The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-05-01
Political Points.

BALTIMORE, Apru .D,-Ine STATE ueuC.
cratic convention 10 select delegates TO chi.
venticn /, ssiec, district, Gs well as dele.
ga,es Of large ior one congressional c0nysR-
ton, is appointed for August 9Th.
CHICAGO, April 29.-i'he Minneapolis
Journals FsreoRut special Gays: IL.
Il. Shaiter was nominated for congress this
afternoon. Delegates TO Chicngo are for
Blame BAT not Instructed.
Nav YoRK, April .0.-tSpecial The
Republican conference committee have
made arrangements for representation ct
the Chicago convention. Abont forty mem.
bers will attend. Carl Schurz will be one
of the number.
Concord, n. H., April 29-Republican
state convention for the choice of four del.
egates at large to Chicago, vii! be held 10.
morrow. Colonel Sawyer, understood
TO prefer President Arthur, Is the only car-
diGate suro Of election.
WHEELING, W. V" April 2o-The First
District republican convention selected rs
delegates to Chicago, o. ID. Thompson,
OF Ohio county, and I. z. Jacobs, Of Wei.
set county, and both are for Blaine.
ALBANY, N. Y, April 29.-rhe greenbaok
state convention WAS boisterous at times.
u is composed of ebout thirty delegates.
egates to vote for Butler for
president was rejected. Delegates
are uninstructed. The platform OF the
Chicago convention al 1889 and the Koch
ester convention OF 1888 were rssffirm Si:
Gaores !cnes, I. II, Desn, LoEis i. Post
and II. Penetus Howe were elected dele
gates at large.
TorrKA, Ks, April 20.-The republican
state convention assembled to day at 3 y.
m. to elect four delegates at large to the
national republican convention at Chicago.
Judge David helso was temporary chair.
man. After the appointment OF
the usual committees the conven-
ton adjourned to meet at 1880. Upon
reassambling the committee on credentials
made q report which was adopted. The
committee on permanent organization re-
ported Captain j. B. johnson chairman;
Writ Walton, ,eecretary; ]. NJ. Stuart assistant
secretary; William Higgins, sergsant-at-
arms. Upon being escorted to the chair
Captain johnson made an eloquent speech
in yindication of republican principles and
tor harmony IN the party in the state and
nation.
A vote was taken expressing preference,
resulting as follows: Blaine, 202, Logan, 4S;
Edmunds, II; Arthur, G; scattering, IL. The
convention received nominations for dele.
gates and proceeded tovcte, electing the fol.
lowing gentlemen: Hon. Z. B. Plumb OF
Lyon county; James s. Merrett, of Potto-
watomie county; ]: A, Wood, OF sumner
county, hDu a. w NlsUu VI JrNoi
The committee on resolutions made the
following report We, the chosen represent
atives Of the republican party of Kansas
hereby renew cur fsalty to the great prin.
ciples which the party has msintslr ed
through Rll its history-uational progress,
q fair free ballot, az honest count,
Of the votes and strict accountability OF all
officers of the government from the high
est to the lowest thereof.
Resolved, That the administration OF
Chester A Arthur as president OF the
United States, beginning under circum.
stances OF great embarrassment, has been
guided by wise and intelligent iudgme
which commends itself to the hearty ap-
proval OF the whole people.
Resolved. That the mission OF the repub-
lcan party will not be- fully
accomplished until in all the
states Cf this nation the humblest
citizen ia made secure in his right to vote
for tho man OF his choice and have the bal
lot counted which he voted.
Resolved, That We are in favor OF such
legislation ss will.afford labor, just renun-
GRAFTON and make capital secure in invest
msnt.
Resolved, That we are in favor of national
legislation regulating Interstate COM
merCe, -
The state central republican committee
met to-day and decided to hold the state
convention to nominate state officers on
July 10th,