McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1883-10-04
POLITICAL.
MASSACHUSETTS sREESBAcKERs.

Dack convention to-day Butler was renom.
mated for governor.
In the proceedings of the convention DR..
Bland attempted to make q talk, but the
chair declined to recognized him. Strong
objection was made bv delegates to his
speaking. He finally subsidized.
Armstrong vigorously denounced Bland,
and said IL be was true greenbacker he
would withdraw. The convention APP
proved this sentiment in general upr0ar.
A motion was made that Bland be given
ten minutes to explain himself. The ut
most confusion prevailed. Members stood
up shouting for and against the motion.
Lithman said this convention would be
painted by the opposition press in unprece-
IDENTITY vivid colors.
''Let 'em paint, shouted the delegates.
A hat was then passed round, and $33. Is
collected.
delegate moved that Gov. Butler be
nominated by reclamation.
This motion was carried unanimously with
great enthusiasm.
The resolutions were then read: The
preamble denounces both the republican and
democratic parties, especially the former.
The platform demands repeal of all classes of
laws; no subsidies for corporations; equal
political rights for men and women; advO-
Gates graduated income taxation and all other
property in equal ratio; no more refunding
of the public debt in such a manner that
cannot be paid when the government has
money to pay with; demands discontinue
ton ofthe boarding policy; demonstration
of fgold and silver as a domestic currency
and instead full legal tender paper cur
rency; withdrawal of all power Of issue from
national banks; removal of the tariff mon
strosity; demands prison labor should not
be allowed to cheaper honest labor; that
suffrage shall be free to all; advocates pro-
hibition of employment of children under
fourteen years in workshops; equal pay for
equal work for men and women.
The platform closes with very f1attering
eulogy of Governor Butler. After adoption
Of the platform the remainder of the ticket
was then nominated as follows:
Acknowledgements, John HOwes; Sec
rotary of state, Nichols Furlong; attorney
general, George Foster; treasurer, W. +.
Whitney; auditor, A. H. Wood. The
ticket was adopted unanimously.
The state committee was authorized to fill
vacancies. Adjourned.
A supplementary call for a national green
back convention at Worcester, October 10th,
will be issued. 1t is signed by all candidates
for ieutenant-goTernor since 1873. Arnold,
who ran with Butler in 1878, is chairman of
the new committee.
NEBRASKA REPUBLICANS.
The Nebraska republican convention
was held at Lincoln on the 26th of Septem-
Der and organized by electing Church Howe
chairman over Champion S. Chase, by 34S
TO % votes, and W. II. Michael, of Grand
Island, secretary. c. II. Gere was ap-
pointed chairman of the committee on plat
form.
Nominations for judge of the supreme
court were made as follows: c. n. Bah
cock of Gage, F. G. Hamer of Buffalo, NJ.
B. Reese of Saunders, E. +. Warren of
0toe, G.. M. Humphrey of Pawnee, and n.
K. Griggs Of Beatrice.
HascalI, of Omaha, as spokesman for
Judge Lake, announced that Lake was not
candidate unless the convention failed to
10 agree on another candidate.
On the first ballot Reese got 80, Hamer9I,
Warren -, Humphrey 20, Griggs "a, Chap
man 10, Lake 90.
On the fourth ballot Hamer had 13S,
Reese 81, Warren IS, Griggs 10, Hum
phrey 81.
On tho eighth ballot Hamer and Reese had
each 119H votes.
An effort to spring Lake drove Hamer's
strength to Reese, and he was nominated
amid great enthusiasm.
Reese, Hsmer, Warren and Griggs each
spoke.
Nominations for regent were made by dis
tricts. In the second congressional district
NJ. j. Hull, of Clay county; j. NJ. Hiatt,
of Harlan, VIM. Smell, of Jefferson; Edward
Mcintyre of Seward, and NJ. B. c.
True, of Saline, were nominated. Hull
was declared the nominee for the long term,
receiving the greatest number of votes, and
Hiatt for the short term.
In the Third district Z. 7. Holmes OF
Pierce county, w. l.. Bowman of Stanton,
j. I. Mallalieu of Buffalo, j. ". Love of
Dodge, j. f. Merritt Of Antelope, W. A.
McAllister of Platte, D. W. Randolph of
Nance, were nominated. Mallslieu was
elected for the long term and Holmes for the
short term.
George w. e. Dorsey was elected chair
man of the state central committee.
The committee on resolutions reported
through their chairman the following
PLATFORM:
We, the republicans Of Nebraska, in