Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-06-04
NEWS OF THE WEEK,
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POLITICAL.

POLITICAL.
At the second days session OF the national
Greenback convention at Indianapolis, ON the
29th, preamble and platform WAS adopted
setting forth the views of the convention on the
financial question. G. e. Cunningham, Of
Arkansas, placed before the convention rs the
candidate Of the party for president the name
OF Benz. +. Butler. On the first ballot Butler
received s2s votes. Gen. West. Of Mississippi,
was nominated for vice-president by acclama-
tlon. The Greenback national committee or
ganized, with E.A Gillette, Of Iowa, chairman,
and d. W. Terlinde, Of New Jersey. secretary.
The Minnesota state Democratic convention
assembled at st. Paul on the Goth, with Hon.
l.. l.. Baxter president and Capt. J. c. Wood
secretary: re- az The following were chosen dele
Mcdonald, NJ. Doran: alternates, W. q. Rob.
ertson, Geo. n. Fish, E. P. Barnum, +. q, Leary.
The district delegates are: First District
:. Whlpple, B. s. Cook; alternates, John Frank,
NJ. s. Emery. second-John G. Wise, Henry
Poesler, alternates. c. McKsnna, Gen. Myer.
Ihrd-Wm. Campbell. Geo. N. Baxter; alter
A: Smith, T, W. Durant; alternates, A. u. Per
kins, VIM. Quinn. Ffth-T. e. Heenan. A.
Gurnoni alternates, L. Emmett, P. II. Graff.
They are uninstructed, but are almost unani.
mously in favor OF 1.-THE old ticket"
The Wisconsin Democratic state convention
was held at Madison on the 28th. Hon. r, L.
Larson, Of Eau Claire. was made permanent
chairman, and Joseph Ray, of Jackson. II. 81.
Cohn, of Green, NJ. J. Dullee, Of Milwaukee.
and G. L. Powers, of Washington, secretaries.
A platform favoring tariff reform was adopted.
vice-presidents for each congressional dis
M t11ct t we're elected, as follows: First District,
". =. Greene, Jefferson: Second District, w.
More, Fond du Lac; Third District, Nelson
Dewey. Grant: Fourth District, Enoch Chase,
Milwaukee; Fifth District, Louis Bremen: Sixth
District, J. E. Jones, Columbia; Seventh Dis
trlct, Mr.. Bishop, Juneau; Eighth District,
trict. %r AuS Gann6asdE; Of Clark; N Ninth 9s; Dis
list Of delegates and stern.tes 81 in o9Re~a order q
precedence, are as follows: At large, sEdw,
8. Bragg, W. F. Villas, j. NJ. Morrow, J. G.
Jenkins; alternates, j. w. Cary, N. d. Frstt,
I. r: Hudd, G. W. Cate; First District, J. r.
Doolittle. Anson Rogers; alternates, F. Robin.
son, NJ. h. Bovee; Second District, A. K. De
1aney, B. s. Potter; alternates, B. Mertz, E.
Raanee Ra1,ent; Third District, D. 8. Rose, R: n.
Bragg: Fourth District, John Black, C. F.
Freeman; a!ternates, F. Rietbrock, Thos. shea
Fifth District, A. L. Gray, Carl Ziellier: liter.
mates, q. b. Schmidt, J. Darbelloy; Sixth Dis.
trlct, &. W. Pratt, Geo. Kriess; alternates, A.
f. T Krueger: Seventh District
.. W. Lusk, J. L.. McCullom; alter:
Eighth district, VII" ". Il. Smith. 8. nftee :. Fee:
man; alternates, J. D. Putnam, Il. 81. Hayden
Ninth District, Alex. Brazeau, L. Marchett
alternates, II. NJ. L0omed, Peter Doyle. Presi
dentia! candidates.: At large, Fired Muller;
John Lawler, Crawford; First District, NJ. L.
Ayers, Walworth; Second District, Leonard
Martin, Waukeshs; Third District, Nelson
Dewey, Grant; Fourth District, Geo. A. Albert
1ilwaukee; Fifth District, Theo. Karschen
Calumet; Sixth District, p. j. Stroud, Columbia
Seventh District, s.. M. Dickinson, Monroe
Eighth District, j. w. Hancock, Pierce: Ninth
District, J. H. Woodrutf. :"
HE Kansas Democrats net in convention a
Topeka on tho 2sth. and elected delegates tt
Chicago. The sentiment of the convention w,
in favor Of Tilden.
The committee of one hundred provided 70,
by the resolutions adopted by the recent mas
meeting OF business men of New York in fsyoa
OF President Arthur, has been appointed. and
left New York for Chicago on the 29th. Ii con
talns such names o. David Dows, II. O. Ar
mour. Legrsnd b. Cannon, r. q. DUN. VIM
Dowd, Chas. II. Tiffany, Jno. Austin Stevens
Wiman, Edward s. Pierrepont, Tnos. sRutter
T.. A. Qulntard and Lloyd Aspinwall.
The Democrats Of Washington County met il
convention at West Bend on the 26th, ant
selected Wareham p. Rix and II. w. SaWve
delegates to Madison.
JEFFERSON COUNTY Democrats selected q
delegates to Madison James W. Moore and viii
lam W. Woodman. " :
THE Democrats of Lafayette County hell
their county convention in Darlington on tn,
24th. Five towns in the county were represent
ed. Hugh Campbell was chosen d delegate-at
large. d. 8. Rose and Hamilton n, GRAY Wer,
chosen from the Eastern Assembly District
and Jas. H. Earnest and Charles Msppes from
the Western Assembly District. The delega
ton is uninstructet.
TIE Democratic senatorial convention Of th,
Eighth District comprising Walworth ant
Kenosha counties, met at Elkhorn on the Gath
and elected as delegates to the state convention
+. kobinson, OF Kenosha, and N. D. Ayers, o.
Walworth. The assembly delegates Of the
second District chosen were e. Page, of SprinI
Pra1r1e, and Andrew Kull, of Bloomfield.
AT the senatorial convention, Democratic
held at Union Grove on the Oath, Jas. r. boo.
little and E. o. Hand, of Racine, were eiectet
delegates to the state convention. At th,
second assembly convention N. D. Ffatt ant
Adam Apple were elected delegates.
AT the Democratic convention held at Plvm
outh on the 24th, the following delegate
were elected: Senatorial. Louis Monderschil,
and Simon Gillen; second assembly. Euos East
man and q. 81. Brickner; first assembly. A y
Phalen and T. G. Sharp. The delegates ar
| solid for Tilden and tariff reform.