Arizona weekly citizen., 1884-06-07

cOQuueutlbl Stdu DluCci iu sh'o wy ~oN has been circUla inz extensively among
 the members of the Loyal Leg1on or
 whom there are a great number In thls City." Col. Dayton said: Il kn w that General Sht rmau had Eever penned any
 such dispatch US IL was rumOred he had done, saying that he would not serve as President of the United States even though be was elected. Now mlnd, continued the Colonel, General Sher- man is not seeking the nomination, but his friends have been assured that
 large number of the dele gltes will sup
 port him in case ls Is known he would
 not decline"
 In the Fouth Maryland district seat Ing members, +. w. Jordan and II. W.
 Rogers, both for Blaine; seated m the
 sixth New York, John J. OHrien and John ii. Brady; sea ed in the Ninetes nth
 New York, James TOmada and Henry
 Houck; seated m the Twenty first Penn
 svivanIa, J. l.. Savers; admitted 10 the TwVnty-secOnd Pennsy lv6nia, Chris. L. Magee and William Flynn. The Ten
 uss,ee contest was reld over for acton
 this morning. Parks, from COlordo, from cCmmIttes on rules reported tia. the commit, had adopted substantial
 ly the rules of the last convention ex cept that It recommended the adoption of CusbIng's manual as tie parliament
 .ry law ot the body, instead of the rules
 of the House of Representatives; except
 that the previous questI n IS to be ID force as m the House. Grow, of Penn
 sylvania, from the minority of the com
 m!ttee offered a substitute for tue lUtb
 rule which DrescriOes the mode of elect ing delegates to the next Republican
 cOnve nuon. He proposes that delegates shalt be elected m the same maUner as
 members of Congress. Parks accepted
 the proposed amendment; Grow having
 explain. .d that the delegates at large
 are to be elected by state cOEyentIOns,
 that the maun-r of electIng del gates
 from the District of COlumi ia should be
 prescribed by the national RepublIcaB
 convention. The rules were then
 adopted.
 The attention of Senator Sabin having
 been called to a published state ment
 originating in MinnesOta, that be Lad
 been elected delegate to the NHtlUnai Convection on pledge or supposltIon
 that be would support Blaine, be re- marked on contrary, that no such issue had been made and that 1t had teen well known for year that hIs fir t choice had been for Arthur Cn the ground that he would be strong before tbe D. Ople.
 Parks offered an additional rule as to the order of bUsIUess. BOyne of Penn sy lvanip, moved an anne endmeBt to 1t so as to make the order of bGsiness as fol- lows: First, report of committee on platform and resolutions. Second, the call of the roll of States. Third, pres eutation of candidates for President Fourth, ballCtiDg. Fifth, pres entation of candidates for Vice-PresIdent. Sixth. baliOting. The amendment was agreed 10 and the additional rule adopted.
 1hurstCn of Nebraska, moved 10 em- end the 7;h rule winch provides for nominations by majority of the votes cast so to reqnlre mCjOrty of all l tLe delegates. He said that DO rules l should be eu.Orcei by which q minority ! of duly elected delegates should ate mpt | to fOrcs Candidate upon the party. | Such action would be repudiased by the | tftemeu fl America-ApIlause.
 Sanders, of Montana, offered an | ame eudment that no person shall be eli | Lluls Is me mb of the national con vcntion who Is not eligible as a member fl the Electoral College.
 HOa~, of Massachusetts, made an ex- plaBhtiOn hs L. the effrct of tine civll service law passed by Congress year ago, and said 1t was not the purpose of that law to prohibit any Federal officer from exercising the rIs hts of an AmerI- ran citizen.
 TLe amendment offered by Sanders was adopted.
 Tue amendment offered by Thurston, of Nebraska. was adopted.
 After some verbal notifications the | question Ot the rules was disposed of at iZ:31 exceut as to the repre- sentation iu u'ure conventions, that subject being withheld.
 CmCAGO, June 5.-The following is he platform: Republicans of the JsI,ed states m Nat onaI conventlOr lssemb'eI renew tbe.r allegiance to the )uuc'p'es upon which they hove trI- ImFhed m SIX successive pre- idantIal 1 elections and congratulate the Amer ID people Ou tbe attachments of E, many results III the ie gislati and ad [ by which the ReDublican | 'ar'y has, after saving the CniOn, done 10 much tO render It's institutions lust, [ qnal and tenifcent. The safeguard Cf z ib' rty and the em OdimrDt of the best bought aud highest purposes of our cit zens. The Republican party has gain q It's strength by qu c6 and careful re- ponse tO the demands of the people for reedrm and the equality of men for nIted natIOn: assuring the rights of all 2 itlz-cs; for the elevation of labor; for ! 2 n honest currency; for purity in lexis- $ lrO1, and for integrity and accounta. lllty in all of the departments of the u ovenment; and it accepts anew the q uty O leading in tho work of progress i nd reform. We llment the death Of resident Garfield whose sound state ll' ship, long conspicuCus Tn congress. lving promise of strong and success Q. Il sdm D ,tfaii Dn. a promise fully real h ed durIny the short rerird of his office 3 president fl the Un t,d states; his stlnEUished sUccess m war and peace. i' ave endeared him to the hearts of : mcsic6n people. In the administra ., n of | resident Arthur we recognize a fl ls'. cOn' ervGt1vc and patriotic policy: nde- which the country has been bless \ ] with Tem1rkabie prosperity. We be- IT eve hi~ Cm' eIt services are entitled to d vii rec i've the hearty approval of T 'eIy citizen. .- l The wires failed to furnish h us the bal Ice of tLe platform. Wecan't account c, 2 1t other than that the cheers for Ar. t, ur paralyzed the operator.-ED.l CHIcAGo. June 5.-Convention Hail | b D ?. m.-The convention adjourned l oI 1m l;55 P. m. till : p. m. this evening. W LONDON, June 5.-The aauarium si shops Gate burned yesterlay with il verdi oi the lions, bears and other imals.
 ATLANTA, June 4.-Nearly every eoun- P m She state elected delegates today
 the state Democratic convention. I, lree-tOurths were instructed for q lden. the remainder considered as for ~ 10; not vote was cast against Tilden W
 Pacific Coast BreyIties. nc Folsom prison contains 46O c5nvicts. M Numerous cases of glauders in So- "' 10.
 Bnt.e county has population of 19,- oi oi Lns Angeles IS to have a Spanish cam