Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-04-10
Political Motss and how.

The Minnesota state central republican com
mittea met =. Sc Paul Oh Friday last All
members were present in person, or by proxy.
Thursday, May l at ST Paul, was agreed mon
as the time and place to elect delegates to the
national convention June 3, and to nominate
seven presidential electors. There win be four
delegates elected 10 the national convention and
four alternates.
The third district of Minnesota congressional
committee met in St Paul and fixed the date
for the convention to nominate congressman
tuesday, April 81, at Faribault The conyen-
ton will also elect two delegates TO the national
convention The basis of representation is
nxed upon the average vote for five state officers
tenant .govorner being omitted. The
representation is an foIlows.
Carver, 4; Chippewa, 4; Dakota, s: Goodhue'
III Kandiyohi, 6; Mcleod, Al; Meeker. S: Rem.
vile, 4; Rice, 8; Scott, 3: Swift, 4; Total, 81.
The New Hampshire Republican state COM
mittee decided to hold q 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 90 the strong
est sentiment was in favor of Edmunds for
president and Lincoln for 80 PRESIDENT
The Massachusetts Republican state COM
mittee warns all local committees to secure the
immediate withdrawalfrom membership OF fed
eral oficeholders.
The ~Leavenworth, Kan. } 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
vertiser's estimate that he was the choice Of the
Massachusetts, republicans for president. Up
on being asked his views he very firmly re-
piled: ION the subject of the presidency /
have not one word TO say"
In Pennsylvania, the drift OF sentiment and
delegates favor Blaine or Randall
Gov. Hamilton makes public q letter address
seq 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. G Eom to the senate: but he
has become conyin that the sentiment Of the
party is overwhe kingly IN favor OF ex-Gov.
Richard ]. Oglesby.T He therefore withdraws
from the canvass for the nomination.
The Nebraska democratic state centra
committee has fixed the time for the state con-
vention May q, at Lincoln
The Illinois republican stafs convention win
be held in Peoria April l6.
In the Connecticut house TIE all giving
women the right to vote ON theliCanee question
| was overwhelmingly defeated without discus
sion The bill giving them the right 10 yote in
school meetings Was rejected--75 to 81
The Democratic county convention at Greens
burg, Pa, elected delegates to the state con
y~ention, and instructed them for Randall
The Juniata cour i Penn Democratic COM
mittee endorsed Ri AalI for president
Gen. Sherman ~emphatically denies q news
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 atSparta, April 10.
At the city election at Youngstown, Ohio, ex-
ira b~allot-boxes were provided and votes cast
for favorite presidential candidates, resulting:
Maine, 1916; Lincoln, 80; Edmunds, IL; To-
Sherman, 10; Grant, s; Conkling, !. Total
vote, 1873.
Ev-Goy. English Of Connecticut AYERS that
the Democratic party must make the Morrison
tariff bill its issue in the approaching presiden-
tial campaign in order to elect their tickets.
The Nelson Congressional committee in the
Fifth district had called . convention TO meet
at Moorhead April 2A
Ex-Congressman Dunnel saidir St Paul:
I will not be o candidate for congress at the
next election: this, I thought, wac generally
understood all over the state. flavor the dis
trict convention plan. / know nothing about
Dakota governorship haven't the slightest idea
who of the candidates named or suggested has
the inside track.