The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1884-05-01

xzs f1HsrpxxrzAn xrD1 CATIONS.
ulection Of Delegates 10 Conventions and
other Political Notss.
The fifth Minnesota republican district OBJ
vention Nelson Of Moorhead selected Ex-Gov
A. Barto and A. G. Page as delegates to the
Chicago Convention, and A. Steenerson and H.
w. Stone as alternates The Kindred Wing of
the party in separate meeting elected J. "
Brown and George Y. Johnson as delegates to
Chicago and George l. Garfield andJ G. Flynn
~ alternates.
The Second Minnesota District Republican
convention at Mankato nominated A. NJ Crosby
and l. z, Rogers for delegates to Chicago and
Col Joseph Bobletter Gordon Powers as alter
mates.
The Washington comfy (Minn.) republicans
instructed their delegates to vote for John +.
Procta a. delegate to Chicago.
The Dakota State Republican Convention at
Huron, selected Col John J. Jolly Of Clay
gates, and Byron E. Pay Of Brookings, Robert
E. Wallace Of Stutsman as alternates.
The Ohio State Republican Convention nomi-
mated as delegates to Chicago Judge B.
Foraker, VIM. Mckinley. Mar
Gus Hanaker and Judge West The following
alternates were elected. Rev. James Poindex-
ter lcolored) Columbus; Graham Duell TOOL
ored), Delaware; John p. Green (colored),
Cleveland; Robert Harlan (coloreN of Cincin-
matt. For state officers the convention nomin-
ated as follows J. s. Robinson Of Hardin
county, Secretary Of state; w. Johnson present
chief Justice for judge of the supreme court;
and for member of Board of Public works. c.
A. Flyckinger of Defiance county
Senator Jonas Of Louisiana has information
Il oil <,f
bers of the legislature of the state insured his
| return to the senate
| The democrats of Iowa elected for delegates
| at large 8. g. Kline, H. H. Trimble, d. NJ.
Harris and E. H. Thayer. The entire twenty
fsix delegates from Iowa are solid for Tlden
district delegations chose the following dele
gates to the national convention: First
district, George R Smith, Van Buren,
county; John Walbank, Henry county Sec
ond, W. F. Brannon, Muscatine; L B. War
ssh 6 G9H 1 aluady ssan Fd DSe1eue
Buless, Clayton; A O.. Doolittle, Floyd
county Fifth, george j. Boal, johnson
county; John Ryder, Benton Sixth, l.
B. Perry Monroe county; E. H. Gibbs, Ma
s sssts sf Dsas Esht So0de pqlf Dur
gan, Union county; William Bardley, Appanoose
| county. Ninth, d. M Farrell, Mills county;
DR.. ]. NJ Emmert, Cass county Tenth, M B.
Hyatt, Hamilton county; John Cleggett, Cerro
| Gordo county: Eleventh, r. M Guthrie, Car
| roll county; p o. Cassidy, Palo Alto county.
The committee on resolutions made short re-
port Reafirming adherance to the platform
/ of the Demo- cratic national conventions of 1876
and 1880; in favor of revenue and tariff reform,
and against the late prohibition legislation in
| the state
at Grand Rapids the following delegates at
| large to Chicago-R. G. Horr, W. F, Swift, Sam
/ c. Watson, j. c. Barrows; alternates, J. B.
Moore A. l. Koon, A. B. Turner, Dr.. ROBBIE.
The Republican convention of the Third dis
| trict of Maine nominated by accllmatlon Seth
Milliken for congress. The First Vermont dis
l trict Republicans nominatedJ. W. Stewart.
The Sixth Iowa district Greenback conven-
| ton met at Ottumwa and nominated as dele
gates to the national convention, DR.. A. A.
| Ramsay of Abba, and J. r. Burgess of Ottum-
wa.
Morrison Foster, Greenbacker, has been
nominated for congress in the Twenty Second
Pennsylvania district.
The Republicans of the Seventh district of
Kansas renominated s. r. Peters for congress-
man.
Congressman Stewart, of Middlehury, Vt was
renominated by reclamation by the Repubii-
cans of the First district in convention. Maj.
