Rensselaer Republican, Volume 19, Number 41, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 June 1887 — POLITICAL. [ARTICLE]

POLITICAL.

A special from Boston states that Mr. Powderly has declared that he will not be the candidate of the labor party or any other party for the presidency. ~_T v . .) ■Mr. -Manning*- who has Just .returned ! Europe, referring to the next presidential . campaign said, ‘T can Sum it up in a very ! few words. I consider Mr. Cleveland the winning card in the political game.” Ex-Governor Gilbert A. Pieice has been ; elected President of the North Dakota HE nive reitya-tGramlForks. 1 The Republican Legislators of New

Hampshire Thursday nominated William E. t handler for United States Senator, to : fill the vacancy occasioned by the death ■ of Mr. Pike. In the Massachusetts Legislature Wed ! nesday the constitutional prohibitory amendment was defeated by a vote of 139 ! to 74. It is claimed that the supporters of ex- ! Senator Rollins, who has withdrawn from r the Senatorial contest in New Hampshire* [ will go to ex-Secretary Chandler. The Executive Committee of the New ■ York Prohibition party met at Albany, and decided to' hold the Prohibition State Convention at Syracuse, August 25_ and 26.