Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-05-12
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PERSONAL AND POLITICAL
COMMISSIONERS CARTER, of the general
land Office, will probably resign his office
about the end of the present fiscal year.
THE alliance conference at Birming-
ham, Ala, formulated an address in
which it is stated that the alliance is
not in politics and members may vote
as they please.
GEORGE w. WINsrEAD is the republi-
can nominee for governor of Tennessee.
THE Wisconsin democrats Endorsed
the candidacy of Grover Cleveland for
the democratic nomination and elected
the following delegates at large:
Messrs. Villas, Bragg, Wall and Knight,
THE committee on foreign relations
reported an amendment to the sundry
civil bill increasing the amount for the
enforcement of the Chinese exclusion
act from $50, 900 to 100000.
THE Arkansas prohibition convention
nominated Judge N. ]. Nelson, of Rog-
ers, for governor, leaving in the hands
of the central committee the power and
discretion of nominating candidates for
other state Offices
THERE was an immense crowd at Gle
burne, Tex, recently to hear the joint
debate between Hon. James s. Hogg.
present governor, and Judge Clark,
Gubernatoria1 candidate. A portion of
the grand stand fell with crash, car
rying down hundreds of men, women
and children. There were two fatalities
and many limbs were broken and peo-
pie seriously injured. Debate was sus-
pended for quite while, but later on
the programme was carried out
THE Wisconsin republicans Endorsed
President Harrison.
OWING to grave and seemingly ire
concilable differences of opinion in
regard to matters of administrative inn
portance, President Adams, of Cornell
university, has sent his resignation to
the board of trustees.
ORsAMUs G. WARREN, senior proprie-
tor of the Buffalo IN. " Commercial,
died of pneumonia.
THE republicans of Illinois have nomi-
mated the following state ticket: For
governor, Joseph G. Fifer (renomi-
nated); for lieutenant-governor, Ly-
man B. Ray; for secretary of state, 1.
N. Pearson; for auditor of state, G.
w. Fancy; for state treasurer, Henry
L. Hertz; for Encouragement, George
w. Prince.
THE result of the Kansas republican
convention was: Congressman at large
George T. Anthony. Delegates at
large-John j. Ingalls,, c. C.. James,
Calvin Hood, L. A. Bigger, E. c. Little
and A. B. Ellis. Electors-William
Hamilton, Rudolph Hatfield and D. w.
King.
THE democrats of Vermont in con-
vention unanimously nominated Brad
ley B. Smalley, of Burlington, for gov
ernor and George NJ. Dearborn for lieu
tenant governor. A national conven-
ton delegation was chosen but not in
structed.
THE national republican delegates
from West Virginia were not instructed
The four at large are c. B. Hart, of the
Wheeling Intelligencer; ex-senator
Thomas E. Davis, Grafton; John D.
Hewitt, MercSr county; John A. Hutch
inson, Parkersburg.
SENATOR DAVIS presided over the Min
nesota republican state convention.
Ex-Gov. J. S. Pillsbury, F. B. Daugher-
ty, Frank O'Day and Stanford Newell
were elected delegates at large to Min
neapolis. Patrick Fox and F. L. Nc
Ghee were named, as presidential cleo
tors at large The resolutions do not
instruct.
JAY GOULD was quite i'll in his private
ear at Albuquerque, n. NJ, the other
day.
PROF. AUGUST WILHELM HOFFMAN,
the distinguished German chemist, is
dead. He was member of many so
cieties, including the Royal society of
London. He was corresponding mem
Der of the institute of France and an
officer of the French Legion of Honor.