Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1875-09-30
POLITICAL.

The New York Democratic State Conven-
ton was held at Syracuse on the 10th and
nth. The platform adopted declares that n
speedy return to specie payment is de-
manded alike by the highest consideration
of commercial morality and honest Govern.
ment," and reatlrms the declaration of prin-
! ciples adopted by the State Convention of
| last year. The following is the State ticket
nominated: For Secretary OF State, John
| Bigeow; Comptroller, Lucius Robinson At
| torney General, Charles s. Fairchild: State
Treasurer, Charles n. Ross; State Engineer,
John d. Van Buren, Canal Commissioner,
Christopher H. Wolrath State Prison In
spector Rodney X. Crowley.
The Democratic State Convention of Ne
braska was held ut Omaha on the nth. and
nominated f. A. Thomas for Judge of the
Supreme Court. The resolutions adopted
declare in favor of a sound currency, coin
or its equivalent, as essential to stability in
business, AKA restoration of prospective
steps toward specie payment, no step back
wardn
The Orange County IN. CO election to fill
the vace lcy caused by the death of Mr.. Graham,
resulted in the election Of the Democratic
candidate Patterson, by some 600 majority,
giving the Democrats two majority in the
convention
In the Bill of Rights adopted by the Ala
bama Constitutional Convention on the 18th
is a section which reads AS follows: THE
people Of this State accept as final and es-
tabllshed the fact that from the Federal
Union there can be no secession of any
State"
In the new Maine Legislature the Repub-
leans will have a majority on joint ballot of
twenty eight-nue in the Senate and nine
teen in the House.
Full returrs OF the vote for Governor in
California give Irwin (Dem.) 81 So, Phelps
(Rep) 30,922, Bidwell lnd.) 29,630
The Michigan Reform State Central Com
mittce have issued a call for hard. money
mass convention to be held Mt Detroit ON the
18th of October.
The Massachusetts Democratic State Con-
voution met ut Worcester on the 22d and
unanimously renominated GOV. CASTOR. Gen.
W. +. Bartlett was nominated, by acclama-
ton, for Lieutenaut-Goyernor. The rest Of
the ticket is as follows For Secretary of
SNtltS, pSp. H. huhiNt, iiNacuitl anu iNC-
ceiver,General, Weston Rowland; Attorney.
General, George T. Perry, Auditor, John f.
Fitzgerald The platform adopted fayors
the speedy return TO specie payments as es.
sential to the revival of commerce. business
and credit of the country, and to The welfare
Of the lanoring masses
The New York Liberals met in State Con-
yention at Albany on the 22d and decided
not 10 nominate Il State ticket, but recon.
mended that the Liberal and Independent
voters OF tine State support those candidates
already in the field whose character and ey.
perienca they most approve. They resolved
III favor Of a speedy return to specie pay
ments
The Minnesota Autobiography State Con-
yeutlou met at Owatonna on the 22d and
| made up State ticket by selecting the can.
\ diaates for Governor, Secretary OF State.
State Auditor and Chicf.Justiee from the
Democratic ticket, the Lieutenant Governor
! and Acknowledgement from the Temperance
| ticket, nominating +. W. Dixie, the present in.
| cumsent, for State Treasurer. A. j. Edger-
| ton, the late incumbent, for Railroad Com.
missioner, and Sherwood Hough, the pres.
snt incumbent, for Clerk of the Supreme
| Court The convention also declared in IA
yor Of Treasury notes as a legal tender for