Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-08-22
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL,

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tions were made on the 14th: Illinois,
Eighth district, L. W. Brewer Dem :; Six
teenth, Edward Harlan Rep). Indiana,
Fifth district, II. W. Duncan (Rep }; Thir-
teenth, William Hayne (Rep.). Michigan,
Third district, James O'Donnell (Rep.).
Minnesota, Second district, NJ 8. Wilkin-
son (Dem.). North Carolina, Seventh dis
trict, A. j. Ellis Rep.). Maryland, Fifth
district w. II. HELEN Rep). Georgia,
Fourth district, T. W. Grimes Dem J.
Ninth, A. D. Chandler Dsm.). Missouri,
First district. s. g. Brock Rep.).
JAMES g. BLAINE arrived at Augusta,
Me-, on the evening Of the 18th, and his
fellow townsmen gave him an enthusiastic
welcome.
CHARLES CROKER, second vice-president
OF the Southern Pacific Railroad Company,
died at Monterey, CAL, on the 18th, aged
sixty six years.
COLONEL JAMES L. d. MORRISON, better
known as Don Morrison, a noted Demo-
cratic politician, died at St Louis on the
18th.
The President on the 14tn issued an
order placing Major General scnofield in
| command Of the army, with headquarters
at Washington.
l. The American party met in National
convention in Washington on the 18th. A
! split was caused on the question of repre-
sentation, and all tho delegates except
| those from New York and California with
drew Those remaining nominated Gen.
eral James L. Curtis, of New York, for
President, and James N. Greer, of Tennes.
see, for Vice-President The platform IA
vor3 the abolition of the naturalization
| laws, demands that no criminals, paupers
or insane persons shall be allowed to come
to this country, denounces alien ownership
of land, and favors free technical schools
| for American children.
| CONGRESSIONAL nominations were made
| on the 18th as follows: Thirteenth Iii.
nois district, Major James A. Connolly
(Rep.); Eighth Iowa district, James p.
| Flick (Rep.) Eleventh Iowa district, J. s.
Struble (Rep.) renominated; Eleventh In
diana district, George w. Steele y(Rep }
renominated; Ninth Ohio district M. G..
Cooper (Rep.) renominated; Fifth South
renominated: Second Maryland district,
Theodore F. Long (Rep.). H..
THE Democrats of Minnesota held their
convention at st. Paul on the 18th and
nominated E. M. Wilson for Governor
The platform adopted eulogizes Cleveland
and Thurman and the Presidents Admins
tration, and declares that the abolition Of
i a superhuous revenue by the reduction Of
the excessive taxes upon necessaries Is the
pre-eminsnt issue of, the campaign.
The National Prohibitions headquarters
were on the 18th, at the request Of Genera
Fisk, removed from Chicago 70, New Yorl
City. - T.
The Connecticut Republicans met q
Hartford on the 18th and nominated Stat
ticket. with Morgan g. Buckley, Of Hart
ford, for Governor. The platform adopted
indorses the Chicago nominees and plat
form, favors liberal pensions, pledges tn,
party to further legislation to restrain in
temperance and declares hostility to the
theories of free trade ant the Democrat.
idea Of q tariff for revenue only.
4 TIE Union Labor party of Michigan me
in Detroit on the 18th and split into tw,
factions over the report of the Committe,
on Credentials The delegates who with
drew held "a separate convention and In
dorsed the Democratic reenback ticket
4 The anti fusionists remained and put In tn.
field the following ticket: For Governor
Wtldman Mills; Lieutenant- Governor Pau
Warren; Secretary Of State, George Nc
i Allister: State Treasurer, James Winaey
Auditor General, John Q. Fable; Commits
q sioner 81 Land Office, Malvin W. SCOTT
Superintendent Public Instruction, Mrs
y 8. 3. n. Morey.