Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-08-26
The Political Field.
STATE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES NoMI-
NATIONS, ETC.

STATE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES NoMr-
NATIONS ETC.
The Ohio republican convention at Columbus
yesterday, after nominating Gen. JAS S. Rob-
inson for secretary OF state, as reported in THE
STAR, finished the ticket as follows: Supreme
judge, Marshall G. Williams, of Fayette county:
clerk OF the supreme court, U. II. Hester, Of
Van Vert county; school commissioner, Eli T.
Tappan, of Gambler; member OF board of public
works, w. NJ. Hahn, of Mansfield. The platform
condemns the present administration in its do
restoration of the wool tariff of 1867: commends
the Dow liquor law: crticises the U. S. Senate
in refusing to investigate Senator Payne; en-
dOrses the position OF ParnelI, etc.
The Iowa republican state convention at Des
Moines yesterday nominated the following
ticket: Secretary of state, F. ID. Jackson: treas
tOrney general, A. j. Baker, clerk of the SUI
preme court, q. 3. Pray; supreme court reporter.
democratic national administration as un nfaith-
full to It's promises OF economy and reform:
tavors the disposition of the public domain only
to actual settlers advocates the claims of Da-
kota to be made a state; favOrs more liberal
pension legislatiOn; condemns the want of the
freedom OF the ballot in the south; advocates
protective legislation; cOmmends the policy of
Parnell, and urges the faithful execution OF the
temperance laws of the state.
The North Carolina democratic state cOnyen.
ton yesterday nominated w. n. H. Smith tor
chief justice, Thomas S. Ashe and A. S. Merri-
mon for associate justices. These are the pres
ent supreme court justices. The convention
adopted no political platform or resolutions.
The impression is that the republicans will
make no nominations tor these Offices
Mr.. Blaine delivered another address yester-
day before a large and enthusiastic audience at
North Berwick, Me. His speech yesterday was
and he was followed by Congressman Reed and
Gen. Gibson, of Ohio.
- In the second congressional district of West
Virginia the democratic convention renomi-
mated the hon. VIM. l.. w ilson by reclamation,
aud in the fourth district of the same state Mr.
G &C. p: Hogg, HOY OF OF Mason county, was nominated,
uofeaLllk hon. EuStaCe Gibson nrpSant tncnm.
bent, and Judge jackson.
The convention to nominate q candidate for
Congress to succeed Hon. John W. Daniel, in
the sixth Virginia district, failed yesterday to
make nomination. The twenty.first ballot
resulted: Griffin, 81; Edmunds, AZ; Figgat,
-; M Martin, ~; necessary to choice, 81.
The republicans of the first Minnesota con.
gressional district renominated Hon. ]. Gilhl-
Ian by reclamation.
The republican convention of the second
North Carolina congressional district split into
two wings yesterday, one OF which nominated
James r. OHara (colored), present congress
mar man, while the other nominated 1. M. Abbott,
The democrats Of the fifth Kansas district
nominated Judge John F. Phillips tor Congress.
Judge l. W: Moore Of lagrange, was yester-
The democrats of the tenth Indiana congress
s'onai district nominated j. .. Hattery.
MORE RIoTING IN BELFAsT.-An attempt
was mace last evening to replace the police In
the Protestant quarters of Belfast, from which
they had been Withdrawn after the beginning
OF the riots. Fifty constables tried to patrol
shank Hill road. A mob stoned the police,
ana the latter, after vainly charging the mob,
were forced to retreat; several were injured.
The streets were finally cleared by troops.
Days tavern, on Peters Hill, has again been
wrecked: The mob placed chains across the
Shank Hill road, which tripped the police and
troops when they charged the mob. Twenty
rtbly stoned.