The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-09-03

POLITICAL.

COLUMBUS. s.. C.Sept. 2,-The Rspub
lican state conveBtion met to day. e. W.
Nj. Mackey, presiding, All counties were
represented except Horny.
Topeka, Ks. Sept. 2.-The Republi.
can state convention completed the state
ticket to-day as follows: Lieutenant
Governor. ID. W. Finney; Secretary OF
State. james Smith; Auditor, P. j.
Bonebrake; Treasurer. John Francis
Attorney General. W. A. Johnson; State
Superintendent. FL. G, Spear. sAa2
The Colored State Central Committee
met this afternoon after the nomination OF
ID d. Fiuuey had been made for Lieut..
enant Governor. aud decided to call a
state convention of colored men, 10 be
held at Lawrence Sept. 20. for the pur-
pose OF Nominating Lieuteuant Governor
They declare they will nominate C, H.
Langstono and support him. aud an ad
dress to the people is now being prepared.
Dover. Del, Sept. 2 ; The Republican
state convention to nominate candidate
for Congress and three Presidential
electors met to-day Ex Congressman n
Lofiand, Chairman. Henry Dupont, D.
2. Burnhard and John ID Rodney were
chosen electors, and Hon. John w.
Houston was unanimously nominated for
Congress. Esaa4
PORTLAND. Me-, Sept. 2.-Iu an inter-
view to day, Gen. Weaver, Presidential
Greenback candidate, aid: There is no
fusion on the state ticket in Maine If
Gen. Plaisted is elected, it will be solid
Gree back Y cttr5, wholly without Demo-
cratic significance, There will be no
division of the electoral ticket with my
consent, either with the Democrats party
in Maine or with the Republicans in West
Virginia. Should anything of the kind be
in any state Of this Union. it
will meet with my emphatic disapproval.
| shall hold no joint meetings with Han
cock speakers. Our missions are widely
different. Let it be understood once for
all that We constitute well defined par.
ty. s
DEs MONIES, Sept. 2.-The Democratic
State Convention met to-day in this city.
The Committee on Credentials reported
81 out of 90 counties represented The
following was the permanent organic alton:
President, Daniel F. Miller; Secretary,
Col w. w. Garner, with vice presidents
from each congressional district, The
following nominations for state officers
were made without baIloting: Secretary
OF State. A. B. Keith, of Crawford; Treas
urer. Martin BIN. of Black Hawk ;gAudi.
tor, O. A, Barker, Of Dcs Mcincs, Attor.
ney, Gen. c. A. Clark. Of Linn: Land
Office REGISTER. D. Daaeberty. oftK Keokuk,
New York, Sept g.-Tbe Democracy
of this city terough a committee froui its
two leading organizations, met again this
afternoon to settle the division Of congress
sional districts so as to more thoroughly
unite the Democratic vote 10 New York at
the ensuing election on coDgressmen. The
subcommittee on either side held tint
and after deliberation reported
that fanmaBy Hall should fret select two
districts, then Irving Hall two. aud the
rsmaininG three should be drawn for,
with the understanding that which ever
should draw the Eighth district should
also take the Eleventh district. This plan
being agreed upon Tammany Hall selected
the Sixth and Ninth districts, represented
by S. s. Cox and Fernando Wood, Irving
Hail selected the Fifth aad Tenth dis
tricts, represented by Nicholas Muller and
James O'Brien.s The remaining three
uum mbers were put in hat. when Tam
many Hail drew th~ Seventh, represented
by Edwin EiDsteia Irving Hail drew the
Eighth. represented by MeCeok, and. as
by agreement, took the Eleventh, repre-.
sented by Morton The conference was
harmonious throughout