Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-08-18

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Nominations.
DETROIT, Aug. 9.-The republican state
convention yesterday adjourned until 8
o'clock this morning, but not half the dele
gates were 10 be seen in the rink at that
time.
At 10 O'Clock Chairman Watkins called
the convention 10 order. The committee
on permanent organization reported the
rame of G. w. Farr, OF Grand Haven, for
permanent chairman.
Nominations for governor being in order,
Judge Williams, of Allegan, presented the
name of Cyrus G. Luce, and on motion the
nomination was made unanimous by a
rising vote.
James S. Mcdonald, for lieutenant gov
ernor; Gil. r. osmun, for secretary Of state;
George l.. Matz, for state treasurer; II. IL.
Alpin, Tor auditor general, and Roscoe d.
Xix, for state land commissioner, all pres
ent ineumbents of offices. were unani-
mously repominated.
A ballot was directed for attorney gen.
eral. aud Edward f. Edwards, Stephen X.
Trowhridge aud Philip G. Padgham were
then placed in nomination for attorney
| general.
stephen v. +. Trowbridge was nomina-
ted for attorney general; Joseph EsiabroOk
| for state superintendent of public instruc-
ton; Percy F. Power for member OF the
state board of education. General Russell
A. Alger and Isaac Cappen. q representative
| Hollander, were nominated as eleetors-at-
large.
The chairman of the committee on reso-
lutions then read the resolutions, which he
said had been adopted against the
protest of the minority. The resclu-
tions strongly endorse the republican
national platform and the nominees
OF the Chicago convention; declares for a
| reduction of the increasing surplus and
national revenue to the governmental re-
| quirements by an American republican
protective system and not by an English
| free trade and democratic system; en-
dorses the progressive temperance legisla-
| ton enacted by the last legislature, recon-
mends the enactment of such laws as will
protect laboring men against the COMPETE
ton of imported Chinese and foreign con.
| tract labor The report arraigus and ecu
sures President Cleveland and the
democratic party for. the bitter at
tacks upon American industries and
American labor, especially for their direct
aud merciless blows aimed at the great in
dustries Of Michigan. 1t also arraigns .
democratic party for criminal insincerity in
endorsing tho Mills bill and nominating
candidates who have declared their OPPOSE
ton thereto; for its barter and sale of its
principles and the name of democracy to q
meaningless fusion for the sake of votes; its
indefansible action in keeping Dakota from
the sisterhood Of states; scurrilous yetoes OF
| pension bills; incompetency TO reduce the
surplus, and for tho prostitution of tho
/ civil service.
Miller, Of Saginaw, stated that the COM
| mittee had been unanimous on the report
except the plank relating to temperance.
Ex-Congressman Hubbell was Of the
opinion that the republicans could take nc
backward step, and asked for recess q
more fully consider the matter. The mo
ton of a recess was voted down and the
platform adopted with q majority OF aP'
parently four to one.
The convention then adjourned.