The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-01-14
Apr. n-Foster (dem.) elected g. srnor OF


burgh on platform declaring only for pro-
hibition of liquor traffic. Broad gauge
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. resu!Ir convention
at Pittsburgh-nominated +. Il. Bentley
lNeb). ExGov. S. D. NJ Emery elected
Z. S. senator from Louisiana. C. w Hop
kins IN. " elected president National
Junior Prohibition League of America at
Pittsburgh.
June iS-Maj William Mckinley (OJ
nominated for u. s. president by republic
an national convention a St. Louis. and G.
A. Hobart nominated for vice president.
Platform declared for protection reciproci-
ty and maintenance Of existing gold stand
ard, opposing free silver coinage except by
international agreement.
June I'm A. Hanna elected chairman
republican national committee.
July 9-Platform adopted by national
democratic convention in Chicago for free
silver coinage at l6 to l and tariff for
revenue only.
July 1O-William ]. Bryan CNeb) NOM
mated on 5th ballot for u. S. president by
national democratic convention in Chicago
....H. w. Greene IN. V elected president
Music Teachers National association at
Denver
July 11-Arthur sewan (Me) nominated
on democratic ticket for U. S. vice presi-
dent....J K. Jones elected chairman DEM
ocratic national committee.
July H-AmeriCan silver party at st.
Louis nominated w. ]. Bryan for president
and Arthur Sewall for vice president Of U.
IS to /. ...National populist convention at
st. Louis nominated Thomas e. Watson
(Ga0 for vice president U. S. Platform de-
ownership of railroads.
July 2G-People's party convention at ST.
for Bresden e. PF BneT eS
c. elected chairman of national committee.
Aug. 81; p. Johnston (dem) elected gov
Aug. 12-Candidates Bryan and Sewall
notified of nomination In New York
Aug. 24-Ex-Gov. D. NJ. Francis OIo) APP
pointed secretary of interior.
Aug. 26-D. M Woodmansee (O) elected
president National League of Republican
clubs at Milwaukee
to President Cleveland In New York.
Sept. S--senator John NJ Palmer dn;l
yer democrats in national convention at
for vice president Platform declares for
| proprlations. Mrs Catherine Il, Hurst
elected president Ladies OF the G. A. r. at
Sept. 4-MaJ. Thaddeus s. Clarkson (Orna-
| ha) elected G. A. r. commander in chief at
| St. Paul. Mrs. Agnes Hit Ondianapolis)
elected president Women's Relief corps at
Sept. 7-Gen D. w. Jones elected gov
| ernor of Arkansas.
| dent of National Association Of Democrat
Oct Ex-senator ]. S. Morrill, (vt) re-
Nov 3-McKinley and Hobart elected by
vote Of ZIG in electoral college and popu-
f fra defeated at election in California, but
80
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. S. Clay elected y; u, S: senator atoT
master workman Knights of Labor at
| Rochester, N. Y....France9 e. Willard re-
elected president National Woman's Chris
! tian Temperance union at st. Louis.
Nov. 24-Gen. E. w. Pettus, of Dallas.
elected U. S. senator from Alabama.
Dec. 1-Gov. ], E. Johnston (Ala.) inaugu-
Dec. 9-President Cleveland reimposes
| tonnage and lighthouse duties on German
| ships entering our ports in retaliation for
such taxation on American ships.
| Dec. PRESIDENTS message read before
both branches Of 4th congress convened in
DE Dec. 14"Nt New York Cuban league or
| ganlzed by C. NJ. Derew, f. p. Flower; C.
| A. Dana, Theodore Roosevelt and other
prominent men, to demand U. S. interces-
sion to end Cuban war.
| Dec 15-Tdaho supreme court decided that
woman suffrage had carried in recent cleo
Dec 1G-F. R. Brunot CPa) elected presi-
dent Christian Citizenship league, at Chi
| caEo.
| Dec 1S-U. S. senate foreign committee
ordered favorable report on bill recogniz-
ing Cuban independence. Samuel Com
| pers reelected president American Fedora
| ton of Labor. at Cincinnati.
SPORTING.
Jan. 11-At New York frankie Nelson
won ladies' International 6-days' bicycle
Jan 23-At St Paul Harvey Davidson
skated m. in 5:54. and E. c. Andrews made
| running jump on skates of IT. In.
Feb. 10-Joseph DOnoghue, of Newburg,
N. Y, reduced inside mile skating record
Feb. 15-At Washington. Joe Donoghue
skated m in 1915.
Feb. 21-Robert Fitzsimmons won worlds
| heavyweight championship from Peter
Moh o+ MpXicO
Apr. 81. W. Showalter New York; won
U. S. chess championship. defeating Emil
Mar. 21-At Nashville. Tenn, Al Ewing
record for Y m, to ;OS12; c,,,,,,
June 15-At Denver. G. Card lowered BIZ
cycle amateur paced mile to AS
June &c j Harvard Cornell Columbia
Pennsylvania IN, an strstghtSa,way boat
Y, won by Cornell, making the record 1879.
July "a L. Smith rode bicycle from Chi
July tom Linton GWales) rode bicycle
at Catfird 81 m. yds. in hr
July 21--At Toronto, Ont, Tom Cooper
defeated Walter Sanger IN heats; time.
July 26-W H. Chadwick CDetroit) COM
pleted bicycle ride Of $4,000 m. in IS mo-.
July 29-Holman friction-geared locomo-
! tive on South Jersey railroad tracks made
Aug. 1EAmerican liner ST Paul made
trip from Southampton to Sandy Hook in
Aug 25-At Newport, r. l., r. D. wrenn
| (Chicago) won American tennis champion
| ship.
Sept. AT Milwaukee, worlds swimming
record for 100 yds. lowered to l :09 by G. w.
| Whittaker....At London, single scull race
for worlds championship won by Jacob
Sept. 1S-At Medford, Mass, Star Pointer
PAGES 8 competitive heats-2 O2l9. 2:O3h.
2:O3%.
Sept 21-At Cammack, L. l., Marietta
and Miss Ida lowered team record to
2:12A. AT Portland, Me, Jupe lowered
2-yr. old record to 2:141a.
| Sept. 24-At Portland, Me-, John r. Cen
| try paced mile in 2:001a.
| Sept. 25-Louis Gimm pittsburgh made
| 4S6 m, ,517 yds in q hrs.
Oct. AT Chicago, j. S. Johnson lowered
| paced mile bicycle record to LAO rs.
| Oct Sat Chicago, ]. S. johnson lowered
2-mile bicycle record to 1888 3d.. .Balti-
more club won Temple cup. National
| league baseball series, at Cleveland.
Oct H-At Chicago. ]. Michael lowered
| worlds Smile bicycle record to 9:17 Is
Oct. 16-At Lexington, Ky, Miss Rita and
Josie r. lowered worlds team pacing rec
ord to 2:09la.
Oct "A e Smith (Chlcago) made road
record Of 295si m. in "a hrs.
Oct. 27-At Nashville, Tenn. J. Michael
rode bicycle 10 m In q :33 3-5.
Oct. 2S-L. II. George (Brockport, N. "
lowered century bicycle record to 4 hrs.