The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1888-05-24
POLITICAL CONVENTIONS.
An Impartial Glance at the PreIim.
mary Preparations for the Presi.
dentiaI Combat.

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election OF delegates to the Republican and
Democratic National Convention, and the
excitement in some quarters 10 becoming
intense.
GOV. II DEFEATED IN NEW YORK.
ALI eyes have been turned to New York,
where q contest has been going on between
the partisans Of Gov. Hiltand those of the
administrators at the state convention.
Gov. Hills name was proposed as
q delegate to the st. Louis Conven.
ton, but he was defeated. There
wal no attempt made to disguise
the fact OF the governors defeat.
His friends practicable, conceded it 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 10y publicly declaring
that it ended the governors political ca.
reer forever Mr.. Grace seemed almost be.
side himself with Joy at his success-oi
course he claimed oil the credit OF Hills
defeat until his attention was called to
two remarkable pamphlets which were
distributed among the delegates. One Of
OF these was entitled "a One Sided History
Of William R. Grace. the Pirate OF Peru"
The other was an address to the delegates
by a member OF the convention, and con
tanned. a savage attack upon Mr.. Grace
and Secretary Whitney. There was q
good deal Of speculation as to the author
OF these. They were attributed to the
Hill faction, . OF course. but none
OF the governors friends volunteered
any information regarding them. It was
the first act OF retaliation on the part Of
rather effective with many. though all
condemned the anonymous character Of
the attack. A large number OF office hold.
ers were present as workers in the conven.
ton. They laughed at the idea OF being
called to account for their disregard OF the
presidents specific order on this point.
During the afternoon recess the committe 9
on delegates and electors, consisting Of one
from each OF the thirty.four congressional
first to select delegates at large. Gov.
Hills name was the first proposed, but he
received only five votes. The delegates at
large finally chosen for submission to the
convention were an follows: Alfred G.
Chaplin, Brooklyn; Edward Cooper, New
York: George Raines, Rochester; and Ros.
we'll P. Flower, New York; and they were
elected.
The Republican convention met, at
MONTGOMERY. A colored man named Ste.
vens was temporary chairman. In Il 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 will send Sher.
man delegate to Chicago.
The Tennessee state Democratic conven.
ton. which was in session for a week NOM
mated Gov. Robert l.. Taylor for ~re-elec.
ton. This opposition which had been
fighting him on every occasion surrender
ed, and ON the fortieth ballot he re.
ceived nearly every vote cast.
MINNEsoTA.
The first Congressional district conven.
tion, after selecting delegates to the State
convention. found VIM. II. Yale as dele
gate to the Chicago convention.
The second district renominated John
Lind for Congress on the Republican ticket.
In the third and fifth conventions were
held to name delegates to the state con.
v%ention, but no congressional action was
taken. but all called for tariff reform, and
all are for Gresham for president. but in
some cases Blaine remains first choice.