The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1880-09-16
POLITICAL POINTS.


mated Governor St. John and Associate
Justice Valentine.
THE republicans of the first district of
Georgia have nominated J. S. Collins for
congress.
The greenbackers of the sixth district
of Massachusetts have nominated e.
Moody Boynton for congress.
JUDGE A. H. BUcKNER, present member
of congress from the thirteenth district of
Missouri, has been renominated by the
democrats.
THE republicans of the third district of
Alabama have nominated A. A. MADISON
for congress.
The workingmen of the second district
of California have nominated j. r. Glas-
cock. Of Oakland, for congress.
r. F. PErr1GRRw, of Sioux Falls, has
been nominated by the republicans Of Da-
kota Territory for delegate to congress.
CYRUS d. PREscorr has been renominat-
ed for congress by the republicans of the
Oneida, (twenty-second) district of New
York.
HoN. DANIEL EVANS, Of La Sale, has
been placed in nomination for congress by
the democrats of the seventh district of
Illinois.
THE democratic convention in the first
congressional district of Minnesota, at
Owatonna, have nominated Henry X.
Wells, Of Preston, Fillmore county, for
congress.
HENRY CHAMBERLAIN has been nOmi-
mated for congress by the greenbackers Of
the Fourth Michigan district.
DANIEL ERMENTRoUT has been nomi-
mated by the democrats for congress in
Hiester Clymer's old district, the eighth
Pennsy lvania.
TIE republicans of the second district
of Iowa have nominated Major S. S. Far
we'll. of Jones county, for member of con-
gress.
DEMOCRATIC CHAIRMAN BARNUM takes
democratic, and has been doing most of
his work in Indiana, where he feels there
is good chance to get a majority.
TIE Greenbackers of the Fourth Him
ois district, who met at Elgin, nominated
E. w. Blaisdell of Rockford, as a candi-
date for congress.
FRANK H1scoCK, NJ. c., of fSyracuse, hsr
been renominated by the republicans of
the Twertv-fifth New York district, which
is composed of Cortland and Onondaga
counties.
REPORTS from several counties in Maine
indicate stampede among the fusionists.
and possible republican gain of several
thousand votes.
DR.. DOVE, state Auditor of North Car
olina, has announced himself as an indie
pendent candidate against Congressman
Vance, in the Eighth district
The democrats of the seventh congress
| sional district Of Iowa have nominated
Hon. S. S. Mallory, of Lucas county, for
congress, refusing to indorse Gillette, the
greenback nominee and present incum-
| bent.
ADDITIONAL democratic nominations for
congress in Michigan have been made as
follows: Third district. James w. Shel
don, of Albion; fourth dirtrict 0. w. Pow
ers, of Kalamazoo.
ANDREW G. CHAPMAN has been nomi-
mated for congress by the democratic con-
vention of the fifth district of Maryland.
The democrats of Massachusetts, have
placed in nomination the following state
ticket: Governor-Charles P. Thomp-
son; Lieut.. t.-Gevernor-Alpha e. Thomp-
son Secretary of state-Michael f. Dono
hue Treasurer-Travers J. Parker; Aud
itor-Chas. r. Field; Attornev-General-
P. A. Collins; Presidential Electors-At
large, Josiah G. Abbott: and Jonas II.
French.
THE democrats of New Jersey have nom.
mated George c. Ludlow for governor and
Gottfrien Kruger and John II. Dialogue
for electors-at-large. The prohibitionists
have nominated S. p. Ransom for governor
and Rudolph S. Bingham and 7. Edgar
Hunt for electOrs-at-large.
THE republicans of Nebraska renomin.
ated Governor Nance, Lieutenant Cover
nor Carnes and Attorney General Dill
worth, secretary of state J.. J. Alexander
and treasurer G. NJ. Bartlett. Hon. E
K. Valentine was renominated for con
gress, and Colonel Majors for contingent
congressman. G. w. Collins, ]. M. Thurs
ton and James Laird were nominated fol
presidential electors.