Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-08-24

ing ibtsc 1FOul EQt OIDHE DarIl6-, winch had
'rrayed the North and South against each
,ther. The Prohibitionists would be party
# honesty aud of honor. and they wanted
he burial of these crime stained and blood.
tanned parties.
Rev. John Russell, of Michigan, was elect.
I'd temporary Chairman. He also spoke, fa-
1oring grand National Prohibition party.
Phoebe Cozzsns, of st. Louis, and Mary B.
Willard. of Chicago, were chosen Secretaries |
Mr.. Young, of Iowa. representing one of |
he three Iowa delegations, asked if delegates |
not committed to third party movement, |
though in full sympathy with prohibition, |
were to be excluded? His delegation wanted |
TO know before submitting their credentials. |
If barred out, they would go to work on their |
ewn earnest lines. The Chair ssid those |
would be barred out who had not abandoned |
utilization with the Democratic, the Republi. |
can, the Greenback, or any other party that |
had not declared in favor of the legal pro.
hibition Of liquor traffic. The COMMITTEES on
Credentials were then named.
Mrs. j. A. Brown and Rev. Arthur Ed.
wards delivered addresses Of welcome, and J.
b. Finch, of Nebraska. responded.
Recess was then taken till p
The Convention reassembled az 2 p. NJ,
and the Committee on Permanent Organiza
ton not being ready. addresses were made on
the condition Of the prohibition cause in
various States Among the speakers were
Miss Ffsncas Willard. of Illinois: Mrs.
Wood. of Iowa; DR.. G. Heirs, of Ken.
lucky; d. Southerly. of Minnesota; Mr..
Plumb. of Missouri; Mis- Phoebe Cozzens,
OF Missouri; George Balm, of Kentucky,
and Mrs. Ellen Foster, of Iowa. The latter
said that Iowa would surely rigidly enforce
prohibition, and Dakota would be prohibi.
ton State as soon as admitted to the Union.
The Committee on Credentials here re.
ported the number of delegations present,
making 34l members of the Convention, but
only allowing as many votes TO be cast on
important questions as each State has Con
gressional Districts.
A Committee on Resolutions was appoint.
ed, with J. Tanner as Chairman. There was
considerable animated discussion over a
proposition to add Mics Willard to the list Of
the Committee on Resolutions. She was
finally added, but another woman was ex-
cluded.
Professor Schmidt, of Lake Forest, made
ringing speech, logically arguing that the
German citizens needed only proper organi.
cation to bring them into the ranks of thu
Prohibition party. He said II believe in
i've years all Germans in the Northwest will
favor prohibitory amendment to the con-
stitution.'
The committee on permanent organic alton
here made report. which was adopted. with
the following otfcers: President, ID. J. Ks.
mouse; Frat Vice President, James Roberts,
aud one Eice-President from each State
Secretaries, Mary Lsthrop and Mary A.
Woodbridge; Secretaries at large, I. L.
Willard, Gideon Stewart and George w.
Balm; Reading Secretary. w. FL. III. Bar.
tram. President ID. J. Kanouse made a
ringing speech. He referred TO his German
parentage and education, aud his conversion
to prohibition. After the transaction of
some routine business the Convention ad-
journed till A. NJ.
Nominated for Congress.
ST. JOSEPH MOI August 23d The Re-
publicans of this district nominated Captain
j. I'll. Thomas for Congress. A RESOLUTION
declaring it the duty of the next l. legislature
to submits prohibition amendment to the
people was unanimously adopted.
JACKSON (Mich.), August 231.-Tbe Re.
publcans of the Third Congressional District
to-day nominated Z. S. Lacy.
SPRISGFIELD (0.), August 23d.-The Dem.
ocrats Of the EIGHTH District have nominated
General ]. H. Young for Congress.
FREMONT TO-, August 231.-The Repub6.
cans of the Tenth District have nominated
Hon. Charles A. King for Congress.
WINAMACK lind ]. August 23d.-State Sen.
ator Wood was nominated for Congress to.
day by the Democrats of the Tenth District.
kEslAKs ia J, Auyust 2Sd. The Democrats
of the Eleventh District have nominated
John p. Allison for Congress.
BELHALTo I'll J, August 2si.-The Il curing
mill and elevator here were burned to-day.
