Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-05-16
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

ing the engineer and foreman.
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.
The Louisiana State election took place
on the 22d, and it was thought the Demo
Gratis had elected McEnery for Governor
by about twenty-five thousand majority
over Stevenson, Republican.
The New Jersey Prohibitionists held
their State Convention at Trenton on the
22d, elected delegates to the National Con-
vention at Pittsburgh in July next, and
adopted resolutions against license and
favoring the prohibition of the sale and
manufacture of liquor, (which induces
disease, disturbs social order, corrupts cit
liens, wastes production and perverts
good government"
THE Republican Convention of Virginia
met at Richmond on the 23d and elected
delegates to Chicago who were instructed
for Arthur. The resolutions declared tho
Democratic Readjuster party extinct, and
that its member now belonged to the Re-
publican party.
JUDGE PETERS was renominated for Con-
gress on the 23d by the Republicans of the
Seventh Kansas District, and Congressman
Knute Nelson was r~enominated by the
Minnesota Republicans of the Fifth Dis
trict.
The Ohio Republicans met in State Con.
vention at Cleveland on the 23d and
elected delegates to the National Conven.
ton with the following preferences:
Blaine, &c; Sherman, IA; unknown, 9.
THE Republican State Convention of
Connecticut was held on the 23d at Hart
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tional Convention were uninstructed, but
a resolution was passed commanding
Senator Joseph R. Hawley as a candidate
for President.
THE New York Republican State Con-
vention convened at Utica on the 23d and
elected delegates to the National Conven-
ton. Resolutions were adopted indorsing
President Arthur's administration; calling
for the repeal of the silver-coinage act;
demanding protection of National indus
tries, n condemning Democratic distur-
bance Of the present tariff.
The New Jersey National party held a
State Convention at Trenton on the 23d
and elected delegates to the National Con-
vention who were instructed to vote for
Benjamin +. Butler for President.
The time for holding the National Pro-
hibition Convention in Chicago has been
changed to July %.
The Maine Greenback State Convention
convened at Lewiston on the oath. II. B.
Eaton was nominated for Governor, and
resolutions were adopted condemning the
practices of exempting certain property
from taxation, and declaring that the
question of the Constitutional ~Prohibitery
amendment should not be made a party
issue. General Butler for President was
unanimously approved, and delegates to
the National Convention were elected.
AT the Ohio Republican State Conven-
ton on the Oath J. S. Robinson was nomi-
mated for Secretary of State and Judge W.
W. johnson for Supreme Court Judge,
The following were elected delegates-at.
large to the National Convention:
Marcus Hanna, Judge West, Will
lam Mckinley and Judge Foraker.
Resolutions were adopted in favor
of protecting the labor of the agricultural,
manufacturing and other industries of the
country against competition with foreign
capital; %denouncing the reduction of the
duties on wool as an injustice; requesting
and indorsing President Arthur,s Admin.
istration.
The Iowa Democrats met in State Con.
vention at Des Moines' on the path and
selected L. G.. Kline, H. H. Trimble, E. II.
Thayer and d. M. Harrison as delegates
at-large to the National Convention. A
platform was adopted declaring for rev.
enue and tariff reform, and ~denouncing
the recent prohibitory legislation.
The Dakota Republicans met at Huron
on the oath and elected N. T. Nelson and
Colonel j. L. Jolly as delegates to Chicago,
and instructed them to vote for Blaine and
Lincoln while a probability of nomination
remained.
The Tennessee Greenbackers met in
State Convention at Nashville on the Oath
and nominated N. J. Buchanan for Gov
ernor. Delegates to the National Conven.
ton at Indianapolis were also chosen.
The Michigan Republican State Conven-
tion was held at Grand Rapids on the Oath.
r. G.. How, w. F. Swift, S. C. Watson
(colored) and J. Burrows were elected del
egates-at-large to the National Convention.
They favor Blaine.
The Prohi5itionists of Illinois will hold
a State Convention at Bloomington June
Is to select delegates to the National Con.
v%ention at Pittsburgh and nominate a
State ticket.
J.. G. BURROWS, of Michigan, recently
nominated n confirmed as Solicitor of
the Treasury, has written the President
formally declining the office.
ATHE Massachusetts, Greenbackers held
their State Convention at Lynn on the
10Th, Endorsed General Butler for Presi-
DEM and appointed delegates to the In.
dianapolis Convention. A platform was
adopted declaring that banks should be
deprived of the power of issuing
money; that all monopolies should
be regulated for the benefit of the
people; condenning the practice Of