Evening star., 1898-07-15
THE PARTY CANDIDATES.
Mem Nominated by Conventions for
CONGRESS and State Omces.

The ninth district republican congression-
al convention. which met at Marion, Va,
yesterday, renominated Gen. James A.
Walker for Congress. The resolutions are
strohgiy anti-civil service
Judge Miers was yesterday. at Sullivan.
Ind, renoninated for Congress by the
democrats Of the second district.
The democratic congressional convention
Of the seventeenth district nominated ]. A
Mcdowell yesterday at Millersburg. Ohio
by reclamation for a second term.
The democrats of the sixth congressional
district at Holly. Mich: yesterday unani-
mously nominated Charles Fishbeck for
Congress.
Henry c. Loudensiager was yesterday
renomfnated for Congress by the first dis
trict republican convention at Milfville,
The first district republicans yesterday
at Rochester. Mimi. renominated Congress
man j. A Tawney by reclamation.
Rufus E. Lester was renominated yes
tterday for his sixth term in Congress
from the first Georgia district.
The democrats of the eleventh congress
sional district. at Valdosta, Ga, yesterday
renominated Congressman VIM. 6. Brant-
ley.
The democratic convention for the fifth
congressional district which met at Stu
art; art Iatrlok county, Va. yesterday, renom-
nation: The resolutions indorse the Chi
cago platform, denounce the Oingley tariff
olii, the irregularities of the war revenue
Dill and the republican party for refusing
to grant belligerency to Cuba early, as pro-
posed by the democrats.
The fusion committee of populists and sill
yer republicans complsted its work at Sac
ramento, Cal, yesterday. E. s. Hutchin-
son, populist, of Los Angeles, was nomi-
mated for lieutenant governor. Other nomi-
nations were made as follows: Secretary of
state, A. B. Kinne, San Francisco; state
H<nfr
A r. Sprague, Los Angeles; attorney gen.
eral George w. Hoyt, Sonoma; surveyor
general George H. Rogers, Napa; clerk SUI
pteme court, H. A. McCraney. Sacramento;
supreme court justice Waller S. Vanwyck,
Los Angeles. and A. c. Moser, San Diego;
superintendent public instruction, Chris.
Runkle, Placer; state printer, Percy B. Pre-
BILE, Alameda.
The democrats got the best offices, those
which control the most patronage. The
middle-of-the-road men, who would not
fuse, called a convention of their own and
put up the following ticket: Governor, T.
w. II. Shanahan, Shasta; lieutenant gov
ernor, Douglass T. Fowler Alameda; sec
retary Of state, Joseph H. Johnson, San
francisco; attorney general, Green Majors,
Alameda; treasurer, Frank Houghton, Tu-
lare; controller, j. r. Garner, Lake; super
intendent of public instruction, j. W. Dun
can, Tulare; supreme court justice, z. D.
Stewart, San Bernardino; surveyor general,
7. F. Treble, Berkeley; clerk Of supreme
court, Slas M. Peuzer, San Diego; state
printer Melvin Snow. Santa Barbara
Seven democratic congressional conven-
tions were held in Chicago yesterday The
convention in the fifth district developed
scenes of the widest confusion. Out of the
chaos Edward I. Noonan came forth vic
tor, but the work of the convention will un-
doubtedly be contested. The other candi-
dates nominated are: Third district Justice
Geo. p Foster; sixth district, Emil Hoech-
ster; seventh district Frank C. Rodgers;
Cor1x. Rrcf 6iot~,
r.. B. Organ; second district, c. Porter
johnson.