Democratic Sentinel, Volume 8, Number 14, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 May 1884 — SELECTING DELEGATES [ARTICLE]

SELECTING DELEGATES

The Three Parties Busy Preparing for the National Presidential Race. State Convention* in Hew York, Ohio, Michigan, lowa, and Elsewhere. STATE CONVENTIONS. lowa Democratic. Every county bnt one (Pocahontas) was represented in the lowa Democratic Convention, at Burlington. It was the largest convention ever held by the party in the State. Hon. Benj. J. Hall, of Burlington, was selected to wield the gavel, and his mention of Samuel J. Tilden’s name was cheered till the building shook. The following were chosen delegates-at-large to the national convention at Chicago: L. G. Kinne, of lowa Connty; H. H. Trimble, of Lee; E. H. Thayer, of Clinton; and D. M. Harris, of Harrison. Alternates-at-large: John Duncombe, of Webster Connty; Cbas. Voelker, of Dubuque; H. C. Bowman, of Plymouth; W. EL Butler, of Fayette. The delegates are unanimous for Tilden, but have no instructions. The Committee on Resolutions reported the following, which were adopted: Resolved, That the Democracy of lowa, recognizing the dnty we owe to the Union soldiers of our late war, favor the passage of the bill now pending before Congress to grant to them a warrant of 169 acres of land to be taken from the public domain. Resolved, That we reaffirm the principles of tne Democratic party as expressed in the platforms of the national convention of 1876 and 1880. Resolved, That in view of the late prohibitory legislation in the State we hereby emphasize the utterances of the platform of the National Democratic Convention of 1876; that we are in favor of the liberty of individual conduct unvexed by sumptuary laws. Resolved, That the Democracy of lowa reaffirm the resolution of our last State convention in. favor of a tariff for revenue —a gradual and persistent reduction 6f tariff duties. Resolved, That in .Samuel J. Tilden and his official record we secognize a man and platform oombined, and one who represents more than any other Democrat the principles of the Democracy, and whose name is a guaranty of victory. The allusion to Tilden was the occasion pf intense enthusiasm and repeated cheei s. A more emphatic resolution on the prohibition question was offered as a minority report, but was finally disposed of by referring it to the next State Convention. Gol.» Keatley offered appropriate resolutions upon the reoent death of Gen. A. C. Dodge, the pioneer statesman of lowa, which we’t-e passed with a rising vote. The district conventions met and elected the following delegates and alternates to the national convention: First District—Delegates: George R. Smith, Van Buren Connty; John Walbank, Henry Connty. Alternates: George Jamison, Louisa County, and E. A Howard, Jefferson County. Seoond—Delegates: W. F. Brannan, Muscatine; L. B. Wadleigh, Clinton. Alternates; H. G. Locart, Jones Connty: Dr. N. B. Cotton, Cedar County. Third—Delegates: F. Schroeder, Dnbuqne; P. C.‘ Dithief sen, Grundy County. Alternates: E. M. Carr, Delaware; Lowery, Bremer. Fourth—Delegates; F. D. Bayless, Clayton; AO. Doolittle, Floyd Connty. Alternates: M. B. Headrick, Allamakee Connty; S. B. Chase, Mitchell. . Fifth—Delegates: George J. Boal, Johnson County: John Ryder, Benton. Alternates: A J. Morrison, lowa County; J. W. Terry, Linn County. Sixth—Delegates; L. B. Perry, Monroe County; E. H. Gibbs, Mahaska. Alternates: W. T. Dari, Jasper County; A C. Evans, Davis Comity. Seventh—Delegates: L. W. Goode, Polk;J. R. North, Dallas. Alternates: J. O. Mahanna, Polk: J. E. Andrew, Adair County. Eighth—Delegates: J. H. Duggan, Union County; William Eardley, Appanoose County. Alternates: N. C. Ridenour, Page Connty; F. 8. Gardner, Decatur Connty. Ninth—Delegates; Dan Farrell, Mills County; Dr. J. M. Emmert, Cass County. Alternate: A B. Keith, Crawford; J. B. Batkin, Fremont County. Tenth—Delegates: N. B. Hyatt, Hamilton County; John Cleggett, Cerro Gordo County. Alternates: Dr. H. c. McCoy, Kossuth Connty; J. L. Buttolph, Hardin County. * Eleventh—Delegates: R. M, Guthrie, Carroll County; P. O. Cassidy, Palo Alto County. Alternates: E.C. Palmer, Woodbury; F. D. Higgs, Buena Vista.

