!ANto'I 1nnHhll'
has accepted the non'inntlul,. and WI! make
ylgoroua cnnx0ss; shorty oGto5o ta.. ne ~
1olrnniellt OF tho convention y. =: HnFfe1t ~
9ske.l leave ~ reaa pnnsf nraltea " ys;,,: Vii IL:
MOORE III aosGht niAiile He!GfH'HHi ucLMa.t,ns ,ns
ihe fcnSnlls WY sarnMt SnoM.a in hoI reces'e
thu nomination !nr thfrt term.
Tic statement by tho Chairman OF tho con-
tents Of the paper
,orr4a,nsrn WIN rxctrrurSr.
W-IAS1s.D "..D '"t.,n. ~ ,,,
the tfrMnt men processing agnlllst lis Eca0lIht
while the blaine, Sherman. Eln,!lltts, nnd
Wnshburne elements were clnlMnrME for the
contGnts. Tho Chairman ruled the pnrer
could not bo rrna, wllgrcupOn Garrett asked
| If he would bn allowed to spenk oil tho re-
port OF the C0mmEttee OH Delegates. An
affirmative answer wns given, ard l!e rcsortGd
to n r'tsE by rcAttlng tho paper rs Ills Speecli
Tho Chafrlaan again ruled him out Of order.
| lIe appealed, q v0to WIS taken, and the
| Chairman sustained. Thereupon Garrett
sat down nnllsl tho foudcst applause.
| The adoption Of q resolution commenting
Senator Horace Maynard fOr Vicc-TresltteMt
Of tho United Stntcs wns nm expression Of
the chnice Of q great majority Of the Repub-
leans III tho State.
Most Of tho delegates returned home to-
| night THO organization Of tho party Is bot
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4 CLOSE Ftn1rr.
SnS+fdf 11fsnoffh In Tht ChttdoD Tribune

spfetat Dhpateh to Int chtedoo 1fte'me
FREDERICK, Md, May 6.-Tl'e Republican
Statc Convention met hero at noon to-day to
c1< ct sixteen tielernfcs 10 tho Chicago Con-
.s.,o a. i,s,'',ro ,n1 tnm ,intoTn,"s
,voro o nroso"t ronr"ssntInr twcntv.tIrcn
"efo prese.t, tcptcscn!',.k ."eIs' 1sI..,'.
counties ana tho Clty OF isntt1nlofo. rrn!l
tho City Of Baltimore and County 0f Baltl-
moro there were contcsting delegations.
1fonrv Stnckbrit1ra. Chairman Of the State
ra, t.vm,s nI".neo "t..s .,aa ~" convaM,,o', @ W
Cemtral Coinnllee, ea.eu a''v S1hve,'a W. rrat ~
order, nnu III doing SO recognized inc GralC
delegation from Baltimore County af,d part
Of one Of the Grant tlcleFa.|ons flom Dhlti-
1ortty ~, when otherwise they would l'avo
bccn In a minority its. Tho Blaine delegates
from Baltimore City WHO held legal certftl-
ootoe ~ thair a1oction rrntnstct1 nrnfnst thu
y. ''1u. "r St,,,J sns AZ Ir.,,,,att
Ialng ol nir' oeockpii"ee' M'u M.. .1'Snu.. NV
Matthew's IN stirring speech denounced Tue
Grant men effected n Temporary organization,
hov,ovar on,l onno,vtotI a Cnmmitieo m Crc.
',oMt'e' "I, ~" m''s. "ppu.n.s1 c..',.a,ts..
dent'a!s anu iern'a1lcnt Ut4a!,l""1lol,.
At IL o'clock Tonight TIC Committee had
mt reported, but there is no doubt that II
Iaa.t nf - tha sx
teen delegutes elected TO t'lo Nat!onn! Co''-
yention viii fnvor the thlr'l.term candidate.
Tho Hon. Jacob Tome, uncle Of ex-Fost-
naatnrGenorot c,reswo1 nronounccd
t;rnnt man. viii be- ono OF the de]eaates-nt-
In rp
''Ne@' ro,,,trrrrr.a nrrnnr
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NEW HAMPSHIRE.


