The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-08-30
POLITICAL.

Fusion of Greenbacke rs aud Aati- Monop.
olists in Illinois and Wisconsin-O Other
State OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Nom.
inatious.
BLOOMINGTON, ILL.,, Aug. 2S.-The fusion
Of the Anti Monopoly and Greenback- Labor
party of Illinois, as was predicted, occurred
yesterday.
After an organization the committee ap-
pointed to prepare suitable resolutions re-
ported that the Anti onOpollst- Greenback-
Labor party De changed TO the Peoples party
OF Illinois, thN the action Of the National
Convention at indianapolis in My last be
adopted, and that pledges be made to en-.
deaVor to elect Butler and West to the Pres
idency. The resolutions did not call forth
any debate, and were at once adopted.
The fusion part OF the programme was
short and to the point delegate from
Northern Illinois introducing resolution to
the effect that the State Central Committee
OF the Peoples party of this State be and
they are hereby authorized to N Ike up a
joint electoral ticket with the Republican or
Democratic party, as said committee shall
deem to the best interests OF the People 5
party, on the basis Of One-half Of the cleo
toral ticket for Butler and West. This res
olutiOn called forth an amendment that
the limit of electors on the ticket be not
less than seven, which was adopted Also
a resolution that General Butler recon-
mendation in regard to the electoral ticket
be referred to the State Central Committee
with power to act.
This question having been settled, another
effort was made TO refer the matter of put
ting State Peoples party ticket in the field
to the State Central Committee, but that
was defeated, and the following were put in
nomination:
Governor, Jesse Harper, Danvile; Leuten
ant Governor, A. {. Nandewater, Panas Sec
rotary of State. E. ii. BALDWIN, Joliet; Attor.
ney-U eneral, J. NJ. Gwinn, Bingham; Treas
uler, j. b. Clark, Chicago Auditor, f. +.
Reeves, Elgin.
MILWAUKEE, Wis, Aug. 2S.-rhe Green
hackers and Anti MOnopolSts met in this
city in Joint convention yesterday afternoon,
about one hundred delegates being in at
tendance. 1.-The Peoples Party Of Wiscon-
sin" was the name adopted for the fusion.
A resolution pledging hearty support to
Butler and West was adopted Full State
and Electoral tickets We're nominated. The
order was as follows:
Governor, W. l.. Utley, Racine Lieutenant
Governor, Milan Ford, Oshkosh; Secretary of
State, u. w. Jones. West Bend; Treasurer,
Theodore Shuman, Prairie du Chen; AttOr-
ney-General NJ. W. Stevens, Green Lake Coun-
ty; Superintendent OF Public Instruction, DR..
II. S. Brown, Milwaukee; Railroad Com lnis.
sioner, John Kiefer, Wausau lnsld aucc Com
missioner, j. Il. Russell, Neenah.
The following were chosen electors:
AT Large-Reuben May, of Vernon County,
and Henry Smith, of Milwaukee; First Dis
trict, Allen Stetson; Second District, Lorenzo
Merrill; Th ri District, E. W. Dwieht Fourth
District, Theodore Fritz: Fifth District, Ed
ward McGraw; seventh District, John Wilcox;
Eighth District, George Will; Ninth District,
X. E. Parcher.
0OMAHA, Neb., Aug. 2S.-Ihere were
436 delegates in attendance at the Repub-
lican State Convention which met here
yesterday. A contest between two delega-
tons from Knox County was decided in
favor of Diapers adherents. Electors were
chosen, also the following State ticket:
Governor James Z. Dawes lrenominatedD;
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS II. II. Shedd; Secre
tary of State, Ed Roggen: Treasurer, Charles
intendent of Education, w. W. Jones; At
torney-General, w. Leese; Commissioner of
Pubic Lands and Buildings, James Scott;
Chairman State Central Committee, Casper
Z. Yost ..
LANSING, Mich, Aug. 2S.--The State
Prohibition Convention met here yesterday
morning. The morning session was taken
up in effecting a Temporary organization
and in appointing committees In the aft
ernoOn resolutions were adopted declaring
against fusion, favoring woman suffrage
and claiming that the Republicans were I'M
able to grapple with the liquor question.
Candidates were then nominated as follows:
Governor, David Preston; Lieutenant.Goy-
I,
Cheney; Secretary of State. Zachariah Chase
Auditor-G enera,, o. +. Downing, Commits
sioner State Land Office, Barcus; Attorney.
General, II. Fatem; Superintendent Public
Education, Isaac W. Mackeever; Electors-at-
Large Rev. John Russell and Prof. Samuel
Dickie.
PITTSBURGH, Pa, Aug. 4s.-T. p. Ryn-
der, Chairman of the National Greenback-
Labor party, has issued call for State
Convention, to be held at Belefonte, Pa,
September la
NOMINATED FOR CONGRESS.
Congressional nominations were made as
follows Wednesday. }. c. Fitzgerald, Re-
publican, Fifth Michigan District; E.
Democrat, Seventh Missouri,
l. L. Struble, Republican, Eleventh Iowa;
w. j. Stone, Democrat, Twelfth Missouri;
Isaac Stephenson, Republican, Ninth Wis
consn; Thomas Rhodes, Prohibitionist,
Twentieth Ohio; II. g. Tifayer, for long
term, John w. Reynolds tor short term,
Thirteenth Indiana n. b.
Greenbacker Second Michigan:
E. Barksdaie, Seventh; and .. r. Single
ton, Democrats; Fifth Mississippi, w Z.
Oates, Democrat, Third Alabama; Joseph
A. Scranton, Republican,, Twelfth Penn
syvania.