Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-27
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POLITICAL POTPOURRL
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Daily Grist.

WHEELING, W. Va, August 27.-In the fourth
West Virginia district the democrats nominated
James A Copehart of Jackson county after a
hot contest. Judge Jackson, who was unseated
by the present Congress- was q candidate and
bitterly fought Copehart. The Camden demo-
Gratis also opposed him. Copehart is a farmer.
KANSAS CITY, NO., August 27.-The democrats
OF the second Kansas district last evening NOM
mated j. =. Chapman, editor Of the Fort scott
Tribune, for Congress
BOISE CITY, IDAHO, August 27.-The Demo-
Gratis last night nominated Alexander E. May
gress.
SPRINaTIELD. ONO, August 2.-The tenth
district democratic congressional convention
yesterday nominated John Q. Smith, prom
ihent tsrif reformer and Farmers Alliance
man.
Thaddeus E. Crowley OF Pickaway county
was unanimously nominated for secretary Of
state.
cnoorAw RETURNS.
New ORLEANS, August 27.-The Picdytne's
Paris, Tcx.. special says complete returns from
the Choctaw election give the figures in the
gubernatoriel race: Wilson n. Jones, !, 790; Ben
Smal.wood, 1,496; majority for Jones, 294
rILLMAS WILL BE GOVERNOR. .
CHARLESTON, S. C., August 27.-The straight
out democratic conference at Columbia ad-
journed at o'clock this morning. Senator NJ.
c. Butler came down from Washington and it
is said smoothed over things. All danger of a
split is now past and Tillman will be the next
governor Of South Carolina.
The state conference of -Tillmanites met
last night at $50 and adjourned at 2:30 am.
The proceedings were secret and reporters
were pledged to report only results.
RESOLUTIONS were adopted condemning the
action OF the August democratic convention as
tyrannous and usurpative and approving the
withdrawal Of the delegates who seeded
Tillmans charges and aspersions upon the
party in power were condemned and asserted
to have been utterly refuted in every instance
Its thought by many persons that there
Will be no further attempt TO organize the OPP
position.
oKLAHOMA's LEGISLATURE.
GUTHRIE, I. T., August 27.-The Oklahoma
legislature will convene here today at 10
o'clock. The republicans of the lower house
in caucusing decided on II. Merton for speaker
and Capt. W. II. Baker for scrgeant-at-arms.
The democrats in western Colorado have
adopted series OF resolutions indorsIng Chief
Justice Fuller for the presidency in 1892
1t is said tho republicans Of Pulaski county,
Ark, have discovered a democratic plot to
keep the colored voters away from the polls by
getting them to go on 5O-cent excursion to
Memphis from Little Rock and then leaving
them there. The regular fare is S10.SO
The republican congressional convention of
the seventh Pennsylvania district, now repre-
sented by Robert NJ. Yardley, met at Lnnsdale
yesterday and Irving ?. Wagner Of Nor-istown
was nominated by reclamation.
At Whkesbarre the democrats of the twelfth
Pennsylvania district nominated John B. Rey-
nolds of Kingston for Congress.
The third district West Virginia democratic
congressional convention met in Hunton yes
terday, and by reclamation renominated ]. d.
Anderson. who is the present member from
that district Ex-Governor e. W. Wilson had
his name withdrawn from the contest, and this
left the field to Mr.. Anderson.
The Idaho democrats yesterday afternoon
nominated Benjamin Wilson Of Boise county
for governor.
A meeting convened at Tacoma. Wash. yes
terday for the purpose OF organizing a state as
ISOLATION Of democratic clubs. Every county
in the state was represented. JEFF. Chandler
of st. Louis will deliver the principal address
today. Letters OF regret were read yesterday
from ex-President Cleveland, Governor Hill
and others