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 met at Pittsburg on the 23d of July, nominated John P. St. John for President and Wm. Daniel for Vice-President.

The Republican State Convention was held at Des Moines on the 20th of August, 1884, and nominated the following candidates: for Secretary of State, Frank D. Jackson; Auditor, John L. Brown; Treasurer, V. P. Twombly; Supreme Judge, J. H. Rothrock; Attorney General, A. J. Baker.

The Democratic Convention convened at Davenport on the 3d of September and nominated the following candidates: Secretary of Stare, James Dooley; Treasurer, George Derr; Auditor, J. E. Henriques; Attorney-General, M. V. Gannon; Supreme Judge, L. E. Burton.

The election resulted in the success of the Republican candidates for state officers by a plurality of about 18,500; the vote for President was, for Blaine, Republican, 197,089. The Democratic and the Greenback parties effected a fusion on the Presidential electors, as well as on the State officers and the combined vote for Cleveland and Butler in Iowa was 177,316. St. John received 1,472 votes. The majority for Blaine of 18,126, was the smallest majority given by Iowa to a Republican candidate for President since 1860, when the entire vote of the State was 128,205. The Congressional delegation stood politically, seven Republicans to four Fusion.

Upon the reëlection of J. L. Brown as Auditor, a controversy arose between that officer and Governor Sherman as to the approval of his official bond. When the bond was presented to Governor declined to approve it on the ground “that the Auditor had failed to account for all of the funds during his first term” and had failed to produce vouchers as required by law for public money expended. As the two officers were unable to reach an agreement over the subject in controversy, the Governor appointed a Commission to make an examination of the accounts in the Auditor’s office. The Commissioners