The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1884-06-07
NEWS OF THE WEEK,
POLITICAL.

POLITICAL.
AT the second days session of the national
Greenback convention at Indianapolis, on the
18th, preamble and platform was adopted
setting forth the views of the convention on the
nnancial question. G.. Z. Cunningham, Of
Arkansas, placed before the convention as the
candidate of the party for president the name
OF Benz. +. Butler. On the first ballot Butler
recel 1ed 323 votes. Gen. West, of Mississippi
was nominated for vice. president by clama-
tlon- The Greenback national committee Or
| ganized, with E. A. Gillette. of Iowa, chairman,
| and ID. W. Terlinde, of New Jersey, secretary.
The Minnesota state Democratic convention
assembled at st. Paul on the 29tb, with Hon.
l.. l.. Baxter president and Capt. J. c. Wood
secretary. The following were chosen dele
gates at large: P. HI. Kelly, R. A. Jones, @. F.
| Mcdonald, NJ. Doran: alternates, w. G. Rob
| ertson, Geo. n. Fish, E. p. Barnum, F o Leary.
Inc district delegates are: First District-W.
.: Mmpple, b. S. Cook; alternates, John Frank
| M. ). Emery. Second-John C. Wise Henry
| Poesler, alternates, c. McKanua, Gen. Myer.
| Ihlrd-Wm. Campbell. Geo. N. Baxter; alter
| nates, j. M. Spicer, ii. A. Park. Fourth-R.
A. Smith, I, W. Durant; alternates, A. ID. Per-
| klns, VIM. Quinn. Fifth-T. E. Heenan, A.
| Gurnon; alternates, l.. Emmett, p nj. Graft.
They are uninstructed, but are almost unani-
mously III favor of 1.-THE old ticket"
IHE Wisconsin Democratic state convention
lie Ii.
| Larson, of Eau Claire, was made permanent
| chairman, and Joseph Ray, of Jackson, H. e.
| oonn, OF Green, Nj. j. Dullee, of Milwaukee
ana q. l.. Powers, of Washington, secretaries.
A platform favoring tariff reform was adopted.
'ice-presldents for each congressional dis
trlct Fere elected, as follows: First District
W. 3. Greene, jefferson; Second District, w.
More, Fond du Lac; Third District Nelson
| Dewey, Grant: Fourth District, Enoch Chase,
ailWaukee; Fifth District, Louis Bremen; Sixth
DISTRICT, j. E. Jones, Columbia; Seventh Dis
tilct, Mr. Bishop, Juneau; Eighth District,
| Mr.. Austin, of Clark; Ninth Dis
| trict, 1. j. Cunningham, of Chippewa.
list OF delegates and alternates in order of
precedence, are as follows: At large, Edw.
| ). Bragg. W. +. Villas, J. M. Morrow ]. G.
Jenkins; alternates, j. W. Cary, N. D. Fratt,
| l. X. Hudd, G. w. Cate; First District, J. r.
| DoolIttle, Anson Rogers; alternates, F. Robin
| son, M. I'll. Boyee: Second District, A. X. De
| laney, B. s. Potter; aternates R. Mertz, E.
hurlbut: Third District D. S. Rose r. Nj.
Bashford; alternates, Thos. Kennedy, w. P.
| Bragg: Fourth District. John Black, C. f.
freeman; alternates, F. Rietbrock. Thos. Shea
| Fifth District, A. l.. GRAY, Carl Ziellier; alter
| mates, Z. ii. Schmidt, j. Darbelloy; Sixth Dis
| trict, G. W. Pratt Geo. Kriess; alternates, A.
| II. krneger, - Seventh District,
j. W. Lusk, J. L. McCullom; alter
mates, T. A. Crawford. G. Harrington:
| Eighth District, W. Fl. Smith, G. Y. Free
D. II. II.
Nlhth District, Alex. Brazeau, l.. Marchetti:
alternates, Fl. NJ. Loomed, Peter DOYLE Presi-
dential candidates: AT large, Fred Muller,
John LAWYER, Crawford; First District. NJ. l..
Ayers, Walworth; Second District, Leonard
Martln. Waukesha; Third District, Nelson
Dewey, Grant; Fourth District Geo. A. Albert
| Milwaukee: Fifth District, Theo. Karschen.
Calumet; Sixth District, P. J. Stroud, Columbia ;
seventh District, s. NJ Dickenson, Monroe;
| Eighth District. J. w. Hancock, Pierce; Ninth
| District, ]. H. Woodruff.
| The Kansas Democrats met IN convention at
| Topeka on the 2Sth and elected delegates to
| Chicago. The sentiment of the convention was
in favor of Tilden.
The committee of one hundred provided for
| by the resolutions adopted by the recent mass
| meeting of business men Of New York IN fave
| of President Arthur, has been appointed, and
| left New York for Chicago on the 29th. It con-
talns such names as David Dows, Fl. O. Al
| mour, Legrand Il. Cannon, II. G.. Dun VIM.
Dowd, Chas. FL. Tiffany, Jno. Austin Stevens.
Thos Holthouse, Solon Humphreys Erastus
Wlman, Edward S. Plerrepont, Thos Rutter.
| E. A. Quintard and Llovd Aspinwall.
| The Democrats of Washington County met in
| convention at West Bend on the 26th. and
| selected Wareham P. Rix and Fl. W. Saw yer
| delegates to Madison.
JEFFERSON COUNTY Democrats selected as
| delegates to Madison James w. Moore aud Will
| lam W. Woodman.