Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-09-19
Personal AND POLITICAL.

w llllu III bINdu SSuI IL IelleT OF &C
ceptance of the democratic nomination
for president TO the notification com
mittee of the Chicago convention
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. 1t declares for the gold
standard. protection to American in
dnstries and reciprocity.
Henry b. Payne died at his hon il
Cleveland, o.. aged Sc years. He was
United States senator IRON 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-gen-
eral to candidate for governor, and d.
V. Samuels, of Chicago, agreed to fill the
vacancy caused by MIR. Forman's promo
ton.
The regular prohibitionists in Massa-
chusetts nominated Allen Coffin for gov
ernor and the national prohibitionlsts
nominated John L. Nichols TOR the
same office.
The following congressional nomina-
tions were made: Illinois, First dis
trict, j. H. Teller; Second, John z.
White; Fourth, j. McAndrews; Fifth,
E. T. Noonan; Sixth. ]. 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. H. Smith (dem.).
Rev. William NJ. Swindells. editor OF
the Philadelphia Methodist. died OF
pneumonia at Ocean Grove, n. j., aged
54 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. Brenner.
James Lewis, the comedian. one of the
most noted members of AugustiD Daly'7
company, died suddenly in New York,
aged 5s years.
The state central committee of the
gold democrats decided at meeting in
Milwaukee not to put a state ticket in
the field in Wisconsin.
The Colorado republicans met at Den
yer and nominated j. L. Hursh for gov
ernor.
The populist convention held in Des
Moines, Ia, indorsed the democratic
| state ticket.
Candidate William j. Bryan left Lin.
coin for months tour of speechmak.
ing through the south and east.
Rev. IL. A. Delano. pastor of the Bel
den avenue Baptist church in Chicago
died of malarial feverat Leicester, Mass.
aged 4s years.
The democrats of the Fourth Wiscon'
sin district nominated Robert Schilling
fer congress and the Montana repnb
licans nominated e. Il. Goddard for con
gresham at large.
Prof. Francis j. Child, the oldest mem
ber of Harvards faculty, died at Boston
aged II years.
Burke Cochran, of New York, spoke
to a large audience in Chicago in favol
Of sound monsy" and he was particu
larly severe on Mr.. Bryan and his the
ories as enuncated in speeches mad'
by the latter.
Senator Palmer, of Illinois, and ex
Gov. Buckner, of Kentucky, were no
tilted at Louisville of their nomination
by "sound money" democrats for prcsi
dent and vice president, respectively
of the United States. A telegram wa
read from President Cleveland indors
ing the nominees and platform.
Delegations from Vermont, Pennsyl
vania and Ohio, with their RESPECTIVE
governors, paid their respects to Maj
Mckinley ut Canton. o.