Sptstal Dlpateh 10 1AsCAfeaeo 7rthnnss
CONCORD, N. H.. May a.-Neyer In the his.
tory OF the Republican party In New uamp.
shire has 80 HARMONIOUS and enthusiastic a
Convention been held as the one to-day to
elect delegates. 1T was evident from the b.
ginning that the friends OF Blaine were
largely IN the ascendant, and this was con-
c!uslvely demonstrated In the onty ballot
OF Blaine men was elected by considerably
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ILLINOIS.
VEltsItLlON COUNTY.

spsetas D.pats" to II. ca.saso 1rsSu"s
DANvlLLE, ILL.,, hfay 6.-Tho Republican
County Convention mot ut the VerMlll0n
Street Onera- House, aad nominated by ac-
clnmntIon A. s. W. Ilawcs for Clerk, b,
y. MorehonsG Tor .oher1il, Wll4!anl fatmer
for Coroner, j, a. OutlaM tor Prosecuting
Attorney; and Instructed Ct TOR r., J. q. Holden
@ bradley na'tere! los no hogIsa.ars
ano Cohvcnt'on n'ovsa a'e.t So, sa9vs S.a. ~..t w.
the solccuoa VI aolegatca 10 LUZ ota1e ton-
ventton was reached, when tlltnga became
,,at"s wars rlrctci: H. r.. nicknsor,.
Ea'en ~ "..u I,ssse Tt t.,,i,.. ~ ,W.,s.,ss
". A. Jewel, LII" Was.nce, :. ~ "ncos,
j. w. Newton, L. nj. RANKIN, all dfnht
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OHIO.

6p<etat 0HPdseA u 4ht LA+tapV Af44Hfs
CotuMlius, O., May 6.-Tho Democratic
much more orderly meeting thnn was an
tlctpatetl last night, or up to the hour Of con-
ycning. This ,afternoon n collision WIS
deemed rs most likely 10 occur by the oldest
lenders Of tho party, but, fortunately, better
cotnsels prevailed, and during the entire
proceedings order WIS maintained.
AS Is usual In Democratic Conventions, tho
meeting was q very large one, and the
capacity of the hall only prevented It's being
more largely attended.
Tic Convention was called to order
promptly Mt II o'clock by John q. Thompson,
who briefly congratulated tic Convention on
tho interest they had shown by coming to
take part In Its deliberations.
THE HON. FRANK HuRD
wns then introduced rs Temporary President,
aud Mt once proceeded to deliver m address
which electrified the cntirc Convention. Ills
speech was received with nproarfous mp
plause ard true Democratic enthusiasm.
After few preliminary remnrks Mr. Ilurl
said: II congratulate you upon tile su-
nrelnacy Of our party In both halls Of the
Federal Congress for tho first timo
In tho year of Presidential election
for moro than qllarter OF cent
ury, supremacy which assures US
Of the fruits Of our Victory When we shall
hive won It, and which proclaims to tho
country md tho world TINT the fraud of 1877
shall not be- repeated In 1850; that tho popu-
lar will shall not again DO thwartcd by tho
corrupt action OF fraudulent Returning
Isoartls md tho false decision Of partisan
Electoral Commissions. We are assembled
to-day to open canvass the most Important
in tho history Of tho country: Ohio wifi hn
, 1880-05-07
NEW JERSEY.


NEW 9oRtS, May IA iimes sneelaa lIom
Trenton says: Inc hepuonca,l tohseil,'oA
Of New Jersey met eo'aay, aA 'ts s,,., Mos1 u,
the most harmonious spirit, and ad1onrncd
II, good l.umor. Il spirit OF perfect fairness !
animated 1t, and sound COM
mon sense guided Its course. The |
minority of tho delegates justly
aspsscs ..,.,s, ''.u t,,a. ,,7ora ~ fo~or ~
encics when sent tiGm were III li,. lnsoi VI
Senator Blaine. but there was mlno9ny
wh0 favored other candidates for the
pa,!ys hu..",.o"' .,. ~" o,oat,on .aT " a,ecta
WILLING u,at III utn .as Nea''o' ~. .ssa .''1..a
nj nj shades Shades, Of IL political opinion among the
nartv m | in the stnto might lluye fair representa-
,,on o,' ~ r. a,IIn,1o tn t,is TANNER thu Conyeu.
tion met. W. a. Stiles was chosen Temporary
Chairman, md his brief opening speech struck
hokcy-noteo Of tho days proceedings, lie re-
among delegates, and said that, while they
all had their preferences, they woro ready to
accept TINT man the Republican party, in Its
,e.l ho, II rightly read tho temper Of
this Convention, there viii bo no attempt tempt
ere eo'ef Taro ' M Se us9eu ao unit ro ' adopted @
nv no'I. cos,.1rnn ~ fnsirnc,ions tn hind tho dele
~ cuSImon M, .io alo. ~, u,a Gano.ns e
s"na Distrcs vdue wi Choose s te best @ men, and
Mufettcred, md we viii accept what they
| shall Judge best to do" Applause.
| WILLIAM BEETLE,
prea ts rsS9S sat dss1RnS a NS I
li:um National Convention could give the best
nss,iranccs Of yictory In the coming Presi-
.lential election by nominating James G.
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8pfetal Dtfpateh Ia 1ne Chicago Tribune.
STEnLlNa, ill.,, May h.-1sock Falls elects
twelve delegates to The Whitcsido County
Convention, who arc Instructed to vote III Il
unit for Ulnine.
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1N0IfAM COUNTY.
Hpffial NgpQtsA 10 IAe uhltaR0 1ttbNMt.

