Rensselaer Republican, Volume 18, Number 45, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 July 1886 — POLITICAL. [ARTICLE]

POLITICAL.

The Connecticut State Prohibition Convention will be held in Hartford July 28 to nominate a Governor and other State officers.. ..The Sixth Illinois District Republicans renominated Congressman Hitt at Freeport without opposition.... John A. Donnell, of Sigourney, lowa, was nominated for Congress at Newton on the 112th ballot, by the Republicans of the Sixth lowa District.. . The result of the primary eleclion held in Georgia insures the nomination of Gen. Gordon for Governor. The Democratic convention meets on July 28 in Atlanta. The President has approved the act to forfeit the lands granted the Atlantic & Pacific Railroad Company, and to restore the same to settlement... .The Republican State Central Committee of Missouri accepted the resignation of Chauncey I. Filley as Chairman and elected General D. P. Grier to the vacancy... .The Prohibitionists of Minnesota, in convention'at St. Paul, nominated J. E. Childs for Governor and J. Finkham for Lieutenant Governor. Ohio Republican editors, at a meeting in Columbus, adopted an address reviewing the election of Henry B. Payne to the United State Senate and asking that body to reconsider its action in refusing to investigate the same.. .The Republicans of Kansas, in convention at Topeka, renominated Governor Martin, Lieutenant Governor A. P. Reddle and Secretary of State E. B. Allen. D. M. Valentine was nominated for Judge of the Eleventh District. The platform indorses a protective tariff and prohibition, and expresses sympathy with the Irish home-rule movement. Senator Hoar denies the published statement that Senator Logan requested that the votes of the members of the Elections Committees on the question of investigating the Payne election should be kept secret.!.. .The Democratic Congressional convention of the Seventh district of Texas unaniniousiy renominated Hon. William H. Crain for Congress. President Cleveland s policy was indorsed.