The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-04-14
POLITICAL POINTS.

The Republican Congressional Com
mittee organized by the election of Represents
tive Hubbell, Of Michigan, as Chairman. The
committee was enlarged to fifteen members.
Hon. A. G. Curtin, Pennsylvania
war Governor, is named as the probable Demo-
cratic candidate for Governor OF the Quaker
State next fall.
A reform in the management of the
Pension Bureau has been undertaken by Com
missioner Dudley. He proposes to put a stop
to the practice of expediting examination and
action on certain claims which are backed by
Congressional influence, and to pat forward no
case unless its necessities are 80 manifestly
argent that no objection would be made by any
other claimant.
The House Committee on Elections
by vote of 10 to 2 decided in favor of seating
Lynch, the colored contestant from the Shoe
string" district, Miss, In place of Chalmers,
who ia now in possession.
The Democrats were successful in the
Chicago municipal election, a majority of the
Aldermen chosen being Of that political per-
suasion. The Democratic candidates for town
officers were chosen in the North Division by
800 majority, in the West Division by 400,
and in the South Division by 100.
Minneapolis had an exciting contest on
the saloon question, Ames the repre-
sentative OF the liquor interest beating
Loring, Republican, for Mayor, by nearly 1000
votes. In Milwaukee John NJ. Stowell, Demo
crat, was chosen Mayor over Ludington by
about :, 300 majorlty. The Democrats made
clean sweep of Madison, Wis, carrying every
ward and electing their Mayor by 9OS majority.
In Ripon, GAINESVILLE, La Crosse, Wa
tertown and Oshkosh the Democratic
municipal tickets were also elected. the
Republicans carrying Berlin, Jefferson Mani
towoc, and Portage. Fort Wayne Ind,
elected a Democratic Mayor, while the
Republicans were successful In Wabash.
Elkhart and Madison. Tho Republicans
made clean sweep in the local election at
st. Joseph, Mo-, electing their Mayor by 1.036
majority. At Topeka, Lawrence, Junction City
and Manhattan, Kan. the election resulted in
the defeat of the Temperance tickets, the liquor
question being the sole issue at stake.
The municipal election in Kansas
City resulted in a sweeping victory for the Re-
publicans. Keokuk and Dubuque, Iowa, elect
cd Democratic Mayors. Leadville, COL, elected
the Republican municipal ticket In the Mich
igan local elections Democratic Mayors were
chosen in Niles, Marshall, Charlotte, Ionia,
Ypsilanti, Alpena, Ann Arbor, Ludington, East
Saginaw, Saginaw City, Adrian succeeding the
Republican "kd"), Mt. Clemens and Green
vile. In Lansing and Grand Rapids. the
Demo-Greenback fusion tickets were elect
cd. Tho Republicans carried Coldwater,
Dowagiac, Flint, Hllsdsle, Mason, Jackson,
Port Huron, Grand Haven, Big Rapids, Mon
roe and Pontiac. The Citizens Temperance
tickets were successful in Battle Greek, Eaton
Rapids, Marquette and st. Clair. The Green
hackers carried Hastings.
Fhe Republicans of Rhode Island
gave Gov. Littleheld q majority 1853. There
will be twenty-eight Republicans and eight
Democrats in the Senate. and sixty Republi-
cans aud ten Democrats in the House.
Joseph s. Smith has been nominated
for Governor by the Oregon Democrats. and
William ID. Fenton for Congressman.