The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1880-09-24
POLITICAL POINTS.

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Dispatches of the 10Th inst. from
Portland, Me-, say the vote on Governor is SO
close that the official returns will be required to
decide,who is elected. The Congressional dele
CATION stands as follows; Reed, Republican.
reelected in the First district by 100 plurality ;
Frye, Republican, reelected in the Second
district by 1880 majority Lindsay, Republican,
elected in the Third district by 451 majority /;
Laid, rusionist. reelected in the Fourth dis
trict by reduced majority; Murch, Fusionist
reelected in the Fifth district by from 1000 to
1900 majority. The Republicans have a good
working majority in the Legislature.
The Missouri Republican Convention,
in session at st. Louis, nominated the follow
ing candidates for State offices: For Governor,
Col. D. P Dyer; Lieutenant Governor, Milo
Blair Secretary of State, j. C. Broadwell /;
Auditor, L. A. Thomas Treasurer, w. @. DALI
meyer; Attorney General, H. FL. Harding
Railroad Commissioner, Howard Barnes (col-
ored); Supreme Judge, J. E. G. Carnes Regis
ter of Lands. Adam Theis.
The Democrats of New Hampshire
met in convention at Concord last week. Hon.
Frank Jones was unanimously nominated for
Governor. Col. W. H. d. Cochrane, Joseph
Goodwin and John W. Dodge were nominated
for Railroad Commissioners, and G.. B. Chand-
Ter aud John G. Maulton were chosen Electors.
The Massachusetts Republican Con-
vention renominated Gov. Long and all the
other State officers, with the exception of Treas
urer, whom the State constitution prohibits
from holding second term. rdis5
The Democrats of Dakota have NOM
gress.
The Prohibitionists of New Harnp-
shire have placed full State ticket in the field,
headed by George D. Hodge, of Hampton Falls.
for Governor. ~ 5i
The Observation-Disclosures party of Mary
land in convention at Baltimore, nominated
Milford Shindell and the Rev. Uriel Graves
Electors-at-large They also made the follow
ing Congressional nominations Second dis
trict, E. A. Treadway Third district, J. Il. w.
Onion Fourth District, Samuel W. Pierce
Fifth district, Oliver Bryan; Sixth district,
Nathaniel Sener. t1it4
The returns from the election in Yer
mont are now complete, and show the Republi-
can candidate for Governor, Mr.. Farnham, to
have received a majority of Is, 033. ~ 375si
DR.. r. v Pierce, the well-known
| not oe
his seat in Congress-
The Maine Greenback State Conven-
ton to nominate Presidential Electors met at
Portland Sept 81, with 465 delegates in attend
ancs. S. D. Hobson presented resolutions in
dorsing the action of the State Committee, rec
ommending fusion with the Democrats. J.B
Chase, amid great excitement, protested
Elliott King moved to accept the report and
the resolutions, and to name joint electoral
ticket. Chase made motion to amend by
nominating seven straight Greenbackers.
This was received with applause and
Kisses. The speaker made an appeal
for fair hearing, and argued against
fusion The Rev. Alvan Strout, F. NJ Plaisted
and others advocated fusion, after which the
/ previous question was carried, and a resolution
to fuse adopted, although there was consider
| able opposition. The following electors were
then chosen: At Large-Solon Chase and
Samuel Watts. District Electors John j. Tur-
ner, BENZ. Bunker, Charles r. Whidden, VIM.
A. Cromwell, and John P. Donworth. After
adjournment of the convention the delegates
opposed to FUSION to the number of seventy
three, headed by Scion Chase, got together
and nominated a straight-out Greenback cleo
toral ticket, as follows: Scion Chase, J. J.
Turner, G.. r. Whidden, J. F. Hilton, Thomas
| g. Burden. G. W. Wooster, E. B. Fry.
A dispatch from Augusta, Me-, says
that all the returns of the State election are in
and the final result is Davis, 73,640 Plaisted
1854. Plaisted's plurality, ,174. Although
these figures are from the official returns the
| official canvass of them is not made until the
Legislature meets in January, and only that
body takes eognizance of errors in them The
plurality amendment to the constitution is car
ried by large majority. II ~ 'sassf-