Rensselaer Republican, Volume 16, Number 35, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 May 1884 — POLITICAL. [ARTICLE]

POLITICAL.

Politicians Busy at Work Electing ; ' Delegates to the National Conventions. Party Convocations in Thirty-one of the States and Territories. Butler’s Boom—A Close Fight Between Blaine and Arthur for the Hepublican Nomination. S The Republicans in every State and Territory of the Union have held their conventions and selected delegates to the national body which convenes at Chicago on the 3d of June. The Chicago Times, Democratic, figures that 324 of these delegates are for Blaine, 260 for Arthur,79 for Edmunds, 50 for Logan, 23 for John Sherman, 12 for Joseph R. Hawley, and 40 doubtful. The Chicago Inter Ocean, Arthur Republican, claims 370 votes for Arthur, or within 41 of a majority, and places Blaine’s, strength at about 230. The Chicago Daily News, antiBlaine Republican, computes that Arthur will get 337 votes on the first" ballot, while Blaine will get 271. and Edmunds 107. It claims further that the Edmunds men will break to Arthur at the first propitious opportunity, swelling his vote to 444, and thus assuring his nomination. We print to-day the proceedings in brief of the various State and Territorial conventions held during the week.