The Evening critic., 1881-09-29
Politics booming.

Tho Democrats of Wisconsin yesterday
nominated the following ticket: for gov
crnor, n. ID. Fratt for lieutenant governor,
w. A. Anderson; for secretary of State,
Michael johnson; treasurer, w. III. Jacobs
attorney general, N. j. Briggs; superintend-
Ont of public instruction, Robert Graham
railroad commissioner, Ambrose Hoffman !;
insurance commissioner, Rudolph Kemper.
Mr.. Graham, for superintendent of public
instruction, is also tho nominee of the Re.
publicans.
Tho Republicans of Minnesota have
nominated the following ticket: Governor,
l.. +. Hubbard, of Red Wing; lieutenant
governor Charles A. Gilman, of St. Cloud ;
secretary of State, Fred Won Bomach of
Alexandria; treasurer, Charles Settleson,
of Albert Lea; auditor, w. w. Braden, of
Ruston; attorney general, w. j. Haehn, of
Lake City; railroad commissioner Gen. j.
III. Baker, of MankatO; supreme court
iudgcs-Charles yanderburg, Minneapolis;
William Mitchell, of Winona; ID. A. Dick
inson, of Mankato.
In the Pennsylvania Democratic Con-
vcntion at Williamsport yesterday, Hon.
Orange Noble, of Erie County, was nomi-
mated for State treasurer. The resolutions
adopted declare for the preservation of the
Constitution against third term against
any changes tending to Capitalization or
empire; favor u currency of gold and silver
and of paper convertible into coin condemn
rcpudation, and demand the punishment
of Star-route thieves condemn the Repub-
lican party for number of alleged crimes
rcaffirm the resolution of the Democratic
convention of 1879, which denounced the
Republican leaders for completely in the
late legislative bribery cases; pledge the
Democratic party to economy, opposition
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of State taxes and the investigation of
frauds in the departments of the State gov
eminent The abuses of railroad corpora
tons are also denounced. and great grief is
| expressed over the death, by assassination,
of President Garfield.
In the Massachusetts, Prohibitory Con-
vention yesterday the following nOmina-
tions were made: For governor, Charles
Amy, of New Bedford for lieu
tenant governor, Timothy X. Earle
of Worcester; secretary of state, solomon
+. Root, of Dalton; treasurer and receiver.
general, Thomas j. Lathrop, of Taunton;
auditor, Jonathan Buck, of Harwick
attorney-goneral Samuel NJ. Fairfield, OF
Maiden. The convention adopted plat.
form which declares the necessity for an
independent political party pledged to the
prohibition of the sale and manufacture ,oi
Intoxicating drinks; asserts that every leg
islative cxpedient short of tho prohibitory
law of 1867, for regulating or contracting
the drink traffic, has proved " snare and .
delusion.. 1t strongly protests against IL
cense, on the ground that it antagonizes
the work of the schools corrupts the ballot
and weakens moral effort. 1t closes will
the following; Resolved, That in common
with the action Of all important Organiza
tons throughout the country-nOt to say
throughout the civilized world-we, thu
} prohibitory convention of Massachusetts,
put on record our profound sense of thu
bereavement of the nation in the death o
the late illustrious Chief Magistrate, ant
tender our warmest sympathy to hi
afflicted family.