The Portland daily press., 1884-04-21
CHOICE FOR PRESIDENT.

CLEVELAND, O., April 19.-The Republicans
Of the 2lst (Cleveland) district today elected
Blaine delegates to the Chicago convention.
NEW YORK., April 19.-The Republican con-
grsssional conventions were held In this city
tonight. In the 9th district the delegates
elected are John 81. Brady and John J.
OBrien. The delegates are solid for Arthur.
The delegates from the 9th assembly district
bolted the convention because their creden-
tails we're decided to be irregular, and elected
Geo. B. Dean, Sr., and Frederick s. Gibbs
delegates; this delegation Ia understood to be
anti-Arthur. The 7th congressional district
convention chose strong Arthur delegates. The
9Th district convention elected Arthur della
gates.
NEW York, April 1s-Ths 9Th district
elected Arthur delegates. In the 10th district
Michael Creegan and Bernard Biglin were
elected delegates, and the delegation was in
structed to vote for Arthur. A resolution was
adopted favoring change in the representa-
ton at the National Convention, giving the
States with large numbers Of Republican vot-
ers, larger representations. The 18th district
convention elected John R. Lydecker and An
son u. McCook, delegates. Gen. McOook is
anti-Arthur, but Lydecker is in favor Of Ar
thur. The 18th district elected Edmund Ste
phenson and Doud as delegates, and the dele
CATION is said TO be solid Arthur one. The
18th district convention elected q strong Ar
thur delegation.
ST.. LOUIS, April 19.-Reports from nearly
twenty Republican county conventions held
in Kansas today to choose delegates to the
congressional district and State convention to
be held next week to elect Delegates to the
National convention in Chicago, show that by
the presidential preferences expressed they
were generally for Blaine and Lincoln, al
though Logan has many friends.
CINCINNATI, April 19.-Primary elections
were held In Hamilton county tonight to
select So delegates to the Republican State
convention at Cleveland to nominate State
officers; also to select delegates to the Chicago
convention. The Commercial Gazette has at
midnight reports Of 36 delegates, classified as
follows: For Arthur, 10; Sherman, with
Blaine second choice, 10; Blaine, with Sher-
man second choice, 4; unknown, 4. County
conventions were held in the State for SINH
lar purpose with the following result: Scioto
Jefferson. Blaine; Pickawa, Sherman; Holmes,
Blaine; Marion, Blaine; Union, 4 for Sher-
man, for Blaine; Sandusky, Blaine; Jack
son, Blaine.
Dies MONIES, April ia special despatch
to the Register from Republican county con-
ventions held to-day show the following: APP
panoose instructs for Blaine; Allamako unin-
structed with majority for Blaine; Osceols
unanimous for Blaine, as is that of Iowa
county; Adams instructs for an instructed
Blaine State delegation; Linn delegation
unanimous for Blaine; Cedar, a majority for
Blaine; Delaware, unanimous for Blaine;
Henry, for Blaine and 8 for Arthur; Clayton,
mainly for Blaine; Davis, non-committed;
Crawford, 8 for Blaine and 4 anti-Blaine; Blu
chaaan and Keokuk uninstructed and divided
between Blaine, Arthur and Logan. Twenty
seven of the SO counties in Iowa have now
held their Republican conventions. Those ~
counties will have 259 Of the GIT votes that
will be in the State convention, and of these
219 are for Blaine and 40 for other candidates.