The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-05-24
WEST AND SOUTH.

New MEXICO Republicans met at Santa
Fe on the 18th. and j. Francisco Chavez
and Thomas b. Cation were chosen as dele
gates to Chicago. They were uninstructed
The Democrats Of Tennessee on the 18th
renominated Robert l.. Taylor for Gov
ernOF.
ILLINOIS Prohibitionists in session on the
10th at Springfield nominated the following
ticket: ID. H. Harris for Governor, Joseph
l.. Whitlock for Lieutenant-G Governor, j.
Ross Hanna for Secretary of State, Uriah
Copp, Jr., for Auditor, f. f. Andrews for
Attorney General and j. w. Hart for Treas
urcr. The platform favors entire prohibi-
tion of the liquor traffic, female suffrage,
tariff for revenue only, compulsory OBJ
servance of Sunday and teaching of tenn
perance in the public schools.
DEMOCRATS met at Dayton, O., on the
10th and made the following nominations
Secretary of State, BostonG Young: Judge
Supreme Court. Lyman r. Critchfield. The
platform indorses President Clevcland's S
administration, declares that his renomina-
tion is demanded by the interests of the
country, and approves the Mills Tariff bill.
Delegates at-large to the National conven-
tion were chosen as follows: Calvin s.
Brice, Thomas f. Powell, Charles W. Baker
and L. E Holden.
MISSOURI Repub licans met at Sedalia on
the 10th and nominated L. E. Kimball for
Governor The platform denounces ballot
box frauds in the South; extols the tinan-
cial achievements of the Republican party
and opposes free trade. The following are
the delegates at-large to the National con-
vention: Chauncey /. Filley. Congress
man William Warner, Colonel d. p Dyer
and Joseph Pelham.
The Minnesota Republicans at st. Paul
on the 10th selected F. F. Davis, &. G..
Hartley, c. g. Edwards and Joel P. Heatc-
wcle as delegates at large to the National
convention. The platform says the tariff
legislation proposed by the Democratic
party is a glaring subterfuge and an at
tempt to destroy the American policy of
protection to American industries and la
Dor in the interests of foreign countries.
On the 10Th the Alabama Republicans
met at Montgomery and nominated State
ticket, with w. 4. Ewing for Governor.
The platform condemns the Presidcnt's s
message, the Mills bill, and the President IS
disregard of civil service. The following
were chosen delegates tlargc to the Ma
tional convention: b. NJ. Long, J. ID. Harry,
j. w. Jones and A. Boyd.
On the 10th the new capitol building for
Texas was dedicated at Austin.
v. ZIMMERMAN was nominated for Con
gress on the 10th by the Tenth Indiana dis
trict Democrats
The Democrats of the Sixth California
district on the 10th nominated Ried h.
Terry for Congress.
The Kentucky Democrats in session on
the 10th at Lexington selected the follow
ing delegates at large to st. Louis: Con
grcssman Mckenzie, J. H. Hendricks, Hen
ry Watterson and J. d. Harris. Resolu-
tions We're adopted indorsing President
Cleveland's Administration and the Mills
Tariff bill.
On the l1th William George was hanged
in the pcnitentiary at Columbus, O., for
the murder of James Scott.
AT Nashville, Tenn, the Prohibitionists
on the 18th nominated j. r. Anderson for
Governor.
DEMOCRATS in session on the l7th at
Wichita, Kan, selected s. F. Neeley, H. s.
Wingley, Angel Matthews, +. F. Hagan,
w. +. Harris, G. A. Collett and NJ. ].
O'Meara as delegates to st. Louis. They
were instructed for Cleveland.
The Dakota Republicans met at James
town on the 18th and selected as delegates
to Chicago Messrs. Bailey, Bogarts, Moody,
Sullivan, Hopp, Foster, Plummer, Hub
bard, Hansbrough and Richardson. All
are for Blaine save one. Gresham is sec.
ond choice of the entire delegation. The
platform arraigns the Democratic party
for refusing Dakota admission.
On the 18th the Democrats of Missouri
met at Sedalia and elected the following
delegates at-large to the st. Louis conyen'