Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-09-06
POLITICAL

Hon. Caldwallader C. washburn has been
unanimously nominated for reelection to Con-
gress from the First district of w isconsin.
Hon. I'm. A. Howard is the first, and Hon
Henry l.. Waldron in the Second Con gressjonai
district of Michigan have been renomin ated
The Hon. John s. Potter, the present member
has been re-nominated by reclamation o. cand',
date for Congress from the hrst Wisconsin Dis
trict. .........'.-
Frank Blair, Jr., has notified j. Richard Bar
ret the member Of Congress elect in the First
District Of Missouri, that he will contest the le-
gality Of his election before the next Congress.
George H. Pendleton and W. y. Groesbeck
have been renominated for Cong ress by the Dem
ocrats Of the First and Second Congressional dis
tricts of Ohio.
The Democratic State Convention Of Ma..acbu.
setts has renominated Mr.. Beach AZ the candi-
Butler 4O6. ~. ID - IL '
The Democrats of the sth Congressional dis
trict OF Illinois have nominated Philip FouIke
for Congress, In place Of Robert Smith the pres.
ent member. Seventy ballots were cast
Hon Allison White, of Pa, has been unani-
mously nominated for reelection In the fifteenth
buke to those prints which so positively asserted
his constituents would give him the 'scold Shout.
der.n
Hon Wilson Reilly of the 18th PA Congress
slonsi district, has also been unanimously nomi-
mated Tor reelection. This district composed of
| the counties OF Adams, Franklin, Bedford FuI
ton and Junata, will give the nominee a large
| majority.
The peoples" party of PHILADELPHIA have
| maze the following nominations for Congress =
| LIST district, John w. Ryan; ID district e low
Morris; Sd district, John p VERGE; fifth district
John Wood. George H Parker was nominated
Tor the State Senate, and ] Morris Harding. of
the pennsylvania Inquirer, for the Assembly.
Ihe American party Of the LIST district have nom
mated Marshal sProgell for Congress
| The congressional conferees of Hon John A.
Ahis the Sixteenth) district Of Pepnsylvania.
| met on "wednesday at Bridgeport The district
| Is composed Of York, Cumberland and Perry
| counties. Cumberland county voted for Mr.
AM, fork county voted for Mr. Fisher and Per-
ry county for Mr.. McIntre, through fourteen bal
| lots, when the convention adjourned until the
next day The second day they could make no
| choice and adjourned until Monday.
The Michigan Democratic State Convention
was held at Detroit on Friday, Of which Robert
| L. McClelland was president. The following
nom nations were made: Governor, Charles n.
stuart, OF n kalamazoo county; Lieutenant Govern
or, George Z. Monroe, Of Hillsdale; Secretary of
state, ): p Mackinac; Superintendent of Public
| anstltutons, ID. {. Jacobs, Of Wayne county;
treasurer, Edward Ranter, Of Wayne county;
ken1; Auditor, John Adams; ATTORNEY General.
J. ;. Sutherland, Of Saginaw; Member Of the
Board OF Education, A. s. Moore Resolutions
were adopted declaring adherence to the Cincin
hau piatform; asserting the right OF every people
10 vote upon their constitution il thew 80 desire.
expressing confidence in Mr. Buchanaps ad ,
mlnlstration, and congratulating the country on
the search and seizure question on the basis Of
Gen. Cass's protest. -