Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-09-11
The Political Field.


CONGRESSIONAL NOMINATIONS. ETC.
The following nominations for Congress were
made yesterday: Twenty-seventh New York dis
trict. Sereni E. Payne, republican; first Connects
cut, john K. Buck, republican: seventh Massachu
sets, E. +. Stone. republican, renominated; sixth
New Jersey, Herman Lehlback, republican; second
New jersey, James Buchanan. republicans; SecOn(
New Hampshire. John S. George, democrat; tent
Illinois, Thomas B. Needless. republican: sixth Mas
SachuSettS, Henry Cabot Lodge, republican; fiftl
Kansas, A. A. Carnahan, democrat; first New
Hampshire, Martin A. Haynes republican. renomi
mated; eighth Tennessee, Jonn NJ. Taylor, demo
crat, renominated; nth Tennessee, James A. War
der, republican; fifth Kentucky, E. A. Wilson. re
publican; eleventh Missouri X. P. Bland. democrat
renominated; second Kansas W. j. Nicholson
greenbacker; sixth Massachusetts. Ezra A. stevens
republican. There was an exciting contest at Mon
roe La, yesterday between the King and BOatnel
factions in the democratic convention Of the fiftt
district. The convention adjourned until to-day.
The Lewiston, Maine, Journal has returns from
429 towns In Maine. showing the following: RObie
T,155; Redman. ,3C6 scattering, 1856. The re
naming towns voted in 1882 as follows: kObie, 429
Plaisted. 2.5o6; scattering, a. The republican ma
probably be increased slightly. The total vote SC
lar reported is 1s 057, which Will be increased to
The republican vote will reach very nearly So,OOO
the largest ever given In Maine. Dingley's ma.
Jortty for Congress, 3.734
Mr. Edwin b. Hay, OF this city. upon the invita-
ton OF the state committee OF Virginia, will de-
liver several speeches in the eighth congressional
district In the interest OF Cleveland and hendricks
next.
The Butler managers OF New York city announce
that the ratification meeting in Union square
broken up by the ran will be held on the l5tn in.
slant, when Butler and sixteen other speakers will
appear.
tary and Representatives Springer, OF Illinois, arrived
at Binghamton, n. Y, yesterday, where he was re
ceived by committee OF the common council The
governor held public reception at the hotel, bu,
made no speech.
The Kearsarge encampment, !. o. o. F., Of Law.
renee, Mass, who are visiting Augusta, Me-, yes
terday paid their respects TO Mr.. Blaine, who ad-
dressed them in brier speech or welcome.
The New Hampshire proh!bitionists, In state
convention at Concord YESTERDAY adopted plat
formation OF prohibition clubs In every town, and
pedging an undivided support to ST. John and
Daniel. Hon. Lark1n ID. Mason was nominated fol
governor, and Edgar l. Carr and A. S. Kendall for
electors at large.
The New Hampshire democratic state convention
at Concord, yesterday nominated John NJ. Hill, OF
Concord, for governor John h. George, J. C. Moore
Frank Jones, and ex-GOv. James A. Weston were
nominated Tor presidential electors.
The Connecticut Greenbackers yesterday nomi-
mated state ticket, headed by james L. Curtis for
governor; also presidential electors pledged IOr
Gen. Butler arrived at Topeka yesterday, and will
speak at Atchison to-day. He held reception at
Atchison yesterday. at which Senator Ingalls, was
The Nebraska antt-monopOly state convention
adjourned yesterday, after appointing committee
to confer with the democratic convention, which
state ana electoral tickets
The Wisconsin democratic state convention yes
Lerday nominated q state ticket, headed by n. ID.
Fruit, or Racine, for governor. The platform
afirms the platform adopted by the national demo
cratic convention at Chicago In July last
The Massachusetts prOhib1tiOnlStS in convention
yesterday nominated Prof Julius H. Seelye, OF Am
herst, for governor, Notwithstanding letter from
him declining the nomination. The presidential
electors are Rev. A. A. Miner and Robert c. Pltman,
at large In their declaration OF principles they
class the action OF James o. Blaine in failing TO
vote the prohibition amendment In Maine as prov
ing him TO be ian enitnently tit exponent OF the
cowardly position OF bis party on the question OF
prohibition"
Senator Malone, chairman Of the Virginia repub-
lcan state central committee, has issued procla-
nation to the voters Of the fourth congressional
district. appealing to them TO support Brady for
congress- who, he declares. was fairly and legally
nominated. He described the republican bolt In
the district as an attempt to confOund, confuse,
and divide the party and make the election OF q
bourbon POSSIBLE.
The order Of Cincinnatus, an organization for the
purpose OF producing street parades on grand
scale, has arranged Tor pageant In Cincinnati on
the night OF september IL, and say Blaine and LO-
gan win witness the parade There Is to be re-
publican conference held In Cincinnati at that
time.