Democratic Sentinel, Volume 8, Number 31, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 August 1884 — POLITICAL. [ARTICLE]

POLITICAL.

The Anti-Monopoly State Convention of Illinois met at Bloomington Aug. 19, and was attended by forty-four delegates. Motions to nominate Butler electors-at-large and a State ticket were voted down. S. F. Norton, the Chicago Greenbackor, and three others withdrew. The convention adjourned, to meet with the Greenbackers Aug. 27. Col. T. G. Black has been nominated for Congress by the Republicans of the Twelfth Illinois District. Mr. Riggs, the present Representative, has been renominated by the Democrats. R. G. Horr was renominated by the Republicans of the Fourth Michigan District. S. R. Davis was nominated for Congress by the Democrats and Greenbackers of the Eighth lowa District. Mr. Blaine made a brief speech at the Republican anniversary celebration at Strong, Me. The Hon. Frank H. Hurd was nominated for re election to Congress from the Tenth Ohio District by the Democratic convention at Oak Harbor. Ignatius Donnelly was nominated for Congress by the Democrats of the Third Minnesota District. The Greenbackers of Michigan met in convention at Detroit, adopted a plan for fusion with the Democrats on the electoral ticket, and nominated J. W. Begole for Governor. A State convention composed of forty Anti-Monopolists placed Wildeman Mills in the field for the Gubernatorial chair, but he promptly declined. The Michigan Democrats, in convention at Grand Rapids, accepted the terms of the Greenbackers. Under the terms of the fusion, the G oenbackers were allowed to nominate the Governor, Attorney General, Superinten .ent of Schools, Commissioner of the State LandOffice, and seven of the thirteen Electors. The lowa Republican Convention, which met at Des Moines, nominated J. H. Rothrock for Justice of the Supreme Court, Gen. Baker for Attorney General, J. L. Lucas' for Auditor, Frank D. Jackson for Secretary of State, and V. P. Twombly for Treasurer. The New Jersey Democratic State

Convention to select an electoral ticket was presided over by Gen. McClellan, who protested against centralization of power and the collection of superabundant revenues. The Democrats of Texas renominated John Ireland for Governor, and selected State Senator Gibbs for Lieutenant Governor, both by acclamation. The Republican State Convention at New Haven nominated Henry B. Harrison, of that city, for Governor. Mahone has never had any admiration for Blaine, and has always been on the friendliest terms with Ben Butler, who, two years ago, sent the Virgin's leader a check for a considerable amount to aid in the campaign against the Democrats. It is believed at Washington that Mahone will use his power this fall in Butler's behalf. The Kansas Democrats met in State convention at Topeka on the 21st of August. A convention of Republican Anti-Prohibition-ists assembled at the same time and place. The result was a complete fusion of the two forces and the nomination of George W. Glick for re-election as Governor. C. K. Halliday, a Republican, was named for Lieutenant Governor. The remainder of the ticket is as follows: Secretary of State, Eugene Hagan; Auditor, Hugh V. Gavigan; Treasurer, W. A. Hutman; Superintendent of Public Instruction, M. J. Keys; Attorney General, G. P. Smith; Chief Justice, W. P. Campbell; Associate Justice, T. A. Hurd. The platforms of both conventions indorse the administration of Gov. Glick, and come out squarely against prohibition and in favor of a resubmission of the prohibitory amendment. The Republicans of Mississippi have placed four colored men in the field for Congress, including John R. Lynch. The Democrats of the First and Second Ohio districts have nominated John Follett and A. A. Kramer, respectively. The Republicans of the Second Michigan District put forward Capt. E. P. Allen, of Ypsilanti. T. B. Ward was nominated by the Democrats of • the Ninth Indiana District, and Charles Stewart by the same party in the First Texas. The Missouri Greenbackers met in State convention at Kans is City, adopted a platform and nominated ex-Congressman Nicholas Ford for Governor. A resolution was adopted declaring it to be for the best interests of the party not to make other nominations for State officers, leaving the matter to the Central Committee. The action of the, convention is understood to mean fusion with the Republicans, leaving with the latter party the nomination of the remainder of the State ticket. Jacob Romeis, Mayor of Toledo, has been nominated by the Republicans for Congress, in opposition to Frank H. Hurd. Wilson Cramer has been put forward by the same party in the Fourteenth District of Missouri.