The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-29
A POLITICAL FIELD DAY.
BOTH PARTIES GETTING IN TRIM
FOR THE FALL FRAY.


Ex-senator Warner Miller the Guber-
material Nominee of the New York
Republicans, with Col Conger for
Lieutenant Governor-The Fight on
Farmer Tiilman Under Way.
SARATOGA, N. Y, Aug. 2S.-The repub-
hcan state convention met here to-day.
Gen. B. F. Tracy of Brooklyn was chair
man.
Ex-senator Warner Miller was nominated
for governor by acclamatiou, and Col. S,
v r. Conger of New York for lieutenant
governor on the first ballot, and his nomi-
nation was made unanimous.
Judge William Rumsey of Steuben county
was nominated for judge of the court of
appeals.
The platform approves the Chicago plat
form and ratifies the nomination of Har-
rison and Morton.
Following is the third sectou
The republican senators in congress in re-
jecting the treaty relative to the fisheries. nego
tiated with Great Britain, acted in accordance
with the dictates of just patriotism
and correctly asserted American rights
and the national honor, while the
message of President Cleveland transmitted on
Aug. 20 Is confession that his administration
has been grossly negligent of its duties in the
protection of the American fisheries, and has
invited new annoyances and aggress,ons on the
port Of the Canadians by his failure to make
manful protests and to employ the peaceful
means Of self-defense committed to him. The
republican party favors q foreign policy which
shall do no wrong to the weakest neighbor and
shall brook no indignity from any power on
earth, and by insisting on fair play on sea and
land shall. through justice, insure peace with
all nations.
GOV. HILL CONDEMNED.
The sixth section says:
The republican party unequivocaily condemns
the course of Gov. Hill in obstrucdug by his
vetoes the acts for increasing the fees for
licenses, by which large share of the cost of
government might be levied on the liquor
traffic and we approve the efforts of the repub-
hcans In the last legislature upon the liquor
question, especially on passing the act nullitied
by such executive action to restrict that traffic
by charges which would lift some OF the burdens
OF taxation caused by the liquor traffic from
the home and farm, aud we believe that such
charges should be advanced 10 standards
similar to those successfully enforced in other
states under republican control,
IMMIGRATION LAWS.
The seventh and eighth sections demand
further legislation to prohibit the influx of
pau, or and criminal immigrants, and revis-
ion of the naturalization and immigration
laws. The niuth favors the enactment of
prison laws which, while providing for the
employment of prisoners shall prevent the
product of their labor from competing with
that of the wage workers.
The remainder of the platform is devoted
exclusively to state affairs
The convention adjourned sine die.
DELAwARE's DEMOCRATS.
DOVER, DEL, Aug. 2s.-The democratic
state convention, held here this afternoon,
renominatod John p. Bennington by accla.
nation for representative in congress, and
the following presidential electors: leb p
johnson of Newcastle, Robert Hill of Kent
and Robert Ellegood of Sussex. The plat
form indorses President Cleveland's
administration and approves his
patriotic utterances and determined
attitude on the fisheries question
concurs in the national demo
cratic platform; ratifies the nominations OF
Cleveland AID Thurman, and pledges them
the electoral vote of the state; approves
the efforts of congress to reduce taxation,
anh declares in favor of convention to
amend the constitution of the state.
DEATH AT POLITICAL RALLY.
CANAJoHARIE, N. Y, Aug. 2S.-During a
Harrison and Morton pole-raising today
near Morris, Otsego county, cannon dis
charged prematurely, killing John Dickson,
Albert Sergeant and Fred Sage.
TILLMAE's DEADLOCK
CHARLESTON, S. c., Aug. 2S.-The demo-
cratic convention Of theSecond congressional
district met at Aiken to-day. The candidates
are Congressman Tillman, the present in.
cumbent; Mr. Henderson of Aiken and Mr..
Aldrich OF Barnwell On the first ballot
Tillman received 20 votes, Henderson II
and Aldrich 15 Twenty-three votes are
necessary for choice.
The convention adjourned until 5 O'Clock
this afternoon. and on reconvenng -four
more ballots were taken without change.
1he convention adjourned till tomorrow