1N0ItAM COUNTY.
Special Dtspateh to 1he uh'eaPo Tribune.
LANSING, Aflch., May title 1ngham
County Convention was held to-ttny Mt Mason,
tho connty-scat- Unusually full delegations
were present, Mitch interest was takcn In
this Convention on acconnt OF prcmonitlons
Of trouble over the Presidential question, but
everything passed Oft harmonlously. A res
olutlol, was passed. TINT tho delegates to tho
State Convention fhsor Blaine lis first choice,
but that the county will heartily sapnort tho
1,on,ii1cs. Tho Convention cl0scd With tllrce
cheers for Blaine and three more for tho man
nominated.
OTTAWA COUNTY.
Spstfat Dlpaieh to Thu cAteaas Tribune.
0nASn IiAEES, Mich, Nay eHIlie otta, - +.
elected tell delegates 10 the StMto Convention,
a,M gnye tnstrnetIons tor the t,f,on slcclln1, Of
The nntMes Ut tho delegates arr: George A..
ar5 Joh = Pcyl,S JGhn ,sa,,;a.h Na,Mp;G' Jnh1, cnr
nctlus Vnn I.oo, Marion 1Ialsnnd, .Willinn
Uakker, Edwin Baxter, and James II. Casey.
, 1880-05-07

a STIHHIN0 tuU1l1-SlDE AEETIS0.
Expression, emphatic and unmlstakabe,
was given against tho third-torm scheme al
; Il meeting held In the nrmory on Indiana
avenue, near Twenty-ninth street, last nleht,
Tho hall was crowded to the door, and he
intense interest tnken in tho present political
situation was manifested in the number Of
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1880-06-08
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scINTILLATIoNS.

A new brand of cigars Is called the
Anew York Girl" L, is probably be-
cause 80 much paper goes into their
construction. n.--Courier.J Ournal.
Yankee girls at Albany arc be-
ginning to use garden-hosc. because
II costs only two cents a foot--and an
Albany foot at that.-C-J.
Utah society ladies speak Of Gov
ernor Murray as "that handsome
bachelor" Ho has only one wife.
AT least, that was all he had when he
left here. --Breckenridge Netcs.
Wo'd like to soc some theatrical
man get up a play entitled The
Flood" 1t wonld be such good
Joke after Old Noah and his children
would get oil tho animals In tho ark
for a big shower Of rain to come and
drown all the audience.-Stdte Jour
nal.
Cow creek Ia the name OF an Estill
county stream. What aplace tor
dairy farm! Better than a pump
Homp Journal.
We have a problem for our rcador
10 solve, and we propose giving
premium not exceeding five conts 4
tho one who will solve 1t sstisfacio
rily to us. II four dogs with Hxtcei
legs cau catch twcnty-nino rabbits
with eighty-sevcn legs In forty foa
minutes, how many lcgs must tn
same rabbits have to get away fron
eight dogs with thir'y-iwo legs. y
twcn,, .onc minutes and q half.-Et6
ton Register.
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1880-06-08
ROARING SPRING.

Corn Is looking well since the rain
Wheat crop will be a short one, 1t
has Il rust on blades badly.
Another rain in ten days will give
us u half crop Of tobacco with iuost
farmers.
Mr. Ed Radford and family of tho
Purchase have been IN our midst for
two weeks visiting relatives and,
friends.
DR.. Dunion Mckinney and family
of Illinois are Oh visit to relatives
and friends.
Mr.. Pusis Landrum and family OF
the Purchase paid US short visit.
Born TO the wife of Squire Dawson
another daughter, also to the wife Of
Joseph Wilson a son.
Mr.. Ed Hamilton paid the Cenien'
nial yisit, overstayed his time, cause,
got los, ia the village.
DR.. A W. McKinuey's horse while
being driven to sulky became
| frightened ran of, threw him out, In
turing him quite seriously.
Miss Matte Wheatley Of New
Providence, Tenn, is visiting rela
tives.
Judge Grace was in our midst
few DAYS since. We like him wei
enough TO try him again.
MlzpAH.