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"The OH Ticket" in High Favor-John |
Sherman Pulling the Presidential Wires. |
DALLAS. TEX, May 10
At the Dallas County Democratic Con-
vention held here on Saturday, the follow
ingresolution was adopted:
Resolved. That Tilden and Hendricks,
as candidates for President and Vice
President, are the first choice of the Dem
ocracy OF Dallas County and that the dele
gates to the Fort Worth Convention be
instructed to vote for delegates to Chlca-
go favoring the nomination of Tilden and
Hendricks.
CARLYLE ILL, May 10.
convention of the Democracy of Clin-
ton County was held here Saturday
to select delegates to the State, Congress
sonal Senatorial and Judicial Conven-
tions. The following, among other reso-
lutions was adopted:
RcsOlrod, That we favor Samuel j. Til
den as his own penutimate successor in
the office of President of the United
States.
EFFINGHAM, I'LL, May 10.
The Democratic County Convention met
Saturday and instructed as follows; For
President and Vice President, Tilden and
Hendricks; Carter Harrison for Governor;
Henry Setter for Lieutenant-Governo
John Redin for Congress; j. o. Chance
for Clerk of the Supreme Court; j. w.
Burlington, Clerk of Appellate Court,
and William Gilmore, State Board of
Equalization.
CARMI, ILL., May 49,
On Saturday the Democracy of White
County met in the Courthouse and dele
gates were chosen for the State, Judicial
and Senatorial Conventions. The thirteen
delegates to the State Convention were
instructed for Harrison for Governor,
Henry Setter, of st. Clair County, for
Lieutenant Governor, G. A. Keller, of JET
ferson County, for Attorney-General. The
six delegates to the Judicial Convention
were instructed for Jacob o. Chance for
Clerk of the Supreme Court and X. A. ID.
WilbankS for Clerk of the Appellate Court.
The thirteen delegates to the Senatorial
Convention are in favor of r. l.. Organ,
of Carmi, for the State Senate, he having
received ma jority of the votes at the
primary election. The delegates were
further instructed to use their influence
to secure delegates to the National Con-
vention who would support Tilden and
Hendricks for President and Vice-Presi-
dent.
SHELBYvILLE, ILL.,. May 10.
The Democratic County Committee met
Saturday and organized for the campaign.
james h. Frazier was elected chairman.
June 81 is the date determined upon for
holding primaries to nominate candidates
for county offices and determine the
oh. 6 he frr iona
candidate, and June % for the County
Convention to elect delegates to the Sem
atorial and Representative Conventions.
The race for the Congressional nomlna-
ton between Eden, Phillips and Yancey
is so close it may be decided to have the
candidates for Congress voted for direct
by the people at the primaries for the
first time in the history of Shelby County
politics.
VANDALIA, ILL, May 10.
The Republicans ON Saturday nominated
their Aldermen. Both the Republican
and Democratic city tickets are now
completed, and the struggle has begun.
While the Republicans are almost conf
Nnt of winning, the Democracy will
make such fight as was never made by
them before for division of the loaves
holding meetings nightly, and there is
strong probability of their putting in
the field candidate for Alderman
from each. ward.
BENTON, ILL, May 49,
At the Democratic Sentorial Convention
for the Fitty-hrst district, which was
hell at Marion on Saturday last
to nominate a minority candidate fol
Representative, L. o. Browning was nom
mated on the 245th ballot. There were
three other candidates before the con
yention, w. II. Bundy of Williamson
County, Henry Carter of Pulaski County
and Captain j. f. Gray of johnson
County.
DECATUR, ILL, May 10.
The Democratic County Convention has
been called by the Central Committee fol
June 81, when delegates to the Congress
sional Convention will be chosen. Tht
Democrats are active and say they vii
make things lively this fall. There will
be over 100 delegates to the County Con
yention.
WAsHINGToN, ID. c., May II.
John Sherman left Saturday for Phila
delphia, where he will meet Don Cameron
who reached there yesterday. 1t is note
worthy that there is revival of the tall
that If Blaine fails to secure the Presi
Dental nomination he will use his in
fuence TO nominate John Sherman. TIL
latter is anxious to obtain the good will
of the Pennsylvania delegates. Dol
Cameron's first choice is understood t
DE Logan and his second choice Arthur
But Sherman hopes that Cameron ma
change his preferences.
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