National Republican., 1880-06-18
THE POLITICAL WORLD.
Action of the Indiana Republican
State Convention.
A Ticket Nominated That Can Carry the
state-Hon. n. G. Porter for Governor
--Enthusiasm for Garfiold-Kon-
lucky Bourbons In Conven-
tion-HanRering for tho
Darl-Nominations.
Indiana uepub,ican Convention.

INDIANAPOLIS IND, June 17-Tho repub'
lican state convention met at 10 o'clock this
morning in tho vigwam and was called 10
order nv Hon. John G.. Now, chairman OF the
state central committee. For permanent chair
man W. II. Calkins was chosen. The mention
of General Gariiolds name by tho president
produced enthusiastic and prolonged cheering.
The resolutions adopted iudorsc the national
platform of 1880 and commend the nominees
OF the Chicago convention 10 tho hearty sup
port of all republicans; declare in favor OF
personal liberty and OF right OF locomoton
including tho right OF foreigners TO cmigrate
hither and become American citizens and the
right of native-born citizens 10 migrate from
one state to another without vexation or in
vestgation rs TO their motives for so doing;
congratulate the people of Indiana upon the
adoption of tho constitutional amendments,
under which, by wise legislation, purity OF
the ballot-box and other reforms may be Sc
cured; declare that the gratitude OF the
country to tho bravo men who pcriled
their lives for tho preservation Of the union
is a perpetual debt, and tho duty of congress
to embody this sentiment In the form of laws
for their substantial benefit Is imperative;
favor laws for the protection Of the rights OF
miners and laborcrs against corporations.
The convention then proceeded with the
nomination for candidates for the state ticket
For governor tho following names were pre-
sented: General A. d. Streight, Hon. w. r.
MoKeon, Dr. A. o. Burgess Hon. A. G. Porter,
Hon Thomas StansfOrd, Hon, John w. Butler
General w. o. Gresham aud Hon. William
CumbacS. Tho first ballot resulted rs follows
streight, 467l; Porter, 2l6l; Burgess, 1O0l
Stansford, "a; McKcen, ld9; Butler, 5ll
Gresham, Ii, and Cumbuck, Ii. The second
ballot, no choice. On the third ballet, Hon
Albert q. Porter was nominated, receiving 637l
votes.
The following were also nominated: Fol
lieutenant governor, Thomas Hanna, of Put
nam; for judges of tho supreme court--thirt
district, Hon. Byron K. Elliott; htth district
William A. Woods; for secretary Of state, G
r. Hawn; for auditor, f. II. Wolf for treas
urer, r. S. Hill; for attorney general, Judge
ID. p. Baldwin.
Tlidon Strong In Kentucky.
LEXINGTON, KY, June 17.-Tho demo
cratic state convention met in this city TO
day, about 600 delegates being present. Gen
ertl Lucius Desha was elected chairman ant
+. Polk Johnston secretary. While WAITING
for the reports Of committees speeches wcr
made by General William Preston, Colono
Breckenridge, General Henry Watterson
judge William Lindsay, Hon. j. w. Steven
son, General c. M. Clay and others. Tit
name of s. J. Tildcn was always received witt
long and loud cheering, but when Judge Lind
say alluded to Hoatio Seymour there was TIN
widest enthusiasm, the cheering continuing
for several minutes Nearly all of the speaker
avowcd strong preferences for Mr.. Tildoo.
resolution directing the state delegation u
Cincinnati to vote rs unit excited ver,
heated debate, which occupied tho time o
the convention up to the hour Of taking q re
cess until o'clock.
On reassembling, the resolution instructin,
the delegates to vote as a unit in the IN
tionul convention was withdrawn. This |
regarded as defeat of tho Tilden men, 81
though majority of the delegates are for Til
den. The delegates for the state at large ar
Henry Watterson, John W. Stevenson, Gen
eral William Preston and Judge w, Lindsay
Prohibition Professional Appointments.
CLEVELAND June 17.-At the prohibition
national convention held horo to-day ther
were present 142 delegates, For candidat
for president Neal Dow, of Maine, was nomi
mated by accamation, and for vice-presidenl
A. NJ. Thompson, of Westerville, Ohio. Th
platform enumerates the evils entailod by th
liquor traffic, declares it should not be pre-
teeted, and that all legitimate industries re
uuire deliverancc from tho taxation which
imposes, declares in favor Of woman sutfrag
and arraigns the old political parties.
Congressional Nominstions.
ELLSWORTH, Me, June 17.-Tho republican
OF the fifth congressional district to-day nom
mated Zeth L. Millikon, OF Belfast, ior col
gress.
CINCINNATI, June 17.-Hon. William Nj
Kinley was renominated for congress to-da
by the republican convention OF the sever
teenth Ohio district.
COLUMBUS OHIO, Juno 1.-THE democra
of the thirteenth district to-day renominatc
Gibson Atherton for congress,
Arkansas Greenbaclers.
LITTLE Rock, ARK, June 17.-At Ia
nights session the greenback state conventio
adopted platform and nominated sta
ticket with William p. Parks of Lafayette fC
governor.