The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-07-30
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL

PERSONAL AND POLITICAL
The following congressional ncmina-
tons have been made: Illinois, Seven
tenth district, Benjamin Caldwell
(dem.); Eighteenth, T. NJ. Jet (dem.).
Michigan, First district, J. B. Corlis*
(rep.) renominated. West Virginia,
first district, B. B. Dovener (rep.) re-
1ominated; Fourth, Warren Miller
(rep.) renominated. Georgia, Eighth
district. W. NJ. Howard (dem.).
The peoples party of Illinois will
meet at Springfield on August IL to
nominate state officers.
Mrs. John Hoey, once a famous &C
tress, died from cancer at Long Branch.
n. j., aged IS year,
Rev. Dr.. Halsey W. Knapp, a well
known Baptist clergyman, died at his
home in Brooklyn, N. Y. aged n yearc.
The democrats of the Sixth district
of Virginia nominated Peter J. Otey fer
congress-.
Joseph Wesley Harper died at his
home in New York, aged 6e years. Up
to last year he had been the senior mem
Der of the firm of Harper Brothers, pub
fishers.
The Idaho democrats will hold thei-
state convention at Boise on August IL.
The North Dakota republicans met at
Grand Forks and nominated state
ticket headed by F. A. Briggs for gov
ernor. The St. Louis national platform
was Endorsed. NJ. Fl. johnson was nomi.
mated for congress.
Ex-President Harrison has consented
to take the stump for the republican ma
tional ticket from October until the
eve of election day.
Gen. George W. Jones, the oldest sur
wing ex-United States senator, died in
Dubuque, To-, aged % years. When Iowa
was made state in 1886 Gen. Jones was
made it's first senator and served two
terms, when he was appointed by Pres
ident Buchanan as minister to Colombia.
At Parkersburg, W. Va. the repub-
licans nominated George w. Atkinson
for governor and Endorsed the St. Louis
pla tform.
The Ohio nationalist convention ut
Columb bus nominated Wesley C. Bates,
of Columbus, for secretary of state and
NJ. B. Chase, of Marion. for judge Of the
supreme court.
At a conference in Chicago of sound
money" men from nine states 1t was
decided to take immediate action for
the purpose of nominating a second
democratic ticket for president and vice
president of the United States.
At the first state convention in Den
yer, COL, of the national party, the re-
organized silver wing OF the prohibi-
nominated for governor.
The State League of Republican clubs
met at Lexington, Ky, and ratified tho
St. Louis nominees and platform.
Mrs. Diana Smith (colored) died near
Homer. Mich. aged III years.
The democrats of the Eleventh In
diana district nominated Joseph Lari-
mer for congress, and in the Third
Michigan district A. o. Knappen was
nominated by the prohfbitionists.
The republican state convention at
Springfield, Mo-, adopted resolutions
irdorsing the St. Louis platform aud
nominated r. E. Lewis, of Henry coun-
ty. for governor.
The national convention Of the peo-
pies party at st. Louis on the oath de-
cided to nominate a candidate for vice
president before the first place on the
ticket was filled and selected Thomas
E. Watson, of Georgia, for the place.
The platform adopted demands the free
and unrestricted coinage of silver and
gold at the ratio Of sixteen to one, with
out waiting for the consent of foreign
nations, demands government owner
ship of railroads, denounces bond 10
sues, and demands the election of pres.
ident, vice-president and United States
senators by a direct vote of the people.
The convention then adjourned for The
dAy.