Little Falls transcript., 1884-04-04
S Political Notes and News.

| The Minnesota state central republican COM
lnittee met at st Paul oh Friday last All
members were present id person, or by proxy.
1 Thursday, May at ST Panl, was agreed upon
as the time and place to elect delegates to tho
| national convention June $, and to nominate
| seven presidential electors. There will he foHr
aelegates elected Y the national coD7ention and
The third district Of Minnesota congressional
| q smmittee met in ST Paul and fixed the date
!, for the convention to nominate congressman,
! Tuesday, April q, at Faribault The conyen-
tion 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 (the vote for lieu
tenant govorner being omitted: The
| representation is as follows:
II; Kandiyohi, s.; Mcleod, a; Meeker,5 Rem
vile, 4; Rice, s; Scott, 3; Swift, 4; Total, 81.
! The New Hampshire Republican state COM
mittee decided to hold a state convention for
| the selection of delegates to the Chicago con-
vention April 30. The First district convention
| will be held at Manchester April % and the
| Second district at Concord April 20 the strong
| est sentiment was in favor of Edmunds for
president and Lincoln for vice president
The Massachusetts Republican state COM
| mittee warns all local committees to secure the
| immediate withdrawalfro membership of fed
eral ofhceholders y
The Leavenwortl, {Kan. } Republican county
convention elected delegates to the state and
| congressional convention. 4 vote was taken
| in convention Of the preference for president,
Logan, Blaine, Lincoln and Arthur leading.
! Senator Edrnunds has been in Charleston
| several days. He was shown the Boston Adj
verhser's estimate that he was the choice of the
| Massachusetts, republicans for president. Up
on being asked his views he very firmly re-
| piled: ssOn the subject Of the presidency I
| have not one word to say" T.
| In Pennsylvania, the drift Of sentiment and
delegates favor Blaine or Randall
). Gov Hamilton makes public letter address
E'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 cx-Cov
| Richard j. Oglesby. He therefore withdraws
| from the CANVASS for the nomination.
The Nebraska democratic state centra
committee has fixed the time for the state con-
vention May %, at Lincoln
The Illinois republican state convention will
be held i'll Peoria, April IL.
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 81
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 CON-
| mittee endorsed Randall for president.
! Gen. Sherman emphatcally denies a 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 atSparta, April ID.
| At the city election at Youngstown, Ohio, ex-
| ira ballot boxes were provided and votes cast
for favorite presidential candidates, resulting:
! Blaine, 1876; Lincoln, 80; Edn,unds. Il; Lo-
| gan, IS; Arthur, IA; Gen Sherman, H. John
| Sherman, 10; Grant, 8; Conking, !. Total
vote, 1,62S.
Ev-Gov: English of Connecticut AYERS that
the Denocratic party must make the Morrison
| ual campaign in order 10 elect their tickets
The Nelson Congressional committee in the
| Fifth district had called a convention to meet
at Moorhead April 2+
Ex-Congre ssman Dunnell said in St Paul:
I will not be a candidate for congress at the
next election; this, 1 thought, was generally
trict con vention plan. ] know nothing about
Dakota governorship; haven't the slightest idea
who Of the candidates named or suggested has
the inside track