The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1884-09-11
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POLITICAL.

The National Executive Committee
OF the National Labor party decided at New
York to hold no convention, but issued \
celebration indorsing the principles Of the
People party and its candidate, Gen Butler.
Arkansas voted for State and county
officers and members Of the Legislature
on Monday, Sept. !. Tho returns indicate
the election of Simon p. Hughes the Demo-
cratic candidate for Governor. Ivy ma
jorty Of 10000 or more. The Lcgis-
laturc will lie largely Democratic.
The constitutional amendment rcpu-
dating the State debt Ia believed to
have been carried. Notwithstanding n
very large vote was peeled, the election was
peaceabe and quiet one.
At a school election in Johnstown, N.
", Mrs. Elizabeth Cady Stanton had the
pleasure Of casting her first vote md aiding
in tho triumph Of lady trustee.
The Republican State Convention Of
New Hampshire nominated Moody Cnrricr
for Governor, and George W. Libby and
James T.. Iarkin for Presidential elcctors-at-
large. The platform adopted iayors civil
service reform and the absolute protection
Of American citizens at home and abroad.
The aggregate Of bank clcarances of
the twenty.scscn leading cities of the United
States shows a decrease of vi per cent. us
compared with the corresponding week Of
last year. The decrease In New York was
aa.5 per cent: in Chicago. .3.G per cent; out
side OF New York, 49, per cent.
Congressional nominations: John J.
ONcill, Eighth Missouri District: Timothy f.
Tarsney, Greenbackcr, Eighth Michigan;
Daniel Ermcntfout, Democrat, Eighth Penn.
sylvana; ". T. Price, Republican, Eighth
Wisconsin; Wallace W. JONES' Republican,
Eleventh Kentucky: George Ford. lem ocrat
Thirteenth Indiana; Martin A. foran, Dem
ocrat. Twcnty-nrst ohio: W. u. Bynum.
Democrat Seventh Indiana.
Gen. Butler, after addressing n
Changers picnic near Harrisburg, Pa,
journcycd TO New York City, ana made
speech before the state Greenback Convcn-
vention. He then journeyed West and ut
Detroit spoke to an audience estimated at
$4,000 in numbers. AT Grand Rapids and
Muskcgon, Mich, he addressed large open
air assembages. Thence he jumped over
into Illinois, and spoke to Il large asscmbage
in Battery u Armory.
The Womans National Equal Rights
party, at its convention held recently in San
Francisco, nominated Mrs. Bclva A. Lock
wood, Of Washington, for President of the
United States. Mrs. Lockwood has for
wardcd to the President OF that convention
her letter of acceptance.
The Massachusetts, Democratic Con-
yention, in session al Worcester, nominated
Judge William c. Endicou. for Governor
Hon. George u. Robinson was rcnominatcd
for Govcrnos, by reclamation, by the Mas
sachusctts Republican state Convention.
The Wisconsin Republican Convcn-
ton nominated Gov. Rnsk and all
the present state officers for reelection
The Iowa Democratic Convention nominated
+. l.. Burton, for Judge Of the supreme
Court, and ratified the Greenback nomina-
tions for Secretary Of State and for Treas
urcr. The Texas Republican Convention
| adopted a resolution that IL is injudicious to
place a State ticket in the field, and recon-
mcnding the Republicans to aid I'm the cleo
ton OF all independent candidates. The Kan
sas Prohibition Convention nominated full
state ticket, headed by Mr.. Jetmorc for ov-
ernor.
The Wisconsin Prohibition State
Convention nominated full state and elec-
tora tickets, with :. d. Hastings us their
| candidate for Governor.
The manufacturers of Rhode Island
have already selected Congressman Chace as
| the successor To Senator Anthony.
A dispatch from White River june
ton. Vt. says: Returns from 40 towns,
giving the complete Guhernatorial vote of
| the state. show the following result: Total
vote east, a., IL; Pingr,e, Republican, tl.al.:
| Rcdington, Democrat 1855; soule, Green
| back, $50: scattering, ls6: making Pingree' :
| majority Ellis. The reduction of the Re
| publican majority is 5.aaa.'
| Congressional nominations: James
| &. Blonnt, Democrat, Sixth Georgia District;
+. w. Rockwell, Republican. Twelfth Massa,
chusetts: Samuel J. Randall, Democrat.
| Third Pennsylvania; T. ]. fatchen, Prnhi
| bitionist, Second Wisconsin: II. j. Miller,
| Prohihitionist, Fifth Wisconsin,: }. !. SUIT
| ton, Prohibitionist, Sixth Wisconsin,; T..
{. Haley, Democrat, Eighth Illinois;
| W. 5. shirk, Republican, Sixth Wis.
| consin: q. W. Woodward, Democrat.
| seventh Wisconsin: J. j. Thornton. Demo,
erat, Second Minnesota; William Walter
Phelps, Republican, Fifth New Jersey; thin
Wcllhorn, Democrat, Sixth Texas; X. II. lien.
frow, Republican, Seventh Texas; Thoma.
| Croxton, Democrat, First Virginia; l.. NJ
Sellers, Republican,, Third Michigan; {. T.
Gibbon, Republican, Tenth Michigan: Chas
&. Comstoek, Greenhack, Fifth Michigan
| Frank LAWYER, Democrat, second Illinois;
r. r. Hit. Republican, sixth Illinois; 4. W
sadier, Democrat, Fifth Alabama; John NJ
Glover, Democrat, Ninth Missouri; n. r
Pennington, fusion, Third Miehigan: Vim
E. Mason and George X. Davis, Republicans
Third Illinois; j. II. Hopkins, Democrat
Twents-seeond ns,lvania: Morrison Eos
ter. Democrat, Twcnty-thira Pennsylvania
J. :. Woolson, Republican. First Iowa: Geo
II. Hasey, Republican, Sixth New Jersey; /
u. Weber, Republican, Thiriy-third New
York.
Gen. Butler addressed an audience o
| 5000 people on the Fair Grounds al Mime
apolis. His speech was su. s,antialiy Tia,
same ~ that in Detroit and chicago.