A. B. Valentine, of Bennington, and Henry
Ballard, of Burlington, were elected delegates
| to Chicago. The convention was enthusiastic
| for Edmunds.
Louisiana indicate majority of $1,000 for the
Democratic state ticket and the adoption of all
| the constitutional amendments The ticket elect
| ed, Governor. Samuel ID. McEnery; lieutenant
governor, Clay Knoblock: treasurer, E. A.
Burke, attorney general, M. J. Cunningham;
secretary of state, Oscar Arroyo; auditor, O.
B. Steele, superintendent of public instruction.
Warren Easton.
The greenback national state committee of
Minnesota have called convention at Owa-
| tonna on Tuesday, May 20, 1884, and to elect
delegates to the national convention of the
Greenback party to be held in Indianapolis
May q, 1884, to nominate candidates for Presi
dent and Vice President of the United States.
w. r. Merriam will not be candidate for
congress from the Fourth Minnesota district
Mr.. Merriam declines to publicly withdraw his
name for the reason that he never consented to
be candidate, nor did he ever authorize the
| use of his name as such.
The following were elected delegates from
Mississippi at large: EX-SENATOR b. K. Bruce,
James Hill, R. F. Beck, DR.. J. M. Bynum; the
| first two colored and the others white. The
delegates are uninstructed, but favorable to
gates stand: Arthur II, Blaine l, Logan l,
Gresham l.
Hon. Knute Nelson has been re-nominated
for congress in the Fifth Minnesota district
The New York State Republican convention
held at Utica, elected for delegates at large:
Theodore Roosevelt, Andrew d. White, John
T. Gilbert Edwin Packard It is understood
that the delegation is for Edmunds first and
Arthur second.
The republican state convention at Connect
cut selected as delegates at large John j. HOus-
ton, Samuel E. Merwin Jr., Augustus Brande-
gee and Frederick Mills. The district dele
Gates elected were: First, " 3. Chamberlain
and Rolpb q Cyi1borf. Sacond I, MnnR0n
and J. p. Edmunds; Third, L g. Bliss and f.
s. Boss; Fourth, o. r. Tyler and ]. E. Hill A
resolution was adopted, that iii, in the judy
ment Of our delegates, proper occasion shall
arise, they will meet the unanimous sense OF
the republican party of this state il they pre-
sent the name Of Joseph r. Hawley as a candi-
date for president of the United States"
The date of the Second Minnesota district Re-
publican congressional convention has been
changed by the committee from June IS to
June rs, on account of the grand commandery
meeting on June "A at Minneapolis. The con-
vention will be entitled to LOG delegates on the
basis fixed upon.
Judge Perkins was nominated to congress by
the republicans of the Oswego Kan) district
In Virginia the republican delegates at large
are William Malone, William II. Pleasant,
(colored) s. M. Yost, Frank s. Blair, James D.
Brady, A. A. Dodson. Electors at large and
district electors were also named. Each dele
CATION reported in favor of Gen. Malone as
Chairman of the delegation to Chicago, and the
delegates were instructed to vote as unit on all
questions inconvention. The district delegates
are: First district, Duff Green, L R. Stewart;
Second, H. Libby, Jordon Thompson (colored);
Third, W. G. Elan, Anderson Taylor lcolored);
Fourth, W. E. Gaines, A. W Harris teolored)
Fifth, William E. Sims, Winfield Scott; Sixth,
James A. Frazier. James N: Mclaughlin;
Seventh, L 0. Walker, J. l. Dunn; Eighth,
D. j. Houston, H. G. Wood The whole dele
CATION is for Arthur but ms tructions were vo-
ted down.
At the First Minnesota District convention,
on motion of Mr.. Edgerton of Dodge, seconded
by c. B. Gould, Thomas III. Armstrong and G.
IL Conkey were declared unanimously elected
Peck altcrnates The delegates elect are un-
derstood to be anti Blaine, although not ag
excessively 30, but are believed to be in favor Of
Edmunds.
The results of fifty-nine of the seventy mine
Republican county conventions of Minnesota
to select delegates to the state convention at st
Paul are shown as follows: Blaine "a; Ed
munds a; Logan g.; unknown 1SS
The Republican congressional committee. OF
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