The National tribune., 1886-09-23
THE POLITICAL FIELD.
Nominations By all Parties and Notes
of the Campaign.
WISCONSIN DEMOCRATS.

OF State John 4. Ludwig; Treasurer John A.
Johnston; ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, George w. Bird
State superintendent of Schools, Edward Nc
Laughlin; Railroad Commissioner, James
Meehan; Insurance Commissioner John Kerrel.
The platform indorses President Cleveland and
Postmaster-General Villas: expresses the belief
that the liquor traffic should be regulated by
reasonable and liberal laws, and declares that
the reduction Of the tariff to a revenue basis is
a cardinal principle of the Democratic party.
and that those members of the present House
of Representatives selected as Democrats who
voted against considering bill for reduction OF
tariff deserve no recognition in Democratic
councils.
NEW HAMPSHIRE REPUBLICANS.
The State Convention nominated for Cover
nor Col. Charles III. Sawyer, of Antrim. The
resolutions adopted advocate the 10-hour law.
the exemption of wages from trustee process,
the abolition Of child labor in manufactu ring
corporations and the submission to the people
of constitutional prOhibtOry amendments.
They arraign President Cleveland for vetoing
the pension bills and the Democratic party in
Congress for opposing the extension of Ameri-
can commerce and for its inactivity on the fish,
cries question.
MINNESOTA DEMOCRATS.
The State ticket is rs follows: For Governor.
DIR. A. A. Ames, of Minneapolis; Lieutenant
Governor, John Frank, of Mower County
Secretary of State, Luth Jaeger, of Hennepin
State Auditor, J. g. Lundberg. of st. Louis; State
Treasurer, Henry Poehler, of Sibley; Attorney
General, John III. Ives, of Crookston; Clerk OF
the Supreme Court, George T. Gardner. of Free
born. After some dispute about the renomins-
ton of Judges of the Supreme Court the nomi-
nations for Supreme Bench were omitted. The
platform indorses the Administration of Cleve-
land and claims that has elevated the dignity OF
the civil service On the tariff it says: There
should be thorough and complete tariff re-
form. The depressed condition of our agricul-
tural and manufacturing industries impera-
lively demands that they should no longer pay
tribute to monopolies of the East. The tools OF
the laborer and mechanic, the raw materials of
the manufacturer. the implements of the far
mer, should not be excluded from our markets
or enhanced in price by taxes imposed for the
profit OF protected miilionaires. We are in
favor OF a revision Of the present unequal and
unjust tariff aud its adjustment to a revenue
basis"
"ANTI-sALooS REPUBLICANS"
A Convention of Republicans opposed to the
liquor influence in politics was held last week
in Chicago. Ex-senator Window presided. In
his speech he said:
We are here under the call Of true and loyal Re-
publlcans. desiring through that party to accom-
plish what we believe will be great good for the
American people For myself 1 never had the
slightest thought of attempting to organize n new
political party. think that such a thought does
not enter the minds Of any other delegate here
present. The party that freed the slave that dig
nifed human tabor, that enacted homestead laws.
that suppressed the great rebellion. that defended
its honor in peace and advanced 1t TO the front rank
OF the nations of the earth, Is good enough for mo
now. The record of the party for % years showed
lis willingness To grappe this new issue and carry
IL To victory. The issue is as grave as any
that the Republicans had to meet in the past. Il
resolves itself into the question whether the saloon
was To dominate the politics of the Nation. We do
not mean to dictate TO the Republican party. We
are here simply for consultation. We want to en-
courage the party To take hold Of this question,
which u surely will have to do, and the sooner the
better.
The Convention adopted resolutions declaring
the liquor traffic an enemy to society, ally of
anarchy, etc; that the Governments supreme
duty is TO restrict the influence Of the saloon
and at the earliest moment extinguish it alto
gether; that Congress should prohibit the
manufacture and sale OF liquor in Washington,
ID. C.. and all the Territories; that the people
should be permitted to decide the question of
local option ut the polls; that the saloons be held
responsible for all public and private injury re-
sulting from the liquor traffic, and that the Re-
publican party be pledged to the restriction or
suppression Of the traffic. The following National
Committee was appointed. some existing vacan-
cies to be filed hereafter. Maine. Senator
VIM. p. Frye; New Hampshire. Senator Henry
w. Blair; Vermont. George A. Brown; Massa-
chusetts. Col. 4. III. Haskell; Rhode Island,
Henry b. Metcalf; New York Gen. Thos W.
Conway; New Jersey, Rev. H. u. Carroll !;
Pennsylvania, Hon. w. w. Braun; Iowa,
Hiram Price; Minnesota, Gen. A. B. Nettle-
ton; Indiana, ex-Goy. Will Cumback; Wis
consin, E. p. Wheeler; Kansas Albert Griffin;
Illinois, Col. w. A. James; Georgia, Hon.
Alfred f. Buck.
"NoN-PARTIsAN TEMPERANCE.
A large non bipartisan Temperance Conven-
tion was held last week at Worcester, Mass
Hon. Il. b. johnson, of Waltbam. the President,
made a brief address, in which he said the
people met, as the call stated, to take counsel
with each other with the purpose to combine
our best wisdom aud effort To secure better en-
forcement of the laws against liquor saloons;
TO obtain legal provisions for the entire sup
preston of the traffic in alcoholic liquors as a
beverage, and the best possible representation
OF these principles in men occupying official
positions"
Mayor Fosdick, of Fitchburg said he was
certain that If the Republican party did not do
something for the temperance workers it would
he surely shaken by the coming political earth.
quake The Secretary read letters Of regret
from John d. Long, Hon. Robert r. Bishop
and Gov. Robinson, all expressing desire for
the success Of the Convention and approving
the objects thereof. +. y. Watson, of Beverly,
President Of the Middlesex Catholic Total Alb
stuenee Union, said that Catholic clergymen
would gladly do more in the cause, but were
Obliged 10 be Submissive to the head dictator i'm
Rome, who said to them: so far shalt thou
go, and no farther"
After other brief speeches the Convention
adjourned. The resolutions adopted contain
the following:
We hail with Joy the steady and strong Increase
OF the Roman Catholic Total Abstinence Union and
welcome these cO-lAborers n n main reliance in
the solution of the liquor question in large cities
aud congratulate the temperance people upon
being permitted TO share ia the advance move
nIents Of this reform century. whose closing de-
of vast forces for decisive battle with the alcohol
demon.
PENNSYLVANIA GREEnBAcRERs.
The State Greenback- Labor Convention met
at Harrisburg Only a few of the Counties
were represented, and there were but hundred
delegates present. Hon. Charles N. Brumm. of
Scluylkill, was elected chairman. Mr. Aulds.
of Erie. offered a resolution that the convention
will not affiliate with any other party or in
dorse any OF its candidates. After discussion
the resolution WAS adopted. The following
ticket was nominated: For Governor, Robert
J. Houston, of Lancaster; Lieutenant Gov
eTnoT Hon John Parker. of Schuylkill County;
Auditor General, Daniel 5. Early. of Harris
burg; Secretary of Internal Affairs, Seth III.
Huagland OF Mercer County; CongTcsSman-a at
Large. DIR. G.. ID. Thompson OF Venango County
The platform demands that this Government
shall issue all money aud that no more bonds
be issued by the Government; denOunccs free
trade agitation; denOuuces convict, imported
paupcr aud heather labor; demands the repeal
OF tax qualification fOs suffrage; favors a grad
Uatcd income tax demands the repeal of the