Political Gossip

Augusta, tía., Oct. 5.- Governor Gordon and the other State offlcers were re-elected Wednesday, there being no opposition to tbom. Tho election was quiet. The amend ment to the constitution increasing the number of Snpreme Court Judges from three to five was adopted. Washington, üct. 5.- P. D. Wiggington, of Caliíoruia, has been unanimously selected by the Executive Committee of the Aroerioan party to flll the vacancy occasioned by Judge Greer's decliuation of the Vice-Presidential nomination. Nkw York, Oct. 5- The County Democracy has definitely decided to renominate Mr. Hewitt for mayor. Nbw York, Oct 6.- At a mass -meeting of citizens irrespective of party, held at Cooper Union Ttrarsday, Mayor Hewitt was unanimously nominatód for another term. New Ori.rans, Oct. 6 -The Prohibition State convention has nominated a full electoral ticket. There were twenty-flve delegates present, and they claim they can poli about 2,000 votes. Bbloit, Wís., Oct. 5.- The Democrats yesterday nominated J. B. Doe, Jr., for Congress from the First district. Waterloo, la., Oct. 5.- The Democrats here nominated B. B. Richards íor Congress in the Third district. ürRiNoriELD. Mass., Oct. 5. - The Demoorats of the Twelfth district yesterday nominated H. W. Ely íor Congres. Memphis, Tena, Oct 5.- The Republiens hero uominated L. B. Eaton for Congress from the Tenth district. Boston, Oct. 5.- John P. Andrew has been nominated for Congress by the Democrats of the Third district. Rai.kigii N. C, Oct 5.- C. P. Locky ■wae nominated for Congress yesterday by theSixth district Republicans. Pittsbukgh. Pa., Oct. 5.- Yesterday the Democrats of the Twenty-fifth district nominated Norman Hall for Congress. Isbianatolis, Ind., Oct. 6- The Repubücran aod Democratie State Oommittees of indiana h ave ac roed that in all election precinets where the inspector is a Democrat, a Republican judge and clerk shallbe selected; and in precinets where the inspectors are Rppublifann. Democratie judges and cierks shall I; chosen. The Democratie commiïtec aïso makes a propoeition for toe appointment of t coinmittee of 100 - forty-live to be Demócrata, fortyfire Republicans and ten Prohibitionists - to discover and punish election frauda. Gbbbsfiei.d, Mass., Oct. 7.- The Democrats of the Eleveuth Congressional district have nominated William Skinncr, of Holyoke, for Congress. Gittysburg, Pa., Oct. 7.- The Democratio Congressional conferrees of the Nineteenth district hsrte unanimously renominated Congressman levi Maish. Nr York, Oct 7.- The Tammany Hall conven tion Friday night nominated Sheriff llugh J. Grant for mayor. The speeches made and resolutions adopted pledged Tammany to the support of Cleveland and HUI, and contained denunciations of Know-Nothingism, which were intervreted as an attack upon Mayor Hewitt Bt. Paul, Minn., Oct. 7. - Ignatius Donnelly has withdrawn as candidate of the Mranesota Labor party for Governor and is working to sueed D. M. Sabin as United States Senator. New York, Oct. 8 -The County Domocracy has nominatod Abram S. Hewitt íor mayor. Boston-, Oct. 8.- The action of 20,000 ladies here in registering for tho purpose ui votinp at the schqpl election is being iollowed all over the State. The returns frmn Brookline, Waltham, Woburn and nearly every place heard from show a !;reat increase in the nuraber of women registering and paying taxes in order to vote. There is much excitement about the matter here. All political parties are seeking to secure the ladies' vote. Salt Lake City, U. T., Üct. 9 -John T. Caine (Dem.) was renominated yesterday íor delégate in Congress. Nbw Ortkans, Oct. 9. - The Republicana oí the Third district nominatod yesterday R. C. Jolly for Congressman. New York, Oct. 10.- Mr. Hewitt has acceptoü the citizens and Couuty Democracy'8 rcnomination for mayor. Nbw York, Oct. ltt- Yestorday was the first day of registration ín this city, and K,047 Dames were recorded, aga nst 74,778 toe flrst day in 1SS4, 4R.177 in 1885, 60,751 in 1886, and 61,093 in 18S7. Bbookltn. Oct. 10.- The second day af registratiou in this city broupht out 64,507 ñames; total for two days, 118,238, against 9?.O43 íor the first two days in 1884. St. Louis, Oct. 10.- In the Kighth dis triet the Demócrata nave renoininatcd J. J. O'Keill for Congress. Mádison, Wís.. Oct. 10. - Yesterday Ihe Kopublioans oí the Second district nomHiiitod B. C. McFctiidge íor Congress. Philídelpuia, Oct 10- The Demócrata have nominated Abraham Bowers íor Congress in the Fourteenth district and R. B. I'arkinson in the Twenty-second. Nbtt Yohk. Oct. 10.- John H. Ketchura has beon nominated íor Congress by the Kepublicans of the Sixteenth district