The Dickinson press., 1884-04-05
Political Notes ana uew..

The Minnesota state central republican COM
naittee 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 Juno 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
csmmittee met in St Paul and fixed the date
for the convention to nominate congressman,
Tuesday, April 25, at Faribault. The conven-
ton will also elect two delegates to the national
convention. The basis of representation is
fixed upon the average vote for five state officers
in the fall of 1888 uhe vote for lieu
tenant tenn gGvorner being omitted t,, The
Carver, i; Chippewa, 4; Dakota, 5; Goodhue, dine
vile, q; Rice, s.; Scott, 8; 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 30. 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 withdrawal from membership of fed
eral officeholdcrs.
The Leavenworth, (Kan. } Republican county
convention elected delegates to the state and
congressional convention. A vote was taken
i'll 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 Ad-
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: Con the subject of the presidency
have not one word to say"
In Pennsylvania, the drift of sentiment and
delegates favor Blaine OF Randall.
Gov Hamilton makes public letter address
sed to the Republicans of the state, in which he
says he was a 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 ls Overwhelmingly in favor of ex-Gov.
Richard j. Oslesby. 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 O., at Lincoln.
!. The Illinois republican state convention will
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 S3.
The Democratic county convention at Green's
burg, Pa, elected delegates to the state con-
ventlon, and instructed them for Randall
The Juniata county penn. Democratic COM
mittee endorsed Randall for president
Gen. Sherman cmphatically denies 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 at Sparta, April Is.
AT the city election at Youngstown, Ohio, ex-
ira ballot-boxes were provided and votes cast
for favorite presidential candidates, resulting:
Blaine, 1,5G; Lincoln, So; Edmunds, II; Lo-
gan, 10; Arthur, IA; Gen. Sherman, IA; John
Sherman, 10; Grant, s; Conkling, 1. Total
vote, 1,62S.
Ev-Gov. English of Connecticut AYERS that
the Democratic party must make the Morrison
tariff bill its issue i'll the approaching presiden-
tlal campaign in order to elect their tickets.
The Nelson Congressional committee in the
Fifth district had called convention to meet
at Moorhead April "a.
Ex-Congressman Dunnell said in St Paul:
will not be candidate for congress at the
next election; this, l thought, was generally
trict convention plan. l know nothing about
Dakota governorship; haven't the slightest idea
who of the candidates named or suggested has
the inside track.