The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-04-24
POLITICAL.

The Ohio Legislature adjourned last
week until next January. after having APP
pointed committee to investigate alleged
election frauds in Cincinnati. The session
began Jan. last.
The Arthur men controlled the Al
ALBANIA Republican State Convention at Mont
gomery. All the district delegates but the
two from the Fifth and the deegates-at-large
will vote for Arthur in the Chicago Conven-
ton, at least I'm the early ballots
The Republicans, of Idaho have elect
ed ID. p. b. Pride and w. N. Shilling as del
egates to the Chicago Convention. They are
uEinstructei.
The Republican State Convention of
Illinois, which met ut Peoria, nominated
nation. Gen. j. G. Smith was placed in the
field for Lieutenant Governor. II. ID. Dement,
was nominated for Secretary of State,
Charles p. Swigert for Auditor, jacob Gross
for State Treasurer, and George Hunt for
Attorney General. For delegates-at-large
the convention selected Senator Cullom, Gov.
Hamilton, Burton c. Cook, and Clark f. Carr.
Andrew Shuman ana Isaac Lessen were So
lected for Presidential Electors-at-large. The
resolutions adopted demanded simplihca-
ton of tho criminal avs, protection for la
Dor and the right of franchise; indorse the
Federal and State administrations, and in-
structed the delegates-at-large to vote for
John A. Logan in the Chicago convention.
The South Carolina Republican Con-
vention elected Arthur delegates TO the Ma
tional Convention. A resolution of sympa--
thy with Gen. Grant on account of his recent
accident was adopted. The district delegates
will be for Arthur on the early ballots at
least.
Pennsylvania, through its Repub-
lican State Convention, pronounced en-
phatically for Blaine and Lincoln. A reso-
luton indorsng them, and instructing the
delegates at-large to vote for them at the
Chicago Convention, was adopted by vote
of 200 to 81.
The twenty delegates TO Chicago Sc
lected by the Alabama Republicans are for
Arthur for first choice, and Logan second.
George William Curtis, the editor of
Hdrper's Weekly, will be one of the delegates
10 tnc NullOHul hepuDucun convention from
the First New York District.
The delegates-at-large from Indiana
TO the National Republican Convention,
selected by the State convention ut Indian
apois, are Senator Harrison, Richard w.
Thompson, John III. Baker, and Morris Nc
Donald. They were not instructed, and have
expressed no preferences.
At the State convention of Delaware
Republicans at Dover. all Blaine delegates TO
Chicago, save one for Arthur, were chosen.
Party differences regarding control OF State
affairs resulted In animated scenes.
The New Jersey Republican Conven-
ton passed resolutions indorsng Arthur's
administration and strongly favoring protec-
ton. OF the four delegates at-large to the
Chicago convention, one is n pronounced
Blaine man. The preferences of the others
are unknown. Senator Sewcll heads the del
CATION. William Walter Phelps is dele
date for delegate and was badly beaten. He
was also beaten in his efforts TO be made an
alternate.
The Republicans of Tennessee met
in convention ut Nashville and nominated
Judge Frank T. Reid, who served in the
Confederate army, for Governor. The dele
gates to the National Convention at Chicago
are nearly solid for Arthur