The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1884-09-25
POLITICAL.

i He MetHOUSb LplScOpal conference
at Lansing, Mich, rejected the report of the
committee pledging members to support
Prohibition candidates, and.adopted reso-
luton which permits voting as conscience
may dictate.
The Attorney General of New Jersey,
having been asked for an opinion, declares
national bank officials eligible on an electoral
ticket they not being officials of the United
States.
The Greenbackers Of Colorado met
in convention at Denver and placed in nomi-
nation the following ticket: Presidential
electors, J. ID. Barley, of Denver; +. c. Mes
senger, of Greeley; II. p. Button, of Dem
vcr; for Congress, George W. Way. of
Boulder; Governor John +. Washburn, of
Larimer; Lieut. cnant Governor, A. X. White,
of Lake; Secretary OF State, NJ. G. Dunn, OF
Pueblo; State Treasurer, J. X. Buchanan, of
Denver. Ex-Representative Rev. DIR. Gilbert
De La Matyr declined q unanimous nominal
tion for Congress. A resolution hav-
ing for its object fusion with the
Democrats on the State ticket was passed.
The Colorado State Prohibition Convention
also convened mt Denver. A series OF rcso
lutions were adoT&cd declaring in favor OF
the principle and policy OF legal prohibition,
pledging support to only pure men for posi-
tons of official trust, declaring unity with
and allegiance TO the National Prohibition
party, and pledging cordial support to st.
was appointed, with instructions to place a
State ticket in the field, either of the candi-
d. .es Of the other parties or new men.
w. L. Ellsworth has been placed in
nomination for President by the american
Political Alliance" whatever that Is.
Joseph o. Smith, Secretary of State
of Maine, sends out the following figures as
the footings of the vote for Governor at the
recent election: Robbie, .s,ala: Rcdman, So
06l; H. b. Eaton. 3,l3s; Eustis, 1850: W. A.
Eaton, 81: scattering, Is. This shows a ma
jority for Robbie over all of l5,4ll.
Capt. w. L. Ellsworth has accepted
the nomination for President of the United
States rendered by the American Political
Alliance, and will stump Louisiana. Tennes-
see Maryland and Virginia. The headauar-
ters of the Alliance will be removed from
Boston to Philadelphia.
Congressional nominations: George
West, Republican. Twentieth New York Dis
Michigan: Ira Davenport, Republican.
Twenty.ninth New York; Henry J.
Buckingham, Republican, Twenty-third
New York: Thomas NJ. Fcrrell Dem
ocrat First New Jersey; c. {. Burnett,
Republican, Twenty-first Ohio: f. C. Garlic
ton, Democrat. seventh Michigan; &. A.
Newcomb, Republican, Tenth Missouri: o.
]. Atkinson, Peop,es party, Seventh Michi-
gan: Joseph Rankin, Democrat, Fifth Wis
consin: l.. a. Larson, Democrat, Eighth
Wisconsin,: W. o. Dalimeyer, Repub-
lican, Eleventh Wisconsin,: r. II.
Marshall, Democrat, Second Virginia; A. A.
Ramsey, Republican, Third Massachusetts;
John ID. Long, Republican, Second Massa-
chusetts; +. b. Grant, Democrat, Second
New Jersey: John II. Rogers, Democrat,
Fourth Arkansas: +. +. Shaw Democrat,
Second Maryland: J. II. stickci, Democrat,
Second Nebraska; charles O'Neili, Repub
lican. Second Pennsylvania; william ID.
Kelley, Republican, Fourth Pennsyl-
yania; Allen Miller, Republican, Thir-
teenth Ohio; +. d. Ely, Republican,
Ninth Massachusetts,; J. F. Wait, Repub.
lican, Third Connecticut: John 6. Carlisle
Democrat, Sixth Kentucky; c. c. Clark,
Democrat, Fourteenth II inois; l.. r.
Payne, Democrat, Thirty-third New
York; Alex. Graves, Democrat, Fifth
Missouri; George West, Republican, Twen.
tieth New York; Lyman Coe. Republican,
Fourth Connecticut: II. {. Mccoy, Democrat,
Tenth Iowa; John HALEY, Democrat, Idaho
Terriffry