The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-05-31
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ClsIk,on, editor OF the State Registor, Des
Mones, Iowa. A small pl.card outside
the door and a lilhoeraph portrait inside
are the Visible Signs that this IL the cent'e
OF Blalne's councils. Mr. ClGrkson said 10
an Associated PfCss reporter that numer
ons consultations hsd been held during the
day, aud VIII 10 be was not at liberty to no
inio phrtcnlara he could say In general
mat muca bad cen accomplished. The
Logan headquarters occupy rooms Nos. "a
and 20. AMI ere IN oha-ge Of A.
N. Jones, chairman, ard Dan Shepard,
secretary OF the limos state central com
mittee. Mr.. Jones said 10 a reporter for
the Associated Pfes3 tha. the number In
attendance at the headquarters had been
small during the diy, owing 10 the fact
that General L,gan'9 soldier friends we're
out decorating the graves OF their fallen
comrades. IL vas learned ut these head.
quaIt'rs hat l. lgan'e friend were or. wing n
contdence rs Teptr.s came in OF a nature 10
indicate the imDossibility Of either Baine
or Arthur seclriog majority. Thus far
70 headquarters have been opened for
Edmuuds Sherman or Hialey. In the
discussion and doubt over the
question OF fire., place, the
vice presidency has dropped almost
completely out OF aighi, for the reason that
the traditions OF tho party make the latter
depend on the former as q mere matter Of
political geography. new candidate t'r
that position was, however, developed to.
dav In the presence OF Hon. Andrew -
White, president OF Cornell college. who
was spoken Of for the place In case the for.
tunes Of politics should make u western
man candidate tor president.
The sub committee OF the national
committee completed its preliminary
labors this evening, 60 as TO be
able to report to the full committee, which
is to assemble at noon tomorrow, at which
f, IL is now known the iJllo4ing members
will b9 present. Including those who are
expected TO arrive tc. night: John o Neri
Of Indiana: Powell Clay on, NJ Arkansa.; F.;
D.v 9, o' California; ,hn s. Routt. o. q /
o ado q. ii Platt oi q nn'c'ioui, Mr. Hss =
ings a. proxy for Christian Febiprep, Deia.
ware; b. Cook proxy for JQhn a. Logan, Of
Ilinois; John j. RunnellS Of Iowa; John
A. Martin, OF Kansas; james III Stone, OF
Michigan, ID. M. Sabr, of Minnesota;
George @. Mckee, OF Mississippi; Cnsnn.
cey /. Filey, of Missouri: James ". Da..
Wis, Of Nebraska; William Il Chandler, OF
New HAMPSHIRE; George A. Hslsev, OF
New Jersey; Thomas G. Piott, OF New York;
William @ Cooper. Of ooio Mr.. A. = Per.
son, proxy for ID. c. ireland, OF oregon;
Christopher Magse, proxy for j. Donald
Cameron, OF Pennsylvania: George W.
Hooker, Of Vermont; Samuel Nj, fost OF
Virginia; Eihu Enos, OF Wisconsin; George
Il L, As
Monlaus. Stephen Is Elklns, OF New Mex.
loo; Q w. Bennett, OF Utah.
Oltside OF Virei0ia ten contested district
delegations will came for action OF the tub'
committee. These as reported O Secretary
Martin are as foloss: First A ALBANIA; first
Georgia: fifth Kentucky: fourth Maryland;
fourth Texas; twenty,-hrst PonnsylvapTii,a,i
nois; nineieenth New York; fourth
Pennsylvania. II is not anticipated any OF
these contests will prove O very heavy tax
upon the committee. and IL is txpec'ed
speedy action will be tiken upon them
The case of the state OF Virginia is one.
however. OF moro serious momeat, and
wh ch, it Ia expected, may occupy fair
sharo OF the attention OF the committee
and provoke considerable discussion bsfOrs
brought 10 an ending.
Among the colored Mahone delegates
from Virginia is William Peasants, but
who has not yet departed tor this city. Ac
cording to late advicss received here to-day
Yesterday morning n negro dressed in .
bro sdcloth suit and palmetto hat appeared
at the Grand Pacific hotel and gave himsel
+. ou, as the original Peasants aud he wat
sn,erl aimed somewhat lavishly by Local
,ieutenants until the receipt OF "a telegram
from Washington, directed 10 J. d. Brady
OF Virginia, which read: 'Pleasan's Is
here; The man impersonatlng him is an
As.A ah IN an q
,nt"ItU, ,,tn. who naIIed bimsel, r. 'essan,a was
,.ui.'uua,t .s snt co,nfn,tshlv ia one n, the
y,us o,rared ssso chairs n, the Grand
P'usno.'e,hu H. ,acsyyc, y ~ tho isla,rar hn,
au,".v ,a, ,,ok q hpr,ied dsnsr,nra n
s,on n,'u, .,~ sda n arrest MIN
AZ enips was ha,aars'tsrs nodo- ,h.
.EIiuu,"'V tna r. ad,nr b,,;nsss mon
ausP''.s citv Ia advocscv M
.,.n, .ns' k,;yhpr ws,a o,eped
rres'utnt 80 ,v and N, y me ee,,np ,n,s
= az .ne s'n'e, oo,oni,,ss Vas " annoin,ad Win
ssrino nr - "dS ~ their nnmhsr 10 receive
poWeI " w, yur ~ h,s're.. ,nan,s ss,sas,,or
.ne New ..,, arr,ro ~ ,nopynw ana ,andsr - ,
Wnich WI. ao n,o ~ ,nesa rooma Tho ,aI
meMoerss sas,as ,uo a,e css siso Ursns,od 70 ~.
omins aH ios,. ,rna ,ichiu dsr,rs,aJ
plin,eu ~ ain;,sI ~ n, thn.s ho.dnrar'
namsu alu 5a,.ihrta3 uispt3 ohon, ,h. civ to'mar.
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row mo'n'"f'
To the Delegates Constituting tue Naioha k!'
puoucah oooVeh"op'
The undersigned c,rlmittee, represent
ING lare mum Der of the business ,een OF
the wes', most hesrtiiy welcome
vou to Chic,go, and sipc.r RELY
non, your labors will be crowned
win most satisfactory results. You are
c,.r,cd with an important trust. You be.
Ieve as we believe, that. the mission
OF the republican party is not yet accom-.
plished. and that the welfare of the
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