The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-06-25
PERSONAL AND poLrTIcAL.

and j. w. Roseborough, OF Fulton County,
for Supreme Judge. The Committee Oh
Platform concluded to let the formulation
Of that document go to the National Con
vention.
The Democrats of the Fourth District Of
Maine have nominated John +. Lynch fol
Congress.
The Florida Independents met in State
Convention at Live Oak on the 18th, de.
nounced Bourbon Democracy, and nomi.
mated f. W. Pope, boiling Democrat, for
Governor, and j. @. Greedy, Republican,
for Lieutenant Governor.
MICHIGAN Democrats mst in State Con.
vention at Detroit on the 18th and elected
delegates to the Chicago Convention. The
platform denounces the present tariff laws
as iniqultous and unjust, the parent OF
every economic evil, and demands tariff
for revenue only.
The Tennessee State Democratic Con.
vention was held at Nashville on the 18th
and delegates to the National Convention
were chosen.
BISHOP SIMPSON, Of the Methodist Epis.
copal Church, died at.Philadelphia on the
18th, after lingering illness. He would
have completed his 73d year in few days.
GEORGIA Democrats met at Atlanta on
the 18th and elected delegates to the Ma.
tional Convention.
SAMUEL E. PNGREE was nominated for
Governor by the Vermont Republican State
Convention at Burlington on the 18th, E.
J. Ormsbee for Lieutenant Governor, and
w. H. Dubois for State Treasurer. e..
The degree of LII. d. has been bestowed
on President Arthur, Governor Albeit, Of
New Jersey, and Justice Harlan, of tho
United States Supreme Court, by Prince
ton College.
j. CAMPBELL and J. @. Martin, chosen
Presidential Electors at the Democratic
State Convention recently held at Stock
ton, Cal, resigned on the 18th. They re.
fused TO indorse the platform.
A STATUE of the late Governor Bucklng.
ham, of Connecticut, was unveiled on the
18th at Hartford, in presence of six thou.
sand militiamen and vast concourse Of
citizens.
CHARLES FRANCIS ADAMS, JR., OF Bos.
ton, has been elected President of the
Union Pacific Railroad.
The Indiana Republicans met In State
Convention at Indianapolis on the 10th and
no t,nated tho following ticket: For Gov
ernor, W. II. Calkins, of La Porte; Lieu
tenant-Governor, Eugene Bundy, of Henry;
Secretary Of State, Robert Mitchell, ofGib,
son; Auditor, D. Carr, of Orange; Treas.
urer, r. Shlel, of Marion; Attorney-Ge
al, w. c. Wilson, Of Tippecanoe; Superin-
tendent Of Schools D. G. Hobbs, Of Parke.
Resolutions were adopted ratifying the
platform and nominees Of the National Re.
publican Convention; indorsing the Ad-
ministratlon OF Governor Porter; approx
ing tho movement for the erection Of q
monument to the Union soldiers; favor
ing the administration Of charitable, edu.
cational- and benevolent institutions re-
gardless OF politics.; and conde. ..ining the
system Of prison contract labor.
THE Prohibitionists Of Illinois held their
State Convention at Bloomington on the
10th and nominated the following ticket:
For Governor, James b. Hobbs, of Chicago;
Lieutenant-G Governor, DR.. James Perry.
man, Of st. Clair; Attorney General, Hale
johnson, Of Jasper; Treasurer, Uriah
Copp, of Iroquois; Auditor, A. B,
Irwin, Of Sangamon; Secretary Of
State, G. W. Enos, Of Jersey. The
resolutions call for the prevention Of the
manufacture and sale Of Intoxicating bev-
erages; condemn the proposition that the
revenue from whisky be given TO the
States for educational purposes; demand
civil-service reform, the granting of the
ballot to women, and oppose competition
between convict and honest labor.
COLONEL BURNSIDE, late disbursing Of.
fcer OF the Postofiice Department al
Washington, was on the 10Th believed tc
have begun stealing In the first year Of his
term. 1t had been learned that he appro
priated $4,000 received for waste paper
and material, In addition TO taking $4,000
from the treasury.
AT the Tennessee Democratic State Con.
vention on the 10Th Governor Bate was
renominated. The platform adopted con.
pemns the present tariff system, favors
limited taxation and the encouragement
Of popular education.
REPUBLICANS Of the Illinois Twentieth
District have renominated John r Thomas
for Congressman by acclamation, and the
Republicans of the Eighteenth Ohio Dis.
trict have nominated II. Taylor.
THE jubilee in honor Of Spurgeon's az
tieth birthday was held at London on the
10Th. Earl Shaftesbury delivered eulogy
on the great Baptist preacher.
THE Democrats Of the Second District oi
North Carolina have nominated y. A.
Woodward for Congressman.
AT meeting on tho 10th the Cincinnati
saloon-keepers resolved TO refuse payment
Of the taxes under the Scott Liquor law,
thus compelling suits In all cases.
The American party met In National
Convention at Chicago on tho 10th and
nominated 8. O. Pomeroy, Of Kansas, for
President, and John A. Conant, Of Con.
necticut. for Vice. President. Theplatform
adopted demands the prohibition Of ths
manufacture or sale Of Intoxicating
liquors; declares against secret societies;
opposes prison contract labor; favors
woman suffrage, s-reduction Of tho tariff
the suppression Of polygaury, and Do
mands direct vote oftheipeopls forRrcs'
ident and Vice Presidents
TIM Mormon prssSnnd aderec claimed
ON the 10th that. the billrscently passedby
the United states Benats. .GovcrntnGpff
In Utah. "iscrusl. revoluf6narSS6a am