Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-09-20
POLITICAL STRAWS.

POLITICAL STRAWS.
THAT saOw HOW THE WIND BLOWS.
Butter Nominsted for Governor Of Massa-
chusetts-Hopk1ns tor Congress
Political Driftwood.
General Butler was successfully launched
as q candidate Of the Democratic party
for governor yesterday. When Chairman
French, of the state committee. called tho
convention to order he remarked that the
convention would nominate . mau of tire.
mendOus resources, who had the courage
to carry out measures of reform. Then
the delegates applauded. for they knew
that Butler was meant. Indeed, there was
no other candidate. The delegates for the
most part had been instructed for Butler,
and it WAS generally understood that he
would be nominated without going
through the form Of balloring.
The convention met in the great music
hall and there were nearly fifteen hundred
delegates in attendance. Among them
were several Of the old war horses Of the
party. Josiah q. Abbott presided, and
when he had got through his speech, in
which he favored u tariff for revenue, de-
clared that free trade could not become
serious question for years and denounced
political assessments, the convention was
quite ready to get to work Then John
TarbOx got upon his feet and nominated
BENJAMIN F. Butler. The ayes came in q
perfect storm and Butler was nominated
without voice raised against him. The
ticket was completed without trouble and
will bear these names Lieutenant gOy-
ernOr, Samuel W. Bowerman, of Pitts
field secretary of state, d. N. Skillings,
Of Winchester treasurer and receiver,
General William a. Hodges, Of Quincy !;
auditor. James p. Sweeney, Of Lawrence !;
attorney general, George F. Worry, of
Worcester.
Next tho resolution was tackled. A
clause favOring woman suffrage raised a
breeze, which grow into a storm. There
was lively contest and some pretty harsh
language used, but the clause was retained
by i very close vote. The platform, rs
finally adopted, invites the cooperation Of
all liberal and progressive citizens in the
good work Of initiatin. . new political
departure alike in the state aud in the ma
tiOn that shall rcsolutely discard dead
issues. It asserts the supremacy Of the
nation, within constitutional limits an
indissOluble Union of indestructible states
equal rights for every citizen without
regard to race or sex Or property qualifi-
cation. 1t demands thorough reform in
the civil service and a thorough reform of
the tariff. No taxes should be levied on
the necessaries of life or upon raw mate
rial which is not found Or produced in our
country. The platform ends up with some
scathiDg remarks about tho Republican
party and points with pride to the Dem
0cratic record in the state.
Senator Jones, of Florida, was brought
in to say few words for tho cause, and q
resolution was adopted Pledging the party
to support all legislation in behalf Of
labor. The convention adjourned.
Montgomery County Declares for Davis.
The Democrats of Montgomery county,
which with the lower part Of Bucks com
prlses the Seventh congressional district,
met in county convention yesterday morn.
ing and nominated General w. w. ii
Davis, editor Of tho Doylestown Democrat
as their candidate for Congress. All OF
the 62 districts in the county were repre-
sented excepting six. Only one ballot was
required, which resulted rs follows Gen.
Davis, 60; ex-COngressman Ephriam L..
Acker, 6; Colonel George w. Bush, a
member of the Montgomery county bar. 3.
The nomination of General Davis was
made unanimous, aud resolutions were
adopted favoring a protective tariff, tho
protection of labor and capita, ,condemnins
political patronage and assessments aD.l
eulOgizing the nominee.
Hopkins as Errott's COll,pctitrr.
In the Democratic convention ut Pitts
burgh yesterday, it was decided by vote
of fourteen to eleven in the Twenty third
congressional, Bayno's district, to make
no nomination. thus giving Colonel Bayue
i clear fold. In the Twenty -secOud coll
gressiOnal district James ii. Hopkins was
nominated against Russell Errett, tho pre-
sent incumbent. No nomination will be
made in the district by the Independent
Republicans.
Other Gong sressiODai Nominations.
Lewis Parker, jr., OF Trenton, was yes
tertlay nominated for congressman by the
Democratic convention Of the Second New
Jersey district.
John +. Toilette and Isaac Nj. Jordan
wero yesterday nominated for congress
men by acclamatiOn by the Democratic
convention Of tho First and Second dis
tricts Of Ohio, respectively.
a Republican Split in Huntington.
Two Republican county conventions met
yesterday at Huntington. The Stalwart
one nominated Thomas w. MytOn and
P. p. Devices for assemblymen resolved
in favor of II. q. Fisher for congressman,
aud unanimously agreed to resolution
recommending tho submission Of a pro-
hibitory amendment to tho people. The
Independent convention nominated Il. +.
Ripple and ID. f. Tussey for assembly
men, and J. Irving White for congress-
man, adopted resolutions approving tho
Independent state ticket. and denOunciDg
Congrossmen Fisher, tho spoils system
and boss rule.
Primaries In PhslndoIpl,ia.
Tho Republican primary elections
wero held last night. The returns re-
ceived up to o clock this morning indicate
the nomination of Geo. De B. Keim for
sheriff, and John L. Kinsey, for register
of wills, with tho city trcasurershiD in
doubt as between Samuel b. Huey, VIM.
Baldwin and w. B. Irvine. For congress-
man Messrs. Bingham, ONeill, Kelley and
Harmer will all probably be renOminated,
while in Mr.. Rantlalls district it is not
known who will receive the honor.
Herbert Spencer Mt Pittsburgh.
Herbert Spencer, accompanied by bis
friend Edward Lott, arrived in Pittsburgh
from tho East as the guests of Andrew
and Thomas NJ. Carnegie. Mr.. Spencer's
twentv.fOur hours in Pittsburgh werc