The Red Cloud chief., 1878-09-12
POLITICAL.

Massachusetts
The Democrats If Dakota have nom.
mated Bartlett, Trip. 81 Yankton, for
Delegate Ia Congress.
The Republicans ~ the Second In.
diana dis,ric, havc nominated DR.. H. l..
Wellman for Congress.
The Grccnbackcrs of the Eleventh H.
linois district have nominated seth +.
CrcnS for Congress,
The Democrats in Union and Della
ware counties, Iowa, have endorsed the
(;rccnback nominations.
The Democrats in IN" ninth Iowa dis
iiict have nominated Walter II Brown.
~ Emmett county, for Congress.
The Grccnbackcrs II Lee County,
Iowa, have nominated John Dumcnil
for Clerk. and A. II. Garrc,Son for Re
COrdcr.
=. n. Bctshov"i has been nominated
for Congress by the Democrats in IA"
Nineteenth distric, Of Pennsylvania
X. Graham Frost, contestant for the
scat of l.. +. Mctcnlf in the present
Congress. has been nominated 10y the
Democrats of the Third district Gin 81
Louise Of Missouri.
The Democrats of the Ottawa, ILL.,,
distric, nominated W. =. Brooks for
Congress. bu, received n telegram from
him declining. They hoped he would
reconsider.
The Grccnback State Convention III
Tennessee met at Nashville, Angus,
10Th, and nominated Judge &. II. Eas,
for Governor. Only nineteen Uf the
nincty.siN counties were represented.
ny W. Ganth has been nominated for
Congress in the Eighth Alabama dis
trict. The Democrats Of the First Ala
bama district have nominated Thomas
II. Hcrndon for Congress and in the
Fourth district they have rcnominntcd
Hon. &. NJ. Smiley.
The State temperance Convention
Of Connecticut. nj Hartford. Aug. 18th.
made the following nominations; For
Governor. Jesse q. Baldwin; for Lieu
tenant Governor, Geo. 7. Rogers. Jr.
for Secretary Of State, A, S. Bcardslcy
for State Treasurer. W. :. Williams
for Comptroller, Edmund futile.
The Republican State Convention OF
Tennessee met ut Nashville. Aug. 22nd
Emerson Ethridge, Of Memphis, wa,
nominated for Governor. The platform
opposes the reputation Of n State deb
IF anykind; favors the payment Of nj
obligations; d%enounccs the last Demo
cratic Legislature for not accepting tn,
favorable terms proposed by the credit.
ors of the State; favors strict economy
and local public schools; opposes con.
vict labor; demands II legislation which
will insure II fire., and fair election ant
fair return Of votes.
The following is the full ticket nomi.
mated by the Republican State Convcn.
tion of Kansas: For Governor. j. =.
st. John; for Lieutenant Governor. L.
y. Humphrey; for Secretary Of State
Joseph Smith; for Treasurer, john
Frances; for Auditor. Is. l. Banbroke
for Attorney General, willard Davis
for Chief Justice. A. II. Horton; for Su'
pcrintendent Of Public Instruction, Al
len Is. Lemon. The platform rs prcvi
Ously reported, WAS modified 80 far u.
relates to the currency question. II
dcnOunces the issue of i~rrcdccmabl,
and absolute legal tender scrip ~ aspc
cics of rcpudiation; favors the with
drawal Of National Bank notes and tn,
substitution of grcenbacks rs the sol,
paper currency of the country, and IA
vors II double coin standard, and tn,
placing Of gold and silver upon n,
equality.
The Republican State Convention o,
Kansas met at Topeka, August 2sth
and on the second day adopted Il plat
form. 1t declares against the doctrin,
of State rights; in favor Of the pcrma
nent pacitication of the South on tn,
basis of equal protection of all citizens
In favor of the early obtainment Of cur
rency convertible into coin; gradual re,
sumption; that the silver dollar should
be placed on an equal footing with gold
that greenbacks, rs the safest, cheapest
and most convenient currency, SHOULD
supplement the National bank curren,
cy. and be issued in sufficient volum,
TO accommodate and be made payable
for all debts; applauds the recent do
cision of the Secretary of the Interior
restoring to market the unsold lands o.
certain railways, and urges that the dc
cision be confirmed, if necessary, b,
legislation; declares that the railroad,
should be regulated by wholesome leg
islation, to do the will of the people
After sixteen ballots the convention al