Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-04-12
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Items of Interest From
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THE G. O. P. AT PORTLAND
Suicide at Golden Gate Park
Railroad Building and
Strikes.
THE G. 0. P. AT PORTLAND

IAssoeiated Press Dispatches to the HERALD |
PORTLAND, April 1.-THE Republi-
can State convention met this morning
here. A large delegation is present.
Elk Senator geo. w. Williams was
elected temporary Chairman and Jno.
III. Shupe, Secretary. The committees
on credentials, platform and perma-
nent organization were appointed, after
which the convention took recess
until :30P. NJ. Hon. Binger Herman
will probably be re-nominated for
Congress by acclimation, and w. P.
Lord re-neminated for Judge of the
Supreme Court There promises to be
quite lively contest over the places
for deleg ties to the national conven-
tion. 1t is thought that the conven-
tion will nearly conclude its labors to-
night.
The Convention reassembled this
afternoon and the report of the Com
mittee on Credentials was presented
and adopted. The reports OF the
Committees on Order of Business and
Permanent Organization were also
adopted. The Committee on Plat
form was not able to present a report
and the Convention took recess
until O'Clock.
The convention reassembled at a
O'Clock, but the committee on resolu-
tions reported that they would not be
able to prepare platform for several
hours. The convention adjourned
until 7 80 O'Clock this evening.
The convention upon re-assembhng
re-nominated Hon. Berger Hermann
for Congress by acclamation. w. p.
Lord was nominated tor Judge of the
Supreme Court almost unanimously.
The committee on platform reported
at 8 30P NJ, 1t favors free ballot and
the right to have that ballot
counted; protests against fur
ther Chinese immigration; fav-
ors liberal pensions; denounces
Cleveland's action in returning the
rebel flags; condemns the Land De-
partment at Washington for refusing
to survey lands ready for settlement
fsnd the employment OF spies and
formers to harass settlers with a
defense of needless suits; denoun'es
Cleveland's veto OF the River and
Harbor bill and declares the
civil service reform a sham
and fraud. Ia iff planks are as fol-
lows: That this policy of Demo :ratic
administration which would place
wool and lumber Oh the free list and
woolen goods on the highly protected
list, and cotton-ties and hoop-iron OF
the protected list, and would
continue the collecting of fifty
million dollars on sugar each year,
! and which at the same time the ma
jority applaud and claim to carry out
the Presidents idea that a tariff tax is
o robbery of the people, constitutes a
piece OF unparalleled political dishon-
esty having for its sole object the sue
cess OF the Democratic party at the
next election, even at the expense
of the practical destruction Of
many of our most important
agricultural and manufacturing in-
terests. We favor policy Of provid
ing chiefly for the revenues of the
general government, and for other
purposes essential to the general gov
ernment, q system of duties levied
upon imports, SO adjusted as to dis
.criminate in favor of the domestic
industries and productions, and in
favor of American labor and
declare in favor of reducing the an
nual revenues OF the Government by
admitting free OF duty such articles Of
general use as cacnot be largely pro-
dueed or manufactured by our own
people. That we deprecate the at
tempt of the Democratic Administra-
ton to degrade the honest toll Of
America to level with the auper la
Dor of the old world.
The residential electors chosen
were Wm. Kapus OF Portland, Robert
Mclean OF Leakville, and 9. w. Full
ton of Astoria.
The following delegates were chosen
to attend the National Convention at
Chicago: Jonathan Bourne, Jr.,
Portland; q. F. Moody, The Dalles |;
Rufus Mailer, Portland; j. w. Gu
sick, Albany;J J. f. Bean, Umatil o
county; f. p. Mays, The Dalles.
The following were chosen as alter
: mates: w. G. johnson. Clackamas /;
w. D. Hare, Washington; J. T.
Baker, Union Lee Laughlin, Yam
Hill, j. S. Cooper, Polk; George
Kimball, Douglass The convention
then adjourned sine die.