Democratic Sentinel, Volume 12, Number 2, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 February 1888 — THE POLITICAL FIELD. [ARTICLE]

THE POLITICAL FIELD.

Ihe San Francisco people have appointed a committee to visit Washington and urge the claims of the Pacific coast as a suitable location for the Democratic National Convention this year, and they are authorized to promise the payment of all expenses of the delegates to and from San Francisco, and hotel bills while there. Another argument they offer is that as there is no contest for the Presidential nomination the trip to California will be simply a pleasure jaunt, which will give the leading Democrats of tho nation an opportunity of seeing tho glories of the West J. S. Clarkson, lowa member of tho National Committee and Chairman of the subcommittee having in charge tho preparations for the Republican National Convention, has called a meeting of the latter committee at the Grand Pacific Hotel in Chicago, beginning Thursday evening, Feb. 9. The members of this committee besides the Chairman, are Fessender, of Connecticut; Hobart of New Jersey; Jones, of Pennsylvania; Conger, of Ohio; Clayton, of Arkansas; Leland, of Kansas; Howe, of Nebraska; and Cuney, of Texas.

Ihe Republicans of the District of Columbia met in convention at Washington on Tuesday to choose delegates to the National Convention. What followed is thus told by the Associated Press agent: Most of the delegates were negroes. In less than half an hour the convention was little more than a howling mob, and the rival factions were struggling fiercely for possession of the stage. Frederick Douglass, during a brief lull, made a short speech, counseling order and harmony, but he had no sooner finished than bedlam broke loose again. Quarreling, wrangling, and shouting continued until about 2 o’clock, at which time the convention was no nearer organization than when it assembled. The nolice, Who had been passive spectators of the‘disorderly proceedings, then took possession of the stage and cleared the ball. Half an hour later all persons who could show credentials as delegates were readmitted one by one and the convention resumed its session. Those of the delegates who belonged to what is known as the Chase faction finally succeeded in getting paitial control of tho convention, and elected delegates. Their Chairman thereupon declared the convention adjourned. The Carson faction then took possession of the hall, and elected another set of delegates, known to be favorable to Sherman. The Louisiana Republicans assembled in convention in New Orleans and nominated the following State ticket unanimously: For Governor, H. C. Warmoth; for LieutenantGovernor, H. C. Minor; for Attorney General, W. G. W’yly; for Treasurer, A. H. Hero; for Auditor, James Forsyth; for Secretary of State, J. H. Patty; for Superintenden tof Education, B. F. Flanders. The candidate for Governor, H. C. Warmoth, was the first Re- | publican Governor of the State. H. C. Minor, the candidate for Lieutenant-Governor, is a large sugar planter in Terre Bonne Parish. Andrew Hero, the candidate for Treasurer, is an ex-Confederate soldier. J. F. Patty, the candidate for Secretary of State, is the only colored man on the ticket The platform adopted by the convention contains a strong protection plank, and indorses the Blair educational bill.

On the 116th ballot the Republicans of the Eleventh Michigan Congressional District, in convention at Ishpeming, nominated Henry W. Seymour for Congress. The Democrats met at Marquette, and named Bartley Breen, while the Prohibitionists, in convention at Ishpeming, named S. S. Stulle for the vacant Congressional seat The following Albany special to the New York Awn tells briefly the story of the meeting of the Democratic State Committee: The Democratic State Committee failed to make a choice of a man to represent New York in the National Democratic Committee. They met at the Delavan House, an J after thirty ballots adjourned without day. The vote was 17 for Roswell P. Flower and 17 for William J Mowry on each ballot. This leaves the State without a representative on the National Committee. It was a square up-and-down fight between the friends of the President and the friends of the Governor, and neither won. Julius 8. Grinnell is growing as a candidate for Governor of Illinois on the Democratic ticket, says a Chicago telegram. His party in Cook County is not united on him, but the country press is begi fining toplace his name at the head of its columns.