Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-06-04

The Minnesota state Democratic convention
assembled at st. Paul on the 29th, with Hon,
L.. L.. Baxter president and Capt. J. @. Wood
secretary. The following were chosen dele
gates at large: P. II, Kelly, r. A. Jones. G. F..
Mcdonald, M. Doran; alternates, w. G. Rob-
ertson, Geo. N Fish, E. P. Barnuna, F. o.
Leary. The district delegates are: First Dis
tr1ct-W. j. Whipple, B. s. Cook; alternates
John Frank, M. S. Emery. Second-John G.
Wise, Henry Poesler, alternates, G. McKanna,
Gen. Myer. Third VIM. Campbell, Geo. N.
Baxter; alternates, J. M. Splcer, II. A. Park,
Fourtb-R A. Smith, T. W. Durant alternates,
A. d. Perkins, VIM. Quinn. Fifth-T. E. Hee-
nan, A. Gurnon; alternates. l.. Emmett, P. NJ.
Graft. They are unrestricted, but are almost
unanimously in favor of ''the old ticket"
The Wisconsin Democratic state convention
was held at Madison on the 28th. Hon. r. L.
Larson, of Eau Claire, was made permanent
chairman, and Joseph Ray, of jackson, H. H.
Cohn, of Green, M. J Dullea, of Milwaukee,
and G. L. Powers, of Washington, secretaries.
A platform favoring tariff reform was adopted
Independents for each congressional dis
trict were elected, as follows: First District W,
S. Greene, Jefferson Second District, ". More,
Fond du Lac; Third District, Nelson Dewey.
Grant, Fourth District, Enoch Chase. M1lwau-
kee; Fifth District, Louis Bremen; Sixth Dis
trict, J. E. Jones, Columbia; Seventh District,
Mr.. Bishop, Juneau; Eighth District,
Mr.. Austin, of Clark; Ninth Dis
UlICl, l. u Oh tulDD6WH.
list of delegates and alternates, in order of
precedence, are as follows At large, Edw. s.
Bragg, w. T. Villas, J. NJ. Morrow. J. G. Jen-
klDs; alternates, J. ". Cary, N. d. Frat. r.
R. Hudd, G. w. Cate; First District, J. r.
Doolttle, Arson Rogers; alternates, T. Robin
SOD, M; IL; Boyee; Second District. A. K. De-
laney, B. S. Potter; alternates. r. Mertz, E.
Hurlbut; Third District, d. S. Rose, r. NJ.
Bashford; alternates, Thos. Kennedy, W. P.
Bragg; Fourth District, John Black, G.. F.
Freeman; alternates, +. Rietbrock, Thos. Shea;
Fifth District, A. l.. Gray. Carl ziellier; alter
mates. G. III. Schmidt, J. Darbelloy; Sixth Dis
trict, G. W. Pratt, Geo. Kriess; alternates, A.
J. W. Iusk, J. l.. McCullom; alter,
mates, f. A. Crawford. G. Harrington:
Eighth District. ". Fl. Smith. G. Y. Freeman;
alternates,.J j. d. Putnam, Fl. Fl. Hayden; Ninth
District, Alex. Brazeau, L. Marchetti; alter
mates, II. NJ. Loomed, Peter Doyle. Presiden-
tial candidates: At large Fred Muller, John
Lawler, Crawford; First District, M. L. Ayers,
Walworth; Second District, Leonard Martin.
Waukesha; Third District, Nelson Dewey,
Grant; Fourth District, Geo. A. Albert, Milwau-
kee; Fifth District. Tbeo. Karschen, Calumet;
Sixth District, p. J. Stroud, Columbia; Seventh
District, S. M. Dickinson, Monroe; Eighth
District, J. W. Hancock, Pierce; Ninth District,
J. II. Woodruff.
The committee of one hundred provided for
by the resolutions adopted by the recent mass
meeting OF business men OF New York IN favor
of President Arthur, has been appointed, and
left New York for Chicago on the 18th. 1t
contains such names as David BOWS, II. o. Ar
mour, Legrand B. Cannon, r. G. Dun, VIM.
Dowd, Chas Ell. Tiffany, Jno. Austin Stevens,
Thos. dollhouse, Scion Humphreys, Erastus
Wiman, Edward s. Pierrepont, Thos Rutter,
E. A. Quintard and Lloyd Aspinwall.
The Kansas Democrats met III convention at
Topeka on the 18th, and elected delegates to
Chicago. The sentiment of the convention was
in favor of Tilden.
Jefferson County Democrats selected as dele
gates to Madison James w. Moore and William
w. Woodman.
The Democratic delegates from Winnebago
County are Senatorial, G. w. Pratt, A. II.
Kruger; First Assembly District, R. +. Harvey.
and WIN. Wall; Fourth District, VIM. Trott and
Joe KlOckner. All are for Tilden
The following counties chose delegates to the
Democratic state convention on the 24th-
Portage COunty-Thos. WEIGH and E. r. Herrin
were chosen delegates to the state convention.
and Fl. W. Lee, Owen Clark, John Zen, Henry
Cate and James Meehan to the assembly con-
vention. Marathon County-W. Kickbush and
Judge Louis Marchetti have Deen elected dele
gates from Marathon County to the Demo-
cratic state convention, with John Ringle and
Samuel Kronenwelter as alternates. Manitowoc
County-C. P. Schmidt, W. A. Walker, I. Gratis,
John Robinson, John Francis, Fred P. Mueller,
JOS. Mueller, ". F. Hahn. A majority of the
delegates favored Tildep. Brown County
First Assembly District, P. Moran, P Kolb:
Second District. B. Gutbier, E. Lawler; Second
Senatorial District. l.. r. Hudd, A. L. Gray.