Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-07
POLITICAL WORK.
Nominations for Congress Yesterday
and Today.

GRAND Forks, ND, August THE demo-
cratic state convention here yesterday nomi-
mated the following ticket: For Congressman,
John ID. Benton; governor, W. n. Roach; heu-
tenant governor, George II. Garret; secretary
Of state, Il. A. Wilson; auditor, Charles E
Beech; treasurer. Isaac Z. Baker; attorney gem
eral, J. n. Brooke.
The democratic nominations include the best
men OF the party. Democratic leaders Of great
popularity heretofore, but who, unfortunately
were involved in the lottery Inbroglio of last
winter, have been moved TO the rear and the
antl-lottery men OF unimpeachable integrity
and honorable record are put at the 'front.'
Ihe platform indorses the national platforms
OF 1884 and 1883, particularly the reduction Of
taxation and the tariff, demands free coinage OF
silver and denounces the Lodge election bill,
yet 1t avoids involving the party in unimport-
ant local issues.
UTAH GONE LIBERAL
SALT LAKE, UTAH, August The liberals
have carried Salt Lake county with the excep-
tion of sheriff and recorder. and through irreg-
ulsrities in the German precincts they may be
counted out, as their majorlties are very small
The liberals carried Salt Lake, Box Elder sum-
INIT and Webber counties. which are, in fact
the territory, as they contain eight-tenths Il
the population.
OKLAHOMA REPUBLICAN.
GUTHRIE, OKLAHOMA, August THE territory
has gone republican. The county in which
Guthrie is located elected nine republican
members OF the Legislature by about zoo ma
Jorlty, ana Saltwater county. IN the northeast
part OF the state, was carried by the Farmers'
Alliance by a safe majority. thus electlng four
legislators The Farme rs Alliance may also se-
cure several members from Reno county in the
southwest part OF the territory
THE FIGHT ON VANCE
CHARLOTTE, NC, August THE warfare of
the Farmers Alliance and the Richmond and
Danville railroad against Senator Vance grows
apace and it is exciting much interest IL has
been supposed by democrats outside the alli-
ance that, that organization having named
seven out OF nine congressional nominees no
formidable attempt would be made to defeat
the Senator. Ii appears, however, that the
farmers will determinedly oppose Mr.. Vance
because OF his stand on the subtreasury bill
CONGRESSIONAL NOMINATIONS.
JEFFERSON CITY, No., August I'm conven-
ton here yesterday the democrats Of this
district nominated Richard p. Bland for
Congress for his tenth consecutive term.
There was no opposition. immediately
after the convention adjourned Roger q Mills
OF Texas addressed an audience OF 5000 per-
sons in the hall of the house of REPRESENTATIVES,
LoGASsPoRT, IND, August The repubh-
can congressional committee of the tentn In
diana district yesterday decided to hold the
convention at Rensselaer,, August 26
BUTLER, Mo-, August7.-The twelfth district
democratic congressional convention is in .
deadlock over the nomination of a successor to
Congressman VIM. J. Stone. The convention
adjourned at 10 O'Clock last night after sixty
Six ballots had been taken without result
There are six can ndldates, and il is said none Of
them will withdraw
LOGAN, OHIO, August THE democratic
congressional convention of the thirteenth dis
trict nominated Irvine DUNCAN of jackson
county.
The republican congressional convention Of
the ninth Michigan district yesterday renom-
mated Byron NJ. Cutcheon unanimously.
The democrats of the eleventh Illinois dis
trict yesterday nominated Benz. L. Cable Of
Rock Island for Congress.
The republicans of the Decatur. Ala con-
gressional district yesterday nominated Richard
w. Austin for Congress
The democrats of the seventh Texas district
unanimously nominated W. II. Grain for Con-
gress.
The denomination of the Hon. Jas II Blount
by the democrats of the sixth Georgia districS
gives him his tenth term in Congress