The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1884-05-09
THE rRzs1DEzr1AL INDICATIONS.
Election Of Delegates TO Conventions and
other Political Notes.

Election OF Delegates to Conventions and
other Political Notes.
The fifth Minnesota republican district COZ
vention Nelson of Moorhead selected Ex-Gov
A Barto and A g. Page as delegates to the
Chicago Convention, and A. Steenerson and II.
w. Stone as alternates. The Kindred Wing of
the party in a scperate meeting elected J. v.
Brown and George D. johnson as delegates to
Chicago and George l. Garfield andJ. G. Flynn
as alternates.
The Second Minnesota District Republican
convention at Mankato nominated M. Crosby
and l. 2, Rogers for delegates to Chicago, and
Col. Joseph Bobletter Gordon Powers as alter
mates.
The Washington, comfy (Minn.) republicans
instructed their delegates to vote for John I.
Procta as delegate to Chicago.
TIL Dakota State Republican Convention at
Huron, selected Col. John ]. Jolly of Clay
county and Nelse Nelson of Pembina as dele
gates, and Byron L. Pay of Brookings, Robert
E.. Wallace of Stutsman as a~lternates.
The Ohio State Republi can Convention nomi-
mated as delegates to Chicago Judge B.
Foraker, w VIM; Mel Mckinley M;,, Mar
%alternates were elected. Rev. James Poindex-
ter (colored), Columbus; Graham Duell (col-
oredl. Delaware; John P. Green (colored),
Cleveland; Robert Harlan (colored) of Cincin-
natl. For state officers the convention nomin-
ated rs follows: J. s. Robinson of Hardin
county, Secretary of state w. johnson present
chief justice for judge of the supreme court;
and for member of Board of Pablo works, G.
A. Flyckinger of Defiance county.
Senator Jonas of Louisiana has information
from Louisiana that the recent election of men,
bers of the legislature of the state insured his
return to the senate.
The democrats of iowa elected for delegates
l At largo Il a Kippp III II fTri,pb1a n M
Harris and T. II. Thayer. The entire twenty
six delegates from Iowa are solid for Tilden
If it il demonstrated that he will accept. The
district delegations chose the following dele
district, George r. Smith, Van Buren,
ond, W; !. Brann on, Muscatine; l. b.. War
leigh, Clinton. Third, F. Schroeder, Dubuque:
E e. Ditl@lefeen, Grundy county. Forth, +. D.;
county; John Ryder, Benton. Sixth, L.
B. Perry Monroe county; Z. H. Gibbs, Ma
haska. Seventh, l. ". Goode, Polk; J. T.
North, Dallas; Eighth, ;: H. Dug
county Ninth, D. N. Farrell, Mills county:
DR.. j. NJ. Emmert, Case county. Tenth, NJ. b.
Hyatt, Hamilton county; John Cleggett, Cerro
Gordo county. Eleventh, r. NJ. Guthrie, Car
roll county.;P. 0. Cassidy, Palo Alto county,
The committee on resolutions made a short re
port R%eafirming adherence to the platform
of the Democratic national conventions of 1876
and 1880; in favor of revenue and tariff reform,
and against the late prohibition legislation in
the state.
The Michigan Republican State convention
At Grand Rapids the following delegates at
large to Chicago-R. G. Horn, VIZ Swift, Sam
c. Watson, j. G. Barrows; slternates, ]. b.
Moore. A. l. Koon, A B. Turner, DR.. Robe.
II Republican convention of the Third dis
trict of Maine nominated by acclimation Seth
Milliken for congress. Thu First Vermont dis
trict Republicans nominatedJ. W. Stewart.
TIL Sixth Iowa district Greenback conven-
ton met at Ottumwa and nominated as dele
gates to the national convention, DR.. A. A
Ramsay of Abba, and J. r. Burgess of Ottum-
wa.
Morrison Foster, Greenbacker, has been
nominated for congress in the Twenty Second
Pennsylvania district.
The Republicans of the Seventh district of
Kansas renominated S. r. Peters for congress-
man.
Congressman Stewart, of Middlebury, Vt was
rencninated by reclamation by the Republi-
leans of the First district, in convention. Mai.
