Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-05-01
POLITICAL.
NEW Yosx oRrENgACkEss,

ALBANY. April 81 ne SreSn otck
State Convention Was boistero0s be
tines. About thirty delegates we're
pre,ent. A motion 10 instruct the In
dianspolis delegates 10 vote for Batter
for President vas rejected. and the
delegates are uninstructed. The plat
form of the Chicago Convention OF
1850 and the Rochester Convention Of
1853 are reasirmsd. The Convention
elected delegates NJ large. and the State
Committee will name Con1ressiona
district delegates.
TEXAS REPUBLICANS.
Fogr WORTH. Tex. April 9.-rhe
Republican State Convention was
called to order at noon. and Judge
Pasco, OF Sherman. was elected chair
man. This result Is regarded "a a vic
tory for the Office holding element.
The name of Blaine uttered IN a speech
by Fian gan Was greeted With the Wild
est enthusiasm. and the delegation will
probably ss instructed. The Conven-
ton adjourned until tomorrow.
KANSAS REPUBLrCANs.
TOPEKA. April 9.-The Republican
State Convention assembled At ; p. ID.
TO elect four delegates at large to the
National Republican Convention at
Chicago. Judge David kelso was elect
ed temporary chairman. After the ap-
pOIntment Of the usual committees. the
Convention adjourned until 80 p. III.
Reassembling, the Committee on Per
manent Organization reported Captain
j. Il. johnson as chairman. and w.
Walton az secretary. Upon taking the
chair. Captain johnson made a speech
in vindication Of the Republican party
and for harmony In the State and Ma
tion. A vote Was taken for An ex-
preston of pronounced preference. re-
sulting: Blaine, BOP; Logan, 4s; Ed
munds, IL; Arthur, 8; scattering, l..
The deleg stes at large We're elected as
follows: Hon. p. b. Plumb. John 5.
Merritt, j. A. Wood and A. w. Mann.
NEVADA REPUBLICANS.
VIRGINIA. April 3O.-The Republican
State Convention organized today. with
L. d. Edwards as chairman. After a
hard fight between the Blaine and
anti Blaine men, the following dele
gates to Chicago were elected: NJ. d.
FOLEY. G. G. Stevenson, $. J. Lee. John
Dixon. j. H. Rind and 4. j. Blair. The
delegates declared their intention to
Solc lux Dlkluc 10 iouS as thChC was a
possibility of his nomination. Reselu-
tons were adopted endorsing Presi-
dent Arthur's administration, demand
ing supplemental legislation excluding
Chinese, opposing tariff changes, de-
handing the restoration of the wool
tax, civil service reform. the sup
preston of polygamy the creation of a
National Railroad Commission. and
strongly condemning the agitation
again silver.
IOWA REPUBLICANS.
DEs MONIES, April 29-Most Of the
delegates to the Republican State Con-
vention have arrived. Over $50 are now
here. The Blaine men are in an over
whelming majority in the State Con-
vention and have a decided majority in
each of the eleven Congressional dis
tricts and are claiming solid delega-
ton to Chicago.
Dies MONIES, April 30.-rhe Republi-
can State Convention met this morning
and after temporary OrganiZ ltiOn ad-
journed until O'Clock.
Resolutions we're adopted deprecatin0
the Democratic tariff agitation. demand
ing of Congress that immediate pro-
vision be made for the reconstruction
of the navy and that the nation be
placed III position to maintain its dig
nifty and honor and to protect its citI-
Zens, endorsing the efforts of Senator
Wilson to introduce measures relative
TO the regulation of inter State com
MERGE. demanding grants of land to
hOnorably discharged soldiers and sail
Ors of the late war. endorsing Presi-
dent Arthnr's administration, naming
Blaine as the choice of Iowa Republi
cans for President, aud pledglng the
State to give it's old time m ljofity for
the nominee of the Chicago convention.
Blaine will receive % votes from Iowa
at the Chicago Convention. The presi
dental electors will be named ut State
convention for the nomination of State
officers, which has been called to meet
here on the Both of August.
CALIFORNIA REPUBLICANS.
SAN Francisco, April 30.-Ihe Repub-
licau State Convention will meet this
msrniuQ in Oakland. At the present
moment, before the convention has been
called to order. the chief interest is cen
tered in the Craftsmanship. 1t is ru-
mored that NJ. NJ. Estee has Withdrawn
from that contest, AID has turned his
efforts to secure his election As one Of
the delegates at large. Candidates for
future Sena, orial honOrs are taking ad-
vantage of the opportunity to make
friends among county delegates to the
convention.
The convention WAS called to order at
l:l5 p. III. by p b. Cornwall, President
Of the State Central Committee. He
referred to the great necessity of har-
mony in the Republican party. espe-
cially SO in this State, where the two
parties were so evenly divided.
Davis, of Yuba. was elected Chairman
of the convention.
Aresolution that the delegates from
the State Convention be instructed for
James q. Blaine WAS referred to the
appropriate committee.
THE FIRST DISTRICT.
The first district elected Judge G. g.
Bush and b. q. Carr delegates to the
National Convention, and j. ID. Byers
and H. w. ByingtOn as altern ates.
A resolution was passed endorsing
Blaine and instructing the delegates to
use every means to secure his nOmlna-
ton, An amendment to include the
name of Lincoln As nominee for Vice
President was lost. AZ Was also another
instructinD the delegates to vote r
Blaine as long as he WAS in the field.
Strong preferences for Blaine we're ex
pressed, but a violent antipathy was
displayed to bind the delegates i'll any
way.
NJ. NJ. Estee acted as Chairman, and
T.. w. Davis as Secretary.
COlusa and Tehama counties failed to
vote on the election Of delegates to Chi
caco. as the delegates from those coun-
ties misunderstood where the place of
meeting was to be, and arrived too late
to cast their ballots.
MASSACHUSETTS REPUBLICANS.
BosroN. April 30.-The State Repub-
lican Convention temporarily organized
With II. G. Hodge as chairman. There
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