The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-09-16
POLITICAL.
Platforms, Nominations, Are
rsignmenis and Like
Matters.

Worcester, Il. - The platform
declares both parties are 10 &c Judged
by their acts and that the republican
party courts n comparison OF its
measures with tGose attempted CT
accomplished By the democratic
party; desires peace aud expresses
willingness to concede anything, cave
principle, to accomplish the WORK OF
creating harmonious feeling between
the sections; also hopes tbst political
rights will be maintained thrSughuu
the south at 10 distant day, which
cannot be, however. while tbs negro
is intimidAted or deiIauded OF the
right OF suffrage and connted out, and
Massachusetts, and will speak 40
indignant protest against such an
outrage; invoke the country to do
the same and urge government to
assert its protective power and Insure
peaceful elections; cougratulstes the
party and the country upon the re-
publican MEASURE OF resumption,
which had been accomplished de
spite democratic opposition It is.
therefore, to tho republican party
alone that tbs friends OF currency
based upon the value OF gold coin can
look for a repeal or q modification OF
the silver coinage laws, passed chiefly
by democratic votes after the veto OF
a republican President. They express
belief that the present coinage Of
silver will eventually expel gold from
the country and thus ipjure trade and
commerce; urge suspension of COIN
sge until the relation between gold
and silver il established by the lead
ing commercial countries; express
qualification at the establishment OF 3
standard by which officials are judged
and tested. The platform has q strong
civil service plank; arrsigns the dem
ocracy for Its threats and abuses oil
power, and has a plank highly COM
plimentary TO President Hayes for bis
pure administration and sseadfast re.
| pubIicanism; declares its hearty AND
faithful support to Garfield snC
Arthur, aud pays Garfield 8 warn
| tribute as @ man, a soldier and
statesman.
Concord, n. H, 15.-Ths resolu
tions adopted endorse the Cincinnati
nominees; pledge adherence to Han
cock and English, declare that tht
state shall be redeemed, and tina
Frank Jones, the gubernstorial can
didRte, is worthy and true man
Adjourned.
st. Louis, 15.-The temporary Or
ganizstion was made permanent
The resolutions present nothing rs
markably new, but are warm in prais
OF Garfield; urge the party to unity
aTraign the democrats for their fraud
in the administration of the stste
and for redissricting the state, 81
that it should be misrepresenteC
in Congress. The nominations we're
Governor, D. P. Dyer; lieutenan!
governor, Milo Blair; secretary @
state, ]. @. Broad we'll; auditor, L. A
Thomas; treasurer, w. Q. Dallmyre
attorney general, II. h. Harding
supreme judge, j. @. earns; registe
OF lands, Adam Theis; railroad com
missioner, Howard Barns, colored.
Adjourned.
Trenton, N. j., 1.-THE republi
cans OF the Fifth District have re
nominated George NJ. Robson.
Baltimore, 1.-THE republicans c
the Fifth Congressional District noni
mated w. &. Wilmer.
Milwaukee, 14.-The democrats c
the Eighth District, to-day. nom
mated w. O. Silverthorn for Congress;
Little Rock, 14.-The democrats c
the Third District have renominsts
]. E. Cravens for Congress.
Nearly complete returns Civ
Churchill, democratic candidate 70
governor. 1000 majority.
Council Bluffs. 15.-The republi
cans OF the Eighth District nominate
3. Pencivsl for Congress.
Concord. n. H, 15.-As result
the arrangement effected to-ds
between leaders OF the Democrat
party, J. W. Sandborn. SuIloway an
Bingham have been nominated 70
Congress in the First, Second an
Third Districts.
San Francisco, ia dispatcl
from Olympic, Washington Territory
says the democratic territorial con
vention nominated Thomas Burke c
Seattle for Congress.