The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-09-19
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

The Eighth Alabama district repub-
Huntsville, for congress.
Walter McEwing died at his home in
Coopersville. Mich. aged 100 years and
S months.
Gen. Daniel w. Jones. of Little Rock.
was elected governor of Arkansas. and
the entire democratic state ticket was
successful bv about $4,000 majority.
Congressional nominations were
made us follows: Wisconsin, Second
district. W. II. Rogers (dsm): Fifth,
George Winans (dem.). Iowa, Fifth
district. John r. Caldwell (dem.l.
Louisiana, Fifth district. S. +. Baird
(dem.). Tennessee, Seventh district, A.
NJ. Hughes trep.).
AT Lincoln. Neb.. w. J. 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 ex-Gov. Waite for gov
ernor and John McAndrew for attorney
general and empowered conference
| committee to fill in the rest of { he 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
10 ha
mittee of the Chicago cou, entioa
which he puts the SILVER question ahead
of all other matters.
j. G. Greenleaf, Of Portsmouth. was
nominated for q vernon by the peoples
party of New Hampshire.
Peter Mccarthy, who recently cele-
brated his Tooth birthday, died at his
home in Milwaukee.
Garrett \. Hobart, republican nominee
for vice president, gave out his letter OF
acceptance. 1t declares for the gold
standard. protection to American in.
dnstries and reciprocity.
Henry b. Payne dieo at his hon IL
Cleveland, o.. aged sc years. lie was
United States senator IRON Ohio from
1854 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-gen-
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 tor the
same office.
The following congressional nomina-
tons were made: Illinois, First dis
trict, ]. II. Teller; Second, John z.
White; Fourth, j. McAndrews; Fifth,
K. 7. Noonan; Sixth. j. S. Martin:
Seventh, o. F. Ray (all silver democrnts).
Wisconsin, Sixth district, w. +. Gruen-
wald tdem.). 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 NJ. Swindells, editor of
the Philadelphia Methodist. died o.
pneumonia at Ocean Grove. N. j., aged
81 years.
The Montana republicans in conven.
ton at Helena nominated A. C. Botkin
for governor.
The sound money" democrats nom;-
mated W. ID. 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 tn.
most noted members Of Augustin Daly's
company. died suddenly in New York,
aged So years.
The state central committee of the
geld democrats decided at a meeting in
Milwaukee not TO put state tickle, in
the field In Wisconsin.
The Colorado republicans met at Dem
yer and nominated j. +. Hursh for gov
ernor.
Rev. II. A. Delano. pastor of the Bel
den avenue Baptist church in Chicago,
died malnrial fever at Leicester, Mass,
aged 4s years.