The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-09-27
POLITICAL.

The New Jersey Republican State
Convention met at Trenton and nominated
Judge Jonathan Dixon for Governor. Among
other things the resolutions indorse Presi-
dent Arthur's administration, oppose mo-
nopolies, call for the protection of American
industries, and demand an equitable system
of State taxation.
The New y ork Republican State Con-
vent.on was called TO order at Richfe,d
Springs by John F. Smyth Senator Lap
ham presided Among the delegates who
failed to appear were George William Curtis,
Whitelaw Reid, Thomas c. Plat and Gen
Sharpe. Senator Lapham was called to the
chair, and made a few remarks which evoked
hearty cheers a platform was adopted.
eulogizing President Arthur and
calling for moderate protective
tariff aud the taxation of corporations.
The following ticket was placed in
nomination: Secretary of State, Cen. Joseph
B. Carr; Comptroller, Ira Davenport State
Treasurer, Pliny j. Sexton State Engineer
and Surveyor Silas Seymour; Attorney Gen
eral, Leslie w. Rus sell
Col. Charles Il. Goldman was chosen
to preside over the Massachusetts, Repub-
lican Convention, at Boston, an in taking
the chair said there was no room in that
Commonwealth for a cheap and vulgar die
tatorship, but there was necessity for a
Governor of decent manners and seemly
behavior. On the first ballot for Cove rnor
Hon. George ID. Robinson received 996 votes
and Charles Francis Adams, Jr., III. Mr.
Adams ut once caused the nomination of
Mr.. Robinson to be made unanimous
The remaining State officers were
renominated Mr.. Dawes presented the
platform, which was Unanimously adopted,
and which, after indoIsing Arthur's admins
tration, favoiing civil-service reform, q cur
rency based on specie and a higher stand
ard of temperance legislation, arraigns and
denounces the administration of Gov. But
Ter.
The Dakota Constitutional Conven-
ton, which met at Sioux Falls, has adjourned,
leaving the final arrangement of the con-
stitution in the hands of the Committee of
Arrangement and Phraseology. Very strin-
gent safeguards will be made against the
monopolies of banking and railroads. The
convention defeated al amendment
to the article on corporations, asses
ing railrc ads upon their gross
earnings The question of salaries
to be allowed State officers, was decided as
follows: The Governor, $1,000; the Treas
surer Auditor and Attorney General, 81, 900
each; the Secretary ard Superintendent Of
Public instruction, sl.t01 The Legislature
will fix other salaries provision was
adopted to submit e. a popular vote any
prohibitory measures upon the pet ton Of
so . legal voters and upon majority vote
it SEA | become part of the State censtitu-
ton.
A mass convention of colored voters
of Ohio was held at Columbus, Sept 20 The
Democrats took control a. the outset but
the Republicans reorganized the affair after
recess. Then split took place. One con
vention refused TO send delegates to the
Louisville convection; the other appointed
full set
The Civil Service Commissioner
have been informed by congI essman Dozen
dorf, of Virginia, that Mahones agent last
week assessed all employees of the Norfolk
Navy Yard per cent on their salaries the
third levy this year
The ProhibiNonists held a State
Convention at Boston Resolutions were
adopted declaring for equal political rights
for both sexes ciyi-serviCe reform, protec-
ton TO American industries, and, in conse-
queace, as an aid to these, the suppression
of the liquor traffic The following ticket
was placed in nomination: For Governor,
Charles Amy. of New Belford; Lieutenant
Governor, John Blockmer; Secretary of
State, Scion L. Root, Treasurer and Re
ceiver, Thomas J. Lathrop; Auditor,
Jonathan Brick; Attorney General, samuel
M. Fairfield