Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-05-17

 publican national and state conventions, respectively, when held during the present year.n
 The following resolutions were offered by Gen. Husted and adopted:
 Resolved, That in all cases where the con- gresslona. district presidential electors have been regularly chosen such action shall be approved, and that in all other cases the dis trict electors be elected by the delegates to the next state convention, and that in case of contest arising in any district the state committee be and is hereby authorized and empowered to adjust the same"
 Resolved, That the names of the district electors already chosen be reported forthwith to the chairman of this convention"
 The following was then adopted on motion of Col. George Bliss:
 Resolved, that in 1892 and every year thereafter in which presidents are elected, tho district electors be selected by the delegates from the respective districts elected to the state convention last preceding the election"
 MT. Aldridge, of Rochester, presented the following, which was adopted without demon stration:
 Whereas, by the death of Roscoe Conlz- ling the Republican party has lost one of it's most brilliant and intrepid leaders, the state one of its most gifted sons, the nation one of its most distinguished citizens and the cause of human rights one of its most eminent de- lenders; therefore
 Resolved, that we deeply deplore his un- timely death, and his deeds and memory are a priceless legacy, and will ever be an inspira- tion to the statesman and patriot"
 Gen. Varnum of New York, after exton- ing Levi F. Morton, read telegram from MT. Morton announcing that he is not a can- didate for delegate at large, and requesting that his name be not brought before the con- vention. Gen Varnum moved that the con- vention proceed to elect delegates.
 Col. George Bliss moved, in a brief speech, that Senator Frank Hiscock, ex-Senator Warner Miller, Chauncey M. Depew and ex- Senator Thomas c. Platt be elected as such delegates at large.
 The resolution was adopted with loud cheers, one loud and sonorous sNon breaking into the chorus.
 Senator Erwin, of St. Lawrence, moved that the four alternates at large be ex-Sena- tor James Arkell of Montgomery; David A. Baldwin, of Kings; Senator John Raines, of Ontario, and ex-Senator Daniel H. MacMil- Ian, of Erie.
 Adopted.
 Resolutions were also adopted rendering the thanks of the convention to the citizens of Buffalo for their generous hospitality, and indorsing the league of Republican clubs
 The resolution offered by Mir. Husted that the present state committe remain in power until the national convention was adopted.
 The following is the list of state committee men and electors. Where only one name is given there was no elector chosen.
 First district, R. c. Mccormick (commit- teeman), and Read Benedict (elector) Second, J. F. Fisher and Gustav A. John; Third, William Ray and Nelson J. Gates; Fourth. E Chester D. Burrows, Jr; Sixth, John w. Jacobs; Seventh, Cornelius Van Cott; Eighth, John Simpson and William H. Tomley Ninth, John R. Nugent Tenth, Cornelius N Bliss; Eleventh, c. N. Mead; Twelfth, Solon B. Smith; Thirteenth, c. F. Bruder and D. F. Porter; Fourteenth, James w. Husted and J. T. Stearns; Fifteenth, B. B. O'DeI, Jr., and w. P. Richardson; Sixteenth, R. H. Hunter; Seventeenth, John G. Lindsey Eighteenth, J. A. Quackenbush and James A. Burton; Nineteenth George Campbell Edgar T. Bracket and Edward Ellis; Twenty first, John M. Weaver and Frank $. Wetherbee; Twenty-second, Joseph Muller; Twenty third, Charles A. Chickering; Twenty fourth, A. M. Mills and Edward A. Brown; Twenty fifth, J. E. Eggleston and George M. Grouse; Twenty-sixth, G. w. Dunn; Twenty seventh, John N. Knapp; Twenty eighth, John W. Dwight and Albert M. Patterson; Twenty-ninth, w. L. Park hurst and Everett Brown; Thirtieth, George w. Aldridge; Thirty-frst, Marcus H. Phillips; Thirty-second, o. G. Warren and Philip Becker; Thirty-third, George Urban, Jr., and Benjamin Flagler; Thirty fourth, Frank s. Smith.
 At large, William H. Johnson, Albany | After the election of state committee and o1ooto,c ha oopvantion at .S0 ', n, o5 | journed.
 | The party leaders express unbounded satis- faction with the result of the convention, and speak of the party as being now thoroughly united
 The interview published in The Evening News with MT. Blaine at Genoa, in which he is quoted as being in favor of Depew, has created sensation, and the latter's friends are jubilant. Their views of the convention are not little influenced thereby, and they declare that with Blaine's support the nom ination of their favorite is certain. Ex Speaker Husted regards the interview as o1 the highest importance, and says that it give. one more reason for belief that Depew vii be the rext president, as he prophesied two years ago, before his boom had been launched.
 The delegation will certainly be for DepeN if Blaine is out of the race, if the temper o the convention is any indication. But tn. Blaine men do not admit such contingency
 The only other deduction to be drawn Ii the almost certain nomination of ex-Senatol Warner Miller for Governor this fall. Tn, changes in the state committee are numerous but none of them are regarded to have any political significance other than local
 In order to learn the preferences of tn delegates as to presidential candidates, printed blanks were filled out by nearly 500 out O 693 delegates, with their own names an. those of their choice for president, with tn result given below:
 First Choice-Blaine 241; Depew, 1894; His , cock, 1; Harrison, 1; Sherman, 9; Sheridan , 5: Miller, 9; total, 436.
 Second Choice-Bla!ne, 5S; Depew, 1S1 Allison. 8; Hiscock, IS; Harrison, 9; She1 , man. 5: Sheridan, 8; Alger, I; Evarts, l Hawley, 9; Miller, 3; Foraker, 3; total, 27s The Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows. ALLErowN, Pa., May 17.-At the session c the Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows, the repor of the finance committee was presented an adonted. The estimated expenses for the CT suing year is S2O, 1885. Eight hundred dollar
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