Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1880-09-02
Political Points.


nominated Thomas d. 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 republicans of the third congress
sional district of Wisconsin, have re-nomi-
mated Geo. c. Hazelton
THE republicans of the fourteenth con-
gressional district of Ohio have nominat-
ed Colonel S. E. 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.
}. 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
vention of the thirteenth Pennsylvania
| district
SENATOR BLAINE will reach Indiana
about September 20, 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 democrats of the second Michigan
| district nominated VIM. II. Waldby, of
| Adrian, for congress.
Ex-LIEUT. Gov. 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.
GEO. w. WEBER, of Ionia has been
nominated for congress by the republicans
of the fifth Michigan district.
B. H. 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 j NJ King, of
Rochelle, for congress.
DIR. J. G.. HERBERTING 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 a 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 is as to the republican ma
iority. He thinks the republicans will
carry all the congressional districts.
THE democratic state convention of Del
aware nominated Colonel E, L. Martin for
congress by acclamation, and the following
| electoral ticket: Charles j. Love, DIR.
Whitley and George Russell.
THE Iowa republican state convention
met at Desmoines on the Goth inst, and
placed in nomination the following state
ticket: Secretary of state, ]. A. Thull,
auditor, w. V Lucas; state treasurer +.
III. Conger.
THE republican state ticket of Texas is
as follows: Ex-Governor L. J. Davis for
| governor; a. Siemer;ng, lieutenant COVER
nor; }. b. Williamson, for the court of ap-
peals: ]. d. McAdoo, attorney general; s.
d. Wood, comptroller; w. Thomas, treas
urer; Jacob Keuchley, commissioner OF
land office.
THE 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.
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 d.
Tillman in the field for congress. Hon.
John s. Richardson has been renominated
for congress by the democrats of the first
South Carolina district.
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
by the democrats, and D. w. Connolly by
the greenbackers
THE joint discussions which the Repub-
iican and democratic state central commit
tees have finally agreed upon and definite
ly arranged between Judge Porter and
Frank Landers, the opposing candidates