Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-07-04
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

The Democrats of California met in
State Convention at Stockton on the 10th
and elected delegates to the National Con-
vention instructed for Tilden and Hen
bricks. John r. Glasscock was nominated
for Congressman in the Third District and
r. P. Hastings in the Fourth.
DELEGATES from the various revenue re-
form organizations of the State met in
New York on the 10th and organized the
Recommendations League of the State of
New York. The object is to bring promi-
nently before the people during the Presi-
Dental canvass the question of the tariff,
and encourage healthy discussions upon
the much-needed reforms in it. Prof. An
derson, of Rochester University, was
elected President.
The Nevada Democratic State Conven-
ton met at Austin on the 10th and elected
delegates to the National Convention.
Resolutions were passed demanding the
nomination of TiIden and Hendricks, the
remova of all restrictions on silver COIN
age, the absolute exclusion of the Chinese
from the United States, and the enactment
of laws preventing the acquisition Of pub
lie lands by aliens.
On the recommendation of the Judge AID
vocate- General of the army the President
martial for the trial of General Swain for
alleged irregular financial transactions.
The Republicans of the Fourteenth Ohio
District have nominated General Charles
II. Grosvenor for Congressman.
AT the annual meeting in BrooklynsN.
Y, OIL the evening of the 18th of the So.
ciety Of the Army of the Potomac, General
Gran was elected President for the ensu.
ing yea
The California Democrats on the 18th
made the following Congressional nominal
tions: First District, Barclay Henley:
Second, j. H. Buad; Fifth, F. }. Sullivan;
Sixth, R. f. Delvalle.
On the 18th Samuel j. Tilden, in a letter
to Daniel Manning, Chairman, of tho
Democratic State Committee of New York,
positively declined to accept a nomination
for the Presidency.
By q party vote of six to three the House
Committee on Appropriations at Washing
ton on the 11th passed aresoluion, offered by
Mr.. Randall, which makes political coniri-
buttons of any kind from any person in
the service Of the Government in any ca
pacity whatever a misdemeanor, to which
attaches a penalty of a fine not exceeding
$500, OF Imprisonment not exceeding
three years, or both.
The Michigan Democratic State Com
mittee met at Jackson on the 18th and
elected delegates-at.large to the National
Convention. Resolutions were adopted
declaring for Tilden and Hendricks. A
resolution favoring a tariff for revenue was
lost.
Rev. DR.. GEORGE WoRTHINGToN, Of De-
troit, on the 11th declined the position of
Bishop of Nebraska, which was recently
rendered him by the Episcopal Convention.
IRE Texas Democrats met in State Con-
vention at Fort Worth on the 18th and
elected delegates-at-large to the National
Convention. Resolutions were adopted
declaring for tariff reform; denouncing the
present revenue system, and declaring the
Educational bill now pending in Congress
unconst. tutional and a dangerous encroach-
ment upon the rights of States.
MAREsso, Secretary of the Cuban Revo-
lutionary Committee, was arrested on the
18th at Key West, Fla. He was about
shipping explosive material. Letters adj
dressed to revolutionary leaders were
found i'll his possession.
The Democrats Of the Twentieth Illinois
District have nominated T. E. Albright, of
Murphysboro, for Congress.
MAJOR JARED A. SMITH, of the United
Corps OF Engineers, has been OF
dered to report for duty as Engineer Of
the Fifth and Sixth Lighthouse Districts,
vice General 0. e. Babcock, deceased.
HESTER CLYMER, who died. on the 10Th
at Reading, Pa, served for years in the