Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-09-19
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

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PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.
The following Congressional nomina-
tiors We're made on the 9th: Republican
Michigan, Fifth District, John G. Fitz
gerald. Iowa-Eleventh District, Isaac
l.. Struble (renominated). Indiana-Thir-
teenth District, H. G. Thayer Dong term)
John w. Reynolds (short term). Penn.
stfvania, Twelfth District, Joseph A.
Scranton. Observation-Disclosures, Ninth
District, Isaac H. Stephenson (renomin.
ated). Michigan, Second District, N. B.
Eldredge (renominated). Mississippi,
Seventh District, E. Barksdale (renomi.
nated). Kansas, First District, Thomas
P. Fenlon. Missouri, Twelfth District,
w. j. Stone. Alabama, Third District,
w. G. Oates. Prohibitionists-Ohio
Twentieth District, Thomas Rhodes. Hi.
nois, Eighth District, Norman j. Kilburn.
The Illinois Anti Monopoly
State Convention met at Bloomington on
the 9th and passed a resolution to fuse
with either of the old parties, but in no
case to accept less than seven electoral
votes. The following State ticket was
placed in the field: Governor, Jesse Har-
per, of Danville; Governor, II.
G. Vanderwater, of Shelbyville; Secretary
of State, E. II. Baldwin, of Joliet; State
Auditor, E. F. Reeves, of Elgin; Attorney
General, John NJ. Givin, of bingham;
State Treasurer, j. B. Clark, of Chicago.
THE Wisconsin G~reenbackers and Anti.
Monopolists met at Milwaukee in joint
convention on the 9th, and "The Peoples
party of Wisconsin" was the name adopted
for the fusion. A resolution pledgiug
hearty support to Butler and West was
adopted. The following ticket was nomi-
mated: Governor, W. L. Utley, Racine;
Lieutenant-Governor, Milan Ford, Osh-
kosh; Secretary of State, G. w. Jones,
West Bend; Treasurer, Theodore Shuman,
Prairie du CHEN; Attorney General, Nj.
W.. Stevens, Green Lake County; S"per-
intendent of Public Instructions, DR.. H. S.
Brown, Milwaukee.
MICHIGAN Prohibitionists met in State
Convention at Lansing on the 9th and
nominated the following ticket: Governor,
David Preston; Lieutenant-G Governor,
Alonzo Sherwood; Treasurer, A. B. Che.
ney; Secretary of State, Zachariah Chase;
Auditor-General, O. E. Downing; Com.
missioner State Land Office, Barcus; At.
torney-General, j. H.. Fatem; Superin-
tendent Public Instruction, Joseph B..
Sleeve; Member Board Education, Isaac
w. Mackeever; Electors-at-Large Rev.
John Russell and Prof. Samuel Dickie.
Resolutions were adopted declaring
against fusion and favoring woman suf-
frage. ..4
The American Pharmaceutical Associa-
ton, in session at Milwaukee on the 9th,
elected John ingalls,, of Georgia, Presi-
dent, and NJ. Maisch, of Pennsylvania,
Secretary.
The Republicans of Nebraska met in
State Convention at Omaha OH the 9th
and renominated James E. Dawes for Gov
ernor.
EDWIN D. BAILEY, Secretary of the Ma
tional Committee of the American party,
announced on the 9th that Senator S. C..
Pomeroy, nominated for President, would
withdraw in favor of st. John.
The Pennsylvania G~reenbackers will
hold their State Convention at Bellefonte
September 10.
The following Congressional nomira-
tions were made on the 2sth: Republican
North Carolina, First District, J. B..
Respess. Indiana, Third District, James
Keigwin. West Virginia, First District,
Nathan Gof, Jr. Maryland, First Dis.
trict, George NJ. Russum; Second, Thad-
deus c. Blair; Fifth, fart B. Holton (re-
nominated); Sixth, Louis F.. McComas
(renominated). New Jersey, First Dis
trict, George Hines. Democratic-Illinois,
Fifth District, Richard Bishop; Ninth,
James Kirk. Tennessee, First District,
o. E. King; Tenth, James NJ. Harris.
Louisiana, Fourth District, N. C. Blanch-
ard (renominated). Texas, Third District,
James H. Jone (renominated). Green
backers-lndiana, Third District, A. D.
Hudson. Prohibitionists-Illinois, Elev-
enth District, D. H. Broaddus.
The Iowa Greenback State Convention
was held at Des Moines on the 2Sth. j. F.
Dooley, of keokuk, was nominated for
Secretary of State and George Derr, of
Union County, for State Treasurer. Nc
other nominations were made. The plat
form adopted arraigned the old parties as
corrupt and dishonest, denounced the Ma.
tional banking system, eulogized General
Butler, and urged such a political alliance
as would give the Greenbackers control of
the electoral vote.
JUDGE kNIcKERBoCKER on the 2Sth ap.
pointed Austin L. Patterson, the business
manager of the Chicago Times, to be con-
servator of the estate of Wilbur F. Storey.
who had been pronounced insane by q
jury.
PRESIDENT ARTHUR, Secretary Chandler
others had a narrow escape from in
slant death on a boat at Newport, r. L,
on the 2Sth by the premature explosion Of
a torpedo. No damage was done, but the
was almost q miracle.
THE Kansas State Convention of the
Autobiography Greenback Labor party
met at Topeka on the 2Sth and nominated
H. l. Philips for Governor and a full
State ticket.
The New Hampshire Greenback. State
Convention will be held at Manchester
September 4.
TIE following Congressional nomina.
ions were made on the 29th: Republican,
First District, Robert NJ. Mayo
Second, Harry Libby (reAt
lominated); Third, r. 7. Hubbard; Fifth,y
L. H. Wartwe1l; Sixth, R P. A, Morris:, 7