The Dickinson press., 1884-04-19
POLITICAL Notes and 1.v,.

Congressman York is tho leading Republican
candidate for governor Of North Carolina.
A state Greenback convention will be held al
Lyon Mass. the last week in April
The Delaware county (Pa.) Republican con
vention instructed for Blaine and Lincoln.
All reports from ex-Speaker Kiefer's district
are to the effect that he canMot be reelected.
Mercer Pa.l Democratic county convention
elected Randall delegates to the state convention
Col. F. Middleton succeeds Maj. Gen. Luard
as general in command Of militia in Canada
John Sherman says the tariff and Southern
questions will be the vital issues of the Presi
Dental canvass.
Robert A. Smith has been appointed as the
Minnesota member of the Democratic congress.
sional committee.
JndgePulling, upon whomth fight was made
IN the Oshkosh, Wis, circuit, wxs' reelected
by 1000 majority.
and lis: Bourne CRep.), 15,9O3; Segar (Dem.),
$3.50; scattering, Is.
Special Counsel Kerr, of the star route pro.
secutions, is still receiving $50 per diem from
the department of justice.
Republican conventions in Armstrong, War
rem and Greene counties, Pa, elected Blaine
delegates to the state convention.
Justice Harlan and Speaker Carlisle, before
the Springer cammittee, testified that the re-
putation in Kentucky ofGov. Murray, of Utah,
was excellent
OF eighty-seven New jersey legislators, q ma
jority are for Blaine, ten for Logan and three
for Edmunds. A canva of the state shows q
similar preference.
At the city election of Mandan, Oak, Frank
J. Mead was elected to the mayoralty by a ma
jority of forty-two, over Warren Carpenter,
Jr. 475 votes were cast.
The fact that the New York Independents
have practically endorsed the ticket of Ed
munds and Lincoln has caused a good deal OF
comment among the politicians in Washington.
Chairman Cooper, of the Pennsylvania Re-
publican state central committee, has issued o
circular declaring Blaine can be elected without
New York, and is the only candidate who can
be.
OF sixty chailmen ofDemocratic county con-
v%entions in pennsylvania, fifty declare for Ran
dali and the others for ''Iilden or Randall" ex-
cept Greene comfy, which declares for Han
cock.
Washington Specialize members of the
house arc preparing to flood the country with
political speeches, and have authorized the
doorlieeper to employ assistance in the folding
room.
At Madison, Wis, the municipal election re-
suited i'll the success of the Democratic ticket
throughout Owing to a heavy rain the vote
was light. B. j. Stevens majority for mayor
was S25.
At Milwaukee. Wis, the city election result
ed in favor of the Republican ticket and high
license. Emil Wallbcr, Republican candidate,
was elected over Dixon, Democrat, by o ma
jority of 3,O3S.
The Council Bluffs Nonpareil publishes an
editorial strongly urging the Iowa delegation to
present the namo of the Hon. W. B. Allison to
the Chicago Republican convention as it's NOM
nee for president.
1t is reported that Arthur will have the sup.
port of Virginia delegates. Simon Cameron
says: Tilden is not too old to run. Heis feeble,
perhaps, but nottoo old. MI. Tildenis an able
and an acute man"
The Baltimore American announces that a
meeting of prominent Democrats from all over
the country will meet in that city the last of
April to propose q reconciliation of present
differences in the party.
Samuel Hyslop, was elected mayor of liud-
son, Wis, G. N. Richmond was chosen mayor
at Appleton; w. A. Roosevelt, mayor of La
Crosse; W. II. Davis, mayor Of Eau Claire;
George II. Seelcy mayor OF Menomonie.
Tho Republican convention of the Eigh-
tenth Congressional district of Pennsylvania
elected Blaine delegates to the state convention.
Credentials were not given delegates till they
had signed a written pledge to support Blaine.
The Boston Advertiser has canvassed the
state and says tho returns only tend to confirm
tho statement at first made that Massachusetts
Republicans are unqucstionably in favor of the
nomination at Chicago of Edmunds and Lin
coin.
The Republican convention of the twenty
third congressional district of Pennsylvania
elected Hon. Thomas NJ. Bayne and E. Nj. Ryers
delegates to the national Republican conven-
ton. The delegates are instructed to support
Blaine.
The son of Senator-Elect Payne of Ohio tel
egraphed Congressman Paige of that State,
that the statement printed to the effect that
his father would not accept the Democratic
YpD1iDa tinn for fba 1,roci n,So 1yo e. . Ge,,,,, w f,I>
rication.'
Senator Conkling has written q letter saying:
81 am wholly out Of political movements and
affairs, and wholly absorbed in professional
work which taxes all my energies. Apart from
preference, it is impossible for me to partic-
3Rats in or be drawn into discussion at this
fuses to be interviewed on politics, but SAYS he
does not believe that the Southern men of
either party have any ~favorite for president.
For himself, he does not care who is made pre-
sldent, so long, of course, as the Republican
nominee is elected.
A call has been issued by the Republican con-
gressional committee of the second Minnesota
district for a convention to be held in Mankato
April q, to elect two delegates and their alter
mates to the national convention. The basis of
representation for the counties comprising the
district, is one delegate for every two hundred
votes, or major fraction thereof, cast for Gov.
Hubbard in 1883.
j. d. Ensign, an old resident was elected
Mayor of Duluth, Mimi: q. W. Stienko, Mayor
Mankato, Mimi. Mayor Page was reelected
Mayor of Fergus Falls; George M. Palmer (rep.)
Mayor of Mankato; Andrew Raidson, President
of Wilmar; {. l. Lowell: (dem.) Mayor of Fari-:
banlt; w. J.. Dinon, President of Bird Island;
i. Z. Strait, Mayor of Shakopee. :
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Pittsburg, resulted in a split and the election
of two sets of delegates. The
Blaine men organized, and elected Jacob +.
Slagle and Joseph N. Weeks delegates. The
others elected Q. L. Magee and William Flynn.
Both sets of delegates will so to Chicago and
demand recognition. Magee and Flynn are I'M
derstood to be for Arthur.
quiry about his presidential preference: "For
myself I would support Edmunds or Blaine if
nominated. There is another New England
man who seems to mo to posses character,
qualifications and clements of popularity in an
eminent ~degree-Senator Hawley of Connect
cut
The Nelson and Kindred committees in this
Fifth Minnesota district have issued calls for
separate conventions to be held at Moorehead,
Clay county, April "a, to choose two delegates
to the republican national convention in Chica-
go: The basis of representation will be one
delegate for each organized county in tho dis
trict, and one for each additional 800 Republi-
can voters or major portion thereof, as deter
mined by the vote cast for Knute Nelson and
G. I. Kindred for congress in 1882.
Themembers of the Republican committee of
the Fourth Congressional district of Minnesota,
met at Nicollct house, Minneapolis and decided
by an unanimous vote to call the delegate con-
yontion at st. Paul at noon on Tuesday, the
Doth day of April. The counties in the
district will be allowed delegates in number