River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-08-25
WEsT .AND SOUTH.

DEMOCRATS in convention at Grand
Rapids. Mich. nominated the follow
ing ticket: For governor, Allen &.
Morse; lieutenant governor. Joseph Z.
Edwards; secretary of state, Charles
7. Marskey; state treasurer. Frederick
Marvin; auditor general, James A.
NaBnier; attorney general. Adolphus
a. Ellis; superintendent of public in
struction. Ferris ;. Fitch. The plat
form denounces the Mckinley law.
favors making silver on a par with
gold as the coin of the nation. and de-
mauds that the issuing of all circulat-
ing medium be made under acts of con-
gress as the business wants of tie
country may require.
The Wisconsin republicans in con-
vention at Milwaukee nominated John
C. SpOouer for governor, John c. Koch
for lieutenant governor. II. w. jackson
for secretary of state. 4. Peterson for
treasurer. James O'Neil for attorney
general and ". II. Chandler for super
intendent of public instruction. The
platform indorses President Harrison's
administration and reaiiirms the declar
alton OF the republican convention held
in Nav last Unon the educational ques-
tion.
II Chicago Nancy Hanks, the trotting
mare. lowered her own record and
broke the trotting record at Washing
ton park. making the mile in 2:O7I4.
TIE peoples party of Ohio met at
Massillon and nominated the following
ticket: Secretary of state, ;. G.
lhayer; Judges of supreme court, +.
d. Stark and J. ID. Payne; clerk of the
supreme court. W. Il. BoileS. Presi-
Dental electors were also chosen. The
platform indorscs the Omaha platform
and the national candidates. opposes
convict labor. favors the furnishing of
free school books TO public school
pupils, and protests against Senator
Brice holding mis- seat on the ground of
nOn-resiGence.
TINS house IF Nathan Ellis was
burned at Griffin. ia and five children
persisted in the flames The little ones
were locked in during the absence of
their parents.
NoM3NATIONs for congress were made
As follows: Illinois, Eleventh district.
i. L Marsh rep: Michigan. Fourth
district, II. T. Thomas (rep.); Georgia,
Fifth district. l. i. Livingston talli-
ancel; Michigan. Fourth district, 6. l..
Yaple (people'sl, Seventh .. L. Whit
ing ldem.). seventh. a. Podgett tpeo-
ple-sl, Eleventh. W. y. Ferris (peo-
ple'sl: kentucky, First district, W. }.
Defoe rep.
GOV. BUCHANAN has ordered the en-
tire national guard of Tennessee aud
the massing Of nearly 5000 deputy
sherifTs at Coal Creek to aid in restor-
inc order among the miners engaged in
stamping out the convict lease system.
II convention at Hastings the prohi-
bitiOn party of Nebraska nominated
full state ticket headed by C. L. Bent
ley for governor.
THE worlds fair directory accepted
the resignation of w. L. Baker as pres
ident and elected Vice President Hig
inbotham To the vacancy.
The democrats of Iowa in convention
al Davenport nominated J. II. McCon-
loCue for secretary of state. Charles
Ruegnitz for treasurer, Ezra Willard
for attorney general, =. Z. Van Dyke
for auditor. ". G.. Kent for railroad
commissioner and Nathaniel French
and W. W. Wilmer for presidential
electors at large. The platform in
aorSes the national convention held at
Chicago and the nominations made,
favors the election of United States
senators by the people. tariff reform,
aud favors the movement for better
roads.
w ". TRACY was reelected presiden.
at the state convention in Springfield,
H.. OF the republican league clubs.
NoNINATIoSS for congress were made
as follows: Michigan. Seventh district,
T. l.. Wilson lrep.l; Illinois, Tenth dis
triCt. y. ID. Metcalf pro- j; Mississippi,
Sixth district. 7. ;. Stocbdale tdem. J;
Georgia, Eleventh district. Il. +. Rus
sell tdem.l; Maryland, First district,
q. NJ Russum rep: Indiana, Fifth
district. John II. Worrell rep. Mime
sofa. Fourth district. J. y. Castle
ldem.); Tennessee, Third district, II.
CLAW Evans lrep.l
The peoples party of Tennessee in
convention at Nashville adopted reso-
luton indorsing Gov. John p. buchanan
a. an independent candidate and pledg
ing him support.
IN Texas rival democratic state con-
ventions were held at Houston. each
nominating fun tickets. one headed oy
James : Hogg for governor and the
other by George Clark for the same
Office.
FLAMES swept away two-thirds, in
eluding the business section. of the
town Of Delta. O.
Hal POINTER paced a mile at the
Washington park race course in Chi