The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1880-05-14
NEWS FROM EVERYWHERE.
4 BRr1 suuxARY OF THE WORLDS woRz
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

The Wisconsin Republican Conven'
ton, held on the 9Th, in order to determine
the feeling of delegates towards the various
Presidential aspirants, took vote with the
following result: Blaine, SO; Washburne
IS; Sherman, AZ; Grant, 80; Edmunds,
3. A warm discussion arose as to the
choice of delegates at large, the Washburne,
Sherman and Grant delegates combining to
keep Blaine from having q representation.
The result of the election was: nine dele
gates for Washburne, seven for Blaine,
three for Sherman and one for Grant.
The Tennessee Republican State Con-
vention was held at Nashville on the 9Th.
The delegates chosen to the National Con-
vention are said to be sixteen for Grant and
eight opposed.
The New Hampshire Democratic
State Convention, held on the 9Th, elected
an unpledged and uninstructed delegation
to the National Convention, the majority OF
whom are said to be favorable to Tilden.
SENATOR CAMERON returned to
Washington on the 9Th from visit to Penn
sylvana. He declares there is no truth in
the reports concerning an anti-Grant revolt
among the delegates to the National Conven-
ton.
Hon. E. B. WAsHBURNE, in an inter-
view held on the 4th with the editor Of the
Chicago Daily Neaos, in the presence of
witnesses, authorized that journal
to state unequivocally that he is
not candidate for President;
that the various movements looking to his
candidature are entirely without his ap-
proval; that positively under no circum-
stances will he be candidate; but that he
is for Gen. Grants nomination first, last and
all the time.
The President, on the 4th, vetoed the
Marshals' Deficiency bill, on the ground
that the bill 'scontains legislation not rele-
want to the application or expenditure Of
money thereby appropriated" A fur
Their objection is that such legislation
s. materially changes and by implication re-
peals important parts Of the law for the reg
ulation Of United States elections. which
tends to deprive the Executive Of that equal
and Independent exercise of discretion and
Judgment which the Constitution contem-
plates" ...
The President has signed the Army
and Fertilization Appropriation bills.
GEN. GRANT had public reception
ut Springfield, Ill.,, on the evening of the
4th. He was guest at the Governors man.
sion.
THE Philadelphia delegates to the
Republican National Convention have held
Q caucus and appointed a committee to in
form Senator Cameron that it is not their
desire to vote for Grant at Chicago, as di-
Tected by the State Convention.
The San Francisco Board of Super
visors will at once begin proceedings to i'm
peach Mayor Kalloch.
CAPT. POTTER, of the U. S. relief
ship Constellation, has been presented with
the freedom of the City of Dublin.
Ex-Gov. EDWARD CLARK of Texas
died on the Sd.
THE Convention of the National Re-
publican Anti Third-term party was held in
st. Louis on the 9th. The number of dele
gates present was yariously estimated at
from one hundred to two hundred Gen.
John B. Henderson, of St. Louis, was chosen
President of the Convention, with
the usual number of Vice. Presidents.
After addresses by the President and by
Hon. E. C. Hubbard, of Kentucky, and
Col. Bluford Wilson, of Illinois, large
number of letters and kilograms were read
from gentlemen in sympathy with the move
ment but who were unable to be present.
The resolutions adopted provide for the
appointment of a National Committee of
one hundred, who are instructed, in the
event of Gen. Grants nomination at Chica-
20, to meet in the City Of New York upon
cali of their Chairman and "take such action
rs they shall deem best to carry out the
spirit and purpose of these resolutions -
The Chair was authorized to appoint a
committee of five to present the resolutions
and proceedings to the Chicago Conven-
ton.
THE Ohio Democratic Convention,
held at Columbus on the 9Th, adopted res
olution instructing the delegates from that
State to the National Convention
to vote for Allan G. Thurman and to use all
honorable means to secure his nomination to
the Presidency.
THE New Hampshire Republican
State Convention, held on the 9Th, elected
delegates at large to the National Convention
in favor of Blaine.
THE Mississippi delegation to the Re-
publican National Convention are said to
stand: Six for Sherman, five for Blaine and
five for Grant.
TEE statement is reiterated by the
New York Herald's Washington CORES
pondent, that majority of the Philadelphia
delegates to the Chicago Convention will
break away from the unit rule and cast their
votes for Blaine. There is also said to be a
similar break in the New York delegation in
favor of Blaine.