The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1886-09-09
THE POLITICAL FIELD.
Nominations By All Parties and Notes
of the Campaign.
ILLINOIS REPUBLICANS.

clares against nonresident aliens becoming
! land owners; denOunces free trade as a move
10 impoverish free labor by putting il in COM
/ petition with the productions of underpaid
labor in the Old World condemns prison con-
tract labor and arraigns Cleyelaud's Admins
tratiOn for failing 10 redeem its promises John
II. Tanner, of Clay County, was nominated for
! State Treasurer, and Richard Edwards of Bu-
reau, for Superintendent of Public Instruction.
MISSOURI REPUBLICANS.
The State Convention met at Sedalis. The
! question Of submitting a prohibition amend
ment TO the Constitution, over which an all
night session was had, was compromised. The
! plank, as adopted, aflrms that whenever any
large number of voters petition the Legislature
for the submission of an amendment providing
7 a change in the organic law of the State, IL is
the duty Of that body TO grant the petition. J.
! q. Cravens, of Kansas City. was nominated for
Supreme Judge; NJ. +. Butler, of Mexico, for
Superintendent of Instruction, and S. w. Craw-
| ford, Of Jefferson County, for Railroad Com
missioner. The platform says the Democrats
have shown their unftness to rule. They have
] not adopted a single benefcent measure in the
interests OF the people. They have failed to
reform the tariff. The Presidents vetoes are
censurable. The Democratic party of the State
| is denounced for nominating eX-Confederates
instead of Union men TO State Offices, and for
permitting gross abuses in freight charges.
CALIFORNIA DEMOCRATS.
The State Convention nominated Washing
ton Bartlett. Mayor of San Francisco, for Gov
| ernor; NJ. L. Tarpey, of Alameda, for Lieuten-
t-Governor; Jackson Temple, OF Santa Rosa
\ J. +. Sullivan, of San Francisco and Byron
/ Waters, of san Bernardino, for the three va
cancies on the Supreme Bench. The platform
| Endorses President Cleveland's Administration !;
| recommends the free coinage of silver; de-
mands the restoration of the wool tariff of
1 Al. a. L
troduced In Congress; approves OF labor CO.
/ operative societies. demands the abrogation of
| the Buringame Chinese treaty and favors legis-
| lation providing for the deportation of all
Chinese now in the United States; expresses
sympathy with the Irish people in their efforts
| for Home Rule; favors the equitable distribu-
ton of the waters of the State for irrigation
purposes, while granting the right Of the State
TO assume control of the waters under laws to
be enacted for that purpose.
INDIANA REPUBLICANS
The State Convention at Indianapolis
adopted platform condemning unfair compe-
tition of convict with free labor; favoring a
reduction in the number of working hours
wherever practicable and the submission of
labor difficulties to arbitration; the reduction
Of the tariff as far as consistent with adequate
protection OF important industries; steady ap-
| plication of the surplus in the Treasury TO the
reduction of the National debt; the enforce
meut of the Civil Service law aud the extension
of its principles to the State administration !;
the creation of State Bureau of Labor and
| Statistics; and the pensioning of Mexican vet
Grams and Of all Union soldiers and sailors suf-
ferng from disability. 1t also favors an
amendment 10 the State Constitution permit
ting colored men TO form part of the State
militia. 1t condemns anarchism and attempted
! political domination by the liquor league and
/ favors local option as the best means of settling
/ the liquor question. II. S. Robertson, OF Allen
| County was nominated for Lieutenant Gov
ernor; Chas L. Griffin Of Lake County, for
Secretary of State; Bruce Carr. for Auditor; l..
/ I. Kitchener, of Shelby, for Attorney General |:
| Byran Z. Elliott, OF Marion. for Supreme Court
Judge; w. l.. Noble, of Wayne. for Clerk Of
the Supreme Court, and S. u. La Toilette, of
Boone, for Superintendent of Public Instruc-
| ton. s.s
CONGRESSIONAL NOMINATIONS
Alabama-2d, II. A. Herbert, Dem (ren) /;
4th, A. G. Davidson, Dem. (ren.); 9Th, Jas. T.
Cobb. Dem; 9th. J. ii. Bankhead, Dem.
