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

eral persons had been killed.
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.
CHARLES E. Coon, of New York, was on
the 18th nominated Assistant Secretary of
the Treasury, to succeed John c. New.
COLONEL G. G.. HAMMOND, an old and
honored citizen Of Chicago, fell dead NTH,
retail store of Marshall Field, en- the 18th, lin
his eightieth year. He had been Auditor
General of Michigan, President of the Bur-
lington and the Michigan Central Roads,
and Superintendent Of the Union Pacific.
The nineteenth anniversary Of the
death of Abraham Lincoln was COM
memorated on the 18th at the tomb in
Springfield, ILL.,, by about one thousand
citizens, who were addressed by General
Palmer and others.
THE annual banquet of the Iroquois
Club, in honor of the birthday of Thomas
Jefferson, took place on the evening of the
18th at the Palmer House, Chicago. A
large number of distinguished Democratic
statesmen were present from abroad. A
letter from Mr., Tilden stated that, while
in full sympathy with the efforts to reform
the Government by a fundamental change
in the policy of it's administration he
would no longer aspire to be one of the
leaders in the great work.
LUc1Us BEEBE, the head of a cotton firm
and a leather house in Boston, dropped
dead in his Office on the 10Th.
The Dakota Territorial Democratic Com.
mittee has called a convention for May
IA at Pierre to choose delegates to the Chi
cago Convention.
The vote in the House Of Representa-
tives at Washington on the 18th by which
the consideration of the Morrison Tariff
bill was secured was made up Of 1856 Dem
Gratis and five Republicans. The opposing
vote consisted of ninety-nine Republicans,
thirty-eight Democrats and one Indepen-
dent.
The Kansas State Contra Committee of
the National reenback Labor party met
in T~opekaon,the 10th and selected dele
gates to the indianapolis Convention. A
resolution was adopted in%structing the
delegates to work for the nomination of
Benjamin F. Butler for President.
TIE Pennsylvania Republican State
Convention met at Harrisburg on the 10Th
and elected six delegates-at-large to the
National Convention, with instructions to
support James G. Blaine for President.
Resolutions were passed commencing the
acts Of President Arthur. General C. s.
Osborne was nominated for Congressman
at-Large.
The Illinois Republican State. Conven-
ton met at Peoria on the 18th and nomi-
mated the following ticket: For Governor,
Richard ]. Oglesby, of Logan; Lieutenant
Governor, John G. Smith, of Cook; Secre-
forv of State Hop,,r n napooo% ~ tn.
Treasurer, Jacob Gross, of Cook; Auditor,
Attorney-General, George Hunt, of
Edgar. Resolutions were adopted
indorsing President Arthur's Admins
t%ration. The following were elected del
egates-at-large to the National Conven-
ton: Shelby NJ. Cullom, John NJ. Hamil-
ton, Burton c. Cook and Clark E. Carr.
All the delegates favored General John A.
Logan for President and the platform
also Endorsed his candidacy.
THE South Carolina Republican Conven
ton, hold at Columbia on the 10th, elected
Arthur delegates to the National Conven-
ton.
The Republicans of Alabama met in
State Convention at Montgomery on the
10th and elected twenty delegates to Chi
cago, who are for Arthur as first choice for
President, and Logan for second.
The Prohibition Alliance of Missouri has
called a State Convention to be held at
Sedalia August 10.
The West Virginia Democrats met in
State Convention at Charleston on the 10Th
and elected delegates to the National Con-
v%ention, with instructions to vote for Sam.
uel j. Tilden for President.
The Washington Monument Association
resolved on the 10th to ask Congress to
provide for the celebration of the compile
ton of the shaft within a year.
QUEEN POMARE, Of the Tahiti Islands.
arrived at New York on the 10th from
Havre.
The Republican State Convention of In.
diana to choose delegates at.large to Chi
cago met ut Indianapolis on the 18th and
selected ex-Secretary R. w. Thompson,
Senator Harrison, Hon. John H. Baker and
Morris Mcdonald. The delegation were
uninstructed. M".
Rev. FATHER SANCHEZ, the last of the
pioneer Franciscan missionaries, died at
Santa Barbara, Cal, On the 18th, after a
residence of forty-three years.
THE Washington banker who fled
charges against General Swain admitted
on the 18th that they were made under a
misrepresentation, and he withdrew them.
The Tennessee Republican State Con-
vention was held at Nashville on the 18th.
Judge Frank I. Reid was nominated for
Governor and twenty-four delegates to the
National Convention were elected, seven
teen OF them favoring President Arthur.
The New Jersey Republican Convention
was held at Trenton on the 18th. Resolu.