The National tribune., 1892-06-30
POLITICAL NOTES,

POLITICAL NOTES.
A comrade writing from McCook, Neb., says
tho Republican Congressional Convention for
the Fifth District of Nebraska was held al Nc
Cook June Is, and placed in nomination w. e.
Andrews, OF Hastings, on the first ballot.
Ninety three members Of the Convention wore
the Grand Army button. Prof Andrews is 81
years of age, native of Iowa, and is a graduate
OF Parsons College, at Fairfield, Iowa, class of
1884. He located at Hastings in January, 1885,
rs Principal Of the public schools and is now
Professor OF History in Hastings College. He
has made the study of National History a
special line of study for some years. He is also
President of Nebraska State Teachers Associa-
tion, ::and always has good word to say for the
old soldiers and, should he be elected, will be
an honor to his District and State.
A Western paper says that Jerry Simpsons
farmer constituents are taking exceptions to
the fact that he has been putting on airs during
his sojourn in Washington; the latter indict-
ment includes several counts such as wearing
kid gloves, carrying cane, and wearing tailor
made clothes. The Congressman's bicycle also
comes in for its share of condemnation, and
the story is being circulated among the farmers
that tho superior charms of cycling have on
more than one occasion weaned their Repre-
sentative from his official duties.
Gen. Henry B. Cleaves, of the 23d and Both
Me-, was nominated by reclamation by the
btpuDllctu Cldtc COUFSutlDu ~ OTkihUu, Me-,
last week. Gen. Cleayes is one of the most
popular Grand Army men in the Pine Tree
State.
One OF the New York papers that ought to
be better informed on such matters, announced
that Hon. Adlai E. Stevenson, the nominee on
the Democratic ticket for the Vice Presidency,
was gallant soldier. This is not the case, as
Gen. Stevenson never served his country in a
military capacity, but gets the title of General
frorr haviup bpan First ASziStsut pnstmactpr-
General during the Cleveland Administration.
The Congressional Directory of the 46th Con-
gress shows that Adlsi E. Stevenson, of Bloom
ington, was born in Christian County, KY,
Oct. %, 1885; removed to Bloomington, ILL.,, in
1852; was educated at the Illinois Wesleyan
University and at Center College, Kentucky /;
is lawyer by profession; was Master in Chan
Gerry in WOodford County, ILL.,, from 1851 to
1865; was States Attorney for the 23d Judic-
iai Circuit from 1864 to 1868; was Represent
alive from Illinois in the 44th Congress; was
appointed by the President a member of the
Board Of Visitors to West Point in 1877, and
was elected to the 18th Congress by the Ma
tional Greenback and Democratic parties re-
ceiving 13, $40 votes, against l2058 votes for 7.
F. Upton, Republican, and 134 votes for L. n.
Bickmore Prohibitionist.
While speaking at the Chicago Convention,
and warning the Democratic party not to nomi-
nate Grover Cleveland, Congressman Bourke
Cochran said that he (Cleveland) could not get
one of the $4,000 Democratic old soldier votes
in the State of New York that any other good
Democrat could, and called upon two promi-
nent soldier delegates from that State to con-
firm the opinion. (He referred to Gems. Slo-
cum and Sickles.) Gen. Sickles arose in his
seat and said he did not believe Cleveland
could get the vote of single old soldier in
New York, aud Gen. Slocum confirmed Gen.
Sickies's opinion.