The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-06-06
BIGLAUGH ON THE G. or.
MEN NOMINATED IN ALABAMA
WHO ARE INELIGIBLE.

Neither the Nominee for Governor
nor for Secretary of State Long
Enough Residents OF the State to
Hold the Cffices-Extraots from the
Platform.
BIRMINGHAM, ALA. June 5.--Two Of the
nominees Of the republican state conven-
ton which met at Montgomery Wednes-
day are ineligible under the constitution OF
Alabama. That instrument prescribes that
tie governor must have been q
resident of the state for the
seven years next proceeding his election
and that the secretary of state must have
been resident for five years. Hon. Noble
Smithson OF this city, the nominee for gov
ernor, came TO Alabama from Tennessee
less than four years ago. James NJ. Verron
of Fort Payne, the nominee for secretary OF
state, is from Ohio, and has been In
Alabama about eighteen months.
EXTRACTS FROM THE PLATFORM.
Following are extracts from the plat
form adopted by the convention:
The republicans Of Alabama, In state conven-
tion assembled, reaffirm our devotion to the
great principles of the Republican party, and
congratulate the country that the ma
isaa in ali its branches sS~ ana rspu IN
addition to this declaration we arraign the de-
mocracy for Its attempted destruction of the
existence OF republican government among the.
states by its present fraudulent manipulation OF
the ballot and in contradistnction to the follow
ing utterance of the democratic PLATFORM:
That every Interference ON the part OF
the federal government in the selection
of our senator's and representatives in congress
Is usurpation of power unwarranted by the
constitution" We hold the true constitutional
v.ntva H. 49, - E.If M
gress may at any time by law make or alter
such regulations except as to the place OF
choosing senator's as the states may prescribe
in national elections.
We favor increased coinage OF silver and de-
mand the repeal OF tho state railroad commits
sion, as the same is deluson and not ben
eflcial TO the people
We favor the enactment of such laws as will
suppress that species of gambling known as
dealing In futures. We favor an efficient aud
more liberal system of common schools. and
we view with alarm the democratic disposition
now being agitated to dsfranchise white and
black voters alike by reason of illiteracy and
poverty.
THE COTTON INDUSTRY.
Resolved, That IL Is the sense of this conven-
tion OF republicans, composed largely OF men
engaged In agricultural pursuits and more es-
pecially the raising of cotton, and who are de-
pendent on the result Of their own labor for tho.
support OF themselves and their families, thaba
the American congress. legisatiug for the peo-s
pie of the whole country, should pass,
no bill which has a. tendency
to lower the price to the produc r
of cotton seed, or In any way depress the cotton
seed oil industry of the southern states. We
therefore earnestly protest against the pending'
bill proposing a tax on what is known as ''com1H
pound lard of which cotton seed oil Is q COM
ponent part.
We are unalterably opposed to the convict
system, which brings convict labor into compe-
tition with the free labor of our state
Resolved That il is our firm conviction that
two wellorganized political parties are essen
tial to good government In republics like ours,
and are necessary at the south as at the north,
and therefore we condemn in the strongest
terms tho political methods and frauds by
which the Democratic party of Alabama sup
presses the voice of the opposition, STILES all
criticism OF its unlawful acts and deprives a.
large body Of legally qualified citizens OF their
right to vote. and have their votes honestly
counted.
REED RENoMINATED.
PORTLAND, Me, June 5.-The repub--.
licans Of the First district this afternoon,
renominated Thomas b. Reed for congress-
by reclamation.