Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-06-26
POLITICAL INTELLIGENCE.

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was held at Syracuse on the 18th, for the eIec.
uon Of delegates to the National convention and
mo nomination Of presidential electors 1bere
was no trial Of strength between Cleveland anil
flower delegates, but the delegation 4, Chicago
was intructed TO vote as a unit. and n ia he
heved that Cleveland viii win As near as can
De ascostained, there are41 Cleveland delegates
u dis'incuyely anti Cleveland without ayowed
preferences, 5 anti Cleveland for Flower, and
Y unpiedged The amicabie arrangement ba
,Ween the New York CITY ~faetioas va.
disclosed when Col Fellows arose and
ptoPosed that without submitting
~ sho credentials committee the conyeption
, ehu : give tmrty-one seats TO the county,
shry-one TO Tammany and ten to Irving Hail
orsoy, he was satisfied on behalf OF Tanmany
ahd 80 q Iammany bolt which seemed inay,,
aDie was ayerted There was a similar canc;i
story deal IN The appointment of delegates ana
electors from New York city. As 10 platforms
~ .onvehuon reafirmed the resolu.
u ,sl OF me conventions Of the party in 1874
,oIo and ISL, recognizes the duty OF the lepisl
azure TO respect the popular vote in 1854 IN,
lhe abolition OF the CONTRACT system Of labor n
prisons, and heartily commends anew tbe al
mlnistration Of Gov Cleveland
The Michigan Democrats state convention
70 choose delegates to the national convention
az Chicago was held at Detroit Tn.
overwhelming sentiment Of all the dele.
gates to the convention, and the unanimous
sentiment Of all the delegates to Chicago is in
taVor OF Cleveland No other names though
several were mentioned. seemed 10 have no,vor
70 sur the convention in the least. A fesolu.
uoh ulat Cleveland was the first choice
was talked after debate. While the prepon.
ueratlnB sentiment OF the convention WIS ac.
carately reflected by the resolution, n was ar
gaed that the New York convention was divid.
~, uPoh tne subject, and that this might seem
Ike ~oficious meddling with other peopie's busi.
ness The tariff was the principal matter OF
ile platform. II endorsed the democratic ma
lorliy IN congress, and denounced the present
taTlf levied upon over two thousand articles AZ
a masterpiece Of injustice iniquity false pre-.
tenee, etc, ~
The Georgia democratic convention elected
the following delegates at large. Gen. A. r.
Lawton of Savannah, Mai A. O. Bacon Of
Macon, Hon. !; p, Howell Of the Atlantic Con
shtntion, and Hon. Patrick Walsh of the An
Gusta Chronicle. The delegation is entirely
nnlnstructed, but is almost a unit for Cleveland
At the Vermont State Republican convention.
Samuel L Pingree was nominated for governor
by reclamation, f.. J. Ormsbeo for lieutenant.
governor, and W, II. Dubois for treasurer
First district elected GeorgeT Childs for presi.
dental elector. T. II. Powell was
renomlnated as auditor; for score
tary of state, @ w. Porter. The
resolutions adopted declare allegiance to
Republican principles as ennnciated in the
national convention platform and pledge sun
port 10 the nominees of that convention. Sam.
nel Everett Pingrce was born in Salisbury n
H., Aug. :, 1882 lie graduated from Dart
mouth college in 1861. Az the outbreak of the
war he enlisted as a private in Company z.
lhlrd regiment, Vermont volunteers, was chos-
en- hrst lieutenant and successfully promoted
10 captain, major and lieutenant colonel. He
oehaVsd with distinguished gallsntry in the
battle Of Lees Mills and was wounded in the
night Mr., Pingree has been states attorney.
and was a delegate at large 20 the Republican,
national convention in 1863 He was elected
lieutenant governor in 1852. He is an able
lawyer, a deep scholar and a very popular
man.
Tho Louisiana State Democratic convention
elected delegates 10 the Chicago Convention.
The delegation is led by T. A. Burke, of the
Times Democrat Senator Jonas is also a del
egate at large, and Congressman Lewis one
from the Sixth district The onty matter over
which there was any contest was the tariff.
The committee on resolutions, however, re-
ported the tariff plank Of the Ohio platform,
which was adopted by an immense majority.
The only other resolution of importance called
on the federal government 10 improve tho
water ways OF the country, and requesting the
delegates 10 support Tilden, Notwithstanding
his letter Of declination
The Colorado Democratic convention elected
as delegates TO Chicago, Gov. Grant. NJ. T.
Faller, NJ d. Crow, J. D. McGilvary, Dennis
Sullivan, J. j. Letchin. The delegation is IN
instructed, but Cleveland is tho probable
choice.
The Ohio prohibition convention nominated
for secretary Of state Z. ], Morris, Cincinnati;
supreme Judge, J. W. Roseborough, Fulton
county; member of the board Of public works,
w. J. Kirkendal, Jackson; electors at large,
" G.. Payne Of Franklin, and Ferdinand Schu.
macker,
At n T'eeting OF independent republicans in
New York city, they declared in speech and res
olution that they would oppose the nominations
of the Chicago convention with might and
main. Thoy declared that IL the democratic
convention nominated such men as Cleveland
amt Bayard tho ticket would receive their sup
port Cleyeland's name was received with
cheers. The meeting was called 10 order by
Stephen p. Nash. George William Curtis was
made chairman, and George W. Greene Of
New York and s W. Grierson Of Brooklyn,
secretaries.
Senator Logan, during his visit 90 Maine TO
consult with Mr.. Blaine, had quite an ovation
at different points. He was accompanied by
Mr.. Blaine The speeches were OF a general
character. Mr.. Blaine remarked, faceti0usly at
Bangor, that mo man can play the hero among
his wi familiar friends, and that that must be
reserved 10 him if he went to other states.
Laughter and applause
Besides his regular clerk and private secre-
tary. Senator logan has been compelled, since
his nomination. 10 employ two stenographers.
All of them are kept busy answering his vol
correspondence, aud similar reports
come from Mr. Blaine.
J. Campbell Shorb and J, C. Martin, elected
presidential electors by the Democratic stale
convention, lately held at Stockton, California
have resigned They refuse 10 endorse the
platform adopted.
The Democrats Of the Fourth Maine district
nominated JDnD r. iNnNu y NpuBlNSof NV
gates 10 the Chicago convention, A j. Chase
and John SOnworth.
The Democrats VI the Thirteenth Illinois dis
trict renomiuatod, by reclamation, Congress
man William NJ Springer. This is his sixth
nomination.
w @ Cooper was nominated for congress
by the Republicans Of tho Ninth Ohio congress-
ional district, by acclsmation,
The Utah bill passed the senate on Wednes
dsy the 10th. The following voted against IT
Senators Bayard, Brown, Coke, George; lamp
ton. Jonas, Kenna, Lamar, Maxey, Morgan
pendleton. Ransom, Vest, Vest, Walker,
The Indiana republican convention, held at
Indianapolis, Hon. W. IL Calkings o~fLaporte,
Col ". W Wayne and Gen. John p G. shsnks
Of JOY we're named governor. Mr. Caikins was
nominated ON the first ballot receiving 59
aN a