The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-09-16
POLITICAL NOTES.


A State temperance convention win be
held in Syracuse, N. Y, Oct 4, to consid-
| er the prohibition amendment to the State
constitution.
Alexander G.. Botkin United States
marshal of Montana, formerly well known
in journalistic circles in Chicago, has been
nominated by the Republicans of Montana
for delegate in congress.
Senator Hoar was yesterday elected a
delegate from Worcester to the Republican
state convention of Massachusetts, over
which he is to preside. OF 1000 delegates
already chosen, Bishop has 4S0, and Grape
| $50 for governor.
After the ,463d ballot in the Democrat
ic Congressional convention at West Bend,
Wis, the true sentiment of the delegates
was developed by twenty secret ballots.
| the result being fourteen for Bragg, and
fourteen for Delaney.
| The Philadelphia Press remarks: There
| is handsome prize awaiting the genius
who can tell why it is that a year of
b0untiful crops is invariably attended
by a resurrection of the greenback party.
The man who guesses this will get phil
opena."
The republican state convention of
South Carolina passed resolution repudi-
ating the financial principles advocated
by the greenback party, but recommend
ed that republicans vote for the candi
dates of the greeenbaek labor convention,
in che interest of fair ballot and free
count.
Governor Colauitt of Georgia, who was
contemplating the appointment of B. I'll.
Hill to fill the unexpired term of his late
father in the United States senate, has re-
+bo
prospective appointment and stating that
the office is beyond his aspirations.
Prohibitionists from the eight counties
composing the Twelfth Illinois congress
sional district, met at Roodhouse yester-
day in mass convention, and nominated
Rev. Phillip N MINER, of Scott county,
for congress. They also nominated Elder
j. III. Coates. of Scott, for representative
in the Legislature, and T. A. Smith, of
Green, for senator from the Thirtytseventh
senatorial district. MINER was Garfield
elector from that district, and is Metho-
dist minister Smith and Coates are the
republican nominees
It is stated that the New York demo
cratic state committee have decided not to
| attempt to shut out John Kelly and his
Tammany braves from participation in
the proceedings of the state convention.
The arrangement is to admit the Tamnlany,
Irving Hall, and county democracy of New
York City, on an equal footing, the repre-
sentation to consist of one delegate for
each from the several assembly districts.
Lively times are expected in the conven-
ton if Kelly and his sachems should con
clude to put on their war paint
The Second Wisconsin district republi-
can convention met at Fond du Lac We'd
noc6au a forOnnn and after nrQanIZInO ad-
lourned for two weeks without making a
nomination, to await the action of the dem
ocratic contest in progress at West Bend
1t is understood that if Bragg is defeated
at West Bend the republicans will noml-
nate him two weeks hence.
Congressman J. Proctor Knott has taken
the stump in Kentucky. He spoke in
Winchester the other day, and in closing
turned to the ladies present and told them
that he was too diffident to say to the men
in his audience that he was candidate for
governorship, but he would whisper it to
his fair hearers as a secret, believing it to
be as good a way as he could find for max
it public.
The New Hampshire greenbaek labor
party in state convention yesterday at
Manchester declared against fusion with
either party, and favored q general rail
road law. John +. Woodbury. was nomin-
ated for governor, and Lafayette Moore.
Wendall p Ella, and John E. Norwood for
railroad commissioners. Lafayette Chesley
was nominated for congress in the First
district, and George Carpenter in the Sec
ond district.
Official returns from sixty one counties
in Arkansas show the vote on governor to
be: Berry, democrat, 20, $40; Slack, re
publican, 39.947; Garland, greenbacfxer,
S,271; Berry's majority over Slack, sc, O00;
over both, nearly 28,000. Eleven remain
ing counties already heard from unoficially
may reduce Berry's ajority few humid
red. The republicans elect one senator
and the greenbackers one senator. The
senate will stand, democrats. % cut of 81,
and the house, democrats, 73 out of 81.
The American Woman Suffrage cenven-
ton Omaha, Neb., was again largely at
tended yesterday, addresses being made by !
the Hon z. M Carroll, President of the |
Nebraska association, Mrs. Rebecca n.
Hazard, of st. Louis, Mrs. Margaret w.
Campbell, of Maine, DR.. Mary F. Thomas,
of Indiana, Mrs Tracey Cutler, of Illinois,
Miss Laura Clay, daughter of Cassius nj.
Clay, OF Kentucky. General Estabrook. of
Omaha, Mrs. DIR. Densmore, of Omaha,
Susan B. Anthony, Lucy Stone and 9th
ers. There are delegates present from
twelve states. Letters were read from
George William Curtis Julia Ward Howe,
Governor ST John Mrs Mary A Liver