Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-05-04
PRESIDENTIAL POLITICS.
tate Conventions which Met Yester
day.

St8t9 COmVe0thO0o winch Mee N0OteTu
day.
| INDIANA REPuBLIcANs FOB HARRISON FOR PRRsr.
| DENT-THEY SEND GREETINGS TO SENATOR IN.
GALLs-NHw JERSEY pExOCRAfs-orHrR coxyEN.
TONS.
The Indiana republican state convention yester-
day elected Jas. NJ Huston, Of Connersville; Glen
Studebaker, OF south Bend, and Albert G. Porter
delegates TO the national convention, and
adopted resolution presenting TO the favor
able consideration OF the national repub-
lican convention the name OF Gen. Benjamin
Harrison as their choice for candidate for
President OF the United States A resolution
was adopted unanimously sending greeting to
senator ingalls, for his scathing expose OF the
reasonable record OF Daniel w. voorhees,, a man
who at the outbreak OF the rebellion was in close
accord and correspondence with the Southern con.
spirators; man who, together with other demo-
cratic time serving politicians declared the war to
wh0 as member OF Congress- sought to embar-
raSS the Government In its legislation, and man
who discouraged enlistments in the Union army
by loading the volunteer Union soldier with op-
pr0brous eptthets; man who bartered for arms To
be used In revolutionary uprising OF secret
wrestling Indiana from the Union even at the
expense OF bloody domestic war; in fine a man
VINO while acting the part in war OF the enemy OF
the Union sOlder now, In peace, relying upon the
ooivon OF forgetfulness, poses as his friend and,
through fulsome fiattery, seeks his suffrage"
The New Jersey democratic state convention
yesterday adopted a resolution recognizing the
wisdom OF the denomination OF President Cleve-
land. Gov. Green. ex-GOv. Albeit, Moses Bige-
gates-at-large to st. Louis. Senator Blodgetts
friends fought hard to make him one Of the dele
gates, but they were defeated.
The West Virginia unon-abOr convention yes
terday nominated a state Ticket headed by the
name OF s. ii. Pessal, editor of the Standard, for
governor, and chose presidential electors One
district to the uniOn-abOr convention at Cincin-
natl. The platform reported reafrirms the Cincin-
natl platform adopted February ., 1887.
The Virginia prohibition state convention, in
session at Roanoke yesterday, elected twenty four
10 meet in Indianapolis May 30. and also list OF
presidential electors. A state party was organ
lied, and female suffrage theoretically condemned.
The delegates favor the nomination OF Gen. Gin
ton b. Fisk, OF New Jersey, for President, and a
southern soldier in the late war for Vice President
After The STARS report closed yesterday the
Rhode Island republican convention adopted reso-
lutons extending SalutatiOns to Mr.. Blaine and
denouncing the Providence Journal IN unmeas-
The California republican convention adopted
resolution eulogzing Senator stanford and declar-
Ing that he Is Justly entitled TO the confidence OF
the people OF California.
The second day OF the anti-republican saloon
convention In New York yesterday adopted reso-
lutions denouncing the saloon the common and
malignant Zoe OF civilization and humanity, and
declaring that 1t ought to be abolished.
The republicans or the Eastern Shore Of Virginia
nuNc cnuOrScu III. JOnn ;. wise, OF AccOHac, Tor
delegate 10 the Chicago convention. He Is cousin
OF Hon. John s. Wise.
All the counties In Georgia have now selected
delegates to the state convention which will nomi-
nate delegates 10 the st. Louis convention. Out OF
131 counties only two have objected to the Presi-
dents tariff message. The others specially In
structed the delegates TO vote only tor Presi-
dent Cleveland but for his tariff views as we'll
Senator COlqultt was unanimously recommended
for reelection.
The republicans OF third congressional district
or North Carolina yesterday elected o. y. Spears
and GEO. L. Massom delegates To the national con-
veEtion. and nominated o. b. Robinson, or Colds
borO, for Congress.
The republican convention for the twentieth
New YORK district has been dead-locked for two
days over the choice or delegates to Chicago The
nght Is between the Hon. John ii. Starln and the
Hon. George West. Half or Wednesday night was
spent In frutlesS ballOtng, each vote resulting in
a tie.