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ward III. Iaman for Congress,

Ward III. Iaman for Congress,
WHEELING, w. Va, August 3d.
| Hon. Ward II. Lamar was noninsted
for congress by acc lamatioD, at the Re.
publican convention held at Keyser, in
this State, to.dsy.
Ranney's Letter of Acceptance.
CLEVELAND, August 30-The Plain
dealer Tomorrow will publish Judge
r .nney's letter accepting the nomins-
| ton for congress on the Democratic
ticket of this district.
SayIer RenOminated.
CINCINNATI, August 30.-At the Dam
ocratic convention held in this city to-
day, Milton Ssyler was renominated for
congress from the first district, and H.
B. Banning from the second district.
Philadelphia Democratic NOmina-
lions.
PHILADELPHIA, August 30.-The
Democratic convention fer the nomina.
ton OF sheriff, register of wills, city
treasurer, and commonplace judges,
was held here to-day. VIM. a Wright
was nominated for sheriff; N. M. Shell
drake Tor register OF wills, and M'Manus
for city treasurer.
Ihe Prohibition Reformers.
TRENTON, N. J., August 30.-The
Prohibition reform party of New Jer-
sey, in State convention to-day, ratified
the nomination of Green Clay Smith, of
Kentucky, for President, and G. j.
Stewart, of OHIO, for Vice President. An
electoral ticket was chosen, and the Re-
publican ard Democratic parties de.
nou1ced as favoring the liquor interest.
Greenback Ratification.
NEW YORK, August 3O.-The Inde-
pendent Greenback party had grand
ratification meeting tonight in Cooper
Uni N hall, when Peter Cooper and 8.
F. Carey, nominees of the party for
Pre- sident and Vice-Prestdent, made
speeches. Resolutions were adopted
indolsing the platform of the India
napolis convention, and protesting
against the doings OF the secretary of the
treasury, who, by operating through
syndicstes, is about to is us bonds Of the
government bearing an exhorbitsnt rate
of interest.
New Jersey Republican Convention.
NEW BRUNSWICK, August 30-The
Republican convention met here to Day.
Prof George W. Anterior, of Rutgers
college, was chosen temporary cha r
man, and the convention took a recess
till quarter past three O'Clock.
o. the reassembling OF the committee
the temporary orgaulz alton was made
permanent. Resolutions heartily To-
dorse the Cincinnati platform; claiming
that the people cannot and dare not
trust the Democratic party; demand
free scho Ills, a nd an amendment to the
constitution that shall forever keep
them free from all sectarian infiue Gee,
were adopted.
Connecticut Republican Nominations.
NEW HAVEN, August 30.-The Rs
publican State convention met here to-
dsy. Ex- Governor Jewell was chosen
permanent chairman. The convention
nomina ed the following electoral ticke /:
At large, Ex-President Theo. D. Wool.
sly, of Yale college, and Hon. Marshall
Jewell. Hhe old ticket was renominated,
as follows: T r governor, Henry G. Rob-
inson, of HARTFORD; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
F. J. Kingsbury, of Waterbury; secre-
tary OF state, General T. A. Walker. OF
New Haven; treasurer, Jeremiah Olney,
Of Thompson; comptroller, Eli Curtis,
of Watertown.
The platform protests against the
fraud, Intimidation and violence OF
Democratic politicians in the recon-
slructed States, and declares for reform
in the civil service; protests against the
repeal by the ID mocrstic house OF the
resumption clause; declares for gener-
osity and good will to the people Of the
south, but protests against reward
ing rebellion and treason; charac.
teriZes Tilden as man who withheld
from the friends of the Union his symps.
thy and support when the nations ezist-
ence was in reil, and declares that
President Grant is entitled to the thank
of the nation for his patriotic services to
the country.
The Iowa Democracy.
DIES MONIES, August 80 The Dsmo.
cratic State convention met this morn
ing, and was called to order by Mr.. E.
Csmpbell. Colonel w. w. Merritt
wss electsd chairman, and Mr.. II. o
WalEet SECRETARY. Committees were
appointed as usual, and the convention
toEk cess.
The Democratic congre ssionsl c1nven.
ton OF his district has nominated Sam
usl ]. Gilpin.
Ga reassembling the convention
elected Mr D F. Miller as chairman
and Mr.. T. o. Walker as secretary. Mr..
Miller, in a long spec ch, srraigned the
r. publican party for its infidelity to the
trusts vested in it. and charged on it all
the evils which effected the nation. Mr..
T. s. PArvin, of Iowa City, from the
committee on resolutions, offered q reso
luton, which wss adopted, "thst the
platform OF the st. Louis convention be
adopted by this convention" and ap.
proving the sentiments of Tildsn and
Hendricks as expressed in their letters of
acceptance. the following gentlemen
were nominated: John 81. II. Stub an.
auch, for secretary of state: Wesley
Jones, fer treasurer; VIM. Gronawsy,
for auditor, and N. G Ridenor, Tor register
of the land Office. The electors for the
S ate at large sre Daniel T. Miller and
John P. Irish. Adj Iurned.
New York Democratic Convention.
SARAT.GA, August 30.-The Dsmo-
cratic State convention assembled here
at noon. Hon. Rufus w. Peekham was
chosen temporary chairman, and briefly
addressed The convention. Alter the
appointment of various committees the
convention took arecess tillseven o'clock
this evening.
EVENING SESSION.
Upon the Resembling of the couven-
ton, Hiram Gray, Of Chemupg, was
chosen permanent chairman. Horatio
Seymour and John Kelly head the cleo.
Ioral ticket.
The platform, which was unanimously
ad1pteJ, starts out with cordial ratiff
cation Of TiIdeU and Hendricks for Pres
ident and Vice. President, and declares
that return to COL ssilu:ional principles,
frugal expenditure and administration,
and ths purity Of the founders of the re-
public, are the first and most imperious
necs ssities Of the times-the command
ing issues now before the people Of this
Union; reaffirms the principles set forth
in the Syracuse platform of 1874, and the
St.Louis national convention; condemn
ing all interference with the constitu-
J tional amendments, and all violations OF