Ohio Republican. Hon. William McKinley was made Chairman of the Ohio Republican Convention, at Cleveland. The various Congressional districts reported the names of their delegates to the Chicago convention, and their committeemen. Twenty-six of the delegates are pronounced Blaine men, fourteen are for Sherman, and two. are without known preferences. There was a hot fight between the friends of Blaine and John Sherman over the delegatcs-at-large, the Sherman cohorts coming oft victorious, by securing three of the four delegates. The delegatee-at-large are Marcus A. Hanna of Cleveland, Judge West of Bellefontaine, Hon. William McKinley of Canton, and Judge J. B. Foraker of Cincinnati. Four colored men were chosen as alternates. J. S. Robinson, of Hardin county, was nominated for Hecret -ry of State; Chief Justice W. W. Johnson was renominated for Justice of the Supreme Court; C. A. Flickinger, of Defiance, was nominated for member of the Board of Public Works. The following resolutions were adopted: The Republican party approves the policy of protection in all economic legislation, and it favors its application without discrimination to American industries, thereby securing employment at remunerative wages to American labor. That it is in favor of collecting an adequate revenue to defray the proper and economical expenses of the Government from duties upon foreign imports and proper internal taxation, and that it condemns the Democratic doctrine of tariff for revenue only as destructive to the business interests of the country, and that the doctrine of the Democratic party favoring putting what is improperly called raw material, such as pig iron, wool, etc., op the free list is dangerous, and if carried out will be destructive of the best interests of the nation. That the i eduction of duties on imported wools made by the act of 1883 has seriously injured the prosperity of an important agricultural pursuit in which more than a million of our citizens are engaged, and, unless this legislation be amended, the business of wool growing will be paralyzed if it be not transferred to foreign nations; therefore we demand restoration of the wool tariff of 1876, which gave the first and only substantial protection ever offered to the shsep husbandry in the United States. That the Republican party having aided labor, liberating it when oppressed, giving to it homesteads in the public domain, and supporting schools at public expense for its children of all classes, recognizes now more fully than ever the great interests of American labor, its claim upon the care of the Government, and its rights to equal consideration with capital. That the Republican party stands by its legation known as the Scott law, and condemns the want of sincerity of the Democratic party in respect thereto. The position of the Republican party touching civil service, as repeatedly expressed through its conventions and exemplified by its legislation faithfully administered, is heartily indorsed. The party is in favor of maintaining equal civil rights to ail classes of citizens under the guaranties of the law and Constitution in all parts of the United States, and it also demands that the elective franchise'shall be respected to the end that every voter shall have a free ballot, which shall be honestly counted.' That we heartily approve and indorse the administration of President Arthur, both in his foreign and domestic policy.

Michigan Republican. The Michigan Republican State Convention was held at Grand Rapids, Congressman Roswell G. Horr acting as temporary Chairman. M. G. Burch, of Grand Rapids, was made permanent Chairman, while E. T. Bennett, of Bay City, discharged the duties of Secretary. The roll call showed’6lo delegates in attendance. There was a vigorous fight on the nominations for dele-gates-at-large. Roswell G. Horr went- through under suspension of the rUles by- acclamation* and so did W. M. Swift, of Marquette. Samuel C. Watson, of Detroit, and W. T. Atwood, of Saginaw, both colored, were then plaoed in nomiuation by representatives of the two colored factions of the State. A ballot was demanded, and the Detroit man carried the day. The last fight was between. Jnlius C. Burrows, of Kalamazoo, and Harry Conant, of Monroe. Joseph Moore, Ezra L. Koon, A. B. Turner, and George W. Robey were elected alternates. It is noteworthy that Watson is the fit at colored man ever sent from Michigan as a delegate to a national convention. The politioal preferences of the delegation are between Blaine and Edmunds. No instructions were given. The Committee on resolutions reported the following, which was adopted: 1. The Republicans of Micbigan, in convention assembled to elect delegates to the nauona convention to be held at Chicago the third day of June next, hereby reaffirm the principles of

