The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-08-05
POLITICAL POINTS,

The Indiana democrats held their state con
vention at Indianapolis, on Wednesday, hay
ing been called to order by the Hon. VIM. II
English, chairman Of the state committee, VIII,
took the occasion to announce his retIremen
from active politics. Hon. John r. Coflrotl
was made chairman of the convention. Tn,
! following nominations were made: For attor
ney general, Francis +. Hard; clerk q su
prcme court, Simon p. Sherwln; superinten
dent of public instruction, j. w. Holcomb
judges of the supreme court 1st Judicial dis
trict, Hon. w. f. Nebkek, Knox county; enc
district, Judge G. w. Hawk, Floyd county
4th district, Allen Zoller, Allen county. The
platform contains the usual arrangement Of
the republican party for corruption, extrava
gance and dishonesty and definition of demo
cratic principles and aims. On the temper
ance question 1t pronounces against prohibl
ton, but favors submission of the question to
a vote of the people.
The greenbackers of Illinois held state
convention at Peoria, on wednesday,, attended
| by about $50 of the 800 delegates to which the
state was entitled. C. G. Dixon, of Chicago
was made chairman Among the distinguished
greenbackers present from abroad WERE Gen
Weaver, of Iowa, II. Martin Williams. d Mis-
souri,, John W. Cooper, of KY, Col. Chas
Roberts, Mich, with all the big lights Of the
party in Illinois. like Jesse Barpea c. c.
Srawn, J. X. Magic, A. j. Grover &c. Among
the resolutions offered was a series by A. j
Grover, strongly espousing the cause a Arabl
Pasha in the Egyptian muddle and they were
adoptedI The convention nominated Daniel
Mclaughlin, of Braidwood, for staas treasurer
and Frank Hall tor state echu1 sdpetinteu.
dent. Miss Willard declined to be candi.
date for the latter nomination. The platform
opposes land grants to railroeds fsvurs the
free coinage of silver, the substitution OF
greenbacks for national bank bills, the Iegis.
lative control Of railroad trelghts and fares,
and the submission Of prohibltion axd woman
suffrage constitutional amendments % vote
of the people.
The republicans Of iowa held q rathef tame
state convention on Wednesday, and nomin.
ated state ticket The convention was nota.
BILE tor the conspicuous absence among the
delegates of the Germans, not one delegate of
that nationality beng present, though the
president and secretary Of the convention were
ant. prohibtionists. The usual rtzntllcan
platform was adopted, IN which the subject of
temperance was entirely ignored
There is protracted and exciting contest
for the congressional. nomination ;rntle dem.
ocratlc convention of the Quincy, H.. district.
Gen. J. W. Singleton, Of Quincy, the present
incumbent, is candidate for rnnHinatlon,
and his competitors are ex-Cong sessnan Scott
Wike, of Pike county; Mr.. W,thrs III Scott,
and Mr.. Goodrich, of Jersey. At Nlsf accounts
1870 ballots had taken place without a
choice.
The republican state convention which met
at Atlanta, GA, on Wednesday, after spending
several hours IN an unseemTy warugie, Divided
INTO two conventions, meeting IN separate
halls
Speaker Keifer was on Tuesday unanimous.
ly nominated for reelection by the reI)1bAcans
of the Springfield, o., district.
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