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revenue and civiLSesyioe reform. A resolu-
ton was adopted declaring Governor Cieve-
land, of New York, tO b tire choice OF the
party in Maine for President
NEW YORK DEMOCRATS


sides an equal representation at Chicago
with the county Democracy. II. y. Flower,
who aspires to the Presidency OF the United
States was the livelest worker among the
delegates. The convention did not In
struct its representatives at Chicago, but
they are believed to stand 40 for Cleve-
land, ii for Flower and Z for Bayard. The
delegates at-large are Daniel Manning, Ed
ward Cooper, Lester B. Faulkner and John
C. Jacobs Among the dis riot delegates are
August Belmont, John Kelly and Abram ).
Hewitt The delegation was instructed to
vote and act as unit in the National Con-
yention. in accordance with the will of the
majority of delegates The present incum.
bents Charles Andrews and Charles A.
A. Rapelo were nominated for Judges OF
the Court of Appeals.
LOUISIANA.
BATON ROUGE, La, June 19.-The DEM
ocratlc State Convention Oh Wednesday
adopted platform in favor of tariff for
revenue only, and indOrsing Tiden for the
Presidency. E. A. Burke, B. F. Jonas, A.
! A. Gumby and r c. Wicklitfe were selected
as delegates at. large to the National Con-
vention.
MICHIGAN.
DETROIT, Mich, June 19.-The Mich.
gan Democratic Convention opened at noon.
! The members are feverishly watching the
bulletins from Saratoga The sentiment Is
strongly setting toward Cleveland.
Con NJ. Dickinson, of Detroit was made
temporary Chairman, and the convention
adjourned till 2:40 p M.
The districts have chosen delegates to the
Chicago Convention as follows:
First, Daniel J. Campan and John Har-
rison; second, f. Nj; Holloway and John
Devilio Hubbard; Fourth, Charles II.
Kimmerlee and F. E. stevens; Fifth,
Horace b. Peck and John II.
| Whitley; Sixth, w. l.. Bagg and A. j. Eddy;
Seventh, Elliot G. stevens and NJ. |. Brabb;
Eighth James X. Wright and jerome w.
Turner; Ninth Robert X. Blacker and Daniel
| L. Soper; Tenth, 5. o. Fisher and c. p. Black;
! Eleventh, W. T.. Preston and John W. Powers.
Delegates.at-larg were elected as fol-
lows o. NJ. Barnes, Lansing; Tim f. Tars-
ney, Saginaw; o. NJ. Powers, Kalamazoo,
and A. Z. Swineford, Marquette.
Resolutions were adopted reiterating the
Democratic principles, arraignng the Re-
publican plrty, denouncing the present
tariff, and deploring the withdrawal of Til
den
TENNESSEE.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, June l9.-The Dem
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terday Hon. j. ID. c. Atkins was made
permanent Chairman. Delegates to the
National Convention from the State at large
were elected, as follows: Albert A. Nc
Neal, Thomas l.. Williams, S. A. Cham
pion and John +. House.
GEORGIA.
ATLANTA, Ga, June l9.-The State
Democratic Convention met at noon. Will
lam Z. Smith was made Chairman of the
convention. f. p. Howell, A. D. Bacon,
Patrick Walsh and a. r Lawton were
elected delegates from the State-at-large to
the Chicago Convention
VERMONT.
BURLINGTON, VT, June l9.-The Re-
publican State Convention met yester-
day, with large attendance. Henry Z.
Idle, Chairman, addressed the convention.
His reference to Mr.. Blaine was received
with great enthusiasm. Samuel f. Plngree
was nominated for Governor by reclamation,
f. j. Ormsbee for Lieutenant Governor, and
W. Ii. Dubois for Treasurer. A recess was
then taken.
THE PROHIBITlONISTS.
BLOOMINGTON, ILL.,, June l9.-About foul
hundred delegates attended the State Pro
hibition Convention here yesterday, under
the Presidency of NJ. ii. Tibbles, of Lee
County. Ex-Governor st. John, of Kansas,
was present, and delivered brl ef address.
Miss Frances +. willard was chosen Vice
Presidential large for this State. Mrs. +.
b. Harbert, of Chicago, offered resolution
urging that the convention enunciate rad.
zeal and ringing platform of principles.
This was referred to committee One
Vice President was chosen from each dis
. - S.on ha oH innrpnI
until to-day.
COLUMBUS, o., June 19.-The State Pro
hibiti0n Convention met here yesterday, one
hundred delegates being present. The
declaration Of principles rehearsed the
damage done by the liquor traffic, asserts
the inability of the old parties to remedy
evils, and reterates the as sertion of al
alleged false count of the vote on the second
amendment last fall.
The following nominations were made
Secretary of State, E j. Morris, Cincinnati
Supreme Judge, j. Woseborough, Fulton
County; Member of the Board of Public
Works, w. J. Klrkendall, jackson; Elect
ors.at- Large, f. u. Payne, Franklin, and
Ferdinand Schumacher.
ITTsBURGH June Is. The local 4tecep
ton Committee of the National Prohibition
Convention which meets at Lafayette Hall,
this city, July %, Is making thorough prep
aratOns for the convention Delegations
are expected from every State in the Union,
and arrangements have been made for am.
pie hotel accommodations for all. Over
/, 100 tickets are reported sold.
POLITICAL NOTES.
w. c. Cooper was nominated for Con
gress Tuesday by the Republicans of thu
Ninth Ohio District
The Democrats of the Nineteenth OhiC
District Tuesday nominated Horace AlvorC
for Congress-
J. Campbell and j. c. Martin, elected
Presidential Electors at the Democratic
State Convention recently held at Stockton
CAL, have resigned They refused to in
dorse the platform.
Ex-senator Thurman, Of Ohio stated In
an interview Wednesday that he was not a
Presidential candidate, and he simply re-
quests the world to leaye him alone.
The Democ ratio State Convention of Col
orado elected IS delegates to Chicago. Gov
ernor Grant, NJ. S. Waller, NJ ID. Crow, j
ID. McGilvary, Dennis Sullivan and j. X
Letcher. They favor Cleveland. but re
| ceiyed no instruction.