The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1880-09-09
POLITICAL POINTS.

congress in the seventh district of Georgia
by the democrats.
In the twenty-ninth district of New
York the republicans have nominated
David ?. Richardson for congress.
AFTER 1877 ballots the democratic con-
vention at La Grange, Iowa, nominated
Hon. Hugh Buchanan for congress.
Hon. CASPER NJ SANGER has been nomi-
mated as democratic candidate for congress
from the fourth Wisconsin (Milwaukee)
district.
JAMES PHELPS has been renominated for
congress by the democrats of the second
Connecticut district.
THE greenbackers of New Jersey have
nominated Thomas ID. Doxie for governor.
TIE democrats of the second Arkansas
district have nominated James X. Jones
for congress.
B. w. LACY has been nominated for con-
gress by the readjusters Of the second dis
trict of Virginia.
THE democrats of the sixth Virginia
district have rc-nominated Hon. Randolph
Tucker for congress.
Tie democrats Of the second Michigan
district nominated VIM. II. Waldbv, of
Adrian, for congress.
Ex-L1EUTENANr GOVERNOR A. HART
has been nominated for congress at Hills
boro, o., by the republican convention.
THE democrats of the ninth Missouri
district have nominated General James
Craig for congress.
WILLIAM HATCH has been nominated for
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 ncmi-
mated for congress by the democrats Of the
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.
THE republicans of the thirteenth con-
gressional district of Pennsylvania, have
endorsed the greenback nominees includ
ing Chas. n. Brunow. for congress.
THE Hon. Isaac L. Morrison, republi
can candidate for congress in the twelfth
district, has sent challenge to the Hon.
William NJ. Springer, inviting him to a
Joint discussion of the issues of the cam
paign.
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
candidates were nominated-Asa r. Brun-
dage by the democrats, and ID. W. Connolly
by the greenbackers.
The democratic state convention Of Del
aware nominated Colonel Z. l.. Martin for
congress by acclamation, and the following
electoral ticket: Charles j. Love, DR..
Whitley and George Russell.
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
jority. He thinks the republicans will
carry all the congressional districts.
THE Iowa republican state convention
placed in nomination the following state
ticket: Secretary of state, J. a. Thull
auditor, w. V. Lucas; state treasurer, E.
H. Conger.
DIR. J. C.. 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 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.
GEN. CHALMERS, of Mississippi, is re.
ported since his return from Maine to
have said II had big audiences, and our
fellows are working hard, but it is no use
the republicans have got us in Maine
Every important influence, the. church,
the large employers of labor, and the
money power, is against us.
The republicans of Colorado have re.
nominated Governor Pitkin. The rest OF
the state ticket is as follows: Lieutenant
governor, George Z. Robinson; secretary
of state, n. II. Meldrum; auditor, S. c.
Davis; treasurer w. S. Saunders; super
intendent of public instruction, j. G. Cor
nell.
THE republican state ticket of Texas is
as follows: Ex-Governor L. ]. Davis fol
governor; A. Siemering, lieutenant-gover-
nor; j. 3. Williamson, for court of ap'
peals; J. D. McAdoo, attorney general; s.
D. Wood, comptroller: w. Thomas
treasurer, Jacob Keuchley, commissioner
of land Office
d. WYATT AIKEN is the democratic can
didate for congress in the third district Of
South Carolina The Fifth South Carolins
district democrats have placed Georg D
Tillman in the field for congress. Hon
John S. Richardson has been renominatec
by the democrats Of the first South Caro-
ina district. I9s
THE Joint discussions which the repub
tlican and democratic state central commit
tees have finally agreed upon and definite