The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-07-13
PENNSYLVANIA IOWA.
Tickets Nominated and Platforms
Adopted by Republicans and
Greenbackers.

HARRISBURG, Pa, July 12-Upon reas-
sembling, in the afternoon, the Republican
convention made John Cessna permanent
chairman. He congratulated the convention
on the spirit of harmony shown. He thought
it was the forerunner of success in 1854, and
believed mistakes or plumbers to-day
would be political crimes. All Stalwarts
should prove themselves lndepend-
ents, while all Independents should prove
themselves Stalwafts hereafter He felt this
to be family gathering Hnder'oaie roof-tree,
and advised any gentlemen who came TO the
convention with states in their pockets to
break them and throw the pieces out the
window. He animadverted upon the recent
vetoes of the state administration. He spoke
of the tariff, and named it as the issue OF the
coming campaign Nominations were then
called for and several men were put IN nom
ination fol state treasurer. After six ballots.
Vim. Livesy, Of Allegheny, was nominated
Mr. L. is not politician, and his nomination
is looked upon as in the line of civil service
reform he being now the second officer in the
state treasury department
-Four ballots were required to decide who
Ihould have the nomination for auditor gen
ersl. Jerome & Niles was the successful
man. Mr., Niles is prominently identified
with the anti-ring and independent move
ment He is, however, thorough Repub-
iican, and, notwithstanding his independent
record, has no antagonists in the party.
The platform "unqualihedly approves and
demands continuance of the protective sys-
tenn" holds that redundant revenues Should
be distributed among the several states on
the basis of population; declares that, in as
much as the deprecated trade dollar Is in
The hands of oar lahoring people" it is the
duty of congress to provide for its redemp-
ton: protests against pauper immigration,
indorseS President Arthur's administration,
sIraigns the Democrats in the legislature for
retarding legitimate business and prenounces
IN favor Of honest anti-ring primaries for
the election of delegates to state conventions,
THE IOWA GREENBACKERS.
Dies MONIES, Iowa, July 12.-The conclud
ing proceedings of the Greenback convention
were as follows; The committee on per-
manent organization recommended the fol-
lowing: Chairman, W. s. Kenworthy, OF
Mahaska; vice president, T. o Lee, Of Ham
ilton; secretary, J. Burke, of Jasper assistant
secretary, W H. Robb, of Onion; reading
secretary, j W. Mufiy, of Polk. The com
mittee's Recommendation was agreed To-
The committee on resolutions reported a
platform, which was adopted. 1t declares
that the right to issue and control the money
CT the country belongs to the people, and de-
mandS the abolition of all hanks of issue;
favors the unrestricted coinage Of gold and
silver; demands that the national debt be
paid as rapidly as possible, and opposes re-
funding; calls for a graduated income tax;
demands that lands granted corporations and
forfeited by them be held for actual settlers;
favors amendment Of the patent laws
to protect inventors; favors civil service re-
form: demands laws regulating railways;
low tariff in the interest of labor; election Of
president by direct vote Of the people; that
the railways be required to htigate in state
courts: equal political rights for men and
women; laws placing the soldiers on the
same footing as the bondholders; prohibition
| of the manufacture and sale of Intoxicating
liquors; denounces the extension of national
bank charters the acquittai of the star route
defendants, and the frauds in the treasury
| department in connection with the erection
of public buildings; demands the protection
of labor, and legislative action to settle min
| ing disputes.
The following ticket was nominated, and
the convention adjourned: Hon. j. B.
Weaver for governor; Sanford Kirkpatrick
| of Walpole, for lieutenant governor; D. W
| Church, of Adair, for supreme Judge, and
Miss Abbie O. Garfield, of Des Moines coun-
| ty, for superintendent of public instruction.