Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-09-11
DISTINGUISHING THE NEGROES
IN MISSISSIPPI
Grover Cleