Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-04-29
PRESIDENT.MAKING.


Connecticut Democrats for Tildep.
The Democratic state convention held in
Hartford yesterday, was largely attended.
The Hon. Thomas Nj. Waller, of New
Londan, was chairman. Delegates to Gin
cinnati were chosen-Alfred E. Burr, VIM.
Parsons, David \. Wells and William H.
Barnum as the delegates at large. The
convention voted to instruct the del
egates to retain the twO-third rule
delegation is understood to be inclined
to Tilden. 4 series OF resolutions We're re
ported, denouncing the result of the last
presidential election as 4 fraud. and pro-
claiming the duty of the party to be to
vindicate the fraud by nominating at Gin
cinnati the man who received the greatest
majority. a contra-resolution was offered
and the convention was in danger of get
ting into 4 broil, when Mr.. Waller left the
chair and made a speech in favor of a
pOstpOnement of all resolutions, and moved
to substitute one pledging the support of
the party to the nominee of the Cincinnati
convention, whoever he may be. This
resolution was enthusiastically adopted
and the convention adjourned ut 80, p IN.
Sherman's Boom IN Ohio.
The Ohio Republican state convention
was called to order in Columbus, yester-
day by \. l.. Conger, chairman of the
state central committee. Congressman Nc
kinley, of Clinton, was chosen temporary
chairman, and J. r. Maliow. of Franklin,
secretary. During McKinley's speech his
reference to the possibilities of nominating
Sherman, Blaine OF Grant at Chicago was
greeted with cheers, but when Grants
name was mentioned there were half
dozen hisses These were speedily
drowned by applause.
The committee on platform reported u
platform which instructs the delegates-at-
large, and requests the district delegates
to vote i'll the Chicago convention for
John Sherman, and to use all honorable
means to secure his election. The reSOlll-
tiOns were agreed to with cheers. \ de-
mand for the division of the question was
laid on the table.
The following named were elected dele
gates at large to the Chicago convention !:
William Denison. w. NJ. Batcman, James
A. Garfield and Charles Foster.
The highest vote cast for delegates at
large named by the Blaine delegates was
200 for John Beatty, the total vote of the
convention being 627.
The following state ticket was nom-
mated:
For secretary of state, Charles Town
send, of Athens; for judge of the supreme
court, George W. McIlvaine. of Tusca-
rawas; for clerk of the supreme court,
Dwight Crowell, of Ashtabula for men,
Der of the board of public works, S. r.
Hosmer, of Muskingum, and for school
commissioner, \. p. DeWolf, of Summit.
Grant Delegates in South Carolina.
The South Carolina Republican CONVEX
tion, composed of eighty colored and forty
white delegates, met at Columbia, and
" "Resolued, That the delegation to repre-
sent the state of South Carolina in the
national Republican convention to nOmi
nate candidates for the offices of president
and vice president of the United States are
hereby instructed and sOlemnly pledged to
vote as 4 unit to the end of the contest for
the world renowned and most available
candidate, General U. S. Grant. and that
upon all questions arising in said conveu-
tiOn they are earnestly recommended to
vote in like manner, to the end that the
true interests of the constituency they rep
resent may be subserved."
Arkansas.
The Republican convention of Arkansas
met yesterday in Little Rock, and elected
John A. Williams, of Jefferson, per-
manent chairman. The convention took a
recess till 7 p. m.
The Golden State for Blaine.
The California Republican convention
meets i'll Sacramento to-day. Most of the |
county delegates are instructed for Blaine |
whose friends claim at least eighty per |
cent. of the convention.