The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-05-03
Political.

Baltimore, 1.-OI the louI VSi0
gates at large to Chicago. CHOSEN a.
HagerstowD, three are strong
Blaine and the fourth is for Arthur
with Blaine second choice. VI the
district delegation the 1st. %, 3rd
4tb, 9Th and 9Th are for Blaine,
making thirteen for Blaine. two fol
Arthur and one for Grant.
Jacksonville, Fla, 2.-The Repuo
lican State Convention held at st.
Augustine to day, had 8 fierce con
test on the nomination of delegates
The regular or ofice-holders' set was
declared elected as follows: VIM
Ledwith, VIM. G. Stewart, ]. ID
Cole and Dennis Esgan. After the
regulars had left the hall the oppo-
sition faction called d new conven'
ton to meet at 8 am. to- morrow
The delegates declared elected are
Arthur men, but they are unln'
Stgucted.
Raleigh, N. c., 1.-The Republi-
can State convention met at 3 p. m
Resolutions for a committee to con-
fer with the liberals was adopted.
A conference was held but without
success. The committee was given
till to morrow morning to make a
report. J. j. Mott and w. S. Dock
cry, White and Jas E. O'Hare and
Jas. Harris, cOlOred were elected,sl
for Arthur.
Philadelphia, 1.-The Prohibition
Convention elected delegates to the
National Convention and nominated
q candidate for congressman at
large.
Galveston, 1.-Neaos, Fort Worth,
A permanent organization was
effected by the elt ction of the Uni,
ted States marshal as permanent
chairman. The convention elected
delegates at large as follows: O..
Brnkley, for Edmunds, Richard
Allen. for Arthur; Robert Tspp,
and N. w. Curry. for Blaine. White
delegates are reticent as to prefer
ence. The body of the convention
Is said to be for Blaine.
Dayton, W. T., 1.-The Repnbli-
can Territorial Convention met to-
day. g. D. Hill and John Lurslow,
were elected delegates to the Chi
cago, convention instructed for
Blaine.
Jacksonville. Fla, g. The Re
publican State convention at st.
Augustine harmoniZed the differ
ence between factions. Ledwith's
name was dropped from the delegates
at large and Joseph E. Lee, colored,
waG substituted. The color line was
sharply drawn in the convention.
All delegates. at large are for
Arthur.
Louisville, KY, 2.-The Republi-
can State convention met again this
and elected the remaining
delegates at large. John w. Lewis,
Of Washington County, was chosen.
The delegation now stands: Walter
Evans, w. o. Bradley, G. G. Cul-
oertson and j. W. Lewis.
Lincoln, Neb., 2.-The Republi>
ian State convention concluded its
abors at 8 o'clock this morning.
The full delegation is: John M.
N. S. Harwood, John
Jensen and George A. Brooks, all
Blaine men, Jensen and Brooks de-
,laring the mselves so in their
jpeeches. A resolution instructing
or Blaine was tabled by a vote OF
20 to 27, the sen ;iment of the con
TeDtiOn being against instructions OF
my kind. The platform endorses
he administration of President |
Arthur, in strong terms. condemns
he proposed tariff legislation, IS
outlined by Democratic leaders in |
he House OF Representatives, calls |
or the constitution Of navy COM
with the needs of q ma
ion resdy TO defend its rights, and |
protect its citizens at home and |
sbroad. It dems nds that represen-
alton in all future national Repub-
lean CONVEX tions shall be pro-
,ortionate to the vote cast for Pres
dent 1T the last Pfesidential elec-
ion.