Rensselaer Democrat, Volume 1, Number 12, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 July 1898 — Geer for Oregon’s Governor. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Geer for Oregon’s Governor.

The official vote in the recent Oregon State election shows the following result for Governor: Geer, Republican 45,104 King, fusion ... 34,530 Luce, middle of the r0ad2,866 Clinton, Prohibition2,2l3 Total v0te84,753 Geer’s pluralitylo,s74 ■Jeer’s majoritys,46o

In Minnesota the Populists, Democrats and silver Republicans nominated a fusion ticket. Arkansas Democrats nominated a State ticket, denounced the bond issue and indorsed the war. The Republicans of the Twenty-first Ohio district renominated Theodore E. Burton for Congress. The colored Republicans of Alabama, in convention, put up a ticket composed exclusively of negroes. M. S. Peters was nominated to represent the Populists of the Second District of Kansas in Congress. John S. Rhea was renominated for Congress by the Third district Kentucky Democrats at Bowling Green. Dan W. Jones, of Pulaski, was nominated for governor of Arkansas by the Democrats in convention at Little Bock. Congressman Lorenzo Danford was renominated for his sixth term by the Republican convention for the sixteenth district of Ohio. Republicans of the Fifth congressional district of lowa, in convention at Cedar Rapids, renominated Robert G. Cousins by acclamation. Ohio Republicans met In Columbus and nominated a State ticket. They support the war and leave the question of acquired territory to the President. The Indiana Democratic State convention in Indianapolis nominated a State ticket, reaffirmed faith in the Chicago platform, declared the cause of the United States in the present war to be just and demanded its vigorous, prosecution.

Michigan Democrats, Populists and free ■liter Republicans in convention at Grand Rapids renewed their alliance of two years ago and united on a State ticket, headed by Justin R. Whiting for Governor. • The resolutions adopted favor the war with Spain. The fusion convention of the Dwrwv crats, Populists and free silvfe Republicans of the Htahth lowa ffistrMt mat and nominated G.JL h|p4»f HedfotW f<# John Lind was nominated by the three conventions at Minneapolis for Governor ed by the others. The middle-of-the-road Populists of Minnesota, who bolted the State Populist convention, held a meeting of their own and nominated a complete State ticket JU C. Long was named for Governor.