Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1881-10-06

THE New York Prohibition Conven-
ton, convened at Utica, adopted platform,
including resolution of sympathy with Gar
field, and nominated the following ticket Sec
rotary Of state, Stephen Merritt New York;
Comptroller Jefferson Blsscll; Treasurer Fred
Gates; Attorney General, George Brooks; State
Engineer and Surveyor, John J. Hooker; Judge
OF tho Cont Of Appeals, Walter Harrington.
For the vacancy created on the Su-
premc bench by the death of Justice Clifford,
the Republicans of New England are putting
forward Chief Justice Gray, of Massachusetts,
vino would have been commissioned by Presi-
dent Garfield.
SENATOR CocKRELL urges the cleo
ton of David Davis as presiding officer of the
Senate, thCseby relieving the Democrats from
the charge Of taking advantage of the assassin
alton.
The Republican State Convention OF
Minnesota met at st. Paul and placed in the
tcld tic following ticket Governor, Gen. L. F.
Hubbard, Of Red Wing Lieutenant Governor.
Charles A. Gilman Of st. Cloud Secretary of
state, Fred Won Baumbach, of Alexandria .
treasurer, Charles Kettleson, Of Albert Lea :
Auditor, w W. Braden, of Rushton Attorney
General, W. j. Hahn, of Lake CITY Railroad
Commissioner, Gen. j. IL Baker, Of Mankato ;
supreme Court Judges, Charles Yanderburg
Of Minneapolis, William Mitchell of Winona,
and u. A. Dickinson OF Mankato
The Democracy OF Wisconsin in convention at
Milwaukee, nominated n. d. Fratt of Racine
Tor Governor; w, A. Anderson, of La Crosse.
Tor Lieutenant Governor; Michael johnson, Of
Dane county, for Secretary Of State; W. H. Ja-
'obs, OF Milwaukee county, for State Treasu-
scr, and NJ. J. Briggs, of Iowa county, for At
hn
cratic State Convention took niue ballots for a
candidate for State Treasurer, when Orange
Mob e, OF Erie, met with success despite the
opposition OF the Standard Oil Company.
SENATOR PLATr, of Connecticut, is
suffering from cancer in the breast. and will
not le able to attend the forthcoming session
y th, Senate. He Is paired with Senator Fair
senator Ban Han, who is in hospital at Phila-
dclphia, Expresses his determination to be
pr, sent at the organization Of the Senate. Sem
at0r tilll has lost about quarter Of his tongue
sn3 the throat and parotid gland have been
sulJoc'ed 90 surg cal operation. Under the
circumstance it is impossible for him to in
duge IN public speeches
ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY delegates at.
tended the convention of the Massachusetts,
ProhlAonists, at Boston. Charles Amy was
nominated for Governor The platform
:, reproduction Of its predecessors Tor years
back, with an added demand for woman suff-
r.o and a resolution of sympathy for Mrs.
Gard 3D.
ABOUT forty temperance men of Wis
consn. acknowledged leaders, met in conven-
ton az the STATE capital and nominated State
Cchc'. IS follows Governor, Theodore d. Ka-
nous Lieutenant Governor Harvey s. Ciapp;
seer {. r. of State, Edward Bartlett; Treasurer.
Joap sutton; Attorney General. +. G. Com
s'cca: Superintendent of Public Instruction,
loAct Graham; Insurance Commissioner,
I,oaas Bracken; Railroad Commissioner, John
Nader.
TIE proposition to make David Davis
presiding oficer Of the Senate finds adv coates
ia bo,h psrties Col L. O. Washington is the
most formidable candidate for the Secretary
ship. Secretary Window. SAYS Washington
corr spcn6ent, insists that his resignation be
speedily accepted by the President He viii
re ch St Paul before the assembling Of the
Legislature IN special session, and ask re-
election to tie Senate