Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-04-12
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Political Points.
ST. Louis. April 11Jh.-A correspondent
OF the Globe Democrat gives the following
summary Of the Presidential preference OF
the delegates Of this State 10 the Republi-
can National Convention: Blaine, i Ar
thur, 8; Logan, 7 Edmunds, 3. None Of
the delegates are strongly pronounced in
their preferences, however, and viii doubt
less be governed largely by the views OF
delegates from the Republican States.
VANDALIA Qll.), April I1th-The Repub-
lican Convention nominated A. J. Hamlin
for Congress, ana selected John !. Renici.er
and J. VI. Truitt as delegates TO the Chi
cslgo Convention No instructions Were
gwen.
HARRlsBURG pa, april l1th.-The Re
publican Convention Of the Fourteenth
Congressional District elected delegates to
Congress who We're required 10 sign q pledge
TO support Blaine.
WAsHINGToE, April 1lth - Belford OF
Colorado, who knows more than any other
living man of the true inwardness Of the
breach between ex-senator COnkliug and
President Garfield, has been interviewed Dy
the Star on the Presidential question. He
said Either Grant or Blaine will be the
Republican nominee for President When
! say this, l know what am talking about
Grant is the man who is most likely 10 be
the choice of the Convention. There can
hardly be doubt that he will be nomi-
mated but if ne should not then his forces
viii 20 over 10 Blaine and he will be nOmi-
mated. Wait until the middle of May, and
you will see that | am right"
CmcAGo, April Ilth-RepubGcan pri-
maries were neld in this city this afternoon.
to elect delegates to nominate COugrcSsmen
in the First, Second and Fourth Districts
and TO elect delegates in all four OF the dis
tricts 10 the District Convention TO elect
delegates 10 the National Convention The
issue in all four Of the districts is clearly
defined as between the adherents and op-
poSers of Senator Logan for the Presiden-
tial nomination, and the choice Of delegates
TO the District Conventions, and the balloting
was characterized by an unusual amount Of
turbulence. The struggle in the Third
Congressman Davis) District was particu-
larry excited, and many personal encouu-
ters ana several free fights resulted but a.
the only weapons used were fists, no serious
consequences followed. The result of il all
was Il divided victory. The First District
chose eighty delegates 10 the Congressional
Convention, forty OF whom are for Logan
and forty against. An exciting time is
anticipated when the Convention meets to-
morrow 10 choose delegates to the National
Convention. In the Second District the
Logan and anti-Logan managers agreed 10
disagree, and held two sets of primaries,
and Will send two sets of delegates 10 the
National Convention. In the Third Dis
triCt antl-Logan delegates were chosen, anu
in the Fourth those in favor of Logan
CooPERsTowN N y. April l1th.-The
Twenty-tourth Congressional District Re
publican Convention, composed Of dele
gates from Schoharie, Hcriimer and Otsego
counties, elected Titus Sheard, OF Her
Hmer, and Hobart krul. Of Schoharic. rs
delegates 10 the National Convention.
David Wilber, Of Orsego, was appointed
Presidential Elector. The delegates are
tween Blaine ana Lincoln.
PHILADELPHIA, April llth-The Repub-
licIn Convention OF the Twentieth Con
gre sionat District selected delegates to the
Convention, and Instructed them
for Blaine and Lincoln, as long ~ they re-
maincd, in the field. The Twenty-siXth
District Convention also selected delegates
with Instructions " support Blaine
House Of Representatives.
WAsHIsGToN, April 11th.-Ellis, from the
Committee on pproprisltions, reported
back the Senate bin authorizing the Sccre-
tary Of the Navy TO offer a reward of
S25, 600 for rescIng and asccTtainiuc the fate
Of the Greely expedition After d brief de
bate the bill was passed
Hopkins, as 4 privilege matter, called up
q resolution declaring that the charges
against W Y. BOynton are not sustained by
evidence, and that there iS 10 ground for
any action by the House. He stated that
the committee IL reporting the resolution,
did not desire 10 debate H.
kcitor, the author Of the charges. was
present, bUt did no. see 1T 10 MAKE = speech,
ana the resolution WIS adopted without ot-
position
Henley, from the Committee on Public
Lands, reported the bin forfciting the
Northern Pacific land grants. Placed on
the House calendar,
The House then went into Committee Of
the Whole, Springer IN the chair, on the
pension appropriation bin.
After debate and without action. the com
mlttcc rose, and the Speaker laid before the
House a message from the President. sub
hitting special estimate from the Chief
Of Ordnance for the payment Of the annual
Of 81 10000 to provide the
necessary armament for se,-C0ast fo1tiicd-
tons
The message was referred and the House
took Z recess until 80, the evening session
10 De for the consideration Of the pension
bills
The Pocahontas Nine Horror work of
Recovering the Bodies.
LsscaBUEG VA, April llth-Afte-
was got in readiness at the Po-
gahon:as mine yesterday evening, & police
force Was placed TO guard the main en-
trance ot the mine, in order to keep back
the crowd which had been attracted hy the
notice posted that the bodies were to be