Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1874-09-24
POLITICAL.

Further Congressional nominations: Re-
publican Col. c. w. Thras'Icr, Sixth Mis-
souri, District Democra .ic--Col. John F..
Phillips, Seventh Missouri; Dan. B. Woods,
Nineteenth Ohio,
The South Carolina Republican Convention
at Columbia on the 18th, nominated ID. H.
Chamberlain for Governor; II. ii. Gleaves, pres
ent incumbent for Iieutenant-G Governor; r.
B. Elliott, Chairman Of the Executive Com
mittee. A Columbia dispatch of the 18Th
says an Independent Republican Convention
would be called as many delegates were dis
satisfied, and other nominations would be
made.
\ dispatch from Speaker Blaine to the
President, on the l4th, says the Republicans
had carried Maine by "A majority of from
1900 TO Il, 900 votes; had carried every Con-
gressional district; had chosen twenty mine
or thirty Senators to one by the Democrats,
and elected three-fourths of the House of
Representatives. As nearly as could be esti-
mated Burcgh had 1000 majority in the
First District; Frye $500 in the Second !;
Blaine 5000 in the Third; Hcrsey $500 in the
Fourth; Hale 5000 in the Fifth
for Congress by the Democrats of the Eighth
Ohio District
The Supreme Court of Wisconsin, ON the
18th, rendered decision in the Injunction
suits brought by the Attorney General
against the Chicago, Milwaukee Il st. Paul
and the Chicago ~ Northwestern Railroads.
The court maintains its original jurisdiction
in goa br,t ,rlt h,-f ha atn Init l,a+
it would not extend to private suits; atlirms
the constitutionality of the Potter law;
rejects the theory that this law was
repealed by the act of March u,
prescribing that the railroads shall
make reasonable rates; and, finally, grants
the injunction asked for the State compelling
these two railroads to comply with the pro-
visions of the Potter law The roads are
given till Oct l to make arrangements to
this end Ii is said Mr.. Keep President of
the Northwestern has stated that compliance
with the law win neeesstate reduction of
expenses on all sides, that fewer trains
and second class coaches will be run, that
work will be suspended in the shops, and
that the number of employees viii be
reduced. Mr. Mitchell, President OF the Mil
waukee 4 St Paul, says that trains will be
run on his road rs usual, and only cut off as
it becomes obvious that they are Improbable.
Congressional nominations ON the 18TH
Democratic-Fourth Michigan District, Allen
Potter; Eighth Michigan, George f, Lewis f;
Eleventh Illinois, Scott Wike Republican,
Sixth Wisconsin, \. " Kimball; Twentieth
Ohio, Il. c. Parsons, rcnomlnated. Reform
First Wisconsin, \. n Fratt,
The Arkansas State Republican Convention
met atLittle Rock ON the 10th, and adjourned
without making any nominations The reso-
lutions strongly denomee the Constitution
recently framed and declare that the Consti.
tutional Convention was conspiracy Of
White League, ku-kluX and leaders OF the
late rebels to overthrow the reconstructed
Government; that all the troubles in the South
are but an attempt to revive the lost cause
Thirty-tiv delegates were appointed to the
Chattanooga Convention of Southern RepubH-
cans which meets ON the 18th of October
Congressional nominations on the 10th:
Republican H. Whiting, Ninth Illinois
District, f. II. Roberts, Twenty-sccond New
York, renominated; Henry 5. Magoon, Third
Wisconsin, Dcmocratie--W Il. Morrison
Seventeenth Illinois, renominated; J. J. Rob-
inson, Second Michigan; Allen Potter, Fourth
Michigan. Relorm-DayidC Fulton, Seventh
Wisconsin,