the party as enumerated in its platforms through its history of a quarter of a oentury. It reaffirms its faith in the ability of the party to secure in the future, as it has in the past, such modification and reforms as time and experience shall prove to be for the growth of the nation and the general welfare of its citizens. 2. They have confidence that the wisdom and patriotism of the Chicago convention will formulate a platform and nominate a candidate that the people will approve, and that will next November call out from the State of Michigan its old-time Republican majority. Judge P. T. Vanzile, of Charlotte, was elected Chairman of the State Central Committee by acclamation. New York Republican. A combination of the Arthur-Edmunda men organized the New York Republican Convention at Utica, Nathaniel C. Boynton defeating Edmund L. Pitts, the Miller-Blaine-Comell candidate for Chairman. They also elected TheodoreRoosevelt, Andrew D. White, John L Gilbert, and Edwin Packard delegates-at-large to the Chicago convention, two of whom, it is said, are for Arthur. Judges Andrews and Rapello, of the State Court of Appeals, were renominated. Senator Miller presented to the convention, his plan for the liberalization of the Republican party, and providing for directrepresentation by the people in conventions. On motion of a oolored delegate, it was decided that the colored voters should have arepresentative upon the electoral ticket. A ‘resolution was also adopted that the next National Republican Convention should be requested to provide that in future national conventions’ representatives should be proportionate to the number of Republican voters and Congressional districts, respectively. The resolutions indorse the President’s administration, call for the repeal of the silver coinage act, demand protection of national industries, and condemn the Democratic party for its proposed revision of the tariff laws. When the refefenoeto President Arthur was read there was loud and long-continued applause, and, in response to a. call- for three enters, they were given with a will and a tiger.

Mississippi Republican. The Mississippi Republican Convention, atJackson, selected the following delegates-at-large to the Chicago convention; Branch K. Bruce (colored), James Hill, J. M. Bynum, and R. T. Beck, all for Arthur. Fourteen district delegates were chosen, thirteen of whom are for Arthur and gne for Logan. Seven of the district delegates are negroes. Ex-Senator Bruce addressed the convention, and in a conservative' speech advised against instructing the delegate® to the Chicago convention. The resolutions urge the importance of the Mississippi a® a highway and the necessity of its improvement; express a belief in the policy of protection as calculated to increase the manufacturingindustries, and enhance the value of products, and las conducive to the prosperity of the laboring classes: indorse Blair’s educational bill;'declare that, among the eminent Republicans named for President, the Mississippi Republican® have no first choice, but will heartily support any one of them that may be nominated; say that the delegates to Chicago should yield their preference for the general good, and. after careful inquiry, to cast their votes for the candidatemost acceptable to the people of the Republican States and the doubtful States necessary to the election; and indorse the administration of President Arthur. Judge Green C. Chandler in the First District, and Capt. J. R. Smith in the Fifth district, deputy internal revenue collectors, were nominated for Congress in their respective districts. The other districts will make Congressional nominations later. Virginia Republican. The Republican State Convention of Virginia, which met at Richmond, was called to order by Senator Mahone, and Col. William Lamb wasmade Chairman. Four delegates-at-large—Ma-hone being one—and eighteen distriot delegate® were ohosen. Four of them are colored and. eighteen white men. A motion that delegates V> Chicago be instructed to cast their votes in, the national convention for Arthur was received with almost unanimous disapproval Each district delegation reported in favor of Gen. Mahoneas Chairman of the delegation to Chicago, and', the delegates were Instructed to vote as a unit on all questions in the convention. The platform, which was read by Gen. Mahone, declares that the coalitionists of the Stateshall hereafter be known as the Republican party of Virginia, and that in the nation’s affair® they shall act with the national Republican party and support its nominees for President and Vice President. The platform also declare® In favor of free education and' liberal appropriations of the surplus Government revenue for educational purposes; demands & protective l tariff in the interests of national Industries; cordially Indorses President Arthur’s policy, which is characterized as conspicuously conservative and entitled to the respect and confidence of the nation, and concludes with an emphatic preference for his nomination at Chicago.

