The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1885-10-01
POLITICAL.

The New York Republican State
Convention met at Saratoga On the ed OF
September. Senator Warner Miller was
made temporary, and James w. Hustled per-
manent, Chairman. An informal ballot was
taken for Governor, thirteen candi-
dates being placed before tho convention,
with tho following result: Davenport, los;
Carr, EOS: Morton. ~: Seward, 81: swim
burne, 81: Low, u; Warren, 49,: nrexel,
81; Bliss, IS: Cornell, 4: Evarts. L: Starin,
I; Charles Andrews, 1. The convention then
adjourned until the following morning.
Upon reassemblinr Il second ballot was
taken, Eavenpor, receiving IL and Carr
193. On the third tasiot there was land
slide for Davenport, and his nomination was
made unanimo..s ;s:nid great cheering The
whole convent on then yelled Carr
FOR second place. General Carr
was quickly nominated for the
Lieutenant Govcrnorship by reclamation.
The remainder or the ticket went through
with rush, and when it was completed
stood rs follows: For Governor, Son.ress-
man Ira Davenport o: Steuben County: for
Lieutenant-Goyernor. Maj. Gen. Joseph d.
Carr OF Rensselaer, County and ut present
Secretary of State; for Secretary o. State,
Col. Arson s. Wood of Wayne County; for
Controller, James W. Wadsworth OF Living
ston County: for Treasurer. Charles +.
Ulrich of New York county; for Attorney
General, Senator Edward H. Thomas; for
State Engineer and Surveyor, William
v. Van Rensselaer, of seneca County
Thu MIA ,rh tx.t. IN a.
mands the strengthening and extension OF
the civil-servicc laws Of tho State and nation
and the rigid enforcement OF their provis-
ions: fav0rs the repeal of the slver-coinage
law; reitera' es the protective tariff resolu.
tion adopted ~ the last Republican National
Convention: 0 dennis 1.-THE hypocrisy Of the
Democratic par in pleiy;ag itself before
election to civ,Lsesvice reform, and after
election denouncing through its press and
jts leaders the civil-servico net as unconsti.
tutiOnal while the national administra-
ton removes tried and faithful public
servants, and replaces them with per-
sons whose only recommendation IL act
i've and. in come instances, disrepu-
table political work. declares Il
ssthe duty OF the Republican majority OF the
Senate to oppose the confirmation OF any
person appointed in violation OF the letter or
spirit OF the civii-service act insists that
''the right OF suffrage must be maintained
free and untrammcied'' in NJ or the States;
and recommends the p ssage OF various
measures for the benefit or the laboring
classes. The candidate for Governor, Ira
Davenport, is at present a Congressman,
having been elected last fall. lie has largo
business interests, and has proved to be .
most successful business man. He has been
Trustee Of the Grand Army Of the Republic
Soldiers Home. and Treasurer of the Dayen-
port Female Orphan Asylum. lie has been
State Senator, ana WAS State Comptroller
In 1881 and La.
The Colorado Republican State Con-
vention. in session NJ =" err. nominated
the lion. Samuel II. Flee. OF Denver, for
Judge of the IN sre,ne tGai,
The New York L., ocrat:c State
Convention mt II Sirai Il cns. - George
Raines ac;in- as 10th tea y rary and per.
mancnt Chairman. IN, ID Il. al, the pres
ent incumbent. was nominated for Governor
on the FIRST ballot l,y an overwhelming ma
j0rity. The convention then adjourned for
the day. Tpon rcasscmhiiny. the next day,
Roswell p. Flower Was Nominated for
Lieutenant Governor by reclamation. The
ticket was rapidly completed as fol-
lows: Secretary Of State. Frederick Cook;
Comptroller. Alfred G. Chaplin: Attorney
General, Denis Ulsrien: State Treasurer,
Lawrence J. Fitz Gerald: State Engi-
neer and Surveyor. E,nathan Sweet,
The platform indnrs.s the admins.
trat.ons OF President Cleveland and
Governor Hill: approves tie spirit OF the m
tional and State laws ier tue regulation OF
the civil service, while condemnins the man.
ner in which, the former werc executed when
tho Republicans wero In power. and demand.
ing that the commission DO reorganizcd SO
that Its majority shall be In sympathy with
the administration; advocates the repeal OF
the com pnlsory silvercoinage act; calls for
Q revision OF the tariff upon the principles
laid down by the last National Democratic
tract convict labor in any form; urges tho
enactment OF Sunday laws FOR the benefit
OF the working classes, and denounces
0umptuary legislation.
Prof. Alex. Agassi has been ten
dcred the superintendent, oil tic coast and
geodetic survey, vice Professor Hilgard, re-
signed by request. Daniel . Inch Of Des
Aoines. has been appointed Unitei states
Attorney for the Southern District of Iowa.
Ex-Congressman Flower has de-
clined the Democratic nomination for Lieu