Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-05-19


NJ convention adjourned until 2 o'clock. /
is clear that the chief difficulty before til
convention will be the preparing of tn
platform.
THE GREENBAoK LABoRERs.
- The Greenbacks, at their conference last
rs night made but little progress toward
= merging into the new parry. The gist O.
sentiment was in favor of holding fast to
the name and leading principles OF the
- organization. The Union Labor faction
. shows more anxiety to combine, but their
=. cardinal principle of land tax is repugnant
e. to the greater portion of the union labor
l. men.
THE ORGANIZATION PERFEcrRD.
At o'clock the delegates of the United
a Labor party were called to order by John
Q Maxim, of the Executive Committee. There
: were no contests. VIM. B. Ogden, OF Ken
: lucky, was elected temporary chairman
: and was escorted to the chair by Mr..
. Comdry and DR.. McGlynn. G. A. Kenney, OF
a Kansas, and John F. Duncan, of Michigan
! were elected secretaries. The temporary
officers were then made permanent and the
committee on platform, consisting of one
I from each State, was chosen. The chair
, was authorized to appoint committee OF
five to confer with the Union Labor con-
l.
two conventions. Adjourned until to-
D morrow.
At late hour tonight the Greenbacks
, resolved to hold convention of their own
tomorrow.
Il THE OLD GIRLS AT IT TOO.
DEs MONIES, Ia.s May 15.-The conven-
tion OF the Equal Rights party met in this
city this afternoon and was called to order
by Mrs. Nettie Sanford Chaplin, of Marshall
town, chairman of the national committee
Arrangement have been made SO that dele
gates unable to attend could ssendl their
ballots by mail. The convention proceeded
to count the ballots. which were received
with the following results: For President of
1 the United States, Beva A. Lockwood, of
I Washington, and for Vice President Alfred
H. Love- of Philadelphia. These received
votes and were declared nominated. There
we're forty votes scattering FOR Blaine, Alli-
son, General Clinton, B. Fisk, Elizabeth |
! Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony and |
Others. The convention adopted a platform |
favoring woman suffrage, pensions for all |
needy soldiers and sailors, tariff with free |
sugar and lumber and the repeal of the tax |
on whisky and tobacco and unrestricted |
immigration. The convention then ad- i
| journed sine die.
THE COLORADO REPUBLICANS.
DENVER, May 15.-The Republican State /
convention met at Pueblo to-day to nomi-
nate six delegates to the national conven-
tion. Hon. FL, A. W. Tabor called the con-
| vention to order at 1890 and briefly ad-
dressed the convention, outlining the work
| before it. Melvin Edwards was chosen per-
manent chairman and Hon. 1. NJ Stevens
| secretary. Committees were then ap-
pointed and the convention took recess
until o'clock. On reassembling the fol-
lowing delegates were elected: 81. r. VOL
| colt, W. A. Hanill, J. W. Wingate, l. w.
Howbert, c. NJ. Donaldson and j. M. Hen
derson.
The convention adopted resolutions en-
dorsipg the recent remarks of Senator In
gals in Congress-. expressing appreciation of
him as an exponent of Republican princi-
pies, Inviting him to address the state con-
vention in Denver in September. The reso-
lutinns adopted favor the protection OF
American industries; demand that silver
coin shall be placed on an equal footing with
gold; favors liberal pensions, free ballot
and fair count.
THE ALABAMA REPUBLICANS.
MONTGOMERY, Ala, May 15.-The Repub-
licau Convention was called to order at
noon. A colored man named Stevens was
named as temporary chairman and made
long speech urging the nomination OF a
full ticket. He denounced the Federal Office :,
holders in Alabama during the terms of
Hayes, Garfield and Arthur as political ras. v
calls, acting with the Democrats in the )
Senate to keep the negro out of his political Il
rights. The convention is composed OF =,
three hundred delegates one-ffth white, the =
rest coiored. The contest for delegates at :.
large to the Chicago convention is between q
Blaine and Sherman adherents.
The convention was the scene OF wild dis
order all day over. an attempt to seat
temporary chairman in the place,of Ste
vens. Finally Stevens vacated the chair in p
favor of Arthur Bingham. The chairman OF S
the executive committee says that a Sher.
man trick has been played upon them.
MINNESOTA FOR GRESHAM. s
ST. PAUL, May 15.-Two-thirds OF the n
to the State Republican conven- n
tion tomorrow are a II ready on the ground.
The present indications point to the elec- .
tion of the folio wing delegates at large to
the Chicago convention: 81. A. Castle, st.
Paul, G.. G. Hartley, Duluth, John P. Heat
wole, Northheld, W. B. Washburn, Mime
apols. OF these three are for Gresham and
one for Blaine. There will probably be no e
It is also probable that An t
outspoken tariff reform platform will be q
adopted tC
NUTMEG REPUBLICANS. 1t
NEW HAVEN, Conn.,, May 15.-The Re-
publican State convention met tonight,
and after the appointment of committees
adjourned until tomorrow. Immediately
after the adjournment the various district
and county conventions met in caucus and
made choice for delegates at large as fol-
ows: s. L, Warner, Sam'l Essenden, e. s.
Day and E. S. Henry. o
ALL FOR ALLISON. La
SANTA FE, N. NJ, May 15.-The Republi- a
IAN Territorial convention to chose dele o.
gates to the National Republican Conven- y
lion, was held to-day. Thos. B. Cartron, 8,
of Santa Fe. and Francisco Chaves, of
were chosen as delegates and Col.
Bynerson was nominated as national COM
nitteeman. The delegates, it is understood, A
Ire to favor Allison for President. o1
TAYLOR TRIUMPHs. lc
NASHVILLE, May 15.-The State Demo- d
;ratic Convention, which has been in session b.
,ere since last Wednesday, nominated cl
Robert Taylor to-day for reelection. The r.
opposition, which had been fighting him on "
,very OCCASION surrendered this forenoon,
ind the fortieth ballot resulted virtually in
lis nomination by acclamation.
THE MAINE PRoHIBs. 81
: PORTLAND. Me-, May 15.-The State Pro- ee
libition convention opened this afternoon, r.
With seventy five delegates present, includ- cc
ng several ladies. General Neal Dow de- la
ivered the address of welcome, and other nj
speeches followed. After the appointment e1
Of committees, the convention adjourned
Until tomorrow.
THE SUCKER PRoHIBs.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill, May 15.-The State
Prohibition Convention met this afternoon. =
Miss Frances e. Willard, James Lamont, w w
Hale johnson and J. B. Hobbs werh chosen sr
delegates at large to the National Conven- N
ton and an adjournment was taken till
tomorrow.
THE CALIFORNIA DEMOCRATS.
Los ANGELES, May 15.-The Dem ocratic u
met this afternOon. s. IT, Della dt