Daily Republican., 1882-09-21
THE POLITICAL FIELD.
a DAY OF STATE CONVENTIONS
PARTIES GETTING IN LINE
FOR THE CONTEST.

The New YoF& Republican State
Convention met y yestsrday in Saratoga
and elected Il. Madden, 6talwart, tenn
porary chairman, by a vote of 251
against 242 for Il. l.. Pitts, Half Breed
A communication containing the suR-
gestions of the Anti Monopoly Conven-
tion was read and referred. On reas-
sembling Senator Madden was made
permanent chairman, and the Conven.
tion went into a nomination for Gov.
ernOr. On the second ballot Secretary
Folger was nominated for that Office by
a vote of 257 to 222 for Cornell, and 1S
for Wadsworth. On motion of Senator
Warner Miller the nomination was
made unanimous, and the Convention
ad journed until this morning.
The Republican State Convention Of
Massachusetts met yesterday In Wor.
cester, and organized vita Senator
Hoar as permanent chairman. Robert
r. Bishop was nominated for Governor
On the first BALLOT, he receiving 673
votes to 604 for Carpo. Oliver Ames
was nominated for Lieutenant Govern.
or; Henry B. Pierce, of Arlington, for
Secretary of State; Charles H, Ladd, Of
Springfield, for Auditor, and e. G..
Sherman, of Lawrence, for Attorney
General. The resolutions adopted set
forth and approve what has been done
by the Republican party in the past;
express the hope that Congress will
now take action looking to the speedy
reduction of taxation by q prompt re-
vision of the tariff" declare for the en-
couragement of our shipping interests
and the reform of the civil service, and
denounce subsidies and political assess
mentS.
The Republican State Conven ton of
Connecticut met yesterday In New
Haven, organized with Marshal Jewell
as permanent Chairman, and nOmina-
ted William H. Bulkeley for Governor
by acclamation. The ticket was com.
pleted as follows:
Lieutenant Governor, John D. Can
dee Secretary of State, 8, +. Stanton,
of Stonington ; Treasurer, Julius Con-
verse, of Stafford; Controller, Frank D.
Short, of New Haven.
The platform favors o revision and re-
duction of the tariff "a judicious sys-
tenn of civil service reform and protec-
ton from assessment and removal ex-
cept for cause" the submission to the
people of a prohibition amendment to
the State constitution, and that the
growing influences of the great corpor-
ations of the country "ought TO be
jealousy watched and the assumption
Of any undue power on their part
promptly checked"
General Bulkeley, the nominee tor
Governor, Is 43 years of age and was
soldier of the late war.
The Democratic State Convention of
New York meets to day in Syracuse.
Nearly all their delegates had arrived
last evening, and the hotels were crowd.
ed. The absorbing topic was the ad-
mission of the New York delegation.
Most of the country members seemed to
favor the admission of the three delega.
tions-Irving, County and Tammany-
'as fair basis of representation, but
this did not seem to meet the approval
of the Irving and Tammany leaders.
The county Democracy claimed the ad-
mission of their entire delegation. 1t
IL believed that the session of the Con-
vention will be stormy at first, but that
Tammany.will finally bs given represen
tatiops "on satisfactory basis. !"
The New York Prohibition Conven-
tion met yesterday in Rochester, and
was largely attended. A full State
ticket was nominated, headed by
Professor A. A. Hopkins for Governor.
A Republican State Convention,
called in opposition to the decision OF
the Republican State Central Commit
tee of Missouri, met yesterday in JEFF
ferson City. Chester Fl. Krum, of st.
Louis, was chosen permanent CHAR
man. A State ticket was then nomi-
mated by acelan alton, headed by David
Wagner, of st. Louis, for Judge of the
Supreme Court. A new State Central
Committee was also chosen, with Con-
gresham Van Horn as Chairman.