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Democratic State Convention

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Day
2
Month
April
Year
1880
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Public Domain
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The Democratie Stille Convcntion, to appotnt delII ate to the . .emocratic National Convention, to nomínate candidatos tor President and Vice-President. and to telect :i St.ite Central Commlttee, Krill bc held at Kast Suginaw, on Tueday, the 8th day of June next, at i o'cioek in the anernoon. The quetftiön "whether tt be desi rabie to continue the twa-lhirds rule louter in force in XiL'ional Conven tions," wil! hkewlse come before aftid Convention, the last National Convention havin}{ desid tlie State conventton to nisiruct deleates to tlie Convention of 10 in retptrd to it. E.u-h County will be entitleil to si delesrates for csrh Representative to whieh, under the lastapporlidnmeot, it i cntitlcd in the lon'er hranch oï the fltatr Lenslature - hut each ortfanizcd CKnnty will hc entitlccï to at least two delegates. Na county. xrept tliose of the Dpper Península, will le entitled to-be represented by delégales not residenU oí such conntT. Alicitizensof the State, irrespedtive of party polltiral asKoeiations ot ditTeienre, who cun unitë with ui in an eftort for pure, cconotnieal and constitulional overnnient, and the nreservation of IVt-e repuhliean tnstitutions, are cortliallv invited to join in sendng dcletrates to this Convention. O. M. BARNES, Chairman. WIU.IAM BRODIE, Secretarv. Kirst District- ALEX. W. COPLAND Second IRA B. CARD, - GEO. w. i. anuos. Third District- 1IENHV A. GOODYEAR, - w. W. VAN ANTWERP. Pourth District- E. O. BRIGGS, - üEO. II. MURDOGH. District- G. CHASE GODWIN, -JOHN B. 1UTCHINS. Sixth DIstricb-JEROME EDDY. - GECT. 1'. SAN FORD. STcnth District- f. B. WIESON- j. B. EI.DRIDGE Kiifhth District- R. V. SPRJWïüS. - GEO: T-. Bl'UROWS. ?imthDistriot- T. W. KI) VARDS, -F. 1!. WOOI. Democratie State Central Committec. Congressman Willit's ambition foi re-nominatiou will be contested by exBegent Rynd. The latest candidate for democratie consideraüon is William S. Groesbeck of Cincinnati. A worse seleetion miglit be made. The press of Montreal are over-nice ïn their ideas of morality. One only of its newspapers would advertise a lecture by Bol) Ingersoll. Dmocrats of Xew York have been called to meet in convention at Syracuse, April 20. The cali invites all who intend to support the nominees of the national convention. Clarence E. Davis, contined in a Chicago jall in default of SS.UOO bail, and the most-married man on record, has at leiist ten victims claiming him as their busband, with several states to hear from. ________ Kearney's address tohis sand-lotconstituency on Sunday was written and caref ully avoided personal attack. Mayor Kalloch said the city was in no danger and the vigilance committee could not provoke theni to a breach of the peace. King Williaua has lately celebrated his 83d birthday. He has lived to a good oíd age despite numerous attempts at assassination. King-killers have had poor luck in endeavoring to relieve the crowned heads of Germany and Bussia. Anti-third termers have issued a cal! to all repubíicans opposed to a third term to meet at St. Louis on May 6, to perfect a national organization through which a popular expression of the people rnay be made agaiust a third term, i. e., provided Grant is nominated. President Ilayes says he is favorable not only to all the leading candidatos tts&}ïiJ ■'U-V?íi.mv'lír Ü?tó !'i teèönk hundred tliousand recipients of federal patronage at his hands possesses the temerity to include him, even, among the latter. The worst thing yet printed concerr.fns; the Christiancy household is the assertion that Dr. Victor Christiancy, now of Kansas, became intímate with step-mother shortly after reaching Lansing. A letter from him to her warranting snch belief, is in the possession of Christiancy, Sr. " Them d- d literary tellers " as Simon Cam eron would say, are obtaining a pretty good share of recognition at the hands of the administration. Beaides our eminent fellow-citizen, who goes to try diplomatic capacity witli the Chinese, James llussell Lowell will represent us at the court of St. James, aud Bret Harte is coiiflrmed as consul to Glasgow. A wag who thought he would enjoy a bit of fun addressed a postal card to " the prettiest young lady In Montclair N. J.'r The postmaster not wantingto decide so Important a question was put to his wits end toknow what todo with tlie missive. If he advertised it half of the young ladies of the town would cali for it, and he would be no better off. It would not do to cali in his wife, for, if she did not claim it, she might assert the privilege of joining her husband in aelectingthe fairone. In thisquandary the ingenious local editor olunteers assistance by BUggesting the ballot box, which l'ully accorda with the American theory of deciding dillicult qnestions, and at latest accounts the Irish relief f und was in procese of augmeiitation.

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