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Show AGAINST HARRISON. Membern of tlie Itepubliran National Committee Com-mittee Againf! the President. Detkoit, May 19. A conference was held at General Alger's house yesterday by (Jen. J. 8. Clarkson, chairman of the republican national committee. Hon. J. Sloat Fossett, New York, Hon. John M. Thurston, Nebraska, Ne-braska, Hon. John P. Sanburn Michigan, Hon. John M. Langdon, Virginia, were the other members present. The Fret Press says: Their minds seem concentrated on Blaine, while it was virtually anybody to beat Harrison. Whether Alger was able to convince the others that he was the best man w ith Blaine out is the question. MOKE OF THB.M. An afternoon paper says: Tom Piatt of New York aud MattCJuay. of Pennsylvania, took part in the republican conference at General Alger's yesterday. The paper declares it was decided that Clark-son Clark-son should go to Washington and i urge Blaine to allow the use of his rnatne for presidential nominee with Alger v for second place. In case he absolutely refuses, re-fuses, the entire anil-Harrison contingent will push Alger for the head of the" ticket. Clarhson left for the east at noon, and declined de-clined to speak of the conference. The People's Party. Special Dispatch to The Timn. t.Nvn.i.E, Id.. May 10. The state convention con-vention of the people's party opened here W today. It will elect delegates to the Omaha convention of July "d, and will indorse the St. Louis platform. Resolutions will be submitted sub-mitted urging that the state should, under the right of eminent domain, secure possession posses-sion of the coal mines of the state, and operate them so that consumers may set ure coal at cost; demanding that the state treasurer treas-urer shall turn into the state treasury all interest received on public moneys; condemning con-demning the interference by the police with liberty of speech and freedom of pub ic meeting in Chicago; and favoring the prohibition pro-hibition of leasing of convicts in the state penitentiary. The state ticket which seems to commend itself to a majority of the delegates is as follows: for governor representative, E. E. Tauenbeck; lieutenant-governor, Hon. Jesse Harper, bcttef known as one of the leaders of the green-hack green-hack party; attorney-general, Jesse Cox; treasurer, A. J. Streeter. the people's party nominee for president four years ago; state auditor, C. G. Dixen; congressman at large, S. F. Norton, until recently editor of the J-'aiiner's Voice of this city. There is some objection to this ticket, however, on the ground that Cox, Dixon and Norton all come from Chicago, and it is held that the candidates candi-dates should be pretty well distributed over the state. Virglni.i Oemocrats. Fp'riat Dispatch lo The Times. Richmond, Ya., May I'J. The largest democratic convention ever held in Yir-cinia Yir-cinia assembled at noon today. Over 1700 delegates are in attendance. In addition to delegates at large it will name two presidential electors at large. Despite the fact that Hill's friends have been actively at work the convention is overwhelmingly over-whelmingly for Cleveland. No instructed delegation, however, will be sent to Chicago, even the friends of the ex-president not being be-ing inclined to favor such a course. The more conservative of both sides consider it more prudent to send untrammelled representatives. repre-sentatives. A Virginia Compromise. Richmond, Ya., May 10. Cleveland and r.B i Cleveland factions in the democratic convent I n met last night, and each chose delegates at large to the national convention. conven-tion. This morning, however, they got together and compromised by agreeing to withdraw them I II and allow the convention to choose two from each side. California for Cleveland. Fresno, Cal., May 10. The democratic state convention adjourned last night after choosing Cleveland de'egates at large to the national convention and ratifying the nominations nom-inations of the district conventions. Eight of the fourteen delegates are instructed for Clevelaud aud the eutire delegation will support sup-port him. |