Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1880-09-23
Political Points.

CONGRESSMAN DEUsTER has been renomi-
mated for congress by the democrats of the
Fourth district of Wisconsin.
THE republicans of the Third district of
st. Louis, have nominated Gustave Sess-
inghouse for congress.
A REPUBLICAN convention in the first
district of Alabama has nominated James
Gillette for congress.
CHARLES ROCKwooD has been appointed
by the United States circuit court as chief
supervisor of elections for Indiana
THE greenbackers of Maryland have
naminated Milford ShindelI and Rev. Will
Graves, electors -at-large.
MAYOR KALLOCK, of San Francisco, has
been nominated for re lection to his pres
ent office by the 'workingmen,"
THE republicans of the Fifth district of
Wisconsin have nominated Hon. EIlihu
Coleman of Fond du Lac, for congress.
JOHN HART, a brewer, conspicuous in
political interests, was nominated for con-
gress by the republicans Of the Second dis
trict of n. ].
THE republicans of the Sixth district of
Wisconsin have nominated state treasurer
Richard Guenther of Oshkosh, for con-
gresS.
JOHN HART BREWER, conspicuous in the
pottery interest has been nominated for
congress by the republicans in the second
district of New Jersey.
THE republicans of New Hampshire
have nominated Hon. Charles H. Bell
for governor. Following is the rest of the
ticket; railroad commissioners, James E.
| French. Charles A. Smith and E. j. Ten
ney; presidential electors, Nathaniel
White and E H. Winchester.
THE Missouri greenback state central
committee, under the authority given by
the state convention, held some time ago,
has selected full electoral ticket for the
state, with Andrew Royal and O. III. Bar
ker as electors-at-large.
Ex-senator BARNUNI has declined the
| nomination to congress from the fourth
district of Connecticut, because of his
duties as chairman of the democratic
| national committee.
FOLLOWING is the work of the New
| Hampshire democratic convention: 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. Chandler and John c. Maulton were
chosen electors.
THE republicans of Massachusetts, have
renominated all the present state officers
except the treasurer, constitutional pro-
hibition rendering new nomination nee
essary for that Office. The nominee for
treasurer is Daniel Gleason.
THE republican convention for the fifth
Wisconsin district met in Sheboygan.
| Hon. Hiram Smith, of Sheboygan Falls,
was re-nominated fo1 congress by accla-
nation, but, on account of private bust
ness, declined in a handsome speech.
Elihu Coleman, of Fond du Lac, was then
nominated on the first formal ballot, and
accepted.
| CONGRESSIONAL nominations: Republi-
cans-Missouri: First district, ex-Gov.
| Thos e. Fletcher; Massachusetts-Fifth
district, s. c. Bronson, democratic
Hampshire; First district, John w San
born; Third district, G. II. Bingham;
New Jersey; Second district, Hezekia B.
Smith. Greenback, Maryland Second
district, E. A. Treadwav; Third district,
J. II. w. Onion; Fourth district, Samuel
w. Pierce; Fifth district, Oliver Bryan;
Sixth district, Nathaniel Sever.
THE following congressional nominations
were made on the 18th inst. Republican
-PennsylXanla-EIrs district, h. ii.
Bingham; Second district. Charles O'Neill;
Third district, Benz. L. Berry; Fourth dis
trict, William D. Kelly; Fifth district A.
c. Harner. New Hampshire First dis
trict, Joshua G.. Hall; Second district, Jas.
F. Briggs. New York Sixteenth district,
Walter o. Wood Maryland dis
trict, Joshua Horner, Jr.; Fourth district,
Enoch Pratt; Fifth districl, w. R. Will
mer. New Jersey-Fifth district, George
NJ. Bobeson. Observation-Disclosures
Sixth district. ]. NJ Sch:ey. Arkansas
| j. E. Crevers Washington Territory
/ Thomas Burke. Wisconsil-Eighth dis
trict, Willis C. Silverthorn; Third dis
trict, Judge NJ. NJ. Cothren Iowa-Sec-
ond district, Roderick Roe; Eight dis
trict, Robert Percival. DAKOTA Territory
IN. L. Mccormick. Greenback-New
Jersey-Second district, Samuel 4. Dob
bins. The republicans of the Seventh
Missouri will not nominate. The demo-
Gratis of the Third Michigan have accept
ed declination of candidacy by Jacob
Shelcon, but no nomination las been made
to fill the vacancy.