The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1882-09-28

AIN 4hAicoOuIA
in convention assembled on the 10th inst
nominated the following ticket: For su--
preme Judge, David Wagner, st. Louis;
Superintendent of Public instruction,
Prof. o. C. Hill, of Holt County; for Rail-
road Commissioner, Col. R. H. Hunt,
Kansas City. A new State Central Com
mittee was also elected, of which Col R.
7. vanhorn, the present Congressman
from the Kansas City District and mem
Der of the National Congressional Com
mittee, was made Chairman. The plat
form adopted demands the enforcement of
existing liquor license laws.
Two companies of troops have been sent
into Utah.
The New York Republicans held a
stormy Convention. at Saratoga on the Goth
inst, the strife being between the Admin
istrationists upon the one hand, who sup
ported Folger, and the anti-Stalwarts upon
the other, who favored the reelection of
Governor Cornell. The first ballot for
Governor resulted as follows: Judge Fol-
ger, 223; Alonzo B. Cornell, $50; James
w. Wadsworth, 50; John H. Starin, 10; /;
John c. Robinson, g.; necessary to q
choice, 249. Between the first and the sec
ond ballot there was a perfect pandemo-
MUM, the whole convention rising to its
feet, and the clamor to be heard is re-
ported to have been deafening. This was
the result of a change announced in favor
of Cornell. After a half an hour, order
was finally restored, and second vote was
taken, as follows: Folger, 257; Cornell,
222; Wadsworth, 18 Necessary to choice,
249. This was greeted with tumultuous
cheers Warner Miller, United States Sen
ator, said the friends of Governor Cornell
had labored incessantly to secure his re-
nomination, and moved that the nomina-
ton of Judge Folger be made unanimous.
THE Democrats of Colorado, in State
Convention at Denver, nominated by ac-
clamation James B. Grant, of Lake, for
Governor; John R. Prowers, of Bent, for
Lieutenant Governor, and Vincent D.
Markham, of Arapahoe, for Judge of the
Supreme Court.
Ex-SENAToR CHRIsTIANCY was obliged to
pay about $40, 600 for the expenses of his
divorce suit. He pays all the costs of the
suit except those of the stenographer.
Mrs. Christisncy says the decree is very
satisfactory to her, and it of course is to
Christiancy.
JULIUS ERASMUS, of Philadelphia, a
poetic contributor to most of the leading
German papers of the country, wrote q
touching poem of fifteen verses entitled
t'The Singers Death''-descriptiye of hi.
domestic troubles-signed his name to it
drew pistol and blew his brains out. On
the weapon was a card saying, "Give thi.
exclusively to my murderess," meaning
his wife, with whom he led an unhappy
life.
THE New York Republicans completed
their State ticket on the 21st inst. The
vote for Lieutenant Governor was B. Plat
Carpenter, 21e; Geo. G.. Hoskins, 112
James Tanner. 33; Hamilton Fish, jr.
113; c. R. Parsons, %; Sherman S. Rogers
1. Necessary to choice, 247. The SECOND
ballot resulted: Carpenter, 2s0; Hoskins
10; Fish 2o4. Necessary to a choice, 24s
Senator Miller, moved that the nomina
ton of Carpenter be made unanimous
The motion was seconded by Hamilton
Fish, and was unanimously carried. Th
convention nominated by acclamatiol
Judge Andrews for Chief Judg,
of the Court of Appeals. A. E
Hipburn was nominated for Congress.
man-at-Large. The planks in the platforr
on anti-monopoly and the temperanc
question are, respectively, as follows
"Resolvcd, That monopolies expressing tn
people, OF unfairly discriminating agains
local interests, are wrong in principle, an
should not be tolerated. Resolved, Ths
while there are varying opinions on tn
subject of the sale of liquors, we subscrib
to the principle that propositions on ths
subject, like all other propositions for
change in the fundamental law, ought t
be submitted to a popular vote" Th
resolutions were adopted, and the Conver
ton adjourned.
THE trotter Clara was sold at Chicago
New York gentleman for SIS, 900 after tn
races in which she made a mile in 2:1S2
A FoRT SMITH Ark. dispatch states thu
Captain Payne and his followers haV