Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1876-08-18
Il EL EG GRA-PTIIC.
4 O'clock. q. M.
POLITICAL.
The Democracy Of South Caro-
lima Announce Republican
Principles.
And Premise to be Good Demo-
Gratis II they Get C0ntroP
Of the State.
Proceedings Of the Independents
in Indiana.
Congressional Nominations in
Various Districts.
Proceedings Of the Independents
in Indiana.
POLITICAL
ILLINoIs.

I'LL SOlS.
MONMOUTH, ILL.,, Aug. 1.-THE. re-
publican congressional convention of
the tenth district, at Bushnell, yester-
day, nominated Col. ID. p. Marsh for
congress.
GALEsBuRG, Aug. 1.-THE rcpub-
lican congressional convention, after
al, exciting contest yesterday nomin.
ated Thos. r. Boyd.
...., KANSAS.
TorRKA, Aug. 1.-THE committee
on credentials OF the state convention
reported at 10 o'clock last night, and
at II balloting for governor com
menced. Colonel -. II. Anthony, OF
ieavenworth, was nominated after
several ballots, and at 3 30 this morn
ing the convention adjourned until 8
O'Clock.
CORRECTION.
TOPEKA, Ks, Aug. 1.-THE romi-
nee for governor is Geo. T. Anthony,
not d. r. Anthony
The convention this morning nom
mated the following state officers: ::
Lieutenant governor, Nj. ]. Salter,
secretary of state, I. II. Cavansugh;
4 auditor, A. j. Bonebrook; treasurer,
John Francis; attorney general, Will
lard Davis.
PROF. FELLOWS LETTER.
MARsnALLrows, August 1.-THE
statements in the press dispatches this
morning that Prot. Fellows had not
authorized, for publication, his letter
Withdrawing from the candidAtnrc for
state superintendent. aud that he re-
called that letter aud would be can
didate, caused Considerable surprise
here, since that letter was handed to
A. WeideR, editor Of the Republican,
by Prof. G, P. Rogers, president Of
the state teachers association. who
acted by authority in the matter, and
who stated that the letter Was final
and decisive, aud who directed lis
unconditional publication.
SOUTH CAROLINA DEMOCRACY.
CoLuMBIA, s. c., August 1.-THE
platform adopted w the state demo
cratic convention declares the accept
ance in good faith Of the 18th, l4sh
aud 10Th amendments TO the cons,i-
tuition; adopts the ST. Louis platform,
demands genuine and thorough re-
form in the state; arraigns the lead
ers of the republican~party for array
ing race against race, holding unfair
and fraudulent elections, mismanag-
ing the finances, hopclessly involving
the state in debt, and for unparalleled
venali,y and corruption. Calls upon
MI citizens, without regard Of race or
past party A6iliation, to. join in re-
storing the good name Of the state,
and concludes:
We discountenance all disturbances
of the peace Of the state, and de-
noHH,.e sA instigaiors aud promoters
thereof, and earnestly cali upon ull
our fellow citizens, irrespective Of
party lines, toexerciss party forbear.
.ence and cultivate good will. II the
government OF the state is committed
10 our control, we pledge ourselves
TO protect the personal rights and
property Of all its people and to
speedily bring to summary justice
any who darcryiolate them. Ne de-
sire n fair, peaceable, election, appeul
ing to reason aud not the passions Of
the people, and demand Of the re-
publican party fair showing in the
appointment of commissioners oA
election. We demand fair election
and fair count
INDIANA INDEPENDENTS.
lNpIASApoII,, Aug. 1.-THE in
dependent state convention, to fiji
vacancies on the state ticket was hell
to day. Three or four hundred dele
gates were present. After the selee
lion Of officers, resolutions were ther
reported endorsing the platform o
the independent state and nationa
). convention, and denouncing the act o
1873 by which the silver dollar wa
dropped from our list. Free coinage
should be encouraged to enable tn
government to pay It's coin obligation
in silver Us it has right to do unde,
the original contract. That all values
should be taxed fully, including gov
ernaneas bonds and greenbacks.