New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-04-15
IOWA GOEs>FOR BLAINE.

TIE STATE CONVENTION SENDS SOLID DELEGA'
TroN TO cHIcAoo-rHE PRESIDENT OF THE
CONVENTION GRANT MANA GooD-NATURED
SPEECH ny HIM.
DIS MoIxrs. Iowa. April 14.-The Republican
state Convention assembled at II o. no to-day, with
800 delegates in attendance.
Waldo NJ. Potter. of Clinton, was made temporary
chairman. In a speech, OH taking the chair he
alluded to all the Presidential
Washburne, Sherman, Grant and Blaine. The names
of all were cheered, Grants name very heartily.
When the name Of Mr.. Blaine was reached the Con-
yention rose to its feet and repeated its cheers three
times.
Captain C. N. Hottou, of Johnson was made
secretary, with four assistants. All the delegates
had met before the assembling of the state Conven-
t,on in district caucuses. Each caucus selected
two names to present to the convention 1or deie-
eates to Chicago The Blaine mon carried every
district and selected none except pronounced men.
The only contests in the Ist and lid Distrcts
hut q decided Blaine majority was given in each OF
these The names of the delegates to Chicago by
districts are:
7. Measrs Burrell, of Washington, and Hurley, OF
IT. Messrs Thompson, Of Scott. and Carr. Of Cedar
ill., Messrs sturgess, OF Fayette, aud bassett' OF
iV."Messrs Huff Of Harden, and Butler, OF Worth:
Messrs Haines Of PoweSnSk pnd UPtS6, ,d,n Su oo Of
VII Messrs Runnels Of PCk and an MeKs Of Warren W Ss
TX Messrs. Lucas OF Story and Harkncss' Ol h"ln
boidL
On reassembling the Hon. John W. Chapman,
Editor of The Council BlU6s Nonparel strong
Grant man. was selected by the Blaine majority as
permanent president. He made happy speech on
the situation rs q Grant man presiding over
Blane convention and was repeatedly cheered.
This speech put both elements OF the convention N
good humor.
The Committee on Credentials reported S75 dele
gates, aud all except two small counties in tho
northwestern part of the State represented
The COMMITTEE on Resolutions, with ex-senator
Harlan as chairman reported the resolutions. They
ipdorse Senator Blaine as the choice of Iowa and
the best man for the party to nominate, and in
struct the delegates to Chicago to vote and use all
honorable means for his nomination, and to cast the
vote OF the State as a uuit. The resolutions were
adopted by a majority Of fve-sxths OF those
present.
The resolutions reaffirm the platform Of the Ma
tional Republican party.
On motion the chairman OF the Convention was
directed to send telegram to the Republican State
Convention of Massachusetts,, giving 1t the greet
ings OF the Iowa Convention, and saying that this
Convention had instructed for Blaine
The delegates chosen In the district caucuscs
were unanimously elected delegates to Chicago.
The Convention then proceeded to the election of
feSe deegates-at. large. The following gentle
n,s1 were nominated by the Blaine men j. &.
CIarsen Editor of The Des MOines State Register; S.
NJ. Clark, Editor of The Reokak Gate City Colonel
D. b. Henderson. of Dubuque and George ID. Per-
fins Editor Of The Sioar City Journal. Four Grant
men were also put in nomination. 1t was ordered
that the election be by call Of counties and that the
vote be made and counted as test OF strength.
This vote fixed the relative strength at no for
Blaine, and 152 for Grant.
for the George A. Morse, OF Adams
County; j. c. Shrader, of Johnson; b. i. Elliott,
of Monroe and r. w. Burdick. of Winneshick.
The utmost good feeling prevailed throughout the
Convention aud eaucuses. Nothing was said in the
Convention, and little by the delegates indivld-
ualy, as to O second choice
The delegates are all stalwart, positive Blaine
men, who cannot DO bought, sold nor traded. The
Convention was the largest and ablest body OF Re-
pubcans ever collected in the State. There was
rreaf enthusiasm aud perfect harmony.