Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-01-07

May z-Hon. Joshua lowering Cray
nominated for q. 8. president at Pitts
bnrgh on platform declaring only for pre-
at Pittsburgh-nominated c e. Bentley
q s. senator from Louisiana. g. W. Hop
kins On. y elected president National
Junior Prohibition League or America al
June iS-Maj. william Mckinley .1ol
nominated for u. S. president by repupilc.
an national convention at st. Louis. ana q.
A. Hobart nominated for vice president.
Platform declared for protection. reciproc1-
ard, opposing free silver coinage except by
international agreement
republican national committee.
July S-Platform adopted by national
democratic convention IN chicago Ior OF, fr zee
july 1o-WilIam J. Bryan CSeb) nom
national democratic convention in Chicago
....H. W. Greene On. - elected president
Music Teachers National association at
July 11-Arthur Sewau Qfe.) nominated
on democratic ticket for y. s. vice presi-
ocratic national committee.
July 2EAnerican silver party at St.
and Arthur Sewan for vice president of U.
s. Platform declared for free coinage at
St. Louis nominated Thomas e. watson
(Ga.) for vice president q. s.. Platform de-
cIares Tor free coinage ana government
July 2SEPeople's party convention at ST.
Louis nominated William j. Bryan Oeb;)
c. elected chairman of national committee.
Aug. 81: E. Johnston (dem.) elected gov
Aug. I2NCandidates Bryan and sewan
notified of nomination In New York.
s1 AYE 2mSeeretary OF Interior Ter ,; doae
Aug. 2HEx-Gov D. NJ. Francis (SGo.) APP
pointed secretary Of interior.
president National League of Republican
clubs at Milwaukee:
Aug. 30-Li Hung Chang paid his respects
to President Cleveland In New York.
Sept. S-Senator John NJ. Palmer Iu)
Ver democrats e@ att in national Convention at
Indianapolis: Gen s. b Buc5 sI. nam ed
preparations. Mrs. Catherine z. Hurst
elected president Ladies of the G. A. r. at
Sept MAI Thaddeus s. clarkson Coma-
hal elected g. A. r. commander in chief at
elected president Women's Relief corps at
Sept. 7--Gen. D. W. Jones elected gov
Sept 22.F. p Sargent Un9 reelected
grand master Brotherhood of Locomotive
Oct. &c. F. Black Pa.) elected prest-
dent of National Association of Democrat
Oct Senator J. s. Morrill, (vt) re-
elected.
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vote of 276 in electoral college and a popu-
lar plurality of SOC, 799. Woman's suf-
frage defeated at election in California, but
won in Idaho.
Nov. 1O~Agreement reached between U.
S. and Great Britain to. arbitrate. Vene-
zuelan affair. Farmers national con-
gress in session at indianapolis.
Nov; IA. g. Clay elected 2. s. senator
master workman Knights of Labor at
Rochester, ". Y. Frances E. Willard re-
elected president National Woman's Chris
fian Tenn union at ST T0lIfS
Nov. 20-Rev. DR.. 7. j. Conaty appointed
rector of Catholic university at Washing
ton, to succeed Bishop keane, resigned.
Nov. 24-Gen. E, W; Pettus, of Dallas,
elected u. s. senator from Alabama.
Dec. 1-GoY. ]. E. Johnston (Ala.) inaugu-
Dec s-President Cleveland reimposes
ships entering our ports in retaliation for
such taxation on. American ships.
Dec. PRESIDENTS message read before
both branches of 54th congress convened in
Dec. m-carl schurz On. " reelected
president National Civil Service Reform
league, at Philadelphia.
n! De-; I2tM Mss Wittenmeyer Paa reelected
Washington.
Dec. fat New York Cuban league or
ganIzed by G. n. Depew, r. P. Flower, c.
A Dana, Theodore Roosevelt and other
prominent men,. to demand U. s. interces-
sion to end Cuban war.
Dec. 15-Idaho supreme court decided that
woman suffrage had carried in recent cleo
Dec 16-F. r. Brunot (Pa) elected presi-
dent Christian Citizenship league, at Chi
cago.
ordered favorable report on bin recognize
ing Cuban independence. Samuel Com
pers reelected president American Fedora
ton of Labor, at Cincinnati.