Loss. $lSOOc0; Insurance., $102 600. John
w. X aufmau, of st. Louis, was the owner
JACKSON lAla), August 23i. = Colonel
Thomas 81. Henderson hss been renominated
nv the Democrats OF the First Congressional
District
DEs MoINEs ia August 2S1-The Dem
| ocrats Of the Tenth District. at Webster CITY,
have nominated Hon. John Cleggitt, of Ma
son City. for Congress.
NORFOLK fya.), August 23d.-Jddge Ed
ward Spauidius, coalition nominee for Con
gress in the Second District has withdrawn.
| New, ORLEANS. August 23d.-Governor
| Kellogg went TO ID ,nsldsonvils to-day in re-
Spouse to an invitation of the Republican
| Convention of the Third Congressional Dis
trict. and was prevailed on to accept the
nomination.
CHARLOTTE IN. CT August 23d.-The
Democrats OF the Sixth Congressional Dis
trict have reuominated Major O'Dowd.
! JACKSONVILLE (Fla.). August 23l.-Tbe
| Republicans of the Second Congressional
District have renominated Horatio Persbee.
LONG VIEW TEX. August 23i.-The
| Third District Democratic Convention took
| thirty.four ballots without result. move.
meDt Is on foot to bring ont Ex-Governor
Hubbeli as promise candidate,
CINCINNATI, August a3l.-The Democrats
OF the Fifteenth Ohio District nominated
General A. J. Warner at Marietta BY accla.
nation.
Indian Territory Politics,
CHICAGO, August 23d.-An Indian Terri.
! tory special says: The election of Ogertnn
for Governor is great triumph for the stall
wart Indian element as against ontside frauds
in violation of the treaties. He has been
! G'vsrnor four years. and the Nation has
made giant strides during that period. Over.
ton opposes the railroads.
The Fire Record.
KIEspILLE IN. ii August 3SI.-A fire
this morning burned the Adirondack Hotel,
the Nolette House and thirty buildings. com.
prising stores and DWELLINGS located on Front,
| Main and Vine streeta. The loss is 500 600
insured.
SYRACUSE, August 23i-The main mills Of
the Syracuse Iron Works were burned last
NIGHT. The loss is 5000, 900 insurance, S54,
0GO. Three hundred men are out of work.
Work OF Criminal Court.
| CHICAGO, August 231-During the year
ending July ], 594 cases have been disposed Of
| in the Criminal Court. and only l65 go over.
The convictions have been more numerous
| than ever before.
Michigan Democrats.
! JACKSON, August 23i.-The Democratic
State Convention met here to-day. and the
| Governor, Josiah w. Begole; Lieutenant
Governor, Eugene Pringle: Secretary Of
State. A. J. Shakespeare; Commissioner OF
the State Land Office. John T. Vsndevanter:
! Superintendent of Public instruction, David
Parsons: member of the State Board of Z In.
cation, Clark B. Hall; State Treasurer, Ell.
ward Ksnter: Auditor General, james
Black; Attorney. General, Timothy Torsney.
Michigan Greenback State Convention.
GRAND RAPIDS, August 23i-The State
| Gteenbsck Convention elected w. D. Fuller
Chairman. and appointed committees.
Two-thirds of the Convention favor fusion
with the Democrats the remainder violently
| oppose 1t. A lively telegraph correspondence
is going on between here and jackson, where
the Democrats are holding Convention.
| Democratic Nominations.
CAIRO (llll, August 23i.-At the Demo.
cratic Convention at Mound City, Ill. to.
day, Youngblood of Franklin received the
nomination for State Senator, and Spaan of
johnson. and Lodge of Williamson counties.
for the State Legislature.
Platform of the Maine Independent Re.
publicans.
PORTLAND Me-, August 23l.-The Inde-
pendent Republican party adopted the fol.
lowing platform: Fisst, thorough and sys.
tematic reform of the civil service second,
faithful execution Of the laws in ali parts of
the State, including the LIQUOR law and the
law for The observance of the Sabbath-hav.
ing temperance without hypocrisy and pro-
hibition without drunkenness third, strict
economy in the expenditure of public money
| and consequent reduction Of taxes; fourth,
opposition to machine politics, boss rule, po-
liticsl assessments, bribery and fraud in con
trolling elections and Conventions
Kansas Greenbackers.
TOPEKA tKsl, August 23i.-The Green
back State Convention met here at 4 P. NJ.
to-day, elected n. W. Phillips temporary