The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1884-04-11
Political Votes and Views.

The Minnesota state central republican COM
mittee met at st. Paul oh Friday last All
members were present in person, or by proxy.
Thursday, May / at St Paul, was agreed upon
as the time and place to elect delegates to the
national convention june 3, and to nominate
seven presidential electors. There will be four
delegates elected TO the national convention and
four alternates.
The third district Of Minnesota congressional
committee met iii st. Panl and fixed the date
for the convention to nominate congressman,
Tuesday, April 25, at FaIibault The conven-
ton viii also elect two delegates to the national
convention. The basis of representation is
fixed upon the average vote for I'VE state officers
in the fall of 1888 (the vote for lieu
tenant govorner being omitted The
representation is as follows:
Carver, 4; Chippewa, 4; Dakota, s; Goodhue,
IL; Kandiyohi, 9; Mcleod, A; Meeker, 5; Rem
vile, A; Rice, 8; Scott, 3; Swift, 4; Total, 81.
The New Hampshire Republican state COM
mittee decided to hold a state convention for
the selection of delegates to the Chicago con-
~vention April 80. The First district convention
will be held at Manchester April ~ and the
Second district at Concord April 20 the strong
est sentiment was in favor of Edmunds for
president and Lincoln for vice president
The Massachusetts, Republican state COM
mittee warns all local committees to secure the
immediate w~ithdrawalfrom membership Of fed
eral oficeholders.
The ~Leayenworth, Nan.,) Republican county
convention elected delegates to the state and
congressional convention. A vote was taken
In convention of the preference for president,
Logan, Blaine, Lincoln and Arthur leading.
Senator Edmunds has been in Charleston
several days. He was shown the Boston Adj
u uarfioavta aofiroako ~ at Ia wa &ha ahnt0a nf fha
Massachusetts, republicans for president Up
on being asked his views he very firmly re-
piled: Con the subject Of the presidency !
have not enc word to say"
In Pennsylvania, the drift of sentiment and
delegates favor Blaine or Randall.
Gov. Hamilton makes public a letter address
sed to the Republicans of the state, in which he
says he was q candidate for election for the
full term, having been elected as lieutenant
governor and become chief executive upon the
election of Gov. Cullom to the senate: but he
has become convinced that the sentiment of the
party is overwhelmingly in favor of ex-Goy.
Richard J. Oglesby. He therefore withdraws
from the canvass for the nomination.
The Nebraska democratic state centra
committee has fixed the time for the state con-
yention May y, at Lincoln.
The Illinois republican state convention wiz
be held in Peoria, April 16.
In the Connecticut house the bill giving
women the right to vote on the license question
was overwhelmingly defeated without discus
sion The bill giving them the right to vote IN
school meetings was rejected-75 to IS.
The Democratic county convention at Green's
burg, Pa, elected delegates to the state COZ.
y~ention, and instructed them for Randall
The Juniata county penn Democratic COM
mittee endorsed Randall for president
Gen. Sherman emphatically denies q
paper report that he is willing to accept the
presidential nomination from the Demo
cratic party.
The Wisconsin Seventh district Republican
convention to elect delegates to the national
convention is called to meet al Sparta, Aprill5
AT the city election at Youngstown, Ohio, OK.
for favorite presidential candidates, resulting
Maine, 1915; Lincoln, 80; Edmunds, II; Lo'
gan, Is; Arthur, Ia; Gen. Sherman, Ia; John
Sherman, 10; Grant, 8; Conkling, / Tota
vote, 1,62S.
Ev-Gov. English of Connecticut AYERS tina
the Democratic party must make the Morrison
tariff bill its issue In the approaching presiden,
tial campaign in order to eleettheir tickets.
The Nelsen Congressional committee in The
Fifth district had called a convention to NEE
at Moorhead April "a
Ex-Congressman Dunnell said In 81. Paul
I viii not be a candidate for congress at th'
next election; this, l thought, was general,
understood all over the state. favor the dis
trict convention plan / know nothing about
Dakota governorship; haven't the slightest idei
who OF the candidates named OF suggested ha'
the inside track.
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