The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1884-04-17
POLITICAL DRIFT.
Gathered From the Recent Elections and
COnventiOns-Stravs Which Indicate the
Prevailing Current in Various Localities.

CINCINNATI, o., April 8.
Returns from all the precincts except
three indicate that the Democratic ticket
is elected with small majority, save the
candidate for Clerk of the Police Court.
The Republican candidate for that Office
viii probably pull through. The vote is
very close, and rumors of frauds at two
or three precincts may change the COM
pleNion of the ticket. Reports from all
parts of the State show Republican gains
on light vote.
At Columbus the Republicans gain $50
over last fall.
At Cleveland there is a Republican gain
of 5000, with the Council evenly divided.
The liquor men were disgruntled and
FOstOria elected the entire Democratic
Dayton went Democratic.
In Indiana there were Republican gains
throughout the State, except at Indian
apOlis.
CINCINNATI, o., April g.
Reports from large number of
small towns throughout Ohio say the
election yesterday turned mostly on local
issues. The gains and losses were about
equal bcsWeen the Democrats and Repub.
licans.
CLEVELAND, o., April8
The Republican city ticket is elected by
an average majority of 3,10o, including
twenty-one Couucilmen and twelve mem
bers of the Board of Education. The
Democrats elect eleven Councilmen and
seven members of the Board. The City
Council is a tie, fourteen Democrats and
four Republicans holding over. At least
two Democratic candidates for the Coun-
Gil will contest. J. z. Urban, Republican
candidate for Police Commissioner, car
ried seventeen of the twenty-five wards
and has majority of $3.50. John H.
Farley, the Democratic Mayor, holding
over, was elected last Spring by 8, 600 ma
iority. The city has been redistricted
within the year, making twenty-five
wards out ofeighteen. The Workingmens
ticket pOIIed 500. The total vote was 26,.
500.
ALLENTOwE, PA, April s.
Randall has captured the State Conven-
ton. The Democrats of Pennsylvania will,
elect a delegation which viii be almost
if not entirely solid for him. There will
be no fight; it will be a Randall conven-
tion out and out. The tariff plank will
be that of the Ohio convention, and the
remainder of the platform will be in favor
of RandaI's poHcy-economy in Govern
mentexpenditures.
Nearly all the delegates have arrived.
Although the district delegation Rscaucuses
elected delegates to the National Con-
vention, every one of whom reported for
Randall for first choice, a very strong un,
~ fC4c HI,o
manent chairmanship of the convention is
conceded to r. Milton Speer. The nomi-
nation for Congressman at large has two
seekers-General w. III. III. Davis and DR..
T. L. FOrwood.
PARIs, Ill, April g
The Republican County Convention held
here yesterday to appoint delegates to the
State and Congressional conventions, in
strUcted the delegates to vote for Logan
for President, Oglesby for Governor,
Hunt for Acknowledgement and Cannon
for Congress. The latter instruction more
than insures the denomination of Joseph
g. Cannon at the Danville Convention,
which meets tomorrow, the 9th inst.
The Democrats are still undecided as to
who they will nominate for Congress
against Cannon.
The Republican County Convention was
held in this city yesterday presided over
by Hon. j. d. Metcalfe, of Girard. The
convention passed resolutions strongly in
favor of Logan for President, Oglesby for
Governor and Rinaker for Lfeutenant-Goy-
ermor. Delegates were selected to attend
the State and district conventions to be
held at Peoria and Vandalia. The Repub-
licans of Central Illinois win present as
their candidate General John l. Rinaker,
of this city, for Lieutenant Governor, aud
will make a strong fight for his nOmina-
tion before the State convention. No
nominations for county officers were
made.
-- LITTLE Rock, ARK, AprflP.
The Republican State convention met
with a full representation. The pro-
ceedings were harmonious. A resolution
was unanimously adopted indorsing the
administration of President Arthur. The
convention adjourned at nine O'Clock last
night to await the action of the delegates
from the various districts who will assem-
bic at nine O'Clock to-day and report the
selection of delegates to the National con
ventfon. prominent delegate remarked
ut the adjournment that there was a
slight probability of the National dele
gates being for Arthur and Lincoln if in
structed at all.
ATLANTA, GA, April ..
The State Convention of white Re-
publicans of Georgia met in the Senate
Chamber of the Capitol here yesterday
About fifty men were present. The negro
was religiOusly excluded. The body was
called to order by Jonathan Norcross,
who addressed the convention at length.
He thought the new departure would do
the Republican party of Georgia much
good That party within the past few years
had lost nearly all its power. The party
would get along better if the whites and
blacks held their conventions apart. Corn
and wheat fOurished best in separate
patches. There could be no harmony in
mixed conventions.
A committee of three appointed on per-
manent organization reported in favor of
VIM. Markham, of this city, as Chair
man; w. L. Clark, permanent Secretary, 4
and appointing one Vice-President from
each Congressional district. The
report was adopted and Messrs. Long
street, NorcrOss and Smith were APP
pointed to prepare business for the con-
vention. After being out a short time
the committee reported series of resO-
Iutions which were adopted, the sub
stance of which was for free ballot, fair
count, honest returns, civil service re-
form, judicious protective tariff, and
Blair's educational bill.
The JeanHette Investigation.
wAsHISGTOS. d. C.. April g.
Before the Jeanette Committee this
morning Seaman Nondermann testified
that it was his opinion that had the party
on the retreat been properly guided and