The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1892-05-12

name Tor congress, and in the First
Missouri district nominated r. u. Cra.
mer. In the Eighteenth Illinois dis
trict the peoples party nominated John
Poirrot.
GEORGE w. WINsTEAD was nominated
for governor by the republicans in state
platform adopted indorses the admins
tration of President Harrison and the
Mckinley bill, and denounces the state
convict lease system.
The Illinois republicans in state con-
vention at Springfield renominated Jo-
seph w. Fifer for governor. Delegates
at large to the national convention were
elected as follows: Shelby NJ. Cullom,
Richard J. Oglesby, Joseph T. Cannon,
Joseph Robbins, James H. Gilbert,
Miles Kehoe, George B. Swift and
Samuel B. Raymond. The platform in
dorses the Mckinley tariff bill, instructs
the delegates to vote for Harrison for
president, denounces the proposed free
coinage of silver and advocates the re-
peal of the compulsory education law.
George &. Willis and Richard Yates
were nominated for congressman at
large.
IDAHO republicans in convention at
Pocatello elected delegates to the Min
neapolis convention instructed to vote
for no person for president or vice pres
iden: who is not in favor of free coinage
of silver.
THE West Virginia republicans in con-
vention at Martinsburgh selected dele
gates to Minneapolis instructed to vote
for Harrison. The resolutions indorse
the admin stration and the Mckinley
bill.
In the Sixth district of Ohio the re-
publicans nominated G. w. Hulick for
congress. In the Twelfth Illinois dis
trict the democrats nominated John j.
Mcdonald, and in the Thirteenth Indi-
ana district James S. Dodge is the re-
publican nominee.
REPUBLICANS of Wisconsin in conven-
tiou at Milwaukee elected Henry c.
Paine, John c. Spooner, Lucius Fair
child and Isaac Stephenson as delegates
at large to the national convention.
The platform indorses President Har-
rison's administration. favors protec-
tion to American industries and labor,
opposes the free coinage of silver, and
declares the educational issue in the
state as permanently settled.
The Kansas republicans in conven-
tion at Hutchison nominated George T.
Anthony for congressman at large.
The delegates elected to the national
convention were instructed for Har-
rison. The platform heartily indorses
President Harrison's administration;
commends the Mckinley tariff and reci-
procity and praises Secretary Blaine's
administration of the state department..
On the Santa Fe road an express
train went through bridge into ra-
vine near Dumas, Mo-, and seven per-
sons were killed and over thirty others
were njured.
PATRICK O'SULLIvAN who was SEN
fenced to life imprisonment for connec-
ton with the murder of DR.. Cronin in
Chicago, died at the penitentiary in
Joliet.
GREAT damage was reported from
cities in Illinois, Iowa and Kansas by
floods.
PRoHIBITIoNIsTs of Arkansas met at
Little Rock and nominated n. j. Nelson
for governor.
The republicans Of Minnesota in con-
vention at St. Paul elected delegates to
the national convention and adopted a
platform indorsing President Harrison's
administration, protection to American
industries, favor a currency based on
gold and silver, and denounce specula-
ton in agricultural products.