River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-09-02
Political Points.

THE greenbackers Of New Jersey have
nominated Thomas ID. Doxie for governor
THE democrats of the second Arkansas
district have nominated James K Jones
for congress.
b. w. LACY has been naminated for con-
gress by the readjusters of the second dis
trict of Virginia.
JAMES PHELPS has been renominated for
congress by the democrats of the second
Connecticut district
THE democrats of the sixth Virginia
district have re-nominated Hon. Randolph
Tucker for congress.
Hon. HENRY PoEHLER has been nomi-
mated for reelection by the democrats of
the second Minnesota district.
THE. democrats of the Ninth Illinois
district have nominated Hon John 5.
Lee, of Peori a, for congress.
K. q. Mules has been nominated for
congress by the democrats of the Fourth
Texas district.
THE greenbaekers Of the third Michigan
district have nominated Henry c. Hodge,
Jackson county. for congress.
THE democrats of the third Vermont
district have nominated John w. Currier
for congress.
JOSHUA n OsGooD has been nominated
for governor by the Prohibitionists of
Maine
Hon. w. A. HuTCHINs has been nomi
mated for congress by the domOcratic con-
vention of the twelfth Ohio district.
THE republicans of the third congress
sional district of Wisconsin, have re-nomi-
mated Geo. G. Hazelton.
THE republicans of the fourteenth con
! 4 hox~ aat
ed Colonel S. +. Fink for congress.
Ex-VIcE PRESIDENT CoLFAx spoke at an
immense republican meeting in South
Bend on the 25th inst.
GENERAL JOSEPH WHEELER has been
nominated as democratic candidate for con-
gress in the eighth district of Alabama.
AFTER 137 ballots the democratic conven-
ton at La Grange, Iowa, nominated Hon.
Hugh Buchanan for congress.
IL the twenty-ninth district of New
York the republicans have nominated
David 2. Richardson for congress.
J. c. CLEMENTS has been nominated for
congress in the seventh district of Georgia
by the democrats.
ONE wing of the Kearneyites in the
third California district has nominated
Stephen j. Maybell for congress.
Hon. JOHN W. RYoN has been renomi
mated for congress by the democratic con
ventiou of the thirteenth Pennsylvania
district
SENATOR BLAINE will reach Indiana
about September 90 and Senator Conkling
will make his first speech in the state dur
ing the first week in October.
Hon. CASPER NJ SANGER has been nomi-
mated as democratic candidate for congress
from the fourth Wisconsin milwaukee,
district
john KELLY, the New York Tammany
boss, will, it is reported, make three
speeches to the democrats of Illinois dur
ing the coming campaign. One of them
will be delivered in Chicago.
The republican convention of the first
congressional district of Iowa renomi-
mated Hon. Moses A. McCoid by accla-
nation.
COLONEL WILLIAM II. EDGAR, of J er
sey county, ILL.,, has been nominated for
congress by the republicans of the
Eleventh district
THE democrats of the second Michigan
district nominated VIM III VALIDITY, of
Adrian, for congress.
| Ex-LlEuT Coy. A. Hart has been nom
mated for congress at Hillsboro, O., by
! the republican convention.
| THE democrats of the ninth Missouri
district have nominated General James
Craig for congress.
WILLIAM HATCH has been nominated 70
congress by the democrats OF the twelfth
district of Missouri.
| Gro. w. WEBER, of lonia, has been
nominated for congress by the republicans
of the fifth Michigan district.
b. II. TRUEsDELL, Of Amboy, was nom
mated for congress by the democrats ofthe
sixth Illinois congressional district con-
vention at Geneseo.
| THE greenbackers of the fifth Illinois
district have agreed to run }. Nj. King, of
Rochelle, for congress.
DR.. ]. c. IIERBERTING has been made the
greenback candidate for congress in the
eleventh district of Missouri. In the
fourth district the democrats have nomi-
mated L. w Davis
THE Hon. Isaac l.. Morrison, republican
candidate for congress in the twelfth dis
| trict, has sent Il challenge to the Hon.
| VIM. NJ. Springer, inviting him to joint
discussion of the issues of the campaign
| EUGENE HALE says there can be no pos
sible doubt as to the result in Maine; the
| Only question II dS ~ lIc republican ilId
| jority. He thinks the republicans will
carry all the congressional districts.
| The democratic state convention of Del
aware nominated Colonel f, l.. Martin for
congress by reclamation, and the following
| electoral ticket: Charles j. Love, DR.
Whitley and George Russell.
THE Iowa republican state convention
met at Desmoines ON the 26th inst, and
placed in nomination the following state
! ticket: Secretary of state, j. A. Thull.
auditor, w. V. Lucas; state treasurer r.
| H. Conger.
The republican state ticket of Texas is
as follows: Ex-Governor +. j. Davis for
governor; A. Siemer;ng, lieutenant COVER
nor; j. B. Williamson, for the court of APP
peals: j. d. Nc Adoo, attorney general; 5.
| ID. Wood, comptroller w. Thomas, treas
urer; Jacob keuchley, commissioner of
| land office
TIE democratic convention of the sixth
Michigan district nominated Edwin b.
| Winans for congress. The greenbackers of
the eighth congressional district of that
state have nominated William Smith, a
farmer of Bay county for congress.
THE republicans of Colorado have re-
nominated Governor Pitkin. The rest of
the state ticket is rs follows: Lieutenant
! PONGTtOf, NltOTBt ID. IlODlHSOus sCCIttdiN
of state, n. II. Medium; auditor, 5. c.
Davis; treasurer, w, G. Saunders; super
intendent Of public instruction, j. C.. Cor
nell.
d. WYATT AIKEN is the democratic can
didate for congress in the third district of
| South Carolina. The fifth South Carolina
district democrats have placed George ID.
| Tillman in the field for congress Hon.
John S Richardson has been renominated
for congress by the democrats of the first
| South Carolina dist rict
THE democrats and greenbackers of the
twelfth Pennsylvania district held a CON
ference at Pittston on the 9th inst An
alliance was found impossible, and two can
dinates were nominated-Asa r. Brundage
| bv the democrats and ID. w. Connolly by
! the greenbackers.
TIE Joint discussions which the Repub-
lican and democratic state central commit
tees have finally agreed upon and definite
, " arranged between Judge Porter and
Frank Landers, the opposing candidates
! for governor of Indiana, have been fixed
| for the following dates and places One
| in each congressional district:
September 2-South Bend
| September 3-Fort Wayne
! September 4-DuAkirk.
September 6-Frankfort
| September 7-Terre Haute
| Sentember S-tireencastie