Democratic Sentinel, Volume 8, Number 27, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 August 1884 — POLITICAL. [ARTICLE]

POLITICAL.

Independent Eepublicans from several States gathered In New York on the 22d for a conference. George William Curtis called the meeting to order, and Charles R. (hodman was chosen President. The latter called the nomination of Blaine an insult to Amerlean manhood. Thomas Bacon said the Independents had twice defeated Blaine's aspirations within the party. A p'atform was adopted declaring that the abuses of tbe past cannot be corrected under the leadership of tbe Republican nominees, and it was unanimously decided to support Cleveland and Hendricks. Ex-Minister Sargent, now in Massachusetts, has received a dispatch requesting him to run for Congress in one of the California districts. The Greenbackers of the Sixth lowa District nominated Gen. J. B. Weaver for Congress at Ottumwa. The Democratic convention which met at the same place also nominated Weaver. Webster Flanagan has been appointed Collector of Internal Revenue for the Fourth Texas District. The Wisconsin Democratic Convention for the nomination of State officers will be held at Madison, Sept. 10. - The Democrats of West Virginia nominated E. Willis Wilson for Governor, after a stormy session of nine hours. The Indiana Prohibitionists held two conventions at Indianapolis, one party nominating a State ticket, while the others determined to organize a Constitutional Amendment Association, to secure the election of men to the Legislature who are well-known Prohibitionists.

The National Prohibition Convention, after a two days' session at Pittsburgh, nominated John P. St. John, of Kansas, for President, and William EanicL of Maryland, for Vice President. A platform wa3 adopted favoring woman suffrage and the abolition of Internal revenue on whisky and tobacco. The National Democratic Committee met at New York and elected William H. Barnum Chairman and ex-Mayor Prince, of Boston. Secretary. A committee, consisting of Mr. liarnum, Senator Gorman, and Messrs. Smalley of Vermont, Kelly of Minnesota, Dawson of South Carolina, Vilas of Wisconsin, and Miller of Nebraska, was appointed to map out the work of the campaign. J. S. Littell, of Newark, N. J., received the following telegram from ex-Gov. St. John, accepting the Prohibition nomination tor President: Rocheotbb, N. Y., July 25 .—T0 the Hon John B. Finch, fieorge R. Scott, or M. B. Bennett: I was at Lakeside yesterday and did not receive your telegram until this morning. While I did not seek or desire the nomination, I greatly appreciate the unanimity with which it was given as well as the honor it conferred. 1 can only ray now that I acquiesce in the action of the convention, and, looking to God for His guidance, I shall try to do my duty. John p. St. John. George O. Jones, Chairman of the Greenback Committee of New York State, has written to Charles Jenkins, a prominent Ohio Greenbacker, expressing dissatisfaction at the attitude of Gen. Butler. Mr. Jones says Butler must Indicate his intentions very soon, as the true mejj of the Greenback party care nothing about outside combinations, and they are becoming impatient and discontented at the deluy. If Butler does not run, Mr. Jones says, another candidate will be selected, and he suggests a conference of leading Grecnbackers for that purpose the 9th of September. Democratic primaries held in the Kansas City Congressional District resulted in a victory for W. H. Wallace, the prosecutor of the James gang.