Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-05-16
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

CONGRESSMAN OUTHWAITE was renOmi-
mated on the 9Th by the Democrats Of the
Thirteenth Ohio district at Lancaster.
The Colorado Prohibition convention met
| at Denver on the sth and elected delegates
to the National convention.
The Michigan Greenbackers met on the
6th at Lansing and elected delegates at
large to the Cincinnati convention.
The New Hampshire Republicans met in
Concord on the Sth and selected National
delegates who 60 to Chicago uninstructed
The platform denounces the Administration
at Washington for it's tariff policy, it's
pension policy, and its ''pretense" of civil
service reform, and denounces the Demo
cratic party for identifying itself with the
interests of the liquor dealers throughout
the country
THE Republicans of Michigan held their
State convention at Grand Rapids on the
Sth and elected Robert E. Fraser, j. K.
Bots, w. Q. Atwood (colored) and F. B.
Dunston as delegates-at-large to the Ma
tional gathering in Chicago. The reso1u-
tions declare for the protection of Amer
lean industries, arraign the present Ad-
ministration for its selfish and sectional
tariff policy, and urge the delegates to use
every honorable means to secure the nomi-
nation of Ex-Governor Alger for President.
DELAWARE Democrats convened at Dover
! on the Sth and elected delegates to the Ma
tional convention. The platform favors
Cleveland's denomination and indorses the
Mills Tariff bill.
THOMAS RYAN was renominated for Con-
gress on the 8th by the Republicans Of the
Fourth district of Kansas, in session at
Emporia.
The Republicans of the Fourteenth dis
trict of Illinois on the 9Th renominated J. II.
Rowell for Congress-.
GENERAL GEORGE DIBBRELL, who served
many terms in Congress, died on the 9th at
Sparta, Tenn.
The Eighth Ohio district Democrats on
the 9th nominated A. r. Rollins, of Cincin-
natl, for Congress-, and in the Sixteenth
district they nominated ]. B. Owens.
THE Republican State convention Of Wis
consin was held ct Madison on the 9th.
Governor Rusk was urged for President,
and q platform demanding q protective
tariff was adopted. Senator j. G. Spooner,
II. c. Payne, II. o. Fairchild and n. c..
Adams were chosen National delegates,
and Henry G. Payne, Of Milwaukee, was
elected chairman Of the new State Com
| mittee. &r - 81 ~, ~
GEORGIA Democrats convened at Atlanta
on the 9th and chose as delegate-at-large to
GAo NhUAOudA COAVouCAOu rope b8rrOW, r..
G. Dubignon, Albert Cox and Washington
Dessau. The platform indorses the admin
istration of President Cleveland, and the
delegates were instructed for him. -.
JOHN r. GORDON, chairman of the State
Democratic Central Committee of Indiana,
died on the 9th at Greencastle, of pneu-
monia. .T,.! II -
REV. DR.. LYMAN ABBOTT, of New Y ork,
was on the 9th called to the passionate of
Plymouth Church, in Brooklyn. ="
THE President on the 9th nominated Rob
ert B. Roosevelt, of New York, to be Min
lister resident to the Netherlands, and Law
son v. Moore, Of Texas, to be Consul at
Lyons, France. go 80 - '."*''<f
THE Republicans Of New Jersey met at
Trenton on the 9th and selected Senator
Sewell, ex-Congressman Brewer, G.. A.
Halsey and Senator Griggs as delegates
at-large to the National convention A
strong protective platform was adopted,
and the delegates were instructed to sup
port William Walter Phelps for President.
KANSAS Republicans held their State
convention on the 9Th at Wichita, and