The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1882-10-21
Political N

Political N
The Thirty-eight MINI. District convention
at Rush City, nominated. John Shallon for
the senate, and H. McKusick for the house,
endorsed GilHllan, recommended William
McKlane for Judge of the First circnit. and
instructed for Window. The republicans
of Rice county, Mimi, renominated r. B.
Clement for state senator, and John d. May,
Gordon E. Cole, Mr.. Legmour, and J. Austin,
The Republican Mimi, convention for rep
resentatives Faribault county, nominated for
tive s. K. Abbott, Instructed for Window.
The democrats of Niccolet county, Mimi,
nominated Maj A. L. Sackett for sena tor
and Maj B. II. Kanpall for representative.
The Meeker county Greenback convention
nominated William M. Campbell for sena-
tor, Olef Peterson Of Grove City representa-
tive.
Hon. A. Biermann of Olmstead county
Mimi, has written a brief letter accepting
the nomination for congress against Milo
White. In it he outlines his platform as fol-
lows: ''Ny best efforts shall be used tow
ard promoting that which in my Judgment
will be to the interest of the general public,
irrespective of what may he the ,diclates'of
political machines and party csncuses." On
that platform the Contest will be vigorously
pushed by MI. Biermann and his friends.
At the republican convention at Yankton,
D. T., William P. Dewey, formerly surveyor
general, was nominated for the council, and
James B. Wynn for the house.
The official returns show that Mckinley
rep, beat Wallace (dem. in Ohio for Con-
gress by votes. This gives the republicans
eight of the twenty -one congressman.
w. Keys of Madison has published \
letter of acceptance, nine columns long.
r. w. Dutton OF City Point, Wis, was
nominated by tho republicans of Jackson
county for member ofthe assembly.
At the legislative, convention at Anoka,
Mimi, the following nominations were
made. State senator, ]. B. Gilfllan of
Minneapolis; representatives, NJ. V Bean
and Grin f. Snow of Anoka county; ]. s.
Strong and H. F. Baker of Isanti county.
The Farmers Alliance of Mower county
nominated for senator, Charles E. Carter Of
Austin; representatives, John Frank, J. J..
Hunt. +.
The Mormon conven ion in Utah nomi-
mated John F. Caine for delegate to congress.
He is not practical polygamist. The plat
form claims the mormons are struggling for
the supremacy of the constitutional law and
sacred principles of local government, en-
dorses Canon, denounces the proposal for q
legislative commission for Utah and is silent
on polygamy.
The dastardly attempt to assassinate Con-
gresham Thomas at Carbondale, ILL.,, last
Wednesday night e4cites universal indigna-
ton. While speaking, he heard man be-
him say: Isl; ok him in the back" which
put him on his guard. At this moment q
gentleman saw man named Bronson with
a large clasp knife open in his hand, MAX
ing his way toward Thomas. Mr. Brush
fearing disturbance spoke to Bronson,
when the latter tried to stab Brush, but
Brush knocked Bronson down. During the
melee Bronson stabbed a bystander with the
knife, infictihg dangerous wounds. The
rutf,ah was finally overpowered and jailed.
The Redwood Company Improvement as
ISOLATION, H. D. Chollar, president, and A.
E. King, secretary, both of Redwood Falls,
has been formed, its purpose being the col
imitation of vacant. lands ant the general
impro, enlent Of Redwood county.
Houston county (Minn.), republicans
nominated Mr.. O'Brien for the senate and
Trusts Paulson and VIM. s. Potter for rep.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Window.
Sc tt Co., (Minn.), democrats nominated
for senator; Maj. II. ]. Peck; representative.
J. J. LEM of Belle PLANE. .,..,,.o:.
The republicans Of Waseca county nomin.
ated A. w Je1inison tor senator. and An
thony Samperson for the house. No in
structions for senator We're given.
Rice county, (Minn.), greenback conven-
ton nominated for senator, D. Cavanaugb
of Faribault; representatives, John J. Alex
ander of Nerth6e.d, George w. Walrath of
NcrtttE",sicWn, Il. l. Sargent of Forest, J. s.
Mather of Ri Inland.
The Oregon senatorial contest has been
goin. on for month with no final re-
suit.
Henry Ward Beecher, in his sermon last
Sunday advised his congregation to register
so that they might be abi. to select pure
nen for office. Ii any person did not want
TO vote the republican or democratic state
ticket, he might find the prohibition ticket
d good one to vote 1t has been stated that
he himself was prohibitionist, but that
was not true.
Hon. H. B. Wilson, of Red Wing Mimi,
has accepted the invitation of several citi-
ZenS to become an independent candidate
for the state sonata.
Renvelle county, MIMI, republicans have
nominated for senator, ]. s. Niles; and Hen
ry Paulson, for representative.
The republicans of Stearns county, Mimi,
have nominated for senator, Henry G. Wait
The democrats of the 18th Mimi. district,
nominated for senator, A. NJ. Fridley of
An )ka county; Scion Armstrong and D. B.
Johnson of East Hennepin: A. Stimson,
Anoka, and w. A. Smith of Isanti county,
tor representative.
A prohibition convention in New Hamp-
shire have nominated for governor, Joseph
w. Fletcher, railroad commissioners, S. G..
Baker, George D. Dodge and William H.
Parker.
Gen. F. c. Winkler has been nominated
for congress by the republicans of .Milwau-
kee and Col. w. s. Stanley and A. H. Shep-
ard for state senators.
D. M. Morelett of Murray county, Mimi
is a prohibition candidate for the legisla-
ture.
w. M. Campbell of Litchfield, Mimi, has
been nominated for the legislature by demo.
Gratis and greenbackers.
Thomas Wilson has been nominated for
the senate by the democrats of Winona, and
c. F. Buck, f. A. Richardson and Henry
Becker, for representatives.
Recent Post Office Changes.
Established-McVey, Pipestone county,
James McVey, postmaster; Sundahl, Norman
county, Jacob E. Ed, postmaster.
Discontinued-Elliota, Fillmore county;
Oak Hill, Todd county; Red Lake, Betram
county.
Postmasters Appointed-Hori Martin
county, Mrs. Ade1ine Fowler; Lake Lillian,
Kandiyohi county, Lawrence P. Owre; Lon
don, Freedom county, A. E. Johnston.
WISCONSIN,.
stablished-Malcolm, Langlade county,
Thomas Hutchinson, postmaster: Russell,
Trempealeau county, William Hunter, post.
master.
Observation-Disclosures, Kewaunee
county: Urban, Buffalo county.
Name changed-St. Fran is Station, Mil
waukee county, to st. Francis and Adolphe
Schr11fo anrOintod r,OstmaStnr