The Red Cloud chief., 1878-09-19
POLITICAL.

mated for Congress in the Fifth district
Of Mississippi
Chaunccy X Filley. postmaster atSt
Louis. has been removed, and Samuel
Hayes appointed.
The Republican State Convention u
New York il called "a mee, u, Saratoga,
september 10Th.
The President has appointed Hon ).
Newton Pc,tis. of Pennsylvania. Minis
ter Resident and Consul. General, NJ
Bolivia.
The election returns In Vermont, up
~ September ith. from one hundred
and ffty-siN towns. show the following
vote: For Governor Proctor (rcp) y.
T,274; Bingham (lcm) l2,G09, Mar.
tin (grccnbackcrL 1852 scattering,
7Os.
The Republicans Of the Third district
Of Wisconsin have ronominatcd Geo.
T.. Hazlcton for Congress. and in the
Eighth district they have rcnominntcd
Thnd. &. Pond. The G~rccnbackcrs Of
tho First New Hampshire district have
nominated Lafayette Chcslcy for Con
grcss. The Nationals In the Thirticth
New York district have nominated N.
q. Brown for Congress.
The Democratic convention Of Wash.
ington Territory met ut Van Couver.
Sept. 9th. and nominated NJ, +. Cation
for delegate to Congress. The platform
opposes the ACKNOWLEDGMENT ~ the ter
r,tory ,favorst tho adoption Of n Stategov-
ernmcnt when circumstances will JUS
tify; favors extension Of time for the
completion Of tho Northern Pacific Rail
road; demands the breaking up Of In
dim reservations, and the adoption Of
new Indian policy.
The Democratic Convention for the
Third district Of Iowa, Mt McGregor,
September 9TH, nominated Fred. O'Don-
nell, of Dubuque, by acclamatisn, for
Congress. MIR. O'Donncll at once do.
clincd, and NJ. NJ. Ham, Of Dubuque.
was nominated. MIR. Ham also dcclin-
cd, and II delegation waited upon him
to urge his acceptance. lie took the
matter under consideration.
The Republican State Convention Of
Minnesota was held ut st. Paul, Sep
cmbcr 4th. John NJ, Berry, Of Fart
bault, IL nominated for Associate Judge
If the Supreme Court. u. T. Whitcomb.
Rochester, the present incumbent, WAS
rcnominated for Auditor of State. The
platform adopted rcafirms the princi.
pies of the Republican party, and OK.
J presses admiration for its acts In sup.
. prcssing the rebellion, securing univer.
sal liberty, and Keeping the pledged
l s'ith Of :he nation To its creditors; in
: STEERING judiciously public improve
pAneints; in protecting alike black and
= Sitoi in returning good will despite
Y, opposition and hate Of the Demo.
" attic party; and in abolishing the
word as II maintainer Of peace.
, The Democrats of the Sixteenth ILL
] nOis district have rcnominutcd w. A.
Sparks for Congress. The Democrats
In the Third district of Georgia have
renominated Gen. Phil. Cook for Con-
gress. The Greenbackcrs in the TWEEN.
ty-ninth New York district have nom-
mated Ralph Beaumont for Congress.
The Greenbackers In the Second Now
Jersey district have nominated Hexe-
kiah b. Smith for Congress; and tho
Prohibitionists in the same district have
nominated &. A. Baker. The Democrats
IN the Fifth district Of Maryland have
renominated Eli j. Henkle for Con.
gress. The Republicans In the first dis
trict Of Maryland have nominated Sam
uel A Graham for Congress. The Dem
Ocrats of the Sixth Wisconsin district
have renominatcd Hon. Gabc Gouck for
Congress. The Democrats in the First
Kansas district have nominated Judge
j. X. Mcclure for Congress.
The National Grcenback State Con-
vention Of New Hampshire was held at
Manchester, N. H., Sept. 9Th, Warren
q. Brown. of Whi,ctield, Mas nominal
ed for Governor. Resolutions were
adopted that the general governmcn,
alone should issue money for the bene.
fit of all; demanding the repeal Of the
national bank act; the issue by the gov.
eminent of n full legal tender paper
money; prompt payment Of all the out.
standing bonds at maturity; the imme-
diate repeal of the resumption act; an
equal and just taxation of all individu.
al and corporate property; y thorough.
ly honest and economical sdministra-
ton of public affairs; salaries to be SO
fixed that the remuneration shall be a
fair equivalent for the services render.
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