The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-08-26


for veterans of the war; demanding revi-
zion of tariff laws; promising the enactment
of laws against convict labor; denouncing
alien ownership of public lands. The fnan-
cial plank in the Platform reads: "We indorse
the policy of applying the surplus in the Ma
tisnal Treasury, as fast as il may accumulate,
TO the payment of the national debt retiring
as rapidly as possible the national bank circu-
lation, and the direct issue by the National
Government of legal-tender treasury notes,
gold and silver coin, and coin certificates.
The platform adopted by the Green
back convention approves the Jerersonian
idea of strict construction of the Constitu-
ton of the United States, and, @as the Consti-
tuition expressly declares that Congress shall
have power to coin (or create) money and
regulate The value thereof, we de-
mand that Congress should create money
for the uniform measurement of values,
consisting of gold, silver and paper, in
sufficient quantity TO meet the wants of the
Government and the demands of commerce
and trade, receivable alike for public and pri-
vate debts, and the exerc SO of this power
should not be delegated to private corporations
u
revenue so adjusted as to afford protecuon to
such industries as employ labor without Great
ing monopoly of any kind
Chauncey T. Black, whom the DEM
ocrats of Pennsylvania have nominated for
Governor, il a son of the late Jere Black, aud
was a student at Hiram College under General
Garfield
Congressman T. J. Henderson was
renominated by the Republicans in the Seventh
District of Illinois, and Congressman d. Il.
Henderson was renominated in the Third Iowa
District.
Warner Miller, Levi p. Morton,
General James w. Hustled, James d. Warren,
Frank Hiscock, and Andrew d. White are the
prominent Republican candidates for the
United States Senatorship from New York.
The Democrats of the Third Arkansas
Congressional District have nominated Hon
Thomas C. McRae for reelection.
The Missouri Democratic Convention
assembled at St LoSis and effected the follow
ing nominations: Supreme Judge, Theodore
Brace; School Superintendent, W. f. Coleman;
Railroad Commissioner, John D. Breathit
The platform indorses President Cleveland's
administration; deprecates the prostitution
Of the taxing power TO other objects
or purposes than raising revenue;
declares in favor of the regulation of the con-
duct of railroads by the State; declares in
favor of a currency based on gold and silver
coinage approves the Immigrant forfeitures;
demands that the treasury surplus be applied
on the Understanding debt; pledges the
maintenance of popular education, and ex-
tends sympathy to Ireland.
The Nebraska State Prohibition Con-
vention assembled at Lincoln with over four
hundred delegates, representing forty-five
counties. After adoption of long platform
the following ticket was put in nomination:
Governor, H. W. Hardy, Of Lancaster; Lieu
tenant Governor, T. b. Graham, of Douglas;
Secretary of State, Z. j. ONeil, of Pawnee;
Treasurer, A. ]. Leach, of Antelope; Auditor,
j. +. Hooper, of Clay; Attorney General,
Martin j. Brewer, of Nance; Commissioner
of Public Lands, L b. Palmer, of
Adams; Superintendent of Public instruction,
j. A. Smith, of Burt After the adjournment
Of the State convention the delegates from the
several Congressional districts met and placed
in nomination the following for Congress:
First District, George E. Bigelow, of Lancas-
ter; Second, Rev. c. S Harrison, of Franklin;
Third, W. G. Olinger, of Burt
The Republican Congressional Con-
vention in the Second Distric. of Iowa broke
IN two, the result being the nomination Of
Samuel j Kirkwood and I. J. O'Meara.
In the Eighth District of Wisconsin
W. T. Price was renominated
The Republicans of the Second Dis
trict of Michigan have nominated Captain E.
7. Allen, of Ypsilant, for Congress
The Democrats of the Fifth Illinois
Congressional District have placed in the field
Joseph Glidden, the barb-wire millionaire of
De Kalb.
The Republicans of the Eight Wis
consin Congressional District nominated the
Hon W. 7. Price for reelection TO the House
of Representatives
The Republicans of the Seventh Con-
gressional District of Ohio nominated Hon
John Little.
The Democrats of Washington Ter
ritory indorsed the administration of Presi-
dent Cleveland and renominated Charles s.
Voorhees, for Congress.
The Greenbackers of the Ninth Dis
trict of Iowa nominated DR.. Hatton for Con-
gress.
Hall, Democrat, was nominated for
Congress by reclamation at the Greenback
convention of the First Iowa District
Albany On. v special, says: at is
stated here on what ought to be good author
ity, that Thomas +. Benedict, of this city, has
been appointed Public Printer by President
Cleveland, and that the appointment will be
made public shortly Mr.. Benedict is Deputy
Comptroller of the State of New York, and is
personally known 10 President Cleveland He
has held his present position number of
years"
The friends of Senator Malone are
urging him TO become the Republican candi-
date for Congress from the Petersburg Dis
trict
Congressional nominations: Fifth
Minnesota District, John A. Lovely, Republi-
can, on the 126th ballot; Tenth Iowa, A. j.
Holmes, renominated