The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-04-24
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DALLAS. OsEoos, April is.--rna demo.
cratic slate CONVENTION met TO-DAY, The
platform favors tho forfeiture Of unearned
land grants, ths regulation OF iuterstlia
mmeIce, nud terlh Tor revenue TO the
limit OF the necessities OF the government.
DELEGATES 70 the Chr 20 convention; l.. l..
MoAflhnr. W, q. @, XXI. I. Hog !, Y. Il.
shaie, A. +, Waite, II. l.. Porter. Pfesi.
dental electors; ID. II. lson. w. ID. Fenton
ard A. u. Jones. John Mye-a wrg nomin"'
ted by exclamation for tonh,ess. A
luton was adopted fayoTine. Tilden d
Hendricks ~ the ohol = OF the democ
OF Oregon for prealteat and vi, pr ddeAt.
OswrGo, n. ", Anil lS.--fhe v IN
district selected ID. NJ. Osborn aud f. @.
Yoemans rs delegates 10 tbs Chicago con-
yention Both are for Blaine,
NEw Y0EE April ls,-The republican
congressional Convention o,day instructed
delegates, IS 10 10 votes, Tor Blaine aud Lin'
toln.
NRw YoRE, April ls.-At meeting OF
the TammanY committee on or
gauiEation tC-light, Treasurer GoIman
reported be had secured 222 room
s.fha Palmer hoRse and one hundred an
Q oAty.sieht rooms In the Mauta)n house,
Crsrico, Tor tha use Of the Tsmmany dele
;gation at the democratic national conven.
DOVER, DSL., Aurn 1.-THE names OF
the delegates 10 Chicago, elected by the
republican convention ace: Washington
Htsllngs. j PilliuR, q. V. Massey, J. ii.
H,fecker. William j. Steward and ID. j,
Layton. Hastings 10 an administration
NA,nviLLE, TEsS., April 1.-THE re-
punlirSu Convention platform endorses the
ads.fai. trkiion ~ Arthur because of his
.cfutaucs, imps-.is lily and pgtrlot'sm as q
repuS.ir y aYd te u. OF his conservatism,
honesty, wisdom and statasmr rship ave
given peace, progress snd prc 'peIity 20 this
o1uutsy; arraigne6 the demo cratic psrty of
Teuuesser for population Of tho bonds of
the state AID telling railroads Of the state
NJ l1w prices for bonds they had previously
branded % fraudulent; charges the demo-
cratic party With pretending 70 favor low
vet meking tsxeS higher md of ces more
Numerous; also With boarding in the state
tr.c3ury hundreds or Thousands D. the peo-
ple's money: charges the cemocretc party
with creating ra'lro,d commission 40
much IN violation Of justice, law and the
constitution, thrl the courts enloins them
from the exercise Of theig functions; de-
nouncss the lease Of the penitontiary labor
SO IS to bring /. into competition with free
skilled labor: condemns the democratic
t.riff policy rs cslculatedto bring American
labor ~ damaging carhiot with convlc's
rid the paupsr labor Of Europe and all the
world The following delegates TO lhe CHI.
csyo convention were elected: State a.
largc--L. G. Houcs, Knoxville; j. O. Napier,
Nashville; T # Cessells, Memphis; w. p.
Brownlow, Jonpsboro Copgresstona, dis
iricts-A, II. Pettibone, John W. Browp,
w. Q. Chandler, w. Q. Chumla, N. +. CHS.
com, y. V. Brown, b. w; Burtcrd, john
L. w. Chesthsm. b, l. Hadley: A: M.
Hughes, ]. Richard Harris, s. w. Hawkins,
&c. Watson, Csrter Harris, j. II. Smith.
The delegation is without instructions.
ISDIAHAroLIs, hpIil H.-Ex-Sensior Nc
Donald, when the Washington dispatch an-
nsuncing the action OF the indiana demo-
c attic ASSOCIATE a WIS resd to him, SAID:
1.-THE resolution n qrl'res no response from
me, but es the cotton OF my friends IN
w hiugton City rom Indiana,i 1t cannot
be Otherwise than gratifying to me-" Be-
yond this the senator declined to say any.
thing. ,,,
cans of the Seventh district selected Gen.
elal NJ. ]. w. Holton and II. l.. Morey ss,
delegates to Chic go; no INSTRUCTIONS.
Holton's fIst choice IS said to be Blaine;
Morey's, Sherman.
DETROIT, April 1.-THE republican con-
yention OF the seventh congregational q
trict held o. Port Huron &c day. nominal
John p. Sanborn and X. B. Noble delegates
to the Chicago convention. Ssnbcrn is IN
de.stood 10 be for Blaine Mobiles prefer
enceis unknown
AT PEoEtA.
PLaRrA. I'LL, April l6.-The republican
sss coas1ioS met sers s a. ncSe obi,s sS,
chairman OF the st ate ,nti committee.
James a. Connolly was made temporary
chairman and Dopiel Shepherd temporaiJ
se-rstsry. In -'ling the convention TO or
der, Jones ref FRED to the brnner hsnslns
above the platform, Containing tne name
q Illinois governors se Bs som Sa Hsm I
and Jnclucing with Oglcsby as proph 81.
deles ates chesred. He seid Ilipoi1
had nominated the martyrcd LIN Nln
ss her first president OF the United q ates.
Her first president's name began with the
convention would nominate soldier, citi-
zen of Illinois, whose name began win
this letter [CbeGrs.l Connolly; on being
conducted to the chair, thanked the con-
venlion for the honor, end made an elo-
quent summary Of the party's history, BE-
then referred to the leading names men
publican presidential nomination, those
IF Logan and Blaine being
received with special favor and
laudly end persstently cheered' He
closed with glowing tribute to Logan.s
record as soldier and legislator, express
nomination ct the Chicago convention.
Committees on credentials permanent
orcsnjzat;ou, resolutions. to sel.ct mem.
bsrs of the state central committee anu
delegates at large TO the Dations' conven-
tion aud electors at large, were appoin 10,
aud a recess taken till 2:30p. m.
Rsaspembling at 2:30 the Commute on
credentials reported. The Temporary on
GERS were made permanent. The tomml'
tae on resolutions not being
reedy TO report, nominations were in
order. General Richard Rowett., Of
Adams county nominated Hon. Richard
]. Oslssby for governor. aud he was de.
clared the nominee OF the convention by
acclauation, the delegates rising and
cheered General N. @. Smith YVES nomi.
mated for lieutenant governor on the nr1t
ballot. The following is list OF the dele
gates to the national convention at Chiclgo
81 com p,eted by the convention here this
morning, of the districts which had not al
ready appointed delegates:
First district--K. L. Woodwart ond Alb
Second district-Cherles E. Hyper and
! W. 8. RAIDER.
Third district George r. Da, q and J. Il.
Fourth dissrict-Samuel B. Raymond
Fifth district Charles A, Fuller and L.
sixth dislrict--o. @. Towne and Norman
: Seventh distriet-Henry F. Noble and s.
g.. Baldwin.
EieKth iiistrict-R. w. Millet and ]. Bell.
Ninth districts. T. Rogers aud Thomas
VennunA w
W; VIRGIN " n,.nd,er and O.