The Portland daily press., 1888-05-24
DEMOCRATS OF PENNSYLVANIA
Recommend the Passage OF the
Dark Lantern Bill.
Republicans Of North Carolina In
Favor OF Blaine.
other Political happenings from all
over the Country.

HARRsBURG. Pa. May 23.-The Penn
sylvania Democratic State convention 10
elect delegates at large and ratify minor del
egates, and to nominate electors and can
didate for supreme Judge met at Harrisburg
today After the usual committees wer
appointed a recess was taken.
The convention upon reassembling chose
Senator Wallace permanent chairman. He
vigorously endorsed the administration and
was often cheered. There was a storm Of
enthusiasm when mention was made Of
Cleveland, Hancock and Mcclellan. When
the platform committee reported, Congress
man Lowden opposed the provision endors-
ing the Mills bill and urging the Democratic
Congressman from Pennsylvania to support
IL. He was overwhelmingly OutvOted In
every instance and the substitute proposed
by Dallas Saunders. Of Philadelphia, met a
similar fate. The only votes against the plat
form were yb LOwden and Saunders. The
platform favors a revision Of the tariff and
the passing Of the Mills bill, urging. the
Democratic representatives in Congress from
this State TO give II their earnest and indiyid-
ual support. 1t says that public lands must
be reserved for actual settlement by Amen-
can citizens, and the fidelity and courage OF
the administration in restoring TO the public
domain many millions Of acres t0rielte1 un,
and gratitude Of the people. The surplus
should be applied TO the reduction OF the
debt, and express authority should be given
the President by Congress 70 purchase bonds
In advance Of maturity until the surplus IS
exhausted. The country Is congratulated
upon the maintenance Of the dignity OF the
government abroad and Of peace and tran
guilty at home under the wise and patriotic
administration OF President Cleveland; MO
nopOlistic legislation Is condemned and nee
essary remedies promised. The delegation
to St. Louis Is instructed TO vote as unit
for Cleveland. A just and proper pension
act, which shall do ample justice TO all de-
serving volunteer soldiers and sailors, now
living, aud the widows and orphans OF such
as have die5f~from causes traceabie 70 the
Service h favoreo-- The platform condemns
the tendency toward cehtfs Latloh on Isliu Iaaa
titles in the hands Of speculatS PisanssS a.
due to the system OF Federal and otssAg
tion, and sends greetings 10 the patriotic
supporters Of Parnen, Gladstone and Davitt.
It opposes the landing Of foreign paupers
and criminals and declares that the lmporta-
tion.of foreign labor should be effectually
prohibited
r. NJ. Spear. Of Huntington. and A. f.
Keating, Of Pittsburg, were elected electors
at large and ex-AttOrney General Cassidy,
VIM. L. Scott, VIM. Mutchler and Chas; T..
Boyle, delegates at large, all by acclamation;
The district delegates were elected, and
j. b. Brewster MeCallum. Of Susquehanna,
was unanimously nominated for supreme
judge. The convention then adjourned.
In North Carolina.
RALEIGH, N. c., May 23.-The Republican
State Convention today nominated Oliver Il.
Dockery of Richmond county for governor,
and j. c. Pritchard Of Madison for lieuten-
ant governor. The convention was strongly
Blaine In sentiment
Socialists In the Field
Chicago, ILL.,, May 23.-A despatch from
Chicago says that the Socialists are outspok-
en- In their view that an out-and-out Social
ist ticket will command greater respect than
both Of the other national labor tickets com
bined. They look for their strength to New
York, Milwaukee, Chicago, Cincinnati, Dem
yer aud other large cities, and say that near
ly a million voters would rally under the
banner.
BATON ROUGE, La, May 23.-In joint ses-
sion today the legislature declared Gen. r.
l.. Gibson the choice Of the assembly to sue
ceed himself as United States senator. The
Democratic caucus ballOted for junior Sena-
tor as follows White, 49,; Eustis, 80
South Carolina prohibitlonists.
COLUMBIA, S. c., May 23.-The first State
Prohibition convention ever held In
South Carolina met at Columbia
last night. Twelve counties were
represented by AZ delegates. Women and
Republicans were not allowed to take part.
Resolutions looking TO strict prohibition and
approval Of the constitution for a State tenn
peranee alliance were referred to commit
tees.
other Conventions.
JACKSON, Miss, May 23.-The Democratic
State convention today endorsed Cleveland
and the Mills bill ;and smothered aImemorial
from the w. G. T. u. asking the endorse
ment Of prohibition.
FoRg WORTH, Texas, May 23.-The Dem
ocratic State convention was In session un-
iii midnight last night. The platform dep
rscated any attempt 10 to reopen the prohl-
bition question, accepting last Augusts
election as final. Cleveland delegates were
elected.
SPRINeFIELD, ILL.,, May 23.-The Demo-
cratic convention nominated ex-GOv. Palmer
for governor and Andrew j. Bell for lieuten-
ant governor. The platform endorses
Cleveland and tariff reform and denounces
the restriction Of immigration.