Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-10-13
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

THE second annual meeting of the Ma
tional Association of American Econo.
mists was held at Columbus, O., on the
18th. Resolutions were adopted in favor
of protection of American products; de-
handing that the Government provide for
an unsectarian common-school SYSTEMS;
fav oring instruction in the industrial arts;
protesting against pauper immigration,
and opposing a tariff for revenue only. A
State organization was perfected by the
election of Solomon Churchill, President,
and w. T. Mutt, Secretary.
The New Jersey Republican State Con-
vention met at Trenton on the 18th and
nominated Judge Jonathan Dixon, of Hud-
son County, for Governor. The resolutions
indorse President Arthur's administra-
ton; oppose monopolies; all for the pro-
lection of American industries, and de-
mand an equitable system of State taxa
ton.
ADv1cEs of the 18th from Fort Scott,
Kan, say little Charley McComas, whose
parents were murdered some time ago by
Apaches in Arizona, had been recovered,
and that the boy was in good health. The
parties who found him will receive a re.
ward of $4,000.
CHRISTOPHER MANN, of Independence,
Mo-, celebrated his one hundred and ninth
birthday on the 18th. OF seventeen living
children, one is seventy.two and another
seventeen.
The Ford boys, who slew Jesse James,
were Kissed and hooted in a variety theater
at Louisville a few evenings ago, and they
declared they would never again go to
Kentucky.
JAMES McDERMoTT, of Brooklyn, N. Y,
who was arrested in England on charge
of conspiracy to murder public officials,
was released on the 18th, the evidence be.
ing insufficient to hold him.
PRESIDENT ARTHUR received the Corean
Embassy ut the Fifth Avenue Hotel, New
York, on the 18th. Prince Min Yong Yik
made an address, to which the President
replied.
The Committee of Investigation into the
affairs of Supervisor Architect Hill, of
Washington, made a report on the 18th,
which mildly censures Mr.. Hill for some
of his official acts. Hill expressed disap-
pointment, however, at not receiving a com.
plete vindication of his management of the
Supervising-Architect's office.
The New York Republican State Con-
vention met at Richfield Springs on the
10Th and renominated the present State
officers. as follows: Secretary of State,
General Joseph Carr; Comptroller, Ira
Davenport; State Treasurer, Pliny J. Sex
ton; State Engineer and Surveyor, Silas
Seymour; Attorney General, Leslie W.
Russell. A platform was adopted eulo
giving President Arthur and calling for a
moderate protective tariff and the taxa
ton of corporations.
THE Maryland Democratic State Conycn.
tion met on the 18th at Baltimore. Hon.
Robert M. McLane was nominated for Gov
ernor and Charles 3. Roberts for Attorney
General. The platform promises lawful
protection to the health, safety and well
fare of men, women and children engaged
in labor in the State; d]enounces the Re-
publican party, and demands a reduction
in national taxation.
The Massachusetts Republicans met in
State Convention at Boston on the 10th
and nominated Hon. George D. Robinson
for Governor and Oliver Ames for Lieuten.
ant Governor. The platform declares for
equal rights; a reformed civil service; a
sound currency; recognition of the rights
of the laborer as we'll as the capitalist,
and indorses President Arthur's admins.
tration.