Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1874-08-13
POLITICAL.


| as candidates for congressman at Large.
The resolutions announce that the action of
the radical portion of the Republican party
necessitates the union of the white people in
| self-defense; acknowledge the rights OF all
classes under the Constitution and laws,
but reject social union or equality; denounce
the so-called Civil Rights bill as
fragrant and dangerous invasion of the
conservative principles of free govern
ment, and palpably violation of the Con-
sttution; view with adherence the attempt
to take possession Of the schools, colleges,
churches, hotels, railways, steamboats,, thea
tiers, etc, for the purpose of establishing
negro equality; invite white immigration;
! urge the enactment of laws to secure wages
to employees of railway corporations, and
pledge economy in the State Government and
the payment of every dollar justly owed by
the State when it is able to do So
Hon. J. M. Carey was nominated on the 3lst
ult as Delegate to Congress by the Republi-
cans of Wyoming Territory
The Massachusetts Democracy are to hold
a State Convention at Worcester on the 9th
Of September
The election in Kentucky on the Sd for
| Clerk of the Court of Appeals and for various
local officers resulted generally in favor of the
Democrats. Jones Democrat, for Appellate
Clerk, beats Cochran independently by a large
majority.
| The Mayor, Chief of Police and many other
officials Of Salt Lake have been recently ar
rested by the United States Marshal for viola
ton of the Election law.
An election was held of Vicksburg, Miss,
on the 4th, and the whites elected their entire
ticket by $50 majority. There was no disturb
ance of any kind. Both whites and backs
polled their full registered strength. About
forty coored men voted the white ticket, and
four whites voted with the blacks.
| The Hon John A. Kasson has been rcnomi-
mated for Congress by the Republicans of the
Seventh Iowa District
The Executive Committee Of the Wisconsin
State Grange has issued an address to the
Oranges of the State, warning them that an
attempt will be made in the next Legislature
to secure the repeal of the Railroad law, and
| urging them to resist the effort.
| Congressional nominations were made on
| the 9th as follows: epubican-Coorado
Territory, II. P. H. Bromwell; Sixth Ohio
District, A. NJ Pratt, of Williams County;
Sixth Indiana, Milton s. Robinson, of Madi-
son County; Tenth Indiana, Maj Calkins,
of Laporte. Anti Monopoly--First Iowa,
Hon. Edward Campbell, of Jefferson County.
Democratic--Fourth Missouri, r. A. Hatcher,
renomnated.
| The recent Reform State Convention of
Kansas nominated: For Governor, }. c. Cusey;
| - Eur;,,
| tary of State, Nelson Abbott; Treasurer,
| Charles f. Rooster; Auditor, G. P. Smith,
| Superintendent of Public Instruction, II. B
| Norton Attorney General, j. B. Hallowell;
| Assistant-Justice of the Supreme Court, w
p Donthitt. The following are the main feat
ures of the platform adopted: Maintaining
| the nviolability of the right Of the State to
control its own domestic institutions; con-
demning the present Administration for its
| bold defiance of public sentiment and disre
gard of the public good; insisting that the
public debt shall be paid in strict compliance
with the law under which it was contracted;
demanding the repeal Of the National Banking
law, and the issue of legal tenders interchange
able for Government bonds bearing low rate
| of INTEREST," favoring the repeal of the tariff
| on lumber and on the necessities OF common
| life; demanding such legislation in regard to
railroads as will secure the industrial interests
of the country against monopoly and eXtor-
| ton; denouncing the Poland law of the last
| Congress as an outrage against the liberty OF
| the press and the individual; protesting
against the Indian policy of the Administra-
| ton, and fayorng the election of President,
nd hy a direct
| of the people
The election in North Carolina for super
intendent of Public Instruction, Congress
men, Judges and Solicitors, members OF the
General Assembly and county officers took
place on the 9th. 4 Raleigh dispatch of that
date says the election passed of quietly as far
as heard from. Democratic gains were re-
ported in every section, and 1t was considered
certain the State had gone Democratic by
vote yariously estimated at from 5,ooO to
10000, with seven Democr attic congressman
out of eight.
The county elections in Tennessee on the
9th resulted generally in Conservative and
Democratic victories.
A State Reform Convention was held at
Lansing. Mich, on the 9th, at which series
of resolutions was adopted-favoring the or
sanitation OF a National Reform party, in favor
of a currency that shall not be susceptible TO
such contraction or imitation as shall result in
injury TO the business interests of the country
advocating the maintenance inyiolate of the
ricbts of the States; in favor OF the one-term
principe for President; declaring that the
state Legislature has the right to regulate the
fares and freight upon railpads so far as 10