River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-04-03


/ The Minnesota state central republican COM
mittee met at ST. Paul oh Friday last All
members were present in person. or by proxy.
Thursday May at St Paul, wac sgreed upon
| as the time and place to elect delegates to the
national convention June 3, and to nominate
seven presidential electors. There will be four
delegates elected TO the national convention and
four alternates.
| The third district of Minnesota congressional
committee met in st Paul and fixed the date
| for the convention to nominate congressman.
| Tuesday, April p, at Faribault The conven-
ton will also elect two delegates to the national
convention. The basis of representation is
fixed upon the average vote for five state officers
| in the fall of 1888 tthe vote for lieu
tenant goyorner being omitted The
representation is as follows:
Carver, 4; Chippewa, 4; Dakota, 5: Goodhue,
| IL; Kandiyohi, s; Mcleod, a; Meeker 81 Rem
vile, 4; Rice, s; Scott, 8; Swift, 4; Total, 81.
The ~ Hampshire Republican state COM
mittee decided to hold state convention for
the selection of delegates to the Chicago con-
vention April 80 The First district convention
will be held at Manchester April - and the
| Second district at Concord April % the strong
| est sentiment was in favor of EdmHnds for
president and Lincoln for vice president
The Massachusetts, Republican state com
mittee warns all local committees to secure the
| immediate withdrawalfrom membership of fed
| eral officeholders
The Leavenworth, (Kan-, J Republican county
, convention elected delegates to the state and
| congressional convention. vote was taken
in convention of the preference for president
| Logan, Blaine, Lincoln and Arthur leading
Senator Edmunds has been in Charleston
several days. He was shown the Boston Ad-
yertiser's estimate that he was the choice of the
Massachusetts, republicans for president Up
on being asked his views he very firmly re-
piled: son the subject of the presidency
have not one word to say.
In Pennsylvania, the drift of sentiment and
delegates favor Blaine or Randall
Gov Hamilton makes public a letter address
sed to the Republicans of the state, in which he
says he was candidate for election for the
full term, having been elected as lieutenant
governor and become chief executive upon the
election of Gov Cullom to the senate: but he
has become convinced that the sentiment of the
party is overwhelmingly IN favor of Ix-Gov.
Richard J. 0glesby He therefore w.thdraws
from the canvass for the nomination
The Nebraska democratic state centra
committee has fixed the time for the state CON
yention May q, at Lincoln
The Illinois republican state convention will
In the Connecticut house the bill giving
women the right to vote on the license question
was Overwhelmingly defeated without discus
sion. The bill giving them the right to vote in
school meetings was rejected-75 to s.
The Democratic county convention at Green's
burg, Pa, elected delegates to the state con-
vention, and instructed them for Randall
The Juniata county Penn Democratic com
mittee endorsed Randall for president
Gen Sherman emphatically denies news
paper report that he is willing to accept the
presidential nomination from the Demo-
cratic party.
The Wisconsin Seventh district Republican
convention to elect delegates to the national
convention is called to meet at Sparta, April Is
At the city election at Youngstown, Ohio ex-
ira ballot-boxes were provided and votes cast
for favorite presidential candidates, resulting:
Blaine, 1916 Lincoln, 80; Edmunds, II; Lo-
gan, Is; Arthur, IA: Gen. Sherman, IA; John
Sherman, 10; Grant, 8; Conkling, 1. Total
vote, ,62S.
Ev-Gov English of Connecticut AYERS that
the Democratic party must make the Morrison
tariff bill its issue in the approaching preslden-
tial campaign in order to elect their tickets.
The Nelson Congressional committee in the
Fifth district had called convention to meet
at Moorhead April u
Ex-Congressman Dunnell said in st Paul:
will not be candidate for congress at the
next election; this, | thought was generally
understood all over the state. favor the dis
trict convention plan. / know nothing about
Dakota governorship; haven't the slightest idea
who of the candidates named or suggested has
the inside track.