Democratic Sentinel, Volume 10, Number 24, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 July 1886 — POLITICAL. [ARTICLE]

POLITICAL.

The Hon. John A. Donnell has been nominated by lowa Republicans to contest Gen. Weaver’s seat in Congress. Congressman Robert R. Hitt has been renominated by the Bepublicans of the Sixth Illinois District, thero being no opposition. It is understood that there will be three reports on the Payne investigation by the Privileges and Elections Committees, says a Washington special. Tho Democratic Senators will report a vindication; Senators Hoar and Frye will recommend a vindication, and Senators Evarts, Logan and Teller will explain that for technical reasons they were restrained from recommending that the Senate take cognizance of the charges of bribery. About ten thousand bills have been presented in the present House, most of them for private measures. This is more than were ever introduced in both sessions of any other Congress. At a meeting of the Republican State Central Committee of Missouri the resignation of Chauncey L Filley as Chairman was accepted, and Gen. D. P. Grier, of St. Louis, was chosen to fill tho vacancy. The report is revived that Minister Cox is tired of Turkey and will return to New York and run for Congress. The Minnesota Prohibitionists have nominated J. E. Childs for Governor. About one hundred and fifty Alabama Prohibitionists met in State convention at Birmingham, and after a split into factions, one against and the other for nominating a State ticket, the latter named the following: Governor, John T. Tanner, of Limestone; Secretary of State, George L Thomas, of Jefferson; Treasurer, L. F. Stevens, of Elmore; Auditor, L F. Whittin, of Jefferson; Attorney General, J. L Cunningham, of Walker; Superintendent of Education, L C. Coulson, of Jackson. The Alabama Republican State Executive Committee met at Birmingham, and according to instructions of the recent State convention, nominated the following ticket: Governor, Arthur B. Sigham, of Talladega; Secretary of State, J. D. Hardy, of Shelby; Treasurer, Colma Goodloe, of Culbert; Auifctor, W. D. Wickersham, of Mobile; Attorney General, win E Parsons,of Coosa :Cbief Jua-

tice, D. D. Shelby, of Madison; George H. Craig, of Dallas, and George L. Dustin, of Marengo.