The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1892-03-25
AMERICAN LETTER.
SAN FRANCISCO, Mar. 10, 1892.
POLITICAL.

SAN FRANCISCO, Mar. 10, 1872.
POLITICAL.
Complete returns from Seattle's
municipal elections show that the
Democrats elected all their officers at
large by majorities ranging from
2O0O down. f. Ronald (Dem. was
elected Mayor by 1896 plurity. The
Republicans elect two members Of
the House of Delegates.
The first Republican convention of
the Choctaw Nation was held at
South McAllister (Ind. T,) March
18th, and officers chosen for the
national organization. The Terri
torial convention meets on May 23d
to select delegates TO Minneapolis.
For the first time in years the
Democrats gained control of the city
government in Portland, Me. They
elected majority of the Council in
joint ballot and their Mayor. They
celebrated the event by parading the
streets with bands and torches.
Gen. Alger is on his way to Cali
fornia to attend the annual meeting
of the Fort Bragg Redwood Com
pany He said 10 a reporter that the
trip was purely,a private business af-
fair, but upon being interviewed in
regard to his name being used for
the Republican presidential nomina-
ton he said that he had concluded to
enter the field.
A Baltimore paper publishes the
personal presidential preferences of
ninety-six editors of Maryland, Vir-
ginia, and West Virginia. The total
for Cleveland in the three States is
Sc, against % for all the other candi-
dates. The Republican preferences
are mainly for Harrison.
Senator Chandler says: "This
year New Hampshire has presiden-
tial candidate, and the State will be
found in earnest in presenting his
name at the national convention.
That is, his name will be presented
if the strength we expect from the
South is forthcoming. Ex-senator
Blair is our candidate, and as he re-
presents the labor, educational and
temperance ideas of the country, we
expect he will prove formidable
candidate.
Democrats and Republicans are
organizing clubs all over this city,
and in fact l might say all over the
State.
News from Paris says the Munich.
pal Council has elected as its Presi
dent, Santon, a well-known socialist
Political clubs are being organized
throughout the republic of Mexico
supporting the reelection of Presi'
dent Diaz. The latest organization
is the Aldano Club, with member,
ship of 5000 workingmen, which ha:
just been formally installed in the
city of Leon. A large number Of
campaign journals have been started
in the principal cities OF Mexico with
in the past few weeks, all supporting
Diaz's reelection. 1t is believed
that General Diaz will have com
plete walkover in June, though some
assert that General Treviro of Mon
terey is making quiet effort to Sc
cure control of the coming conven
ton and elevate himself to the Pres
idency.
Otter Tail county is the center o
the Alliance strength in Minnesot
and it was sought at their convention
held last Saturday to give the ne,
Peoples party good sendoff fror
that point. President Donnelly o
the Alliance had appointed com
mittee to manipulate things up there
but they were refused recognition b,
the anti-Donnelly element, whicl
handled matters in the interest of th
old Alliance party. This method o
procedure is to prevail in all tn
northern and western counties. Tn
Peoples party is to be repudiated i
every possible instance and delegate
chosen to an Alliance State Conven
ton. The plan is to hold straigh
Alliance Convention, repudiate tn
Peoples party, sub-Treasury schemes
say nothing on free silver, nominal
Sidney M. Owen for Governor, as
the Democrats for his endorsement
and offer to divide the presidents
electors, giving the Democrats fiv
out of nine. The anti-Donnelly mer
who number about three-tifths of tn
, Alliance, employ this method to eli
the wings of Mr.. Donnelly who
! looking towards the Presidency.
! Schools for the instruction of tt
voters in the Australian system al
being formed in San Francisco undo
, the direction of both political partle
The Republican State Conventic
to elect delegates to the Nation
: Convention met at Austin, Tex
t with about 600 delegates presen
two-thirds of whom were negroes
The delegation will be solid for Ha
rison.