Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-09-09

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ceive probably 1910 OF 5on0 y n !. 81" IN ~, ia'
nares ulawn aoout equally from The
,n,a q ray, and Republicans. The ierisjs.
crs, v 7 lalgeiy Democratic. The Demo.
Oia"c losses and gains are about eouaI
| n. WISCONSIN, RRPuBLIcANs.
mADIsoN, Wis Sept s.--The Republi.
Can state convention was called To order
Dy Chairman Taylor at noon. IIon. ! "
Suaries, Chairman, and M. A. Thayer az
sparta secretary. MIR. Quarles made n
splii.ed speech, during the course Of
Wnlcn the names Of Gen. Ruek. Mr.
blaine aud Gen. Logan provoked cheer.
ing After the appointment of tho nsnal
committees the convention adjourned
TO 2.80. 1'10u
The convention re.assembled At 2,sn
p. m. when the committee on permanent
organization reported.
Jeremiah Rusk was renominated for
governor by reclamation. George w
keyland nominated for lieutenant-pov-
ernor and 4. G. Timme renomlnated for
secretary OF state by acclAmation
The following is the platform. II
reanirms the National Republican
platform Of 1884; recognizes tho fact that
IN the progress OF society new conditions
and new questions are constantly arising
which 1t Is the duty Of political parties to
meet and settle, of which the laboriques-
ton Is the most important. It denounces
anarchlsm, approves the course Of Gov.
Rusk in promptly suppressing, by the
aid OF the militia, the threatened
riots In Milwaukee last spring. Recog-
nizes the evils Of lntemperance, but be-
lieves the best way to overcome them is
by the present system of local option,
high license and strict regulation. In.
dorses the principle of public rsgula-
ton. Pledges the party TO re.
form abuses, declares the Republican
party is opposed to the Importation of
pauper foreign labor and TO contract
prison glabor. Favors arbitration Of diff
ferences between employer and employees.
Recognizes the right OF labor to organize,
but Insists such organization must not be
extended by threats or violence.
TIE VOTE.
Special to the Gazette.
San ANTONIO, Tex Sept. SAN I'M
official count, but a reliable one, from the
election on prohibition in Eric county
shows tie. An official revision will be
necessary to determine the result, which
cannot give more than three majority on
either side. There was no trouble in this
county during the election.
SPOKE AT WICHITA FALLS.
Special to the Gazette.
WICHITA FALLS, Tx, Sept. Shame.
r. Robertson, candidate for district Judge
of the Thirtieth district, spoke to large
and appreciative audience at the court
house last night and was well received
Mr.. Robertson is only forty years old, bu
a practiclng attorney for fifteen years II
Texas, and he laid down some rules tina
will certainly work substantial reform il
our judiciary.
VERMONT REPUBLICANS.
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION, t.,Sept. g.
One hundred aud thirty-elght towns give
0rmsbee, Republican, for governor, 23,
558 and Shurtleft, Democrat, ll,2l7; Re
publican majority 1881, with 1G3 towns Il
be heard from For members Of con
gress from the First district, forty-ont
towns give Stewart, Republican, IL 80
and Brigham, Democrat, 1902, Stewart
majority 7l73 with thirty-nine towns Il
be heard from; Second district, seventy
four towns give Grant, Republican, IL, so
andEEFolsom, Democrat, 1854; Grant
majority 6770 with flfty-seven towns nc
reported. The Republicans elected IL
members Of the house OF Representatives
the Democrats is and the workingmen
| OF the Republican members electe
ninety favor Edmunds for United Stat,
, senator.
MASSACHUSETTS PRomBITIoNIsTs.
WORCESTER, MASS. Sept. S.--The stat
} Prohibition convention which assemble
here this morning is the largest in thi
state for many years. Eugene Ii. Clor
of Boston was made permanent Chairman
1 Mr.. Clopp on taking the chair made
9 long address.