Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-29
GR0SVENOR REFUSED
w. d. d. Cowles Renominated on the
l74th Ballot.
CASWELL OF WISCONSIN BEAT.
The Switchmen's Strike in Chi
Cago All Over.
THE NEWS OF THE DAY BY TELEGRAPH
FLORIDA POLITICS WARMING UP.
a Hot Convention-Cowles Gets 1t
CASWELL OF WISCONSIN BEAT.
THE NEWS OF THE DAY BY TELEGRAPH
FLORIDA POLITICS WARMING UP.
A Hot ConventiOn-Cowies Gets 1t
Caswcll kpocked Out.

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ling. United States district attorney for the
northern judicial district was yesterday
nominated for Congress by the re-
publcans Of the second congressional
district. Stripping is the man who presided an
the case in Judge Swaynes court against al
legged violators of the election laws Good
rich, his chief competitor, is the contestant for
Gen. Bullock's seat in Congress, the election
committee having made a report about a
month ago recommending that he be seated
DIR. Hicks, the spiritual adviser OF Guiteau dur
ing the assassin's trial in 1881, was prominent
| candidate. Three ballots were taken. during
which STRIPPING gained constantly. While the
third was In progress a motion to MAKE Strip
llngs nomination unanimous was carried and
he accepted tho honor in a red hot speech. A
long platform was adopted, the salient points
being demands that the negro vote shall be
counted in the south and recommending fed
eral control OF congressional elections
THE COMMITTEE SET EN- UP.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla, August 29-No state
convention will be held by Florida republicans
this year. The state central committee met in
Ocala yesterday and placed the following state
ticket in nominations: For controller-I.eroy
ID. Ball Of Tallahassee. For associate justice of
the supreme court-Jas. r. Challen Of Jack
sonville.
MR.. GRosvENoRs DISTRICT.
GALLIpoLE, ONO, August 29-There is no
change in the struggle for the congressional
nomination in the twelfth district Forty-six
additional ballots were taken this morning,
making a total of 446. A motion to take a
lecess until IL o'clock was carried by the forces
of Thompson and Enochs combining. Grosve-
nor's friends voted against il.
Gen. w. II. Enochs was nominated on the
447th ballot.
GrosvenOr withdrew just before the last
ballot ~.
FARwELL is CANDIDATE
CHICAGO, August Ex-senator Farwell denies
positively that he is not candidate for re-
election to the Senate and 10 satisfied he will
succeed himself.
COULDN'T CHOOSE.
FRESNO. CAL, August 29-The sixth con-
gressional district republican convention ad-
| iourned to meet at Ventura, September 4, after
taking sixty Intellectual ballots for the nomina-
| tion for Congressman. The last ballot stood
| Rowell Of Fresno. AZ; Bowers of San Diego, "a
| Lindley OF Los Angeles, 76.
Mr. cowLEs RENoMINATED.
CHARLOTTE, N. c., August 29-Col W. ii. III.
Cowles, present member from the eighth con.
gressional district. was nominated on the I74th
ballot over Graham, the alliance candidate,
and Bowers, the regular candidate. There was
| the best of order and everything passed of
pleasantly. Wire pulling and continued en-
| durauce on the part OF all factions were the
most noticeable features Of the convention.
| MR.. cAswELL DEFEATED.
CLINTON JUNCTION, Wis, August 2s.-The
deadlock in the first district republican con.
gressional convention was broken this morning
on the eighty-fourth ballot, H. A. Cooper OF
| Racine receiving the nomination. This is the
district now represented by Congressman Cas-
we'll, who was also a candidate.
NOMINATIONS FOR CONGRESS.
E. L. Redmond, by the republicans of the
sixth district Of Missouri.
E. L. Augier, by the republicans Of the first
| district OF Texas.
j. J. Russell, by the democrats Of the tenth
| w. D. Owen, by the republicans of the tenth
| district Of Indiana.
JOS. G. Cannon. by the republicans of the if
teenth district OF Illinois.
Francis NJ. Harrington, by the republicans
| OF :he first district of Missouri
Judge Phillips by the republicans Of the
second district of Kansas.
Congressman Pickler. by the republicans OF
the second district of South Dakota.
John Gamble. by the republicans Of the first
district Of South Dakota.
Alexander McIver. by the republicans of the
| fourth district of North Carolina
Rev. ID. p. Meachsm, by the independent
| alliance democrats of the fourth district OF
North Carolina.
b. II. Bum, by the democrats Of the fourth
district OF North Carolina.
c. II. Moore, by the convention Of colored
men of the fifth district Of North Carolina
j. NJ Brown by the republicans Of the fifth
district of North Carolina
A. ii. Williams by the democrats of the fifth
district Of North Carolina
7. c. Thomas. by the independent republi-
can alliance industrial union of the seventh
district OF North Carolina.
John 8. Henderson, by the democrats OF the
seventh district of North Carolina.
Claude NJ. Bernard, by the republicans OF the
first district Of North Carolina.
w. A. b. Branch, by the democrats of the
first district Of North Carolina.
p. G. Lester, by the democrats Of the fifth
district Of Virginia.
Thomas E. Watson, by the democrats of the
tenth district Of Georgia.
w; 7: Crawford. by ne democrats of the
ninth district OF North Carolina
L. d. Palmer, by the .prohibitionists of the
second district Of Nebraska
Rey. IL. HI GlRnin- nv ha y,roh;h;S;,u,;.s~ oS