The true northerner., 1886-07-22
POLITICAL.

William L. Scott has been unani-
mously renominated for Congress by the DEM
ocrats of the Erie District of Pennsylvania
Most of the Virginia delegation Wis
tied the President the other day TO ask for the
denomination of John Goode as Solicitor
General, but they received a non committal
answer
General Butler will run for Congress
in the Lowell, Mass, district
New Hampshire Prohibitionists met
in State Convention and nominated Colonel
Joseph Wentworth, OF Concord, for Governor.
Resolutions were passed declaring the liquor
traffic national question, arraigning the Re
publican and Democratic parties as its allies,
and demanding the enforcement of the Sunday
laws.
The Kansas Prohibition State Con-
vention assembled at Emporia, organized by
choosing H. c. Vrooman, of Usage County,
permanent Chairman and M. Z. Tosmot per-
manent Secretary, and nominated the follow
ing ticket For Governor c. H. BranscOmbe;
Lieutenant Governor, T. W. Huston; Secre-
tary of State, n b. Klaine; Auditor, c. II.
Langston, a colored man; Attorney General,
w. S. Waite; Treasurer, William Crosby;
Superintendent of Public Schools, Mrs DR..
Sutlbert; Associate Justice, L. H. Payton, of
Emporia.
The Dakota Constitutional Conven-
ton at Sioux Falls declined 70 submit to a vote
of the people the question of at once declaring
the Territory State. This is said to be
bitter disappointment TO Judge Campbell and
his following
The Wisconsin Republican State Con-
vention for the nominal on of officers has been
summoned to meet at Madison Sept s
The Mississippi State Prohibition
Convention met at Jackson with a large at
tendance and approved the local option law.
Committees for canvass work were appointed.
The Democrats of the First Con-
gressional District of Indiana have nominated
John NJ. Mccullough for Congress. The Re-
publicans of the Second Indiana District nom
mated Rev. M. S Ragdale for Congress-
George L. Barnes was unanimously renomin-
ated for Congress by the Democratic Conven-
ton Of the Tenth Georgia District. The Demo-
Gratis of the Fifth Iowa District have
renominated Hon. Ben T. Frederick for Con-
gress. The Democratic Congressional Con-
vention Of the Fourth Mississippi District re-
nominated T. G. Catchings by acclsmation.
Acting Secretary Fairchild has sum-
marily dismissed chief of division and two
clerks in his Office for discreditable conduct in
connection with examinations for promotion,
says Washington dispatch. II seems the
chief of division had been instructed TO pre-
pare examination papers for promotion in his
Office, and after dong so surrepti-
tously furnished copies of the ques-
tions to two of his clerks under him
This fac. was brought TO the atten-
ton of the head OF the Office, who made in
quiry of the accused parties, and upon their
denial Of the truth OF the charges reported
them to the Acting Secretary as persons un-
worthy TO hold position under the Govern
ment high official Of the Treasury Depart
ment states that he is convinced this practice
has been long in vogue, and that the authori-
ties are determined TO put a stop to it, as far
as possible.
Gov. Stoneman has called an extra
session of the Legislature Of California TO tako
action as to irrigation.