The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1888-04-18
THE POLITICAL FIELD.

in the lower house Of the New York Leg
islature the Woman Suffrage bill was killed
summarily, whereupon Mrs. Lille Devereux
Blake, President of the State Woman Suf-
frage Association, Immediately called an in
dignation meeting to consider the matter
The Arkansas Republican State Convention,
in session at Little Rock, selected the follow
ing delegates-at-large to the Chicago Conven-
ton: Powell Clayton and Logan II. Roots
of Little Rock, John A. Williams Of Pine
Bluff, J. T. Rector of Little Rock Following
are the names and postoffices of the rest of
the delegation: First Congressional District
A. NJ Nicely, Forest City; h w. Ellison, He
lena SecoDd-Ferd Havie and John Nj. Clay
ton, Pine Bluff Third-Convention will meet
at Hope, Ark, April IL. Fourth-C NJ.
Barnes, Fort Smith; c. N Rix, Hot Springs.
Ffth-James 7. Penn, Harrison; Charles M.
Green, Fayetteville The delegates were not
instructed
the Democrats elected Edward A Maher
Mayor aud the entire Democratic city ticket
by majorites ranging from 800 to 3, 200
Orestes Cleveland Dem) has been reelected
Mayor of Jersey City for the fourth time by
a majority of 5000 The labor candidate
polled less than 1000. In the charter election
at Brunswick, N. j., the Democrats and Re
publicans each elected three members of the
Council
The Republican State Convention of Ore
gon, at Portland, was presided over by ex-
| Attorney General George IL Williams. The
| platform denounced the administration Of the
a,I ~ mi IN
employing @spes to harass settlers" pro-
tests against Chinese emigration, favors lib
eral pensions, and denounces the Mills tariff
bill Binger Herman was nominated for
Congress and Judge w. p. Lord for Supreme
Judge The delegates TO Chicago were not
| instructed
NINETEENTH Ohio Congressional district
Republicans, in convention at Warren, re-
nominated the Hon Ezra B. Taylor for Con-
gress
By strict party vote of 6S to 81, from which
only one man departed, Republican members Of
the New York Assembly passed resolution to
submit prohibition amendment to the peo-
pie. The Democrats to a man voted against
the resolution, and had with them Mr.. Reitz,
of Brooklyn, who defed the party caucus at
which the amendment was made n party
question. Before the amendment can go to
the people it must be submitted to and passed
again by c Legislature in which the Sonate has
| just been elected. AS no such Legislature
will convene until Jan. /, $780, tho people will
not be callod upon to consider the matter Of
prohibition in the light of possibility till
the fall of that year.
THE Prohibition State Convention of Ken
lucky met at Louisville, with 40 delegates
present The following delegates at-large to
the national convention TO be held at Indian
apolis were chosen: George W. Balm Josiah
Harris, Fontaine I. Fox, and James T. Bar
bee. District delegates aud electors were also
chosen The resolutions declare:
That the greatest question before the Ameri-
| can people is lust settlement OF the evils of
hibition, supported by a political party, is the
only effectual remedy for those evils; that all
| tax and license laws making crime source OF
revenue should be repealed; that support be
| pledged to the national convention at Indianap-
oils May 80.
Gen Green Clay Smith was unanimously in
dorsed and the delegates were instructed to
vote for him for the Presidential nomination
| Clinton ID. Fiske was named as the second
choics.
Four HUNDRED AND FIFTY delegates attend
ed the Kentucky Prohibition Convention at
Louisville. Resolutions were adopted declar-
ing that the greatest question before the Amer
iosn people is just settlement of the evils OF
the liquor traffic; prohibition supported by a
political party is the only effectual remedy
for those evils; aad that all tax and license
laws making crime source of revenue should
be repealed Delegates were appointed to
the National Convention, and Green Clay
Smith was Endorsed for President, Clinton b
4 Fisk being named for second choice.
On the S79th ballot. at Gallipolis, Ohio the
Republican Convention renominated Mr..
Thompson for Congress-.