The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-09-29

Intending that In yhe future m primary elos
tions shall be held by eiecUon districts Tea
the election OF delegates 70 the eonVentacs.
i'm the city of New York, under the auspices
and direction OF the Soa5e Cosmniuss'e. tnM
such time IA the various faeuons Ia That city
may agree "a To the proper @ode On eiectlng
deleOates Seven names were men
TONED for Governor, tie nrst ballot result
inlr i'm %, votes for Gen Nocum. " Tor Hon
n p Flower. and NJ for Grover Cleveland
The second ballot gave Flower and Siocurss
IL, each, and Cleveland a. The lamnlany
delegates then changed 70 ueFeihl} vie
was nominated on the fourth hoA'oC aier
scene of the greatest disorder. David u. HUI.
MAYOR of EmiriL was placed on the ticket
for Lieutenant Governor, William Z. tuger'
for Judge OF the Court OF Appeals, ana Gen
Henry w Siocum for Ooneres~ni'ii-at-i<ige
platform was adopted, which arriigns the
Republican party for It's gift OF lands 10 ran
road iobbers afraigns the Republican ma
iority in Congress for failing O reuuce TAXA
ton, and fsvors such sarin az Sian
hest serve the interests 81 all classes
IL condemns the River and Harbcr OH,
and declares that in nominating the hecre-
t;,ry OF the Treasury Tor Governor we
see the alarming power OF the sioVelmnent
to control State elections; holds the Kepub-
hcan administration responsible Tor uhre-
dressed wrongs upon our tere.gn- DOTH ctI
zens: charges the Republican party IN the
State with having refused 10 rcnoininate it
Governor because he dared 70 use The veto
power against the demands o. the danger
Gus mOneyed element OF the SOate; 1aVoHt
the local seif-government OF cttdesi
fayors the passage o. Scnefu IawS
providing for security against frauds
at elections; declares that All mOnopOne5
and corporations should Dc he'd sub
iect TO the laws OF tho States, ana Lh;h
corporate property should pay taI lro-
norton OF public burdens. IL supports the
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free canals, reaitrmS the policy or the
Democracy that labor shall be held tree, anc
condemns convict labor; declares that labor
shall have the same right as capital to com
bine for its own profession, and declares
that the Governments. SaS@ and national
should be restored 10 the condition IL was In
during the primitive days OF tfse republic
COLORADO DEMOCRATS.
The Colorado Democratic Convention rs
sembled ut Denver and named the following
ticket Governor, James b. Grant; Lieu
tenant Governor, John r Powers; Judge Of
the Supreme Court, Vincent ID. Markham;
Secretary OF State, T. j. JohnsOn; State
Treasurer Dennis Sullivan, Congressman
at-iarge $. j. Wallace. The resolutions
declare that reform in the civil service Is alb
So utey necessary, and personal merit
should alone be the criterion by which the
bestowal and tenure Of office are determined.
The spoils system and the assessment OK
public servants for political purposes is de
nounced. The remnant OF the public do
main shall be reserved exclusively for act
settlers as homeSteads; the sinking or
art<sian wells and the construction OF reser-
vors in arid portions of the public do
main under appropriations by Congress
is asked: the recommendation OF silver
is commended; condemns such IN
necessary and oppressive taxation asf
results in an annual surplus ef ever
sI5G. y0o, 600; the present tariff is une-
quail aud oppressive, fayoring certain inter
este and localites the main purpose of 8,
tariff should be for revenue and not for the
special protection Of any class OF per
sons industries or manufacturers; con-
dennis as cowardly and cyasive the recens
acton Of Congress in attempting 20 delegate
the performance of du6y respecting the
tariff 10 packed and itinerant commission