Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1885-01-08
POLITICAL HAPPENINGS.
JANUARY.


2. Resignation of Judge McCrary, of the
Eighth Circuit Court
3. inauguration of Hon George ID. Robin
son (Rcp) rs Governor of Massachusetts.
L. Election of Bdmunds AS President pro
tenn. OF the Senate.
inauguration of George w. Hoadly (Dem.l as
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 f. w. Rockwell tRop.) as Con
gresham of the Twelfth Massachusetts Dis
Is. Election of Judge Ephram Wilson (Dem.)
United States Senator from Maryland.
-. w. Ii. Allison reelected Senator from
Iowa.
FEBRUARY.
6. Election of Hon. Joseph c. s. Blackburn
DEM United States Senator from Kentucky.
MARCH.
l. Election of Il. III. Funston Rep) Congress
man from the Second Kansas District
q. John A stevenson nominated for Gov
ernor by the Louisiana Republican State Con-
10. George IT. Cor1iss nominated Tor Gov
ernor by the Rhode Island Democratic State
Convention, but declines, whereupon Thomas
w. Segar is substituted.
%. Governor Bourne renominated by the
Rhode island Republican State Convention. j.
%. David j. Brewer of Kansas, nominated
by the President to be Judge OF the Eighth
judicial Circuit Court vice Hon. George w.
McCrary, resigned.
APRIL.
of Rhode Island.
IS. General Oglesby nominated for Governor
by the Illinois Republicans.
II. Frank Il. Reid nominated for Governor
by the Tennessee Republicans.
10. j. Ii, Hobbs nominated for Governor by
the Illinois Prohibitionists, w. II. Calkins for
Governor by the Indiana Republicans, and
Governor Bate rcnominated for Governor by
Tennessee Democrats.
~. McEnery (Dem.) elected Governor of
Louisiana.
J. S. Robinson nominated for Secretary of
State by the Ohio Republican State Conven-
So. Governor Robbie. of Maine, renominated
for Governor by Maine Republican State Con-
vention.
16. Governor Butler, of Massachusetts,,
nominated for President by the Anti-Monopo-
Lat Convention ut
States Senator from Louisiana to succeed d..
+. Jonas, Democrat
nominated for President, and General A. NJ.
West for Vice.Presdent by the National
Greenback Convention ut indianapolis, Ind.
JUNE.
2. Binger Hermann Rep) elected Congress
g. James G.. Blaine, of Maine, nominated for
President and John A. Logan for Vice-Presi-
in Chicago. The vote cast for the different
candidates was as follows: First hallot-Ar-
thur, 27S: Blaine, 334h; Edmunds, SO; Logan,
eah; John sherman, 30; Hawley, 10; Lincoln,
thur 276; Blaine $40; Edmunds, So: Logan, 81 I;
John sherman, %; Hawlcy, u; Lincoln. Al;
IA; blaine, go; Edmunds, so: Logan, So; John
Sherman, -; Hawley, ID; Lincoln, 8; General
sherman, e. Fourth ballot : Arthur, 2O7;
Blaine, OIL; Edmunds, Al; Logan, Z; Hawley,
present, so; necessary to a choice, All.
20. 5. G. Pomeroy, of Kansas, nominated for
for yice-President by the American Prohibi-
ton Convention, assembled at Chicago.
JULY.
8 3. Carter II. Harrison nominated for Gov
ernor by the Illinois Democratic Convention.
10. The Democratic National Convention
assembled ut Chicago; took the first ballot for
n Presidential candidate, with the following
result: Cleveland, 39g; Bayard, 40; Thurman,
So; Mcdonald, 50; Hoadly, 3; Randall, %; Car
Isle, "a; Hendricks, /; IildeD, j; Flower, A.
H. The following is the vote received by the
different candidates for President in the Ma
| tional Democratic Convention-second ballot:
| Cleveland, 6S}; Bayard, Slh; Hendricks. 45ta
| Thusscan, 4; Randall, 4; Mcdonald, Whole
number " delegates present, St2; necessary
| to a choice, 547. Grover Cleveland. OF New
York, was thus nominated for President, and
Thomas A. Hendricks was afterwards nomi-
mated for Vice-President.,
H. j. A. Martin nominated Tor Governor Dy
the Kansas Republican Convention. James
q. Blaine writes letter accepting the Repub-
lican nomination for President.
81 General John "A. Logan accepts the Re
| publican nomination for Vico-President.
"a John =. ST. John nominated for President
and William III. Daniel Tor N1ce-PreSluenJ Dy
the Prohlbitionist National Convention at
Pittsburgh, Pa.
"a II. s. Dwggins nominated for Governor
| by Indiana Prohibitionist State Convention.
| and II. w. Wilson nominated for Governor by
| West Virginia Democrats.
% Isaac y. Gray nominated for Governor
by Indiana Democratic State Convention.
30 Edwin Maxwell nominated for Governor
| by West Virginia Republican and Greenback
| State Convention.
AUGUST.
13 III. o. Mcdaniel nominated for Governor
| by Georgia Democratic State Convention, and
j. s. Marmaduke for Governor by Missouri
Democratic State Convention.
Is. Ben Butler accepts his many nomina-
| tons.
49, Grover Cleveland accepts the Demo-
| cratic nomination for President
20. Thomas A. Hendricks accepts the Demo
| cratic nomination for Vice-Presdent.
81. John Ireland renominatcd for Governor
| by the Democrats of Texas.
y. Belva Lockwood nominated for Presi-
dent by the Woman Suffragists at San Fran
| CISCO
gEPTEMBER.
I. s. p. Hudson elected Governor OF Arkan
| sas.
q s. T. Pingree elected Governor of Yer.
mont Governor Waller renominated for
Governor by Connecticut Democrats. Gov.
| ernor Rusk, of Wisconsin, renOminated for
/ Governor by Republicans. Washington Jones
4 Endorsed for Governor by Texas Republican,