Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-06-25

transportation; advocating the adjustment
of the relations between capital and labor,
and favoring the holding of corporations
to strict conformity TO law; advocating
free banking and additional currency
and the proper revision of the Patent
laws expressing the gratitude of the Repub-
lican party to the soldiers and sailors in the
late war and favoring the extension of the
Pension and Bounty laws; approving such
legislation on the question of intemperance as
will give majority of the people in their re-
spective towns the power to determine wheth-
er Intoxicating liquors shall be sold, and such
as shall hold the vendor responsible for all
damages resulting from such sales advo-
eating the reduction of fees and salaries for
public services expressing entire confidence
in the President and Republican Senators and
Representatives, and heartily approving Of the
course of Senators Morton and Pratt
The State Convention of Illinois Republi-
cans met at Springfield on the 18th and organ
lied by the election of Hon. S. N. Cullom as
President and one Vice-President from each
Congressional district. The following State
Central Committee was appointed: First
District, H. B. Brayton; Second, 2. a. Hoyne,
Third, 0. A. Willard; Fourth, John Early;
Fifth, J. N. Ponies; Sixth, Henry Dement,;
Seventh, H. c. Gold; Eighth, j. J. CasseI;
Ninth, D. D. Plattenberg; Tenth, J. E. Hamil-
ton; Eleventh, j. L. Underwood Twelfth,
George NJ. Brinkerhoff, of Sangamon;
Thirteenth, Jacob Wheeler; Fourteenth, J.
H. Connolly, of Coles; Fifteenth, VIM. Chew;
Sixteenth, J. NJ. Truitt; Seventeenth, John
Thomas; Eighteenth, NJ. J. Inscore; Nine
teenth, R. Anderson. The convention then
proceeded to nominate State officers. For
Treasurer three ballots were taken, resulting
in the nomination Of Thomas S. Ridgeway, of
GalIatin. Three ballots were also taken for
Superintendent of Public instruction. Will
lam B. Powell, of Kane, received the
nomination. On the first ballot Miss
Frances Willard, of Cook, received 124
votes Resolutions were adopted in sub
stance demanding the enforcement of civil
rights; deprecating the policy of Immediate
cancellation of any portion of the notes issued
by the Treasury; advocating free banking;
reaffirming the declaration Of the National
Republican Convention of 1872 in favor of a
return to specie payment at an early day;
commencing the project of Interstate
railway transportation and the improve
ment of the navigation of the mouth
of the Mississippi River; favoring the
election of President and Vice-President
by direct vote of the people; declaring that
the Republican party will protect the rights
Of citizens and are opposed to interfering by
law with the habits, tastes or customs of
individuals; recognizing the property rights
of railways, but demanding reasonable
charges and strict impartiality in the trans
portation of freight and passengers, the same
to be secured by appropriate State and Ma
tional legislation. Senator Logan being
called upon delivered an address commencing
the platform.
The Maine Republican State Convention
has unanimously renominated Nelson Ding
ley, Jr., for Governor. Resolutions were
adopted in favor Of the early resumption OF
specie payments, approving the President
veto Of the Currency bill, reiterating the
former declaration of principles of the party,
and recognizing the necessity of judicious
liquor laws.
The Supreme Court of Illinois has decided
that the law passed by the Legislature of 1869
known as the Grab law" is uuconstitu.
tional.
The Woman's Temperance League of Ohio
in session at Springfield on the 18th, adopted
resolutions in favor of the organization OF
Temperance Leagues in every district of the
State for the purpose of procuring the defeat
by the ballot of the license clause of the new
Constitution, and declaring that eve will dc
all we can to defeat the license clause in the
proposed Constitution Of Ohio, now submitted
to the voters of the State''
The Missouri Democratic State Convention
is TO be held at Jefferson City on the Goth of
August. The Kansas Republican State Con-
vention is also to be held on the same day, at
Topeka.