Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-04-25
The Political Campaign.


The result Of the conventions held In the six con-
gressonal districts of Maryland yesterday to elect
delegates to Chicago may be thus summed up
Resolutions In favor OF Blaine were passed In the
first and second districts. In the third and NTH
districts the delegates told to for the
man. In the sixth district convention Blaine men
were elected ias stated in The STARS special from
Rockville yesterday but no instructions given. In
the fourth district there was split and two con-
yentfons and two sets OF delegates elected The
onice faction Both wings instructed The delegates
10 vote Tor the best man The delegates elected in
the frst and second legislative districts OF Mary
land. to the HagerstOwn convention, were in
structed to vote for Col Adreon, as delegate at
Office and custom house factions caused a split and
Two sets OF delegates were elected.
HOW OHIO'S DELEGATES AT LARGE TO THE REPUBLI-
CAN CONVENTION STAND
At the republican state convention at Cleveland
Ohio, yesterday, Judge ]. B. Foraker, Hon. VIM.
Mckinley IT,, and Marcus A. Hanna, were elected
delegates at large to Chicago by reclamation. A
ballot for the election OF Judge w. H. West, the
1Ourth delegate, Blaine man. against General
john Beatty, Sherman man, resulted as follows
800 votes against 257, and West was declared
elected. Foraker and Hanna are regarded as Sher-
man men, Mckinley is uncOmmitted.
HOW THE MICHIGAN REPUBLICAN DELEGATES STAND.
The Michigan republicans yesterday elected Con-
gresham r G. Horn, J. C. Burrows, W. F. Swift
and s. C. Watson delegates at large to Chicago
without Instructions The district delegates are
said to stand: 16 for Blaine, for Edmunds, and
undecided
MAINE GREENBACKERs AND IOWA DEMOCRATS.
The Maine state greenDack convention, at Lewis
ton, yesterday nominated DR.. H. B. Eaton for gov
ernor, and Butler delegates to the national conven-
ton were elected.
The Iowa democratic state convention. at Bur;
ungtOn, yesterday elected uninStructed delegates,
but they all favor Tilden.
VARIOUS ELECTIONS OF REPUBLICAN DELEGATES.
W. E. Nelson and Col. j. L. Jolley, after pro-
lOnged contest over the admission Of delegates,
were elected by the republican convention at HUI
ron, Dakota, yesterday, delegates to Chicago.
The second congressional district republicans Of
Kansas yesterday elected unrestricted delegates.
The Allegheny county, Pa, greenbackers yester-
day Endorsed Gen. Butler for president, and noIni-
mated Morrison Foster for Congress from the
twenty-SecOnd district.
The second district republicans OF Minnesota yes
terday elected two Edmunds delegates. One Will
vote for Blaine on the first ballot.
In the third North Carolina district yesterday
Arthur delegates We're elected
The republicans OF the first Vermont congress
sional district yesterday renOminated j. W. Stewart
for Congress, and elected Edmunds delegates to
Chicago
The republicans IN the third congressional dis
trict OF Maine yesterday nominated Seth L. Mlliken
for Congress The convention closed with three
cheers for Blaine. The republican caucusesIn Ban
gor elected Blaine delegates.
LIVELY SCENE IN A REPUBLICAN MEETING
Al q meeting OF the republicans OF the seven
teenth assembly district, New York, last evening,
resolutions were offered favorlng the denomination
OF President Arthur. A member created some eX-
element by Directing, on the ground that the
President was in some way responsible for the
death OF Garfield. > dozen men jumped to their
feet and promptly called the speaker liar and he
was told that he not tit to be member OF the
party. The resolutions were adopted
THE LOUISIANA ELECTION.
The returns so far from various sections OF LOU
isiana indicate majority OF $4,000 for the demo-
cratic state ticket and the adoption of all the con-
StitutiOnal amendments
The arrest Of 7. G. Abbott, the defaulting treas
urer Of the Union Market National bank, OF Water
town, was accomplished by blacksmith In Pierce
City, Mo-, Who read Of AbbottS crime In a cir
Cular.