Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-09-08
nfesHaNE Eon GorraNoR.
He is Placed at TIE Head Of the TicIset by M
Democratic State ConreHtioR.

az ALlHCoAn On ttlS SJtu, was largely ~
tended. Chairman North called til
convention to order. Matt Miller, G
Butler, was unanimously elected tenn
: porary chairman, and S. S. Alley, O
Saline, temporary secretary.
Mr. Sawyer of Lancaster, j. w. Pad
dock of Douglas, j. H. Harmon of Holt
Robert Clegg of Richardson, w. A
Thompson of Hall, Nat Smails of Dodge
and Euclid Martin of Douglas were ap
pointed committee ON resolutions. /
was resolved that all resolutions be re
ferred to the committee without read
ing.
G. j. Smythe of the First congress
sional district, Edward P. Smyth of the
Second congressional district and Col
onel Montgomery of the Third congress.
sional district were elected vice presi-
dents of the convention.
Chairman North placed before the
convention the name of John A. Nc
Shane of' Douglas MS candidate for
governor. He stated That he had re-
ceived the assurance of Mr. MeShane
that under no circumstances would he
accept denomination for congress, but
would make the race for governor Gen
eral Montgomery of Chadron was also
nominated for governor by Ashley Of
Gage county. Hall county seconded the
nomination
Bryan, of Lancaster proposed that
Mr.; McShanefs nomination be made by
acclnmation and that he be immediately
notified of the conventions action Ne
Shane was then nominated by rising
vote.
For lieutenant governor w. ]. BRYAN.
of Lancaster, Matt Miller, of Butler.
Lew May, of Dodge, NJ. f. Zentmever.
of Colfax and Frank Folda, of SCHUYLER
We're named. All the gentlemen de-
cllned with the exception of Mr.. Folda.
whose nomination was made unanimous.
Patrick j. Hines, of Kearuey. was
nominated for secretary of state by ac-
clamation.
James r. Patterson, of Cass county.
was nominated for state treasurer.
w. A. Paynter, of Boone county, was
unanimously nominated for state audi
tor.
W. H. Munger, of Dodge county, was
nominated for attorney general ON the
second ballot
For commissioner, Mr.. Jussen of
Richardson was nominated by acclama-
ton
For superintendent of public instruc
ton, Professor NJ. Thrasher of CLAY
county went through without opposi-
ton.
For electors at large, w. G. Sloan of
South Omaha, Olef HeaGstrom Of Polk.
F. p. Billiard of Lincoln, w. w. Cohen
of Pierce, and DIR. johnson of Fillmore,
were chosen.
THE PLATFORM.
The democratic party of Nebraska in
convention assembled heartily approves
of the platform of principles adopted at
the democratic national convention at
st. Louis and endorse the nomination
of those fearless and irreproachable
democrats, Grover Cleveland and Allen
6. Thurman, for president and vice
president of the United States.
We approve of the able, manly and
consistent course of Hon. John III. Mel
Shane as a member of congress from
the First district of Nebraska. He has
been faithful and diligent in the dis
charge of his duties, and has served the |
whole people IN manner entirely ac-
ceptable to them.
We condemn the republican party of |
Nebraska for being false to its numerous |
gance and prohigate wastes of the peo-
pies money. 1t exists only to create |
offices and burden the people with nm
necessary taxation. 1t is responsible for |
this great state having been oyerrun |
with band of Pinkerton detectives, to /
1ntlmldate peaceable citizens and we de- |
mand the passage of such laws as will |
prevent like outrage in the future.
We favor the regulation and control |
of railroads and that they be required to
observe the laws the same as individuals, [
and the rates of transportation be fixed |
for freight and passengers as low as con-
sistent with necessary running expenses
and fair interest on the actual invest
ments.
We favor such legislation as will de-
stroy the republican creature known as
trust, and also snch legislation as will
provide means of arbitration for all ques-
tions or controversies where labor de-
mands an increase of compensation or
objects to the reduction of the same, to
the end that justice may he done; of
the state constitution so as to
increase the power of the office of three
railroad commissioners, making said
officers elective and thus directly an
swerble to the people for their actions.
That we are opposed to so letting our
convict labor as to bring it into direct
with the industrial classes
of our state.
That the maintenance and enforce
ment of the present high license law af-
fords the best and most practicable solu-
ton Of the liquor traffic question.
We denounce the republican system
of prote' ii e tariff laws which impose
and extravaganza taxation
upon all the necessaries Of life the Ne
braska people must buy, with no result
ing benefits to them but for the sole ben
eft of the eastern interests and capital
lists.
We approve the Mills bill as step
toward tightening this heavy, UNEQUAL
and unjust burden of taxation. We es-
pecially denounce Congressman Laird
and Dorsey for voting against the meas
ures of the Mills bill for free lumber
and free salt.
We approve the courageous and mas
terly position taken by President Cleve-
land in his late message on the fisheries
question.
Whereas, the corner stone OF our
democratic form Of government is the