Maine Greenback. Col. C. S. Emerson was called to preside over the Maine State Greenback Convention, which assembled at Lewiston. Three hundred and twelve delegates were in attendance. Ex-Gov* Plaisted left for home before the convention was called to order, having failed in his effort® to bring about a fusion with the Democrats. Ex-Congressman Ladd, however, remained with the hope of being nominated for Governor* but in this he was worsted, the Rev. Dr. H. B. Eaton, of Camden, getting the honor. A resolution was introduced early in the session, pronouncing against fusion with “either of the old parties, open or secret,” and after a lively debate was adopted. The platform point® to the Supreme Court’s legal tender decision as an unanswerable indorsement of the principles of the Greenback party, and indorses the national platform of 1880. Resolutions were also passed advocating the Government control of railroad and telegraph lines; advocating an income tax; condemning the employment of children in manufactories, and deprecating the introduction of the prohibitory amendment question into party politics. A full set of nominations was made for Congress, for Presidential electors, and for national convention delegates, and all the delegates and electors were instructed to vote for Benjamin F. Butler.

Dakota Republican. In the Dakota Republican Convention, at Huron, which was presided over by W. C. Plummer, of Fargo, a resolution was adopted with three cheers favoring Blaine for President and Lincoln for Vice President, and the delegates were instructed to vote for them as long as there was a probability of their being nominated. N. E. Nelson, of Pembina, and Col. J. L. Jolly, of Clay, were elected delegates to the Chicago convention. Byron E. Pav, of Brookings, and Robert E. Wallace, of Stutsman, being chosen as alternates. Resolutions were adopted by a rising vote Indorsing Arthur’s administration, instructing the delegates for Blaine, favoring the division of Dakota and the admission of tho south half. There was a bitter fight between the delegates from the northern and southern sections of the State for the organization and control of the convention, resulting in a victory for the northern section by a bare majority of one. Connecticut Republican. Hon. Samuel Fessenden, who presided over the Republican Convention at Hartford, expressed no personal preference as to the Presidential aspirants, but briefly named those most prominently mentioned. President Arthur received a round of applause, and there was prolonged cheering when Gen. Hawley was mentioned. The del-egates-at-large John L. Houston, Samuel E. Merwin, Jr., Augustus Brandegee, and Frederick Mills—were instructed for Senator Joseph R. Hawley. Eight district delegates were appointed, all of whom are for Hawley. The resolutions eulogize President Arthur and hii administration, and pledge the Republicans of Connecticut to support the nominee of the Chi cago convention. New Jersey Greenback. Tne National party of New Jersey, called lot the purpose of electing delegates-at-large to th< Indianapolis convention, convened at Trenton, and was presided overby E.E. Potter. Benmman F. McOallister, of Gloucester, R. W. Terlinde, of Uuion, D. A. Hopkins, of Essex, and Georg* H. Larison, of Hunterdon, were chosen delegates. It was at first determined to get np a platform, but it was finally concluded to adopt the platform of the last national convention. It was adopted without being read. All the delegates are for Ben Butler -for President. Tennessee Greenback. The State convention of the Tennessee Green backers, at Nashville, was largely attended. N. J. Buchanan, of Fayetteville, was nominated for Governor on the first ballot. The nation® platform of 1880 was re-afflrmed, and delegate) to the national convention at Indianapolis wer< chosen. They were unlnstruoted, but are un derstood to be favorable to Gen. Butler as th« Presidential standard-bearer. A good-looking, well-dressed man was caught on Broadway, New York, squirting oil on people’s olothes from a small can concealed in his hand.