The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-09-16
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

F6RSOINAI AMI PSIt IStAIs
At Lincoln. Neb.. W. ]. Bryan was
formally notified of his Endorsement for
president by the white metal party and
accepted the same.
The populists in convention at Denver.
COL. nominated exGov. Waite for gov
ernor and John McAndrew for attorney
general and empowered conference
committee to fill in the rest of the ticket.
Chairman Bynum. of the national
democratic party committee, has Sc
cured quarters at the Palmer house in
Chicago for the campaign committee.
John B. German. United States coun-
sci at Matamoras, Mexico. died in that
city. His home was in Georgia.
William j. Bryan sent letter of &C
ceptance of the democratic nomination
for president to the notification com
mittee of the Chicago convention n
which he puts the silver question aLead
of all other matters.
j. G. Greenleaf, of Portsmouth, was
nominated for governor by the peoples
party of New Hampshire.
Peter Mccarthy, who recently cele-
brated his Tooth birthday, died at his
home in Milwaukee.
Garret A. Hobart, republican nominee
for vice president, gave out his letter OF
acceptance. It declares for the gold
standard, protection to American in
dnstries and reciprocity.
Henry B. Payne died at his hon ia
Cleveland, O.. aged Sc years. He vas
United States senator from Ohio from
1884 to 1890.
Gen. Black, of Chicago, has declined
the Sound money" democratic nomina-
ton for governor of Illinois and William
S. Forman, of East St. Louis, was pro-
noted from candidate for attorney-gep-
eral to candidate for governor, and D.
v. Samuels, of Chicago, agreed to fill the
vacancy caused by Mr.. Forman's promo
ton.
The regular prohibitionists in Massa-
chusetts nominated Allen Coffin for gov
ernor and the national prohibitionists
nominated John L. Nichols for the
same Office.
The following congressional nomina-
tons were made: Illinois, First dis
trict, J. II. Teller; Second, John z.
White; Fourth, ]. McAndrews: Fifth,
E. T. Noonan; Sixth. j. S. Martin:
Seventh, o. F. Ray (all silver democrats).
Wisconsin, Sixth district, w. F. Gruen-
wald (dem.). Eighth, G. w. Cate (dem.).
Michigan, Fifth district, G. P. Hummer
(dem). Maryland, Second district, w.
B. Baker (rep.). Kentucky, Fourth dis
trict, o. II. Smith (dem.).
Rev. William M. Swindells, editor of
the Philadelphia Methodist, died Of
pneumonia at Ocean Grove, N. j., aged
"a years.
The Montana republicans in conven
ton at Helena nominated A. c. Botkin
for governor.
The Sound money" democrats nomi-
mated w. D. Crenshaw for congress in
the Second Illinois district and N. w.
Robinson in the Seventh, and in the
Third Ohio district the democrats nom.
mated John L. Bremen.
James Lewis, the comedian, one of the
most noted members of Augustin Days
company, died suddenly in New York,
aged So years.
The state central committee of the
gold democrats decided at a meeting in
Milwaukee not to put state ticket in
the field in Wisconsin,.
The Colorado republicans met at Den
yer and nominated j. E. Hursh for gov
ernor.
The populist convention held in Des
Moines, Ia, Endorsed the democratic
state ticket.
Candidate William j. Bryan left Lin
coin for months tour of speechmak-
ing through the south and east. -.