Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-08-16
The Political Field.

The executive boardof the New Hampshire
republican state committee will meet III Con.
cord tomorrow to select the presiding officer
for the state convention. It is stated that five
members back Gen. John w. Sturtevant for the
position, while three prefer W. E. Chandler.
The Massachusetts democratic state commit.
tee has decided to hOldthe state con vention at
Worcester september %, A. B. Alger, of Cam
bridge, was elected secretary, in place of j. w,
COveney, who resigned.
All the counties except one in the fifth
Georgia district have elected delegates to the
lanta. The Hon. N. ]. Hammond, the present
representative, carries two counties with ten
votes, Fulton county, in which Atlanta is sit
of Spaiding county carries nine counties with
twenty votes, thus insuring his nomination
over Representative Hammond.
1t has been decided 70 change the date OF
holding the Massachusetts republican state
convention to September %. Thus for the
first time in several years the republicans will
make their Nominations after the democrats
have made theirs.
The prohibitionists of western Maryland ex.
They will hold their congressional convention
for the sixth district at Frederick, September
The election of delegates to the Delaware
democratic gubernatOrial and congressional
convention which meets tomorrow, resulted in
the choice of a majority in favor OF the Sauls-
bury-LOre forces, and against the Bayard wing
The Hon. Frank Hiscock, who is a candidate
~. Oo!'Co OtdtoS CcudUc " cuCCcCO w dTucI
Miller, Is carefully arranging his plans tosecure
the nomination in central New York of assem-.
blymen who may be relied upon to vote for him
on joint ballot.
A movement is on foot among democrats to
defeat the nomination Of Representative Scott
at the coming congressional conference at Erie
Pa, on August "a. Mr.. Scott will throw all his
influence to Judge VIM. A. Galbraith In the
event Of his own Withdrawal.
In 1870 there was inserted In the Nebraska
state constitution o provision that a. the gen.
eral election Immediately preceding the exp1ra-
tlon OF the term of q United States Senator
rom that state the electors shall by ballot ex-
press their preference for some person for the
Office OF United States Senator. No action has
time. Senator Van Wyck, who Is 3 candidate
Tor reelection has determined to appeal to the
people Tor their expression of preferences under
this proviso, and he has accordingly issued q
manifesto.
The prohibitionists of New York city will hold
convention this evening to put in nomination
candidates Tor the offices OF mayor, register and
TWO judges OF the supreme court.
zen. J. w. Denver, democratic nominee for
Congress In the Twelfth district, has been re-
ported hostile TO Cleveland. He said at Will
mlngton saturday: 81 worked for Cleveland 8
eiectlon with all my heart, and while am not
pleased with all OF his appointments nor his de-
very high opinion of his ability and integrity
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Col. u. w. sheafe, treasurer of the democratic
central committee Of Dakota, has written TO
Cnairman 1nman resigntng his position. The
coIonel says: II am constrained 70 tender my
resignation for the reason that. having accepted
federal office It is not becoming In me TO re-
tain the position Of treasurer the central COM
mittee.