Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1871-01-12
POLITICAL.

Secretary; A A. Howard, Assistant Secre.
tary; John T. Williams, Sergeant-at-Arms
c. T. Tuthill, Enrolling Clerk; c. T. Ram
bush, Engrossing Clerk; Rev. ]. Marvin
Chaplin. The House organized by elect
ing Colonel John Merriam Speaker; Gen
eral E. p. Jennison, Chief Clerk; c. II
Slocum, Assistant Clerk; M. B. Scrusner
Enrolling Clerk; A. M. Kimball, Engross
ing Clerk S. NJ. Phelps, of Olmstead, Chap
lain.
In the Louisiana Legislature on the Sd
]. Pinkney Smith, Democrat, was elected
Warrant Clerk.
The Ohio Legislature met on the Sd
and the Governors Message was read.
The Pennsylvania Legislature organized
on the Sd. In the House, Hon. James H
Webb, Republican, was elected Speaker
and General James L. Selfridge, CHIEF
Clerk. In the Senate, Hon. William A
Wallace, Democrat, was elected Speaker
and Jacob Zeigler, Clerk. The other can
didates placed in nomination by the Dem
ocratic caucus were also elected.
The New York Legislature met on the
Sd. Mr. Hitehman, of New York, was
elected Speaker of the House, and Corne'
Illus w. Armstrong, Clerk. The Govern.
or's Message was read.
The Michigan Legislature met and or.
ganized on the 4th.
The Illinois Senate organized on the
4th, by the election of the following of
ficers, all Republicans: E. II. Griggs
Secretary; T. S. Swan, First Assistant
Second Assistant, o. B. Knickerbocker
Enrolling and Engrossing Clerk, r. H
Gettemy; Assistant, G. Martin; Sergeant.
alarms, l.. Zeigler; First Assistant, ]. F
Moore; Second Assistant, 3. " Harlan
Postmaster, J. B. Turchin; Assistant, r
G. Staples.
Gen. Simon G. Griffin is the Republican
candidate for Congress in the Third New
Hampshire District.
In convention on the 9Th the Maine Leg.
islature elected the State officers of last
year, as follows: F. NJ. Drew, Secretary
of State; Thos B. Reed, Attorney Gen.
eral; P. p Burleigh, Land Agent, B. b
Murray, Adjutant General. In the Repub-
lican caucus on the night of the 5th, Hon
L. NJ. Morrill, was renominated for United
States Senator.
The Illinois House effected permanent
organization on the 5th by the election OF
the following officers: Speaker, Hon
VIM Smith; Clerk, Daniel Shepard; First
Assistant, ]. NJ. Rice; Second, Eric John,
son; Third, S. R. Hay; Enrolling and En-.
crossing Clerk, w. w. Lowdermilk; AS
sistants, G. c. Tolsack, William P. Squires
and c. j. Haydocker.
The Nebraska Legislature organized on
the 5th. The House elected G. w. Col
Inns, of Pawnee, Speaker. The Senate
elected Z. E. Cunningham, of Otoe, Pres
ident.
The Missouri House on the 5th elected
r. P. G. Wilson, Speaker, and Daniel Sut
ton, Clerk-both Democrats All the 9th
er officers are Democrats. In the Senate
Lewis Gottschalk, Liberal, was elected
Speaker pro tenn, over Morrison, Demo
crat, by a vote of II to 16. For Secretary
Hendrick, Democrat, over Moser, Repub
lican, by vote of IS to IA. The other of
ficers are divided. Miss Belle Fenloysir
was elected Engrossing Clerk, unani
mously.
The Legislature of Nevada organized OF
the 4th. The House has twenty-thret
Democrats, twenty-one Republicans, ant
two Independents. Robert E. Lowery
Democrat, was chosen Speaker. Governor
Bradley was sworn in.
The Illinois Legislature contains 22I
members in all. The Senate has 80 mem
bers, and the House 1T. OF the 227, -;
are Republicans and "a Democrats, and
call themselves Independent.
At the municipal election at Brownville
Tenn, on the 7th, the Republicans elected
their entire ticket, except one Alderman.