Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-06-26
TAR STATE COSyESIIUnS.


Sone Declared for Isrir for Revenue
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In the Ohio Democratic state cOnynu.
tiOu the resolution instructiug the dele
gates a'-large and requesting the district
delegates TO vote as unit WAS laid on the
table by vote of 3SJ to 2jJ. 4 state
ticket was nominated, headed by James
w. Newman (the present inCumbenD for
secretary of state. The delegates to
Chicago are John H. Mclean, General
Durbin Ward, Allan G.. Thurman aud
Jacob Mueller. The choice of Mclean
created q sensation as he was considered
a sort of an outlaw from regular politics
The district delegates are divided, and it
is said "the delegation is strongly for q
Western man for president, although un
able to agree on an Ohio man, and solid
against a reduction in the Tariff" The
delegation Stands 80 for either Payne or
lloadly TO 8 against either one of them,
and will probably vote as unit"
Tne Inuiana RESOLUTIONS
In the Indiana convention, after Thomas
a. Hendricks, Daniel w. Voorhees,, Rob
| ert L, Bell, and Charles barley were
| chosen delegates at-large to Chicago in
| structed to support Macdonald, the plat
form was adopted 1t insists that the
| federal taxes be reduced to tho lowest
| point consistent with efficiency in public
service, and we demand a revision and TO g.
form of the present unjust tariff. The
constitution of the United States, which
IL the only source of taxing power. con.
fers upon Congress the right to establish
a tariff for revenue, and ~ u just exercise
| OF that power We favor such an ad
Justment of its provisions within the
revenue standard as will relieve as far as
| hn nE a.,
burdens of taxation, and drciye the princ-
pal amount Of revenue for the support of
the government economically admins.
tered from luxuries, and such tariff should
be adjusted without favoritism, 80 as to
prevent monOpolies, and thus III effect
promote labor and the interests OF the
| labOring people of the United States"
The Missouri Democrats.
In the Missouri convention tho arrival
OF Ex-Governor Phelps, who has been
absent from the state all winter aud spring,
caused scene. lie received an ovation
and responded in short speech declining
nomination for delegate at-largo. John
.. Day, Morrison Munford, ID. X. Francis
aud Charles III. Mansur were elected
delegates-at large. Governor Crittenden,
who was an active candidate for the posi-.
| Ton, was beaten. Governor Crittenden,
OK Governor Hardin, John G. Priest and
James ID. Fox were elected AZ alternates to
tho delegates 'at-large without ballotipg.
Tho platform includes tho following reso
| luton
That we especially declare in tayor of a
tariii Tor the purposes OF revenue, and that
the taxing power of government should be
thus limited, and we are opposed 10 ali
policies intended or calculated to foater
moni0opolies at the expense of tho peo-
| Resolutions instructiup the delegation to
VoIo az unit, and also to vote for Tilden
Wero howled down.
north Carolina Diyiied.
The Democratic state convention oT
North Carolina nominated General Alfred
NJ Scales, for governor aud Charles NJ
Steaman, for lieutenant governor. The
de elegates to the Chicago convention ara
Frat district, f. +. Lamb and w. q
Lamb Fifth, A. Galloway and |. q
Buxton Sixth, Thomas w. Strange and
jose ph 4. Legrand Seventh, I. II, Sbobcr
and M. IL. Pinnix Eighth, Is. @, Cobb
and H. d. Lee Ninth, A, M, Erwin and