The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-08-13
Political.

York, 12.-Tbe executive
committee of the pe% W q smith NTH
eog lnaos' II was said at headquar-
chal. .h inE dwsrd Cooper had never
ters ln nia cied chairmar. His name
been , :" having been suggested in
mercy mercy, IN m with II; when this sug~
coD liion h. d been conveyed 70 Cooper
ge's.O ance declined on account OF Ill
he az VII The committee to>day oFga
health o+ thu fiyst time. Mr. Cooper
niZsa r rSs st the meeting and on
was ,lat,"p Mr.Smith, who is a warm
a anr!oasl friend OF Governor CleVe-
la4 9f,;ca 12.-Fhe labor convention
ol tse t inc resolutions. The exec
ai !I.e 9oommittee vas directed TO use
INV NV honorable means In their
epe Is, n tiuve direct representative
power " ID and elected TO the Leg
I3dtn Te and that it is the sense Of
Eia'u a,o ,yention that in localities
the oS con .neb action may be taken it
s %nu receive practical aid from
shou'u lgsG labor throughout the
S org Also that We demand of the
5oo'yJatnre Of the State the passage
y" la changing Castle Garden
10 Sabor bureau from a labor bureau to
furnish cheap Psuper labor Go ems
9a1tTs into a iauor bureau for The
b .g, of wOIkmen and C t zens Of
,ha state. of New York, and the
Lie. .bJ labor OF the United States;
and we also recommend the pa sage
90 law 10 increase the head money
toT IN sll INN grants to $40 per
baad 40 as to stop the influx of pau
ners to this country. The money SO
reised bv the tax to be used as a
fund for the care and henefs Of all
emigrants. ,,s
inc the passage of law lrohibitlng
giSinq work BY collectors or others,
or the purchase Of articles required
Nv government or State, to or from
em6Ioyers who employ other than
nnion men. a circular RntagOnistlc
to Governor Cleveland, signed by
workiugmen, had been introduced,
and a number Of attempts TO offer a
RESOLUTION relating to it were made,
but it u as ruled cut of order as not
nrope ly o, re the convention.
Jefferson City, Mo-. Il. - BE
Democratic con gention to n inmate
state officers met here to day. Ex-
Governor HarGin was elected ser
manent chairman. The report q
c7mmittse on resolutions was de-
layed unit evening by a contest
over The tariff questly n, tire national
plank on that sa ject meeting with
opposisi0n. Ths platform was fin
ally reported and adopted
without discussion. II simply
eudlyses the declaration OF
principles maae By che Democratic
nati0nsl convention recently held al
Chicago, AMI pledges earnest SUP.
port 10 Cleveland end Hendricks,
The acsion Of the Missouri delegs-
ton ia he forty ~eighth Congress is
also briefly Approved. Attention j;
called a! some length to the econ
nmicai and faithful administration
In every de psr ment OF the Stat,
government since it passed int
The hands Of the Democ
racy. The remaining pisnks consis
Of congratuIation aof the peop't
ofithe state in the reduction of tn
Missouri debt about $40, COO 600; al
enlargement of the publ schoo
fund anu material reduction OF tax
alton. TIE federation Of tie Dem
ocratic party originated the publil
school system OF Misso1ti IN / stand
pledged 20 MAINTAIN popular educa
ton in the S ate. |! concludes witt
the snnouncim ant that the Demo
cracy IS the especial champion
of the PEOPLE. Saying the psrt,
reiterates its intense hostility Il
monop0listic tendencies, and de-
clsFes its purpose Of battling for tn
masses IN their struggle for suprem
scy Grn. John r. Marma1uke wa
nom nat>d Tor Governor On tho frs
ballot, by a vote Of 392 &c 81 owe
four other candidates.