The Mineral argus., 1884-04-17
Political Notes and News.

The Minnesota state central republican COM
mittoe met at ST. Paul oh Friday last All
members were present in person, or by proxy.
Thursday, May l at st. Paul, was agreed upon
as the time and place to elect delegates to the
national convention June 3. and to nominate
seven presidential electors. There will be four
delegates elected TO the national convention and
four alternates.
The third district of Minnesota congressional
committee met in st. Paul and fixed the date
for the convention to nominate congressman,
Tuesday, April -, 1T Faribault. The conven-
ton will also elect two delegates to the national
convention. The basis of representation Is
fixed upon the average vote for five state officers
in the fall of 1888 dhe vote for lieu
tenant govorner being omitted. The
representation is as follows:
Carver, 4; Chippewa, A; Dakota, 5; Goodhue,
IL: Kandiyohi, 6; Mcleod, 4: Meeker, 5; Rem
vile, 4; Rice, s; Scott, 3; Swift, 4; Total, 81
The New Hampshire Republican state COM
mittee decided to hold a state convention for
the selection of delegates to the Chicago con-
vention April &c. The First district convention
will be held at Manchester April % and the
Second district at Concord April 20 the strong
est sentiment was in favor of Edmunds for
president and Lincoln for vice president
The Massachusetts, Republican state COM
mittee warns all local committees to secure the
immediate withdrawalfrom membership of fed
eral oficeholders.
The Leavenworth, Kan. } Republican county
convention elected delegates to the state and
congressional convention. A vote was taken
in convention of the preference for president,
Logan, Blaine, Lincoln and Arthur leading.
Senator Fdmunds has been in Charleston
several deys. He was shown the Boston Adj
vertiser's estimate that he was the choice of the
Massachusetts, republicans for president Up
on being asked his views he very firmly re-
piled: "On the subject of the presidency !
have not one word to say"
In Pennsylvania, the drift of sentiment and
delegates favor Blaine or Randall.
Gov. Hamilton makes public a letter address
sed to the Republicans of the state, in which he
says he was a candidate for election for the
full term, having been elected as lieutenant
governor and become chief executive upon the
election of Gov. Cullom to the senate: but ht
has become convinced that the sentiment of the
party is overwhelmingly IN favor of ex-GoV
Richard ]. Oglesby. He therefore withdrawf
from the canvass for the nomination.
The Nebraska democratic state centra
committee has fixed the time for the state con
Yention May %, at Lincoln.
The Illinois republican state convention vii
be held in Peoria, April 10.
In the Connecticut house the bill givint
women the right to vote on the license question
was overwhelmingly defeated without discus
sion. The bill giving them the right to vote il
school meetings was rejected-75 to IS.
The Democratic county convention at Greens
burg, Pa, elected delegates to the state con
v~ention, and instructed them for Randall.
The Jumiata county penn Democratic com
mittee endorsed Randall for president
Gen. Sherman emphatically denies a news
paper report that he is willing to accept tn,
presidential nomination from the Demo
cratic party.
The Wisconsin Seventh district Republica
} convention to elect delegates to the nationa
! convention is called to meet atSparta, April Il
Al the city election at Youngstown, Ohio, ez
. ira ballot-boxes were provided and votes cas-
for favorite presidential candidates, resulting
D blaine, 1916; Lincoln, 80; Edmunds, II; L.
: gan, Is; Arthur, IA; Gen. Sherman, IA; job
! Sherman, 10; Grant, s; Conkling, 1. Toti
I vote, 1,62S.
Ev-Gov. English of Connecticut AYERS thi
= = the Democratic party must make the Morriso
h tariff bill its issue in the approaching presider
. tial campaign in order to elect their tickets.
9 The Nelson Congressional committee in tn
: Fifth district had called a convention to met
: ct Moorhead April "a
J Ex-Congressman Dunnell said in St Pau
: 1 will not be a candidate for congress at I'll
q next election; this, l thought, was general
e understood all over the state. l favor the di
b trict convention plan. know nothing abou
y Dakota governorship haven't the slightest i'd
2 who Of the candidates named or suggested hs
y the inside track.