The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1881-10-20
POLITI0AL POINra.

A Washington telegram Of the llth
inst, says President Arthur has aoc~pted the
r,signatloa of Secretary Window. tho accept
ance to take place ON tho qualification OF his
successor. Il il understood that Secretary
Blaine will insist on his resignation being sc-
ecptcd immediately after the Yorktown Ccnten.
nial celebration; also Attorney General Mac
vcagh. Secretary Windom has announced
himself ~ candidate for United States SenA-
tor from Minnesota.
Elections were held for Governor and
other State officers In Ohio and Iowa on Taes-
day, Oct, II. In Ohio the election was an nn-
usually quiet osse, even Tor an "oN year" IN
politics, There was good deal Of scratching
on both sides, and tho rrohihitienists polled
upward Of i0,0oo votes. Gov. Foster and the
entire Republican ticket, Il would seem At
this writing, we're elected BY la,uW 70 lS,ooo
majority. In Iowa the vote WAS extremely
hSht-prohshly $4,000 less than Last ycar--at.
tr,eatcd largely 10 rain which prevailed gen.
orally throughout tho State The Republican
majority il estimated. 1t this writing, At 10000
10 sa000.
President Arthur has notified Repuh.
hean Senators At Washington that he will not
tor the pcscnt make any nominations except
10 sal vacancies Of MINOR Importance
The Minnesota Legislature met in eA.
ira session on the lith inst. called BY Coy,
salisbury 10 consider Chamher.aia's proposition
tor the settlement ef the old raslroad debt Al
81 cents On the dollar. II orsanised by the
election Of the o,lis~rs Of last winter.
The Anti. Monopoly State Committee
cl New York ME, At Albany to devise ways and
Of only such persons as an opposed to meaolr
olies aud 10 granting corporations undue laasa>
lescs aud advantages
The New York Democratic State Con-
veation was in session two days At Albany, aa.
der the Craftsmanship ot Erassas Rseoks. TIN
Tsmmaay ana Irving Hal delegations, frem
Now York city, were excluded from seats III the
convention by a unanimous vote. The follow.
ing ,i,lst was noaaiaatcls ". II. Purcell, a.
tho Rochester Calca. Secretary OF State
d,orHe II. Lspham. Comptroller Roswell 4,
rarnentsr. Attorney Generals Roler, A. Max,
well, Treasurer Thomas Evershed, State En-.
giuccrs Judge Of the Court al Appeals, ex.
Attorney General Schoaamaker.
A Columbus tOhiol dispatch III th,
iath inst. SAYS that returns of tho cleetsa,
from seventy-siS eonaties VI tho esghty.sish'
show Republican gains uf lo,S1as D.mocrat',
gains, a,els, net Rcpaelicn gain, Slsa
which. added TO Townsend's majority Of las'
YEAR. gives Republican plurality Of -. isa
The twelve counties yet to hear from will no
materially change the above figures. III,
Prohibition vote in the State will foot up = lit
tie over $4,000 The Greenback vote will no
exceed aooa. The Democrats take their Wat
eslea defeat very kiadly. the Old Liners cspe
cislly, who were told to stand back by til,
Young Eagles. while they ran the campaign
and are now eonsrataisting themselves tina
the young hloais of the party were 80 thor
eaghls worstea" A pes Meinss tele
gram Of the ia,h says that .fusl anu rel.sll
! returns OF the Iowa elections frcm sevcnty-tw,
counties give sherman Caepnbiicanl net ma
jority OF 3l.526. The returns sustain the pre-
vicas estimates that Sherman's majority will b
$4,000. The House OF Representatives stands
according 10 present returns: Republicans, IS
Democrats. 10 Grecnhaekers, s"
+. The Nebraska State Democratic Con
vention. at Omaha, nominated W. II. Munge
for Supreme Court Judge, and Alex. Bear an
| Il l.. Rrass for Regents u the University. an
adopted platform declaring for free-trad.
/ honest money and economical administration
and against the hlsh-hcense liquor Law.
| II is positively stated in the club
! houses Of New iork that President Arthur in
tended to appoint Roscoe Conkiiag Secretar
OF the Treasury, aud that the visit Of the latte
| y Washington Was V eject change q PLAN