The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-09-24
POLITICAL.
Democratic Nomination.

! . Cl. ALL, cSpItIHDcE SO.- uc 1CilA-
cratic Liberal State Convention, met in
this city to-day, for the nomination of
Chief Justice and Associate Justices Of
the Supreme Court. The attendance,
though not full, was much larger than
was anticipated from the nature Of the
nominations to be made, and the meeting
was entirely harmonious.
Hon. W. T. Wescott Wilkens, of st.
Paul, at present Judge Of the Second
District Court, was nominated by accls-
nation, for Chief Justice, and
William Lockren, of Minneapolis
for Associate Justice. Mr.. Lockren
was formerly member of the State
Senate. The Republican nominees for
the same Offices, are from st. Paul and
Minneapolis. respectively. The follow
! ing is the. q
Platform Adopted.
WHEREAS, The special occasion which
brought the Republican party into being,
has long since ceased to exist and there
is not now and has not been for years,
any central animating principle or pur-
pose in that party, except the cohesive
principle of public plunder and the set
tied purpose to retain power by any
means and at all hazards, and
WHEREAS, To perpetuate its hold
upon Office, that party has formed an al
lance capital, and organized the mOnop-
olies Of the country, and together they
purpose to run the Federal and State
governments in the interest of the favor
ed classes by exempting them from all
burdens and restraints, and casting the
whole crushing weight of onerous taxa
ton upon the masses of the people; there
fore we, the representatives Of the peO-
pie of the State of Minnesota, who
demand 4 reform in the ad-
ministration of our Federal gov
ernment, having assembled without
regard to former partisan distinctions,
hereby proclaim the following platform
of principles:
/. Believing the present disastrous con-
diton of the Southern States to be largely
due to the corrupt rule of carpet-bag pol
iticians, who have plundered and i'm
poverished the people, intensified preju-
dices of race, and driven communities to
the verge of civil war, ard knowing that
this State of affairs has been developed
during the administration of President
Grant, and been fostcred by the course Of
the Republican party and despairing of
relief except throagh radical change
of policy, we demand the maintenance Of
just and impartial policy towards the
people of the South whereby both races
may be protected in all their rights, the
expulsion of the thieves, and perfect
equality before the law for all persons,
without regard to race, color or political
opinion.
.. 4 return to gold and silver as the
basis of the currency of the country, and
the resumption Of specie payments as
soon rs the interests of the country will
allow.
;. 4 tariff for revenue only consistent
with an honest administration; none for
protection; no government partnership
with protected monOpolies.
4. Home rule to limit and localizc
most zcalously the few powers entrusted
to public servants, Municipal, State and
Federal No Capitalization.
3. Equal and exact justice to all men;
no partial legislation; no partial taxa
ton.
g. Free press and no gag laws.
:. Free men; uniform excise laws; no
sumptuary laws.
8. Official accountability enforced by
better civil and criminal remedies; no
private use of public funds by public Of
iicers.
9. Chartered corporations by the State
ALWAYS supcrviseablc by the State in the
interest of the people.
10. The party in power responsible for
the administration Of the government
while in power.
Rcsolred That the nomination by
Republicans of noted salary grabbers
in the First Congressional District, of an
apologist and defender of that outrage in
the Second, and Of one of the most un-
scrupulous congressional lobbyists in the
Third, show the utter hollowness Of all
Republican promises Of reform.
Resoired, That startling exposures of
corruption in the offices of State Treasu-
rcr and Auditor concealed through SO
many years of Republican administration
cause just alarm to all good citizens, and
demonstrate anew the impossiblity of re-
form within the Republican organization.
Following the reading Of the platform
Hon. Ebenezcr Ayers offered the follow
ing RESOLUTION which was adopted with
considerable enthusiasm.
ResolreG, That We agree with the
Leading Republican organ of this State,
that the history Of the late State Auditor,
is substantially the history of the Re-
publican party of this State.
Democratic Congressional Nomina-
fiOns I'm Arkansas.
LITTLE Rock, Sept. 23.-COl. l.. {.
Cause WAS nominated yesterday by the
Democrats for Congress from the first
district He is the present contestant for
seat from the same district. Col. w.
+. Stemans, of Drew, was nominated on
the same day by the Democrats Of the
second district for Congress.
New York Republican State Conven-
tion.
UTICA, September 23-The Republi-
can State Convention met at the Opera
House at ! 1 o'clock, and was called to or
der by Hon. VIM. II. Robertson. Hon.
Theo. VI. Pomeroy was made temporary
chairman, and proceeded to address the
Convention. At the conclusion Of his
remarks the usual committees were ap-
pointed, and the Convention took a re-
cess till p. N. The Convention re-
assembled at = o'clock. Edwin d. Nor
gan was elected President with Vice
President from each district. On the ap-
pearance of Mr.. Morgan upon the plat
form. he was greeted with cheers. His
address to the Convention upon taking