Connecticut-3d. DIR. John A. Rockwell, Pro.
Georgia-5th, John ID. Stuart, Dem.
Illinois-lst, Geo. g. Christian, Pro; Cd, Jas.
W. Lee, Pro-; Sd, j. L. Whittier, Pro; 4th. DIR.
J. G. Gray, Pro-; 10th. Gen. Philip S. Post Rep;
| 18th, Maj. A. J. Connolly, Rep; 18th, w. l..
Lindsay, Dem; j. G. Cannon, Rep (ren.): 10th,
Chas. Churchill, Rep; 18th. Robert McWil-
Hams Rep; Goth, w. ii. Hartzell, Dem.
Indiana-7th. A. c. Harris, Rep.
Iowa-lst. ex-Gov. John III. Gear, Rep;
10th, A. ]. Holmes, Rep. tren.)
Kansas-lst, Geo. Beixer, Dem; 9Th, JOS. G..
| Lowe Dem.
Kentucky-lOth. W. P. Taulbee, Dem. (ren. };
llth. Frank Finley Rep.
Maryland-lst, Chas. III. Gibson. Dem. (ren.)
Michigan-lst. Calvin A. Frisbie, Pro-; Sd,
Patrick Hankerd. Dem. CIR; 5th, q. w. Nc
| RriA Or. L
Tarsney, Dem. (ren.); 9th, L. c. Mason, Dem.
CIR.
Minnesota-5th. John Lovely, Rep.
Mississippi-lst, John Nj. Allen, Dem. (ren. J;
9th. e. l.. Anderson, Dem; 7th, Charles z.
! Hooker, Dem.
Missouri-sth, John J. o'Neill, Dem (ren.)
New Jersey-2d, Leonard Brown, Pro-; 4th,
| w. ii. Morrow, Pro.
New York-l5th, +. b. Wheeler, Pro.
North Carolina-2d, +. M. Simmons, Dem.
0hO-3d. Capt. L. S. Williams, Rep; 18th,
Jos. Cultivate, Dem. (ren.); l4th, g. p. Wick
ham, Rep.
Pennsylvania-7t Daniel Ermentrout, Dem.
lrenl; 18th. j. II. Swoyer, Dem; 18th, w. f.
| Shepherd, Dem; 18th. Jas. Il. Mofiitt. Rep.
Texas-3d. Q. B. KillgOre, Dem; 9th, Joseph
Abbott, Dem.
Virginia-Ist It. III. B. Brown. Rep; Cd,
Geo. L. Bowden, Rep; Sd, Geo. d. Wise Dem
(ren.); 4th, w. F. Gaines Rep; 9Th, Henry
| Bowen, Rep; 10th, Jacob Iost, Rep.
West Virgnia-3d, G. u. Snyder, Dem. (ren. J
Wisconsin-6th, c. B. Clark, Rep.
CAMPAIGN PICKET SHOTS.
s. Nj. Stockslager, Assistant Commissioner OF
| the General Land Office, has issued an address
10 the Democratic voters of the Third Indiana
Congressional District Withdrawing from the
contest for a seat IN Congress from that district
| this FALL ua recites al length history Of the
Discussions within his district. and says the
probable result of having two Democratice can
didates in the field would be the election of a
Republican 10 Congress from district which
for 40 years has returned only Democrats.
number of GTeenbackers, Knights Of Labor
Anti- Monopolists and Trades Unisnists from a
half dozen States met at indianapolis last
week and organized The Industrial Party
They also adopted platform Of principles. In
the discussions, the trial and sentence of the
Chicago Anarchists were animadverted upon
the sentence being specially denounced as toe
severe. A National Delegate Convention OF
the new party will meet in Cincinnati Feb. %
1887.
Ex-Congressman Brewer, of New Jersey, was
ia Washington last week. lie said: "Prohi.
bition is going 10 be the most important factor
in our State election this FALL and the diff.
Guilty now is that neither party seems aware OF
the strength Of this new opponent Ii is use
less 10 deny that both Republicans aud Demo
Gratis are worried as 10 the outlook, aud very
careful estimate will have 10 be made before
any predictions are INDUCED in. Seven Re-
publicans hold over in the Senate, but in our
lower House the Members are elected annually
and consequently cannot say which party will