Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-05-10
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WiSCONSlN REPu uBLICANS.
MADISON, Wis, May 9.-The Re-
| publican State Convention met at the
capital to-day at noon for the election
|of delegates to the National Conven-
ton. Ira d. Bradford was elected
permanent chairman and addressed
the Convention at some length, after
which an hours recess was taken.
District delegates were elected: For
the First District, Jesse Stone and L.
81. Banker; Second District, A. s..
Ludlow and G. A. Knapp; Fourth, H.
J. Bumgarter, Chas. Chapin: Fifth,
Chas. A. Neerman, H. Kress; Sixth,
A. j. Turner, A. l.. Thompson; Sew
enth, l.. 9. Fisher, D. G. James
Eighth, James O'Neill, j. N. Liver
man; Ninth, B. B. Scott, r, B. San
ford. The Third District elects on the
10th inst.
GEORGIA POLITICS.
ATLANTA, Ga, May 9.-The Demo.
cratic Convention met here at noon
to-day to select delegates to the St.
Louis Convention. President Cleve-
lands tariff policy will be strongly in
dorsed.
THE TEMPERANCE CONVENTION.
The State Temperance Convention
before adjourning passed resolution
to make general prohibition contest
in the elections for the Legislature
this fall. Prohibition candidates will
be nominated in every county, pledged
to vote for the statutory prohibition
law, instead of leaving the question to
a vote OF the people of the State.
JERSEY REPUBLICANS.
TRENTON, N. j., May 9.-The Re-
publican State Convention to elect
delegates to the National Convention.
assembled at noon. The following
are delegates-at-large: w. J. Sewell,
Senator John Wriggs, ex-Congress-
man George A. Halsey and John Hart
Brewer. The platform will be strong
for protection and will indorse the
Legislation Of the New Jersey Legis-
lature in restraining the liquor traffic,
and will attack Governor Green's APP
pointment.
A clause endorsing the State tenn
perance legislation in the report OF
the Committee on Resolutions was
greeted with mingled applause and
Kisses. The report was adopted, as
was also resolution favoring VIM.
Walter Phelps for President. A
separate high tariff resolution was re-
ferred to the com mnittee. The plat
form declares the mission of the
Republican party to be: Protection to
the industries of the people
by tariff adjusted to that
special end; protection to the civil
rights OF the people by a free ballot
and an honest count; protection to
the basis OF the character of the peo-
pie by the education of their children: !:
protection to the Government by pro-
noting the reform of the civil service,
and the protection of the homes Of
the people by the due restriction of
vice and intemperance.
CALIFORNIA DEMOCRACY.
UKIAH, May 9.-The Democratic
County Convention on Saturday last
elected the following delegates to the
State Convention: John Flanagan,
ii. A. Peabody, g. w. Parker, II. w.
Devilbiss, R. B. Markle, L. F. Long,
9. w. Tindall J. @. Lane and George
r. White. County ticket: Assem-
bly,, ]. II. Seawell; Sheriff, +. M.
STANDBY; Clerk, F.. @. Foushee Dis
trict Attorney, ]. @. White; Treas
urer, D. M. Gibson; Recorder, F. G.
Albertson; Coroner, J. L. Bond Sur
veyor, R. H. York, Jr.
ALABAMA DEMOCRATS.
MONTGOMERY, Ala, May 9.-The
Democratic State Convention met at
noon, with 500 delegates present
Governor and State officers are to be
nominated. Governor Seay has no
opposition. There will be a vigorous
contest for the other offices. Senti-
ment is unanimous for Cleveland.
MISSOURI DELEGATES.
ST.. LOUIS, May 9.--The Third Con-
gressional District Republican Con-
vention selected Colonel w. @. Sulli-
van and E. s. Low, and the Seventh
District, W. L. Morsey and John r.
Martin as delegates to the National
Convention.
TENNESSEE DEMOCRATS.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Nav 9.-The
Democratic State Convention met this
afternoon and effected a temporary
organization, appointed committees
and adjourned till tomorrow.