The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-09-01
The POLITICAL FIELD.
Party State Conventions, and
What They Did.
List Of the Nominees, Platforms, Etc.
DELAWARE DEMOCRATS.

assessment laws. condemning the tendency
OF the Republican party to mixed schools
favoring tariff revision, condemning the star
route frauds, national extravagance, and
HubbelPs political assessments arraigning the
Republicans for supporting dorsey and other
plunderers," for countenancing Malone and
similar coalitions, and for creating and MAIN
tanning an army Of office-holders. Charles @.
Stockley was nominated for Governor on the
first ballot and Charles B. Lore was nominated
for Congress by reclamation.
THE MAINE INDEPENDENTS.
meeting of the independent Republicans Of
Maine was held at Portland, at which the fol-
lowing nominations were made Governor,
Warren N vnton, OF Gray; Congressman,
First district. James M. Stone, of Kennebunk
Second, Nelson Dinkley, Jr., Of Lewiston;
Third, Charles Nash, Of Augusta; Fourth,
Daniel Stickney, OF Pressure Isle.
The following platform was adopted l.
Thorough and systematic reform in all branches
Of the civil service. 2. Faithful execution OF
the laws in all parts Of the State, including the
Liquor law and laws for the observance Of the
Sabbath, having temperance without hypocrisy
and prohibition without drunkenness. 3. Strict
economy In the expenditure OF public money,
and consequent reduction OF taxes 4. Oppo-
sihon TO machine politics, boss rule, political
assessments, bribery and fraud in controlling
elections and conventions.
ARIZONA REPUBLICANS.
The Republican Territorial Convention OF
De Forest Porter q delegate to Congress, and
A. K. Davis, Of Malone county, Superntend-
ent Of Public instruction
The following is synopsis OF the platform
adopted: 1t declares allegiance to the national
Republican platform of 1880; holds that all
railroads and corporations should be subject
to the people through the Legislature: de-
alar fay ~ inf inin NH liz
instruction; holds that the appropriation
for the support OF hostile Indians is
too great, and that hostile tribes should not be
kept, fed and supported by the public treasury,
and is in favor Of dsarming them; declares
against Chinese immigration and the free sys-
tenn of public offices; claims that reorganiza
ton of the judicial system IL necessary; de-
mands that Territorial and Federal legislation
should be had TO discourage mining litigation
and to render mining titles more secure; de-
clares in favor of free and unlimited coinage of
silver upon the same terms and under the
same regulations as gold
MICHIGAN DEMOCRATS.
The Democratic State Convention of Mchi-
gan assembled in Jackson on the 23d of Au-
gust, with full delegations from every district.
The following platform was unanimously
adopted:
The Democrats of Michigan, in convention
assembled recognizing the people as the source
of political power and the constitution as the
fundamental law of the land, do solemnly de-
clare
l. That home rule is the essence or free gov
ernment, that tue line bounding State and
national authority is clearly defined, and needs
only to be strictly followed to conserve the
broadcast liberty TO the people.
2. Earnestly believing that real civil-service
reform is needed TO purify every department
Of our Federal Government, we therefore de-
mand as an initial but important step IN this
direction, an amendment TO the Federal con-
sttution which will give TO the people OF the
several cities, villages and such other postal
districts az may be authorized by law, the right
TO elect Postmasters. We also demand that
Federal subordinate officers shall not be APP
pointed or removed for political belief, nor APP
pointed until their ability and merit have been
proven 10y open public examination and com
petition, and that political assessment or forced
contributions from public officers should be
made felony by law.
3. We are unalterably opposed to the unjust
unequal and iniquitous system Of taxation
called protective tariff, which Expresses the
farmer and laborer, destroys our merchant
marine, breeds and enriches monopolies and
impoverishes the poor. The traditional policy
and principles OF the Democratic party are on
the side of complete commercial freedom. and
we demand an immediate and aggressive reve-
nue. reform in the direction of free trade, sub
ject to tariff only sufficient 10 raise the neces-
sary revenue for governmental expenditures
economically administered.
4. That the right of Congress to make APP
preparations for the improvement OF rivers and
harbors should be restricted to such as are OF
national Importance that the people OF Michi-
gan cannot be bribed with share Of the theft
to sanction the waste of $4,000, 900 in two
years, and we denounce without distinction of
party ali who voted in Congress for the iniquit-
Gus River and Harbor bill
5. That the letting OF the printing OF the an
nual tax sales To party favorites, without COM
petltive bidding, and the keeping in the State
treasury Of from 1000, 900 to p, 600, 900 Of
State funds for the benefit Of partisan office
holders, while the people are heavily taxed, are
demorallZing to the public service, and
demand immediate reform. We cordially
invite the voters OF Michigan without regard to
previous party affiliations, to join us in our
earnest efforts to correct these abuses by with
drawing the administration of State affairs from
those who have been already too long III power,
and confiding il to those who come freshly from
the people untrammeled by the tyranny of
political rings and of party machinery.
After quite long debate, q prop
osition for fusion with the Greenbackers was
adopted by large majority. A telegram was
thereupon sent to the Greenback State Conven-
ton, in session at Grand Rapids, offering Gov
ernor, Commissioner, State Land Office, and
superintendent OF Public Instruction or the
cepting the former, and announcing the nomi-
nation OF ]. w. Begole for Governor The ac-
ceptance was received with uproarious applause.
The convention then nominated the Hon.
Eugene Pringle, OF Jackson, for Lieutenant
Governor; William Shakespeare, OF Kalama-
zoo, for Secretary Of State James Blair, OF
Grand Rapids, Auditor Gen. Edward Kanter,
OF Detroit, State Treasurer Timothy T. Tars-
ney, of East Saginaw, Attorney General.
q. Chase Goodwin, of Grand Rapids, was
Chairman OF the convention; L. +. Rowley. Of
Iona; II. ID. Pugh, OF Lansing, and A. j.
Shakespeare, of Kalamazoo, Secretaries.
MICHIGAN GREENBACKERs.
The State Convention OF the National Green
back party of Michigan was held at Grand
Rapids Aug. 70. BY agreement with the Dem
ocratic State Convention, held at the same time
at Jackson, fusion ticket was nominated, the
Greenbackers getting the following officers
Governor, j. w. Begole, OF Flint State Land
Commissioner, John +. vandeventer, Of st. Jo-
seph Superintendent Of Public Instruction.
David Parsons. of Wayne; member of the
Board OF Education, Clark b. Hall, Of Barry
county.
The Observation-Disclosures strenuousy opposed
the proposition for coalit on, and when the vote
was taken it stood for fusion 25l to 1S9 The