Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-08-27
POLITICAL HAPPENINGS,

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POLITICAL HAPPENINGS.
Nominated for Congress-.
The populist congressional convention of
the sixth Minnesota district has unanI-
mously Endorsed Charles A. Towne, the Du-
luth free silver republican Congressman.
8. N. Hoover, assistant prosecuting at
torney of Kane county. ILL.,, and an ex-re-
publican. was nominated as a candidate
to Congress from the eighth congressional
district by reclamation at the democratic
convention at Aurora, Ill.
Ex-Mayor William S. Cowherd of Kansas
City was nominated for Congress by the
democrats Of the fifth Missouri districr-at
Odessa. He Is a pronounced free silver
man.
The democratic congressional convention
Of the fifth Mississippi district has nom!
| mated John 8. Williams for Congress.
The tenth Tennessee district democratic
congressional convention (silver wing has
nominated E. w. Carmack for Congress.
Senator Isham G. Harris was temporary
chairman and addressed the convention.
Michigan Gold Democrats.
The Michigan democratic gold standard
| state convention at Lansing yesterday
| nominated full state ticket, presidential
electors. and elected full set of delegates
| to the Indianapolis convention; also a state
central committee, with w. R. Shelby OF
Grand Rapids chairman. An organiza-
| ton will be effected in congressional and
legislative districts and in counties. The
platform embodies denunciation of the
Chicago platform as undemocratic in rep
reSentation, arbitrary and dishonorable ia
methods. revolutionary and populistic in it's
nomination. 1t indorses President Cleve-
land. and believes the free coinage of silver
| at a 16 to ratio would ruin industries rob
| savings bank depositors, pensioners and
| life insurance beneficiaries of half their due
and cut workingmen's wages in half
The following ticket was nominated: Gov
ernor. Rufus Sprague, Greenville; lieuten-
ant governor, A. B. Eldredge, Marquette;
secretary Of state. L. L. Boice. st. Clair
treasurer. Wilder D. Stevens Grand Rap
Ids; auditor. Irving W. Conkey, Berrien
land commissioner. A. NJ. Tucker. jackson
attorney general. Cyrus E. Lothrop, De-
troit; superintendent public Instruction
VIM. Heap Muskegon: member of board of
education. John s. Taggart, Hiawasse.
North Carolina Gold DeOmcrat..
The North Carolina convention of the
gold democrats was held at Greensboro
yesterday. ]. w. Fries of Salem was
| chosen chairman. There were only twenty
four representatives in attendance ter of
whom were from Greensboro. Resolutions
| were adopted favoring national presi-
Dental ticket. instructing a committee to
put up electors, and, after short debate,
| piedg1ng support to the state democrat tic
ticket nominated at Raleigh on June *.
delegates were appointed to the Indiana DO
| lis convention.
Wocdmnnsee Elected President.
webster Davis of Kansas City nominated
d. d. Woodmansee of Ohio in the National
Republican League convention at Milwau-
kee yesterday, and then applause from tbe
McAipin supporters indicated that the New
| Workers favor the Ohio man. A flood of
| second1ng speeches followed and the con-
vention proceeded to take ballot. Wood
| mansee was elected president of the ma
ticnal league. The vote was so close that
| on the fate of Arizona whose vote was chal
lerged, depended the result of the election.
me chairman finally threw; out t{sei vote
| but New Jersey chHngeds to Woo am,nsee
and he was elected. F. There was great ex.
citemsnt and thei sergeant arms had to
clear the aisle.
w. j. Bowling was reelected secretary
OF the league.
Fusion Ticket in Michigan.
The Michigan populists and silver men
| net in joint session at Bay City yesterday
| afternoon. and after considerable wran-
Cling adopted thesreport Of the conference
committee, and, headed by band march
ed In body to the democratic convention
! hail. Their appearance was the occasion
for scene of pandemonium that ragged for
three-quarters of an hour. The convention
then proceeded to the nomination of a stale
| ticket, but at 7:SO, without reaching a vote,
| took a recess for supper.
Upon roooEvenfng, the following ticket
was placed in nomination.:
Governor, Charles R. Sigh (republican
| silver, Grand Rapids; observation-disclosures,
Justin R.Whiting, st. Clair; treasurer Otto
E. Karste, Ironwood; auditor, Alfred f.
Cole, Fowlerville; attorney general, Alfred
j. Murphy, Detroit.
The Idaho Republicans
The two wings of the republicans met in
separate conventions at Boise, Idaho, yes
terday and affected permanent organiza-
tons. after which they adjourned till morn
Ing. w. E. Borrah is permanent chairman
| Of the silver convention. In the Mckinley
convention J. E. Babb was permanent
chairman.
Ohio Populist Convention.
The Ohio populist state convention last
evening adopted the report Of the confer
ence committee with the democrats, pro-
viding for five populist electors on demo-
cratic ticket. and also populist nominees
for supreme judge and food commissioner
on the democratic state ticket Resolutions
indorsing Bryan and Watson and fusion
were also adopted.
POpulist Nominations in Minnesota.
The popuiist party OF Minnesota met in
state convention at Minneapolis yesterday
and finished its work late last night. The
nominees are: Governor John Lind; lieu
tenant governor. ]. M. B. Bowler; secre-
tary of state, Julius ]. Heinrich; state
treasurer, Alex. McKinnon; attorney gen.
eral, John A Keyes.
Watson Demands Notification.
Thomas E. Watson In his paper at At
lanta eSkS to be notified of his nomina tion