The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1888-05-25
POLITICAL CONVENTIONS.
An Impartial Glance at the PrelIm'
mary Preparations for the Presi.
DENTAL Combat.

An trTparttai GlAncS az the PrelIrn"
mary Preparations for the Presl.
DENTAL Combat.
Both political parties nave been holding
their state and district conyentionsfor the
election Of delegates to the Republican, and
Democratic National Convention, and the
excitement in some quarters is becoming
intense.
Goy.H Hill FEArE IN NEW YORK.
All eyes have been turned to New York,
where a contest has been going on between
the partisans OF Gov. Hilland those OF the
administrators at the state convention.
Gov. Hits name was proposed as
q delegate to the st. Louis Conven.
ton, but he was defeated. There
was no attempt made TO disguise
the fact OF the governors defeat.
His friends practically, conceded 10 while
ex Mayor Cooper and other leaders OF the
County Democracy who have backed May
or Grace in his fight against Hill expressed
their satisfaction by publicly declaring
that it ended the governors political ca
reer forever. Mr.. Grace seemed almost be.
side himself with JOY at his success-of
course he claimed all the credit OF Hills
deieat-until his attention was called to
two remarkable pamphlets which were
distributed among the delegates. One Of
Vi IllGoG ClAlbAJu NiAN-OlAVu AAl1kOAI
OF William r. Grace. the Pirate OF Peru"
The other was an address to the delegates
by a member Of the convention, n con
tanned O. savage attack upon Mr.. Grace
and Secretary Whitney. There was a
good deal OF speculation rs to the author
of these. They were attributed to the
Hill faction, of course, hut one
oil the governors friends volunteered
any information regarding them. 1t was
/ 4. H. - - zzAzI. A.. -. ~ - -
Gov. Hills friends, and proved to be
rather effective with many, though all
condemned the anonymous character Of
the attack. q large number OF Office hold.
ers we're present as workers in the conven
ton. They laughed at the idea OF being
called 10 account for their disregard Of the
presidents specific order on this noint.
During the afternoon recess the COMMITTEES
on delegates and electors. consistingo OF one
from each OF the thirty.fo congressional
districts in the state, met aud proceeded
first to select delegates at large. Gov.
Hill's name was the first proposed, but he
received only five votes. The delegates at
large finally chosen for submission to the
convention were as follows; Alfred G.
Chaplin, Brooklyn; Edward Cooper, New
York; George Raines, Rochester; and Ros-
well ?. Flower, New York; and they were
elected.
The Republican convention met at
MONTGOMERY. A colored man named Ste.
vens waE temporary chairman. In a long
speech he denounced the federal office
holders in Alabama during the terms OF
Hayes, Garfield and Arthur as political
~rascals, acting with the Democrats in the
state to keep the negro out OF his legal
rights. The convention is composed OF
some three hundred delegates, OF
whom one-ffth are white and
the rest colored and they viii send Sher.
man delegate to Chicago.
TENNESSEE.
The Tennessee a.qte Democratic conven.
ton. which was in session for o week nom
mated Gov. Robert l.. Taylor for re.elec-
ton. The opposition which had been
lighting him on every occasion surrender
ed, and on the fortieth ballot he re.
oeived nearly every vote cast.
MINNESOTA.
The first Congressional distrist conven,
tion, alter selecting delegates to the State
convention, found WIN. II. Yale as dele
gate to the Chicago convention.
Tho second district renominated John
Lind for Congress on the Republican ticket.
In the third and fifth conventions were
held to mare delegates to the state con-
vention, but no congressional action was
taken, but all called for tariff reform. and
all are for Gresham for president. hut In
some cases Blaine remains first choice.