Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-09-05
Political Events.

POlitical Events.
| CAMPAIGN sPEEcHEs-cON NGREssIoNAL NoM1NAT1oNs
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| The following nominations for Congress were
! made yesterday: 9Th Missouri district, W. s. Shirk
! republicans; Sd Pennsylvania district Samuel y.
Randall renominated; I'd Wisconsin district, T. j.
Patchen, prohlbltionist 5th Wisconsin district D.
J. Miller. prohi5itonlst: 9Th Wisconsin district, ].
j. sutton. prohlbltlOnist; 9th Wisconsin district
Wllllam I. Price. republican, Endorsed by pro-
hibitonists 1st Virginia district, Thomas Croxton
born. democrat renominated; 7th Texas district. r.
B. Renfro. republican, to succeed Thomas p. Ochtl-
tree; 5th New jersey district, William Walter
Pheips republican, renominated: 2d Minnesota dis
trlct, j. }: Thornton, democrat: Sd Wisconsin dis
trict. j. NJ Ol1n, prohibtiOnst; 9TH Wisconsin dis
trict, L. e. Loomis, prohibtionst The republican
state convention at San Francisco Yesterday nomi-
mated presidential electors and William Woodburn
up yesterday the question Of selecting successor
to Rev. W. B. Derrick. cOored. on the state elec.
toral ticket. Derrick denied that he had resigned
Numerous colored organizations urged his cont1n-
uation upon the ticket. motion to substitute
Hon. VIM: NJ. Evar,s was lost and finally the CON-
mittee adjourned without action.
he designations Of Collector Robertson of New
York city, ana Postmaster Gilbert Robertson, OF
Troy. as members OF the New York republican
alr. Emory A. Storrs, ex-Gov. Hoyt and Gen.
Beaver, OF PENNSYLVANIA, and Hon. VIM Walter
& pneips % %re Sddressed enthusiastic republican meet
1ngs al MorrlStownN. D., yesterday and last night.
Mr. Blaine was cordially received by the assem-
blage at the fair groundsi in Manchester n. H. yes
terday. DE Was presented to the audience by Hon,
| George B. Lorlng, and responded In brief speech,
| referring TO the Immense and varied products OF
the country and the important part PLAYED by the
agr1culturlst In the accumulation OF our national
wealth anu promotion OF the national pros
perity. AT the conclusion OF Mr. Blaines re-
MARKS, he was rendered three cheers by the crowd
10 which ne bowed his Acknowledgements After
the conclusion OF his address, Mr.. Blaine was
escorted 10 bis carriage and d en- directly to the
residence OF ex-GOv. Smythe, where he was ten.
dered reception this evening.
The Wisconsin prohibition state convention, OF
Madison, Yesterday nominated state ticket headed
ticket ana state central committee were appointed
| The platform 1ndOrses the nominees and platform
/ OF the PlttSDurg convention; demands the SubmiS-
sion. adoption, and enforcement Of prohibitory
| liquor amendment, and favorS submission OF the
question OF woman suffrage to vote OF the people
national party OF Massachusetts, in Boston yester-
day, was slim. A committee to solicit fusion with
The peoples party (ButerS) was, appointed, but In
Case OF failure to agree to 1uson the nationals are
| to put a ticket In the held.
The chairman OF the Butler party In New York
issued circular urging the nom .nation Of can
did 1'.s for Congress In all the districts, and Of
| county tickets all over the state.
Ihe democrats or Philadelphia yesterday made
the following nominations for county and city Off
GERS: Judge OF common pleas court, Thomas K. Eli
! B. Hanna, republican and present incumbent; city
controller, William N. Hirst recorder OF deeds,
VIM. +. McCully.
Returns from 229 towns in Vermont give Pingree
40 100; Redington. 194O0; Soule, 474; Independent
a,s39 The same towns In 1880 gave Farnham
49, 1885, Phelps. 20 639; Heath greenback, LAS: ma
1ori,y. 23,22 The loss in the REPUBLICAN, majority
Is 2,533 the loss IN the democratic vote Is ,23Q