Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1874-06-18

resulted as follows: Gen. Burnside, 40; y. F.
Dixon, %; Gov. Howard, IA; A G. Barst1",
II; scattering, Is.
The Michigan Republican State Convention
is to be held at Lansing on the goth of August
The Illinois Independent State Convention
held at Springfield on the 10th, over 80
delegates being in attendance. j. NJ. Allen,
of Henry, was chosen President. The platform
adopted is substantially the same as that
adopted by the Farmers Convention at Deca-
tur. One of the resolutions adopted reads as
follows: 'That we demand the repeal of our
National Banking Law, and believe that the
Government should issue a Iegal-tender cur
rency direct from the Treasury, interchangeable
for Government bonds, bearing the lowest pos
sible rate OF interest" David Gore, of
Macoupin, was nominated for state
Treasurer, and s. NJ. Etter, of Bloom
ington, for Superintendent of Public In
struction. The name adopted is the indie
pendent Reform party Of Illinois. The State
Central Committee is composed as follows:
First District, Aug. Arnold; Second, J. 6.
Mattison: Third, &. {. Parks Fourth, Thorn
as Bishop; Fifth, Fisher Hills; Sixth, j. NJ.
Allen; Seventh, II. 4. Conklin; Eighth, A. w.
Lester Ninth, G. w. Wright, Tenth, J. NJ.
Darnell; Eleventh, j W. Loomis; Twelfth, J.
b. Kicks; Thirteenth, J. Sell, Fourteenth,
James r. Scott; Fifteenth, H. Park; Sixteenth,
L. II. Thomas; Seventeenth, Lewis Solomon;
Eighteenth, S. j. Davis; Nineteenth, John
Landrigan.
The Indiana Independent State Convention
assembled at Indianapolis on the 10th, and or
ganized by the election OF A. Stevenson, of
Putnam County, as President, and one Vice
President from each Congressional district.
A Committee ON Nominations was appointed,
whereupon the delegations from the Eighth,
Tenth and Fourth Districts withdrew, assign
ing various reasons for this action. Resolu-
lions were unanimously adopted, in substance
as follows: Declaring that the office should
seek the man and not the man the office, and
that no person should be supported known TO
be guilty of bribery or corruption opposing
more than one term from President down a;
condemning the practice Of public officials
receiving free passes from railroad managers ;
denouncing all back-salary laws and increase
of compensation for official services demand
and the repeal of the law allowing
10 per cent. interest on judgments the
repeal of the Assessment law ; that the juris-
diction of Grand Juries should be exercised
only in cases of felony, insisting upon the
right of the people to restrict the abuses of
the liquor traffic. The following nominations
were indorsed by the convention: Secretary of
State, \. S. White (Dem.), of Nigo; Auditor,
+. Henderson (Dem.), Of Morgan; Treasurer,
\. c. Bennett (Rep.), OF Steuben; Attorney
General, j. A. s. Mitchell (Dem.), of
Elkhart Judge of the Supreme Court, H. ?.
Biddle (Rep), of Cass; Superintendent Of
Public instruction, Clark Davis (Rep), of
Henry The convention adopted the name of
independently The following Central Com
mittee was appointed First District,
j. r. Elderfield, Vanderburg County;
Third, j. @. A. Newson; Fifth, B. F.
Bundy, Randolph; Sixth, A. B. Pendleton,
johnson; Seventh, aB. ID. Garrett, Marion;
Eight, - Barber Nigo; Ninth, +. Slusher,
Warren; Eleventh, Aaron Jenkins, Wabash;
Twelfth, b. B. Snow, Adams; Thirteenth,
Merrill Williams, Marshall,
The Indiana State Farmers Association was
organized at Indianapolis on the 10th by the
election of Richard Gregg as President, Z. W.
Green as Secretary, and Thos. W. Reese as
| Treasurer
The Executive Committees of the Liberal
Republicans, Democrats and -Monopolists
held q meeting in st. Paul, Mimi, on the
10Th and agreed for joint state convention
FOX the nomination of candidates, to be held
in that city on the 23d of September
Coy. Carpenter, of Iowa, having been ap-
piled to by the Changers as to his action rela-
tive to the Railroad Tariff law, replies:
should the railroads attempt TO overthrow
ii by appealing TO the courts l shall not
hesitate in the duty which will then be upon
me. To see to 1t that all the authority pos
.essed by the Executive r. invoked to secure lis
enforcement. In the enforcement OF this duty
the law associates with me the other members OF
the Executive Council each of whom is entirely
in sympathy with me in respect 80 the line OF our
duty in tho case Of resistance by the railroad
companies.