A I. Valentine, of Bennington, and Henry
Ballard, of Burlington, were elected delegates
to Chicago. The convention was enthusiastic
for Edmunds.
Returns so far from various sections of
Louisiana indicate a majority of $1,000 for the
Democratic state ticket and the adoption of all
liz CulIsIllulOluIu lHtiuulSllls. me GlCkeIelCcL-
ed, Governor. Samuel D.. McEnery; lieutenant
governor, Clay Knoblock; treasurer, L. A.
Burke, attorney general, NJ. J. Cunningham;
secretary of state, Oscar Arroyo; auditor, O.
B: Steele, superintendent of public instruction.
Warren Easton.
Minnesota have called a convention at Owl-
tonna on Tuesday, May 20, 1884, and to elect
delegates to the national convention of the
Greenback party to be held in Indianapolis
May %, 1884, to nominate candidates for presi-
dent and Vice President of the United States.
W. r. Merriam will not be a candidate for
congress from the Fourth Minnesota district
Mr.. Merriam declines to publicly withdraw his
name for the reason that he never consented to
be a candidate, nor did he ever authorize the
use of his name as such.
The following were elected delegates from
Mississippi at large: Ex-senator B.. X. Bruce,
James Kill, r. +. Book, Dr.. j. NJ. Bynum; the
first two colored and the others white. The
delegates are uninstructed, but favorable to
Arthur. 1t was stated that the district dele
gates stand: Arthur IL, Blaine l, Logan l.,
Gresham ].
Hon knute Nelson has been r~e-nominated
for congress in the Fifth Minnesota district.
The New York State Republican convention
held at Utica, elected fer delegates at large:
Thsodore- Roosevelt, Andrew D, White, John
i. Gllbert, Edwin Packard 1t is understood
that the delegation is for Edmunds first and
Arthur second.
The republican state convention at Connecti-
cut selected as delegates a tlargc JolnL Hous-
ton, samuel i. Merwin, Jr., Augustus Brande-
gee and Frederick Mills. b district dele
and Ralph G. Gilbert; Second, L. l. Munson
and j. ?. Edmunds; Third, L q. Bliss and u.
s. Boss; Fourth, o. r. Tyler and j.. E. Hill. A
resolution was adopted, that eff, in the judg-
arise, they will meet the unanimous sense Of
the republican party of thiss state if they pre-
sent the name of Joseph r. Hawley as a candi-
datefor president Of the United States.
The date of the Second Minnesota district Re-
publican congressional convention has been
changed by the committee from June % to
June 26, on account of the grand commandery
meeting on June "a at Minneapolis. The con.
%vention will be entitled to LOG delegates on the
basis fixed upon.
Judge Perkins was nominated to congress by
the republicans of the Oswego (Kan.) district
In Virginia the republican delegates at large
are William Malone, William II. Pleasant,
(colored), s.. M Yost, Frank S. Blair, James ID
Brady, A A. Dodson. Electors at large and
district electors were also named. Each dele
CATION reported in favor of Gen. Malone as
chairman of the delegation to Chicago, and the
delegates were instructed to vote as d unit on ali
questions in convention The district delegates
are: First district, Duff Green, L. r. Stewart:
Second, =. Libby, Jordon Thompson (coloredj:
Third, W. c: Elan, Anderson Taylor (colored);
Fifth, William j. Sims, Winfield Scott: Sixth.
James A. Frazier, james M. Mclaughlin:
Seventh, LO. Walker, j.. L. Dunn: Eighth.
Thomas g. Popham, RobertL Mitchell; Ninth
D. J. Houston, H. G. Wood The whole dele,
CATION is for Arthur but ms tructions were yo-
ted down.
At tho First Minnesota District convention,
on motion of Mr.. Edserton of Dodge, seconded
BY G, L. Gould, Thomas II. Armstrong and c.
f.. ConfRy were declared unanimously elected
delegates to Chicago, W. H. Officer and ID. II
Peck alternates. The delegates elect are un-
derstood to be anti-Blaine, although not ag-
gressively SO, but are belieyedto be in fayoro
Edmunds.