The Dickinson press., 1884-05-03
THE PRESIDENTIAL unroAr1ous.
Election Of Delegates to Conventions IN,
ether Political Hotaa.

Election OF Delegates to Conventions and
ether Political Notes.
The fifth Minnesota republican district ooa
vention Nelson of Moorhead selected Ex-Gov
A Barto and A. G. Page as delegates to the
Chicago Convention, and A. Steenerson and H
w. Stone Is alternates. The Kindred Wing o:
the party in . separate meeting elected ]. v.
Brown and George D.. johnson as delegates to
Chicago and George l. Garfield andJ. G. Flynn
as alternates.
The Second Minnesota District Republican
convention at Mankato nominated A. M. Crosby
and L z, Rogers for delegates to Chicago, and
Col. Joseph Bobletter Gordon Powers as alter
mates.
The Washington comfy (Minn) republicans
instructed their delegates to vote for John +.
Procta as delegate to Chicago.
The Dakota State Republican Convention at
county and Nelse Nelson Of Pembina as dole
gates, and Byron E. Pay of Brookings, Robert
E. Wallace Of Stutsman as alternates.
The Ohio State Republican Convention nomi-
mated as delegates to Chicago Judge B.
Gus Hanaker and Judge West The following
alternates were elected. Rev; James Poinde1-
ored), Delaware; John P. Green (colored),
Cleveland; Robert Harlan (~colored) of Cincin-
natl. For state officers the convention nomin-
ated IS follows: J. s. Robinson of Hardin
county, Secretary of state; w. johnson present
chief justice for judge of the supreme court;
A. Flyckinger of Defiance county.
Senator Jonas of Louisiana has information
from Louisiana that the recent election of men,
bers of the legislature of the state insured his
return to the senate.
The democrats of Iowa elected for delegates
ut large S. g. Kline, H. H. Trimble, I. NJ.
Harris and E. H. Thayer. The entire twenty
six delegates from Iowa are solid for Tilden
if it is demonstrated that he will accept The
gates to the national convention: First
county; John Walbank, Henry county. Sec
eond, "; F; Brannon, Muscatine; l. b; War
7sig 8 Clinton Clinton. Third, :: Schroeder Sl D%abq q
Buloss, Clayton; A o, Doolittle, Floyd
county; John Rydcr,, Benton. Sixth, l.
B. Perry Monroe county; Z. H. Gibbs, Ma
5 Ha1sS sG Ts e l. r y; Go0dei Polk \; ! 6n R.
gan, Union county; william Bardley, Appanoose
county. Ninth, D. M. Farrell, Mills county;
DR.. j. NJ. Emmert, Cass county. Tenth, NJ. b.
Hyatt, Hamilton county; John Cleggett, Cerro
Gordo county. Eleventh, II. NJ. Guthrie, Car
roll county,; T. o. Cassidy, Palo Alto county.
11C COlIlllllutSO I'll 4CoOAuuAOAo AAAoNO ~ oAOAC u
port. Reaffirming adherance to the platform
of the Demo cratic national conventions of 1876
and 1880; in favor of revenue and tariff reform,
and against the late prohibition legislation in
the state.
The Michigan Republican State convention
at Grand Rapids the following delegates at
large to Chicago-R. G. Horn, W. F, Swift, Sam
Moore. A. L. Koon, A. b. Turner, DIR. ROBBIE.
The Republican convention of the Third dis
trict of Maine nominated by acclimation Seth
Milliken for congress. The First Vermont dis
trict Republicans nominatedJ. w. Stewart.
The Sixth Iowa district Grcenback conven-
ton met at Ottumwa and nominated as dele
gates to the national convention, DR.. A. A
Ramsay of Abba, and J. R. Burgess of Ottum-
va.
Morrison Foster, Greenbacker, has been
nominated for congress in the Twenty Second
Pennsylvania district.
The Republicans of the Seventh district of
Kansas renominated 8. r. Peters for congress-
man.
Congressman Stewart, of Middlebury, vt, was
renominated by reclamation by the Republic
cans of the First district, in convention. Maj.
Ballard, of Burlington, were elected delegates
to Chicago. The convention was enthusiastic
for Edmunds.
Returns so far from various sections of
Louisiana indicate q majority of $1,000 for the
Democratic state ticket and the adoption of all
the constitutional amendments; The ticket elect,
ed, Governor. Samuel D. McEnery; lieutenant
governor, Clay Knoblock; treasurer, E. A.
Burke, attorney general, NJ. J. Cunningham;
secretary of state, Oscar Arroy0s auditor, o.
B. Steele, superintendent of public instruction.
Warren Easton.
The greenback national state committee of
Minnesota have called q convention at Owa-
tnp,,o m T,,ouIov Nov On 1924 oyI IN o1ocf
delegates to the national convention of the
Greenback party to be held in Indianapolis
May q, 1884, to nominate candidates for Presi-
dent and Vice President of the United States.
w. r. Merriam will not be a candidate for
congress from the Fourth Minnesota district
Mr.. Merriam declines to publicly withdraw his
name for tho reason that he never consented to
be q candidate, nor did he ever authorize the
use of his name as such.
The following were elected delegates from
Mississippi ut large: EX-SENATOR B. K. Bruce,
James Hill, II. F. Beck, DR.. ]. N. Bynum; the
first two colored and the others white. The
delegates are uninstructed, but favorable to
gates stand: Arthur II, Blaine 1, Logan /,
l.
Hon. Knute Nelson has been re-nominated
for congress in the Fifth Minnesota district.
The New York State Republican convention
held at Utica, elected for delegates at large:
Theodore Roosevelt, Andrew D. White, John
T. Gilbert, Edwin Packard. 1t is understood
that the delegation is for Edmunds first and
Arthur second.
The republican state convention at Connect
cut selected as delegates atlarge john l. Hous-
ton, Samuel E. Merwin, Jr., Augustus Brande-
gee and Frederick Mills. The district dele
gates elected were: First, v. B. Chamberlain
and J. T. Edmunds; Third, I. &. Bliss and E.
s. Boss; Fourth, o. r. Tyler and j. E. Hill. A
resolution vas adopted, that "if, in the judg-
ment of our delegates, a proper occasion shall
arise, they will meet the unanimous sense of
the republican party Of this state if they pre-
date for president of the United States"
The date of the Second Minnesota districtRe-
publican congressional convention has been
changed by the committee from June IS to
June 26, on account of the grand commandery
meeting GU June "a at Minneapolis. The con
vention will be entitled to 1G6 delegates on the
basis fixed upon.
the republicans of the Oswego {Kan) district
In Virginia the republican delegates at large
are William Malone, William H. Pleasant,
(colored), s.. NJ. Yost, Frank s. Blair, James D..
Brady, A.. A. Dodson. Electors at large and
district electors were also named led Each dele
chairman of the delegation to Chicago, and the
delegates were Instructed to vote as q unit on all
questions in convention. The district delegates
are: First district, Duff Green, l. r. Stewart;
Second, H. Libby, Jordon Thompson (colored);
Third, W. g. Elam, Anderson Taylor (colored);
Fourth, W. E. Gaines, A. ". Harris (colored);
Fifth, William E. Sims, Winfield Scott; Sixth,
James A. Frazier, James NJ. Mclaughlin;
Seventh, L o. Walker, ]. l. Dunn; Eighth,
Thomas G. Popham, RobertL Mitchell; Ninth,
D. J. Houston, H. G. Wood. The whole dele
cation is for Arthur but ms tructions were vo-
ted down.
on motion of Mr.. Edgerton of Dodge, seconded
by G. b. Gould, Thomas H. Armstrong and c..
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