Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-09-05
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

IHE michigan republican SCaGe COnVen
ton met ut Detroit on the 18Th and made
the following nominations: For Governor,
General R. A. Alger; Lieutenant-Gover-
nor, Archibald Butler; Secretary of State,
H. A. Conant; Treasurer, E. II. Butler;
Auditor-General, w. c. Stearns; Com.
missioner of Land, NJ. S. Newell; Attor-
ney-General, Moses Taggart; Superintend-
ent of Public Instruction, Herschel Glass:
Member of the State Board of Education,
James NJ. Ballou. The platform adopted
recommends more efficient laws for the
protection of laboring men, and demands
that the next Legislature submit a pro-
hibitory constitutional amendment to the
direct vote of the people.
The Virginia Legislature met in extra
session at Richmond on the 18th.
REPUBLICAN Congressional Conventions
on the 18th nominated w. e. Fuller in the
Fourth Iowa District; Colonel Ralph
Plumb in the Eighth Illinois; E. II. Conger
and H. Y. Smith in the Seventh Iowa; A.
J. Holmes (renominated) in the Tenth
Iowa, and A. r. Barbee in the Fourth West
Virginia District. The Democrats placed
in the field Preston Stevenson in the Fifth
District of New Jersey, and the Green
hackers of the Second Maine District NOM
mated w. w. Berry.
The Democratic State Convention of
Georgia met at Atlanta on the 18th and re-
nominated Governor Mcdaniel and nearly
all the other State officers
The Arkansas Republican State Central
Committee met at Little Rock on the 18th
and nominated Thomas Boles for Cover
nor, and a full State ticket.
PATRICK EGAN, formerly treasurer of the
Land League in ireland, was on the 18th
chosen President of the Irish National
League of America.
AT the session of the American Bankers
Association in Saratoga Springs on the
l4th Lyman j. Gage, of Chicago, was re-
elected President. In an essay on bank
ing methods, Mr.. George, of Montreal,
pronounced the practice of borrowing on
single-named paper illegitimate, and con-
tended hat loans should only be made on
personal application to the banker.
The Connecticut Democratic State Con-
yention will be held at New Haven on the
I'd Of September.
THE following Congressional nomina-
tions were made on the 14th: Republicans
Ohio, Twelfth District, Alphonso Hart
(renominated); Fourth, Louis B. Guncket.
Indiana, Twelfth District, Heron B. Keat-
or. Tennessee, Third District, H. G. Evans.
Democratic-Illinois, Tenth District, N. E.
Worthington (re~nominated). Tennessee,
Fifth District, James D. Richardson. Tex.
as, Ninth District, Roger Q. Mills (rennm-
inated); Tenth, Joseph D. Sayers. Pro-
hibitionists-Illinois, Thirteenth District,
George Harrington.
The Society of the Army of the Tenes-
see, in session at Lake Minnetonka, Mimi,
ON the 14th reelected General Sherman as
President, and decided to meet in Chicago
next year on the second Wednesday in
September.
LIEUTENANT GREELY, the Arctic ex-
plorer, was officially welcomed to his old
home, Newburyport, Mass, on the 18th,
by a procession and reception.
Mr.. BLAINE on the 18th telegraphed in
structions to have the indianapolis Sen
tinel prosecuted for libel, that journal
having charged, in a recent issue, that
Mr.. Blaine betrayed his wife, and only
married her when threatened with death.
Senator Harrison's law firm filed the
papers. placing the damages at $50, 900.
The Republicans of Texas will hold a
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for the purpose of nominating State
officers.
REV. DIR. JOHN BROWN, the Oldest Epis.
copal minister of New York State, died on
the 18th at Newburg, aged ninety-three
years. He delivered an address of well
come to Lafayette in 1924. .
THE will of Bishop Simpson, made pub
lie on the 18th, contains a conditional be-
quest of one-seventh CT his estate to endow
a chair for a Methodist Bishop, to reside in
Philadelphia, the remaining 500, 600 being
left to the widow and children.
MAJOR ERNST HOFFMAN, who served I'M
der G~aribaldi, II in the Union army dur
ing the rebellion, with d istinction, died on
tho 10Th at Rock Island, Ill.
The following Congressional nomina-
tions were made on the 10Th: Republican,
Michigan, Fourth District, julius C.. Bur-
rows. Democratic-North Carolina, First
District, Thomas G.. Skinner (renomi-
nated); Arkansas, Second District, r.
Breckenridge (renominated). After talk
ing 1,4Os ballots in the Second Maryland
District without a choice, the Democrats
left the selection to the State Central Com
mittee.
FOREIGN.
A STORM which swept over Great Brit.
ain a few days ago was followed by the