Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-01-23
POLITICAL HAPPENINGS.
JANUARY.


3. Resignation of Judge McCrury, of the
Eighth Circuit Court. an
3. Inauguration of Hon. George d.. Robin
son dRtSpJ us Governor OF MASSACHUSETTS,;
II. Election OF Edmund IT'S President pro
TEN. of the Senate.
Inauguration of George w. Hoadly (Dcmy us
Governor of Ohio, and Albeit as Governor Of
New Jersey.
Is. Election of Henry B. Payne Dem.) as
United States senator from Ohio,
Election OF +. W. Rockwell tRcp) as Con-
gresham of the Twelfth Massachusetts Dis
trict.
Is. Election of Judge Ephraim Wilson Dcmy
United states senator from Maryland.
~. w. Is. Allison reelected senator from
Iowa..
FEBRUARY.
g.. Election of Hon. Joseph G. S. Blackburn
(DemD United States Senator from Kentucky.
MARCH.
l.. Election of Z. II. Funston Itcp) Congress-
man from the Second Kansas District.
t. John Il stevenson nominated for Gov
crnor by the Louisiana Republican State Con-
vcntiOn.
10. George Fl. CorIiss nominated for Gov
crnOr by the Rhode Island Democratic State
Convention. but declines, whercupon Thomas
w. Scgnr is substituted.
%. Governor Bourne rcnominated by the
Rhode Island Republican State Convention.
s3i David J: brewer OF Kansas, nominated
judicial Circuit Court, vice Hon. George w.
McCrury, resigned.
-. F.ltctIOU Ol-IbOufHt t1tcp) 10 DC uONofEOf
Of Rhode island.
Is. General Oglcsby nominated ~forGovcrnor
by the Illinois Republicans.
Il. Frank L. Reid nominated for Governor
by the Tennessee Republicans.
10. J. b. Hobbs nominated for Governor by
the Illinois Prohibitionists, w. Fl. Calkins for
Governor by the Indiana Republicans, and
Governor Bate rellolninatrd for Governor by
Tennessee Democrats.
~. McEnery iDemJ elected Governor Of
Louisiana.
J. S. Robinson nominated for Secretary Of
State by the Ohio Republican State Convcn-
ton.
for Governor by Maine Republican Suite Con-
vention.
16. Governor Butler. Of Massachusetts.
nominated for President by the Anti-Monopo-
list Convention at Chicago.
20. james Is. Eustis (Dem.) elected United
States Senator from Louisiana to succeed Il.
20. Governor Butler, of Massachusetts,
nominated for President, and General A. NJ.
West for Nicc-PreSidcnt by the National
Grecnback Convention at indianapolis, Ind.
.. Bingcr Hermann (Rep) elected Congress
man from Oregon.
q. James &. Blaine, of Maine, nominated for
dent by the National Republican Convention
in Chicago. The vote east for the different
fsna. as: n xas a: sa tH!'oT Eim nirit s b: logan,
G31s: John Sherman, 20; Hawley, IL; Lincoln,
4: General Sherman, =; Second ballot--Ar-
thur. 276: Blaine. $40; Edmunds, IS: Logan, 81;
John sherman, %; Hawley; 10; Lincoln, 4:
General Sherman, B. Third ballot-Arthur,
214; Blaine, 315; Edmunls, SO: Logan, 50: John
Sherman, %; Hnwley, Il: Lincoln, 8; General
Sherman, . Fourth ballot Arthur, :07;
Blaine, 81; Edmunds, Il; Logan, I; Hawley,
j; Lincoln, :. Whole number OF delegates
present. SD: necessary to Il choice, al.
~. S. C. Pomcroy, of Kansas, nominated for
President and J. A. COltant, OF Connecticut,
for Vice-Presidcnt by the American Prohibi"
ton Convention, assembled ut Chicago.
e3. Carter H. Harrison nominated for Gov
crnor iy the Illinois DeSaocIatle C9mventio7;
asscn,blcd ut Chicago; Gook the first ballot u
a Presi4 dgat;an e1? !asi n;v wIth 1 1he T rSSllpwiHs
IS: Mcdonald, 5S: HOadly,3 Randall, 10; CAP
isle, =; Hendricks, !; @il der r L; aiowef r. !, i H..
differeut candidates fOs President in the Ma
tiona' em c, s1H HseGr;cts pallet !5n:
Thurman. 1; Randall, 4; Mcdonald, =. Whole
number Of delegates present, NG; necessary