The Progress. [volume] (White Earth, Minn.) 1886-1889, 1888-06-09

HE National convention of the Equal
Rights party, in session on the 10Th at Des
Moines, Ia, nominated Belva A. Lockwood,
of Washington, for President, and Alfred
Fl. Love, of Philadelphia, for Vice-Presi-
dent
NOMINATIONS for Congress were made as
follows on the 18th: Illinois, Eighth dis
trict, G. A. Hill (Rep); Ohio, Third dis
trlct, George w. Houk DENY: Seven
teenth district Joseph D. TAILOR (Rep.).
The Louisiana Legislature convened at
Baton Rouge on the 18th. Two United
States Senators will. be elected during the
session
The New Mexico Republican convention
was held at Santa Fe on the 18th, and j.
Francisco Chavez and Thomas B. Cation
We're chosen as delegates to Chicago. They
were uninstructed.
AFTER tive-days' session the Democrats
OF Tennessee on the 18th re-nominatsd
Robert L. Taylor for Governor.
The Republicans of New York held their
State convention at Buffalo on the 10Th and
elected the following delegates at-large to
the Chicago convention: Senator Hiscock,
Chauncey NJ. Depew, ex-senator Miller and
ex-senator Platt. Their first choice is
Blaine, Depew second. The resolutions
OF the Republican standard bearers in the
coming contest, whoever they may be, and
condemn the free-trade theories OF Mr..
Cleveland's annual message.
The Virginia Democrats met at Norfolk
on the 10th and selected John S. Barbour,
j. W. Daniel, P.sW. Mckinney and R. c..
Marshall as delegates at-large to the St.
Louis convention. Resolutions indorsing
Cleveland were adopted
The Repub licans of Tennessee met at
Nashville on the 10th and selected as dele
gates at-large to Chicago A. A. Taylor, L.
G.. Houk, George Nancy and S. A. Nc
ElWee. The platform favors the protective
tariff and indorses Blaine's Paris letter.
AT it's convention in Cincinnati on the
10th the Union Labor party nominated A.
J. Streeter, of Illinois, for President, and
Charles E. Cunningham, of Arkansas, for
Vice-President. No fusion was effected
with the United Labor party or the Green
hackers. The platform favors pensions for
soldiers, condemns foreign contract labor,
demands the exclusion of Chinese, favors
woman suffrage arbitration in labor dis
putes, a reduction of the hours of labor, ed
ucatlon OF the masses and the abolition of
usury, monopoly and trusts. A resolution
opposing fusion with the Republican or
Democratic party was adopted.
The Illinois Prohibitionists in session on
the 10th at Springfield nominated the fol-
lowing ticket: D. II. Harris for Governor,
Joseph L. Whitlock for Lieutenant-Gov-
ernor, j. Ross Hanna for Secretary of
State, Uriah Copp, Jr. for Auditor, F. E.
Andrews for Attorney General and j. W.
Hart for Treasurer. The platform favors
entire prohibition Of the liquor traffic, fe-
oil c1,fF,
compulsory observance Of Sunday, and
teaching of temperance in the public
schools.
The Alabama Republicans met at Mont
gomery on the 10th and nominated State
ticket, with w. T. Ewing for Governor.
The platform condemns the Presidents
message, the Mills bill, and the Presidents
disregard of civil service. The following
were chosen delegates at-large to the Ma
tional convention: B. M. Long, j. D. Harry,
j. W. Jones and A. Boyd.
The Missouri Repu blieans met at Sc
dalia on the 10th and nominated E. e. Kim
ball for Governor. Theplatform denounces
ballot-box frauds in the South; extols the
financial achievements Of the Republican
party and opposes free trade. The follow
ing are the delegates-at4a large to the Ma
tional convention: Chauncey /. Filley,
Congressman William Warner, Colonel D.
2. Dyer and Joseph Pelham.
The Kentucky Democrats met at Lexing-
ton on the 10th and selected the following
delegates-at-large to St. Louis: Congress
man Mckenzie, J. H. Hendricks, Henry
Watterson and J. D. Harris. Resolutions
were adopted indorsing President Cleve-
lands Administration and the Mills Tariff
bill.
SENATOR V. ZIMMERMAN was nominated
for Congress on the 10Th by the Tenth
Indiana district Democrats. ...-
The Sixth California district Democrats
on the 10th nominated Ried B. Terry for
Congress.
AT ST. Paul on the 10th the Minnesota
Republicans selected F. F. Davis, G. G.,
Hartley, G. G. Edwards and Joel P. Heate-
Wele as delegates -at-large to the National
convention The platform says the tariff
legislation proposed by the Democratic
party is a glaring subterfuge and an at
tempt to destroy the American policy of
protection to American industries and labor
in the interests of foreign countries.
The Connecticut Republicans convened
at New Haven on the 10th and chose the
following delegates-at-l large to Chicago
Samuel Fessenden, Samuel L. Warner, E.
NJ LAY dllCl Ii. -. I1cuiy. uG platform Oo-
nounces the Presidents tariff policy, calls
for liberal pensions and ridicules the Ad.
ministration's civil-service record.
OHIO Democrats met at Dayton on the
10th and made the following nominations
Secretary of State, Boston G. Young; Judge
Supreme Court, Lyman R. Critchield. The
platform indorses President Cleveland's
administration, declares that his renomina-
ton is demanded by the interests of the
country, and approves the Mills Tariff bill
Delegstes-at-large to the National conven.
ton were chosen as follows: Calvin S.
Brice, Thomas E. Powell, Charles W. Baker
and L. E. Holden
AT Nashville, Tenn, on the 18th the Pro
hibitionists nominated j. r. Anderson for
Governor.
AT the Prohibition convention in Port
land, Me-, on the 18th Volney B. Gushing
was nominated for Governor, and Neal
Dow, n F. Woodbury., E. T. Burrows and
Mrs. Hannah j. Bailey were chosen as dele
gates-at-large to the National convention.
AT Sedalia on the 18th the Democrats
elected the following delegates-at-large tc
the ST. Louis convention: John O'Day, D.
w. Carruth, E. L. Martin and Nat c. Dry.
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