The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1882-09-28
the POLITICAL FIELD,
Party State Conventions, and
What They Did.
List Of tho Nominees. Platforms, Eto.

II IN follows: Lieutenant Governor, Samuel
W. Bowcrman; Secretary OF State. D. N
Skilling Treasurer and Receiver General,
William A. Hodges; Auditor. John +,
Sweeney; Attorney General, George 4, Very,
The platform declares In favor Of tho
tiond limits, without touching upon
the States intearitys demands equal
rights, protection, privileges and burdens
Tor MI citizsns. regardless ~ sex or .ace, Il
free baliot and a far count; honest and
economical expenditure OF public moneys,
radical reform oi the civil service, based
III TN fcndlcton's bill and Willis anti-asscss-
mcnt measure; declares against snmptuary
laws which infringe upon athc sacred rights
OF public liberty, and pledges tho party 10
support all reasonable legislation tending to
lessen hours OF labor and to increase and
protect the wages Of lahorcrs. Following Ia
thu tariff plank:
We demand thorough and immediate ro-
form Of tho tariM. We call upon Congress
to reform the present war taxes, that hum
drcds OF millions may not bc, ~ now, need
lessly extracted from tho earnings of our
people to lic In the treasury m 4 temptation
to wicked and reckless appropriations tor
extravagant public buildings and useless
and wasteful river and harhur hills; that no
taxes should be levied upon the neccssaries
OF life or upon raw material which IL not
found or produced In our country; that tho
tariff shall be 10 judiciously adjusted that
American commerce shall DO fostered, and,
above all, American labor elevated and
amply rewarded, Wo affirm that all these
results can be fully realized under q tariff
limited In amount to the sum necessary and
adequate for reyenuea
NEW YoRK RKrunIIcANS
Tho State Convention Of tho New York
Republicans was held at Saratoga The iirst
ballot for Governor gave Charles ]. Folger
81, Alonxo b Cornell $50. James W. Wads.
worth M, John IL, Starin IL and John q
Robinson q. with IN necessary to a choice.
TN the second ballot. after innnmerahle
changes had been announced. folger Vas
nominated by sas Votes, Cornell receiving
- -, and Wadsworth Is The result WAS
greeted with tumultuous cheers Warner
Miller, United States senator, said the friends
of Gov. Cornell had lahored necessarily t.
secure his nomination. and moved that the
nomination Of Judge folger ho made unaai-
nous. This was done.
The ticket was completed IN follows,
Lieutenant Governor, Il platt Carpenter,
Chief Justice Court Of Appeals, Judge An
drews, Congressman at Large, \. h Hep.
burn. The platform declares In favor Of
"honest money, pure elections, the
regulation of tranie In Intoxicating
\
and the necessity OF restricting tho power
and influence OF corporations,a declares that
"munopolies oprressing tho people or un-
fasrly discriminating against local interests
arc wrong In principle and should not be
tolerated; that stringent legislation should
be enacted to secure purity and honesty IN
the primary elections, and that all possible
safeguards should be thrown ahant these
sources OF political action of tho people, that,
while there are varying opinions ON the sale
of liquors, we subscribe To tho principle that
the propositions On that subject. like all 9TH
ar propositions for change IN the fnntlamen-
tai law, ought to he submitted To popular
vote; that tho civil service should he placed
uran \ proper basis by ateuua,s legislation,
50 IL 10 give facilities for the execution Of
the law now upon tho statute book.
with competitive test for admits.
sion 10 the service 50 arranged as to
secure tho necessary qualification
for the incumbent, removal from office dur
Inv the term Of his appointment 70 ho only
for cause" The national aud State adMinis-
trations are indorsed. and President Arthur
l. landed for his veto of tho river and Hr.
bor bill
CONNECTICUT RErumIcANA
Marshall Jewell presided over the con.
neeticnt Republican State Convention u,
NV Haven, and the following ticket was
rlaecd IN the field; Governor, Gen William,
i Eulkely, Lieutenant Governor, John y
tandee. Secretary OF State, y T. Stantnn
lieasnler Julius Converse. Comptroller
Frank y, short The platform de,
clares adherence to the principles IL
thu party; refers to the record of tn,
Republicans In tho past promises support
u President Arthur and praises his course
taNors the submission q the people, NJ i
special election 10 he held for tho purpose
OF an amendment tn the constitution rcla
tive TO the prohibition and sale of intoNi
eating liquors, and of enforcing tho people,
will. asks for tho regulation of tho eNrendi
tures by yearly appropriations and, attel
thanking the State officers. declares that ths
growing influences OF the great corpora
tiens should be jealonsly watched, and III,
assumption Of undue power should b
promptly checked,
MASSACHUSETTS RErunIicANs
The Republican State Convention Of Massa
chusetts, which convened ut Worcester. wa
presided over hy Senator Hear The follow
Ing ticket was nominatc,is Governor, Roher
r. bishop. Lieutenant Governor, Oliver AmeS
Secretary Of State, Henry h, feare; Treas
urer and Receiver. Gcn Daniel A. Gleason
Auditor. Charles L. ladd. Attorney General
/ Edgar ], Sheridan The platform eon,ien.n
fraud in elections, expresses admiration
/ for the action Of the fepuhlieans i'm ION
gress IN the contested-eleetion eases ask
] for n revision Of the tariff and a reduction q
/ taxation. and indorses the administration q
/ President Arthur rs "Wise. honest ,sna natri
/ otlc, The following is the civil service n
form plank of the platform. The work q
/ reforming the civil service. which VAS eoit,
/ meneed by the kcrahl,ean. PARTY, an
/ In favor OF which ii alone stand
II tad In d..
measure of practice. Is hceamin
mare generally recognized rs Of l,arano.u
Importance ahd essential, IL the SECURITY an
i peinahence Of our institutions Naile III
discriminate csnSttre of our t'is sefNic
servants is tlagrantls unjust, the evils /.
/ scrarahle trom the present system are eas
fesse.ly grave Merit. not patronage, mas
he the hasis Of official tenure As initiatnr
To complete remedy. We earnestly deman
/ such legislation concerning suheianas
offices as shall embrace the following rrt
visions.
l. Appointments shall he ,na,le only uno
] orsn. impartial, practical tests ef the fitness
applicants. giving due preference IL persons ,iir
ahlesi IN the military or naval service ot Il
country.
Il 40 removals shall he made without cams
or Tor iastissn reasons, or Tor The failure Ia II.
form partisan service
4 Superior qualifications AMI real merit. den
ensiraied hs til. actual performance III sin,
promotion in the service.
4 We unae~itatingly disaprruve af an
Political assessments or demands far contrib,
tian~, under the express or implied threat of r
mssa ffam Office as the penalty for non con
rlianoe. ar unsier any other pretext whase,e
Tho salary uf the Office holder ii his cunl.,ns
tiun for services not fund subject to draft Il
party Uses. And We .u further. Free ga.sr,
] msnt san he maintained only when the eunsi
tlanS and choice af the voter find expression
his ballot. uncontrolled by tear ~ purchase.
MISSOURI REPUBLICANS.
The Republican state Convention of MI
sonri. called in opposition 10 the decision
the State Central Committee, convened
Jefferson City and chose Judge Chester
klum. ui H. Louis as presiding ufii,s
David Mten.r, III ~ Louis, was nominal.
far sap.sm. Judge and Co. R III Hunt
Kansas city, fnr Railroad cnmmtssson j. II
following platform Was adopted:
The Republican part In Missouri, In eonys
tlan assembled, do hereby declare their iuitsi,
tain ~ follows.
mental principles hsrel atare annannssa II
successfully put in Practice bs the Esa.faAtsg
Iatss If the nallnn, tneNif. Equal Sisti 81
political rights for every adult citizen, altha