Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-08-07
POLITICAL GOSSIP.

The populist convention of Nebraska
nominated w. +. Porter for secretary
Of state Wednesday.
The democratic state convention of
Missouri nominated Hon. Lon. V.
Stevens for governor by acclamation.
Judge Bolte will receive the nomina-
tion for lieutenant governor.
The sound money democrats of st.
Louis regularly opened their campaign
Wednesday evening A well-attended
mass meeting was held at Chatworth
hall, presided over by Col James o.
Broadhead. Addresses were made by
Mr.. Z. c. Kehr James l.. Blair and Col.
Broadhead
Maj. John f. Lacey was unanimously
elected Wednesday for another term in
congress by the republicans of the
Sixth Iowa district.
The New Hampshire prohibition con-
vention Wednesday nominated John c.
Berry for governor Nominations for
the remaining officers were referred to
the state committee with full power
a letter was received at Topeka,
Kan, from Garrett A. Hobart in which
he said he would be in Topeka at the
fall festival duri ing the last week in
September. Gov. Mckinley and W. j.
Bryan have already accepted invita-
tions to be present, and letters have
been sent to Arthur Sewall and Tom
Watson urging them to be there.
A Bryan club has been formed among
the union printers in Chicago.
The Rock Island county democratic
committee has made arrangements to
tender w. j. Bryan a great welcome
in the cities of Rock Island and Moline
next Saturday afternoon.
The Fifth Virginia district republic
ans have nominated John r. Brown, OF
Martinsville, for congress The repub-
licans of the Second district split into
two conventions. One nominated DR..
r. A. Wise, of Williamsburg, and the
other put up ]. j. Deyer, of South
ampton, for congress.
Mayor Pingree, of Detroit. was NOM
mated by the republican state conven-
ton at Grand Rapids, Mich, for gov
ernor on the fourth ballot.
The Nebraska state populists con-
vention Thursday morning nominated
]. B. Mesery for treasurer, but left the
other of the two offices originally re-
quested by the democrats, that of at
torney general, blank. VIM. Neville
and j. S. Kirkpatrick were nominated
for supreme court justices.
Hon. Thomas b. Reed was renom-
mated for congress by the republicans
of the First Maine district.
At the national republican head
quarters in New York it was said
Thursday morning that additional
prominent speakers had been secured
for the campaign. Among them are
eX-Gov. Pitkin, of Louisiana; Gen. O..
Gov. Pitkin will begin his work in
Maine on August %. No word has
come from Gen. Harrison as to when
his services will be at the disposal of
the national committee.
Charles A. Dana, in an editorial in
the New York Sun, Thursday morning
bolts the Chicago nomination and says
he will vote for VIM. Mckinley.
At Waterville, Me-, the second dem
ocratic state convention, called because
of the declination of Hon. Edward p
governor, and the divided sentiment
on the silver question, was held Thurs
day. Melvin p. Frank was nominated
on the first ballot.
Maj Scofeld was nominated for gov
ernor by the Wisconsin republican
convention on the sixth ballot. Nomi
nation made unanimous The presen'
state officers, except governor, were
then renominated by acclamation ant
the ticket completed.