The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1882-08-10

Tho Committee on Resolutions reported in
favor Of the platform adopted at tho Chicago
Convs ntion held Juno o. 1880. to which wcr0
added clauses In favor Of submitting the pro-
hibition and woman-sunrage questions TO
vote OF tho people. against supporting or voting
for any candidate who will not pledge himself
In advance not TO accept railroad passes or the
equivalent therefor, and that no title to public
or railroad lands shall rest in any alien until ho
shall havc declared On intention to become
citizen. The report was adopted, after alengthy
and heated discussion. A observation-disclosures b
A. J. Grover, OF Chicago, denouncitlg In strong
terms England's scheme TO subjugate Egypt
WAS unanimously adopted, and tho convention
then adjourned.
The following State Committee was chosen !:
First district, 4. L. Page, OF Chicago second,
James Donnelly Of Chicago; Third, Il ..
Heath, OF Chicago Fourth, @. @. Whipple. of
Chicago; Fifth, E. +. Reed, OF Elgin /; Sixth,
Andrew Ashton, OF Rockford Seventh, N.
b. Lloyd, OF Orion Eighth, r. Plumb, of
sssaso fes H1 %sY Yes e os:gn og Ely,
enth, ]. r. Dunsworth, Of Rock Island Twelfth,
T. n. Grimes, OF Milton Thirteenth, 7. 8.
Knowles, Of Petersburg; Fourteenth, James
Freeman, Of Bloomington Fifteenth, G. Il.
Fenton, Of Danville Sixteenth, H. B. Lutes, OF
Robinson Seventeenth, ]. H. White, Of Shell
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Vernon Twentieth, R. ]. Staples, OF Murphys-
bOrO.
SOUTH CAROLINA DEMOCRATS.
The Democrats Of South Carolina held .
State Convention at Columbia and nominated
Hugh 8. Thompson for Governor, J. r. Rich
art;son for Treasurer, Ellison Capers for 6u-
perintendent u Public Instruction, and A. D.
Manigaut for Adjutant and Inspector General.
The resolutions adopted treat ct length Of the
policy pursued BY the Republican party ID tho
South, and charge il with the responsibility for
various outrages on justice and decency.
CIVIL SERVICE REFORMERS.
Tho National Civil Service Reform Assoctar
ton met at Newport, Il. |. George William
Curtis delivered an address severely criticisin1
the President. Resolutions embodyinG the
condemn the political assessment now In prog
rets under the auspices Of the Republican Con
Rressional Committee, and instruct tho Prest.
dent OF the League 10 bring the legality Of tho
Hubbell circular TO Judicial tcst. Measures
were taken for the prosecution OF active work
among the people. Carl Schurz, Dorman y
Eaton, John Jay, Josiah Quincy and other Civil
Service Reformers participated il tho proceed.
ings.
The State Convention or the Woman Su6rag.
ists OF Ohio was held at Columbus, Gideon T.
Stewart, OF Norwalk, presiding. Tho constitu-
ton and bylaws OF 1859 were adopted, and q
series Of revolutions setting forth that suffrage
follows taxation, and an invitation TO co-opcra-
tion by all, irrespective Of party. It was decid-
ed to organize the State by counties and town.
ships, tho same A. the other parties. A letter
was read from Lncy Stonc, of Boston. giving
the progress Of thc wori IN different States.
GEORGIA REPuBLrcANs.
Two State Conventions Of Georgia Republic
ans we're held At Atlanta. Both Endorsed L. ].
Gartrcll for Governor. The Blaine faction
nominated II. ID. Locke for Congressman-a At
Large; George 3. Thomas for Attorney Gener-
Al; Il. II. Wight for Secretary Of State; VIM. A.
Pledgcr for Controller, and Gen. F. F. Pit
ney for Treasurer. Tne opposing element,
or Arthur faction placed the following ticket
in the field Congressman-at-Large, Gen. Jas.
Longstreet Secretary Of State, William ].
White Attorney General, John D. Cunning
ham: Controller, FLOYD SnellsOn Treasurer,
W. r. Bowen. Two Of the candidates on each
ticket are colored politicians Of prominence in
Georgia
OHIO FROHIBITIONIsTA
A State Convention Of the friends Of prohibi-
tion convened ct Columbus, Ohio. Tho attend
ance was unusually large. The following ticket
was nominated: Secretary OF State, Ferdinand
SCuuUl0CloI, VI AktOus SupE0ttl0 OWu&c, SUuu
Rosenborrough, Of Fulton county member
OF Board OF Public Works, Carmi
Alderman, Of Lawrence county. The
following resolutions were adopted: That
the manufacture and sale OF liquor is q crime
demanding total prohibition and denouncing
~ wrong any license or taxation; that the
policy Of taxation is : perver.ion OF the prin-
ciples OF our Government repeating and 10
affirming the principles of the party; prohibi.
ton of gambling in every form prohit ition Of
all speculation prohibition Of class log
islation and prison contract labor; pro-
hibition Of star-routo swindles de-
manding reduction Of salaries
asking frequent investigation OF Government
affairs opposing adopting candidates from
other parties fayorlng woman suffrage: ap-
proving the Woman's State Temperance Union;
congratulating the people OF Iowa on the
adoption OF the prohibition amendment ap-
proving the Smith law a. step in The righ;
direction and promising to assist It's enforce.
ment.