The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-07-02
Political Conventions.

vention, recently held in the Academy
of Music in Indianapolis, was unusually
enthusiastic for an off year." 1t was
presided over by the Hon. Benjamin
Harrison. The following ticket was
nominated:
For SECRETARY OF STATE-W. w. Curry.
For AUDITOR OF STATE j. A. Wild
man.
For TREASURER OF STATE = John b.
Glover.
For ATTORNEY GENERAL--James Denny
For JUICE OF THE SUPREME COURT
Andrew i. Osborne.
For SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC IN
sTRUCTIoN-Prof. j. NJ. Bloss.
The resolutions of the German Press
Association passed at Terre Haute, in
March last, were presented to the Con-
vention and referred to the Committee
on Resolutions. They denounce the
Baxter and prohibitory liquor laws
as entertainments upon the personal free
dom and liberty of trade of citizens,
and pledging the influence of the Ger
man editors against any candidate in
favor of the law, in its present proscrip-
tive form.
The Committee on Resolutions sub
mitted a platform which was unan-
imously adopted:
1t declared their unchangeable determin-
alton to adhere to all the fundamental prin-
ciples of the Republican party in so far as
the future condition of the country shall
require their enforcement, forward meas
ures for the developement of the national
resources of the whole country, and es-
pecially the agricultural; opposed railroad
grants; favored Improvement of the naviga-
q, ,f s,,Ia aud al, tran ,arta
ton, and bringing closer together in the
same neighborhoOd the producer and con-
sumer 1t favors free banking; a revision
of the patent laws, and expresses gratitude
TO the soldiers and sailors of the late war,
and the extension from time to time, as the
ability of the government may permit, OF
the pension and bounty laws. The sixth
plank declared the opinion of the Conven-
ton that intemperance is an evil agaist which
society has the right to protect itself that
our whole system of legislation throughout
all the history of the State has asserted and
maintained this right, and it can not now be
surrendered without yielding up that funda-
mental principle of American government
which places the power OF passing laws
in the hands of majority; therefore, We
are i'm favor of such legislation as will give
majority of the people the right to de-
termine for themselves, in their respective
towns, townships, or wards, whether the sale
of intoxicating liquors Tor use as a beverage
shall be permitted therein, and such as will
hold the vender responsible for all damages
resulting from such sales.
The same favors the enactment OF a law
limiting the power of Township Trustees,
County Commissioners, and municipal au-
thorities to assess taxes, and increase town.
ship, county, and municipal Indebtedness.
Reduction and regulation of salaries and
fees is demanded; it looks with pride and
satisfaction upon the school system and ex-
presses confidence i'm the integrity and honor
of the President of the United States, and
thanks to the Representatives from the State
in Congress, and proud approval of the
course of Senators Morton and Pratt.
The Illinois State Republican COnven-
ton met at Springfield and nominated
Thomas M. Ridgway, of Gallatin, for
State Treasurer, and w. b. Powell, of
Kane, for Superintendent of Public In
struction. The following platform was
adOptd:
al. That emancipation and enfranchise
ment having been secured by the 18th and
18th amendments to the Constitution of the
the United States, and by appropriate legis-
latiOn for their enforcement, and the equal
ity of civil rights having been guaranteed
by the fourteenth amendment, such guaranty
should be enforced by appropriate statutes,
so that the broad 9gis of freedoms power
may be over black and white citizens alike.
"2. That as one of the consequences of
the late civil war about 1882, 900, 900 of non
interest bearing Treasury notes were issued
to, and are now held by the people as a safe
and convenient currency, 1t would be un-
wise and inexpedient in the present finan-
cial condition of the people to attempt the
policy of the immediate cancellation of any
portion of such Treasury notes.
"3. That the laws for the establishment of
national banks having secured to the States
and Territories the best system of bank Cir
culation ever before offered the people, its
issuance should no longer be confded to
privileged class, but should be free to all
alike under general and equal law, the ag-
gregate volume of the currency to be regu-
lated by the untrammeled laws of trade.
"a. That we reaffirm the declaration of the
national Republican convention of 1872,
i'm favor of return to specie payment ut the
earliest practicable day. That we are OPP
posed to any increase i'm the amount of legal
tender notes, and in favor of gradual re-
trement of the same as the volume of the
national bank notes shall be increased.
"5. That we commend the measures which
have passed the popoular branch of Con-
gress looking to the cheapening and perfec-
ton of Interstate railway transportation,
and the improvement of navigation at the
mouth of the Mississippi River.
&c. That we are in favor of an amend
ment of the Constitution of the United
States, providing for the election of Presi-
dent and Vice-President by direct vote of
the people without the intervention of an
electoral college.
81. That the Republican party proposes
to respect the rights reserved by the people
to themselves as carefully as the powers del
egated by them to the State and the federal
government, and it will aim to secure the
rights and privileges of citizens without re-
gard to nativity or creed, and it is opposed
to interference by law with the habits,
tastes, or customs of individuals except to
suppress RIGHTEOUSNESS or to preserve the
peace and safety of citizens of the State.
"8. That we will accord to the railway
companies of this State the fullest measure
of property rights; we also demand for the
people reasonable charges and rigid i'm
partiality in the transportation of passen-
gers and freights, such guarantees to be Sc
ton"
THE Vermont Republican Convention
met in Burlington, and nominated Judge
Peck for Governor, Lyman Huxley for
Lieutenant Governor, and Jno. o. Page,
for Treasurer.
Resolutions were adopted affirming ad
hesion to the principles of the Republi-
can party; declaring that it alone can be
relied upon to maintain and preserve the
great results of the overthrow of the re-
belliOn, and that the cause of the Union
and its noble defenders is sacred, and
ought to be kept in view as the pole star
of the future progress of the republic ;
the administration of Presi-
dent Grant; strongly favoring the early
resumption of specie payments, and
the President for the veto of
the finance bill, and declaring that tax
and tariff laws ought to be framed so as
to aid in the promotion and protection of
American industry.
The last resolution is as follows:
"Resolred, That we favor all proper and
prudent measures for the improvement Of
the internal communication between the
different parts of the common country, and
in opening to larger commerce
the line Of water communication created by
nature between the Northwest and the At