Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1884-08-27
State Conventions.

The Greenback and Anti-Monop-
oily State Conventions met at Detroit
on the 10Th. The Greenback conven-
ton was held at Whites opera house
and Richard Travelck was chosen
chairman.
The Autobiography convention was
held at Merrill Hall, and Joseph A..
Labadie was elected chairman.
After considerable discussion the
Greenback party decided to form an
alliance with the Democratic party
and nominate a joint electoral and
State ticket on what is known as the
Butler plan.
The Democratic convention was
held at Grand Rapids on the Goth.
Every county in the State was repre-
scented except seven, and the full
number of delegates accredited was
$50. Edwin f. Uhl was appointed
chairman. The main part of the
platform is as follows:
That we heartily endorse the platform
adopted and the candidates nominated by
the National Democratic Convention re-
Gently held at Chicago, and we furthermore
declare on our own behalf:
/. That for the payment Of the war
Jabt tho ,,nnqions IF Union enI1iarq and
the other incidental expenses of govern
ment economically administered, we favor
the maintenance of internal and tariff tax
alton so levied that luxuries shall bear the
chief burden and the necessarics Of life be
practically free.
2. That the system Of contracting the
convict labor Of our penal institutions
should be abolished and the detention of
criminals sentenced by the courts of other
States in our penal institutions should be
prohibited.
3. That we favor liberal mechanics
lien law, making claims for labor first
preferred lien.
4. That in the granting Of corporate
franchises the State should reserve the
right to regulate the conduct of corpora
tions so as to promote the public good.
ReSolred, That we cordially approve the
administration of Gov. Begole as eminent
" honest, fair and impartial.
ReSolCed, That to the six members of
Congress elected by us two years ago, we
tender hearty thanks for the ability and
fidelity manifested by them in their repre-
sentation of the interests of their consti-
tuents and of this State.
An agreement was then made with
the Greenback party to form joint
ticket of electors and State officers.
The Greenbackers nominated Josiah
w. Begole, for Governor; Francis
w. Cook, for Attorney-General I;
John III. Dennis, for Land Commits
sioner and David Parsons for Su-
perintendent of Public Instruction.
The Democrats nominated Mathew
II. Maynard, for Lieutenant Govern
or; VIM. Shakespeare, for Secretary
of State; James Blair, for State
Treasurer George p. Sanford, for
Archaeological and Christian Van
derveen, for member OF State Board
Of Education.
The Anti-Monopolists nominated
Wildman Mills, for Governor Geo.
p. Sanford, for Auditor General and
Francis M. Cook, for Attorney-Gen
eral. The remainder of their ticket,
including the Presidential electors,
is left to their State Central commit
tee to fill.
AS regards the Presidential cleo.
tors, the Democrats nominated seven
and the Greenbackers seven, but of
these fourteen only twelve will be
voted for by the two parties COM
bined. Under the plan adopted the
Democrats and Greenbackers will
each, in addition to the twelve cleo
tors, have on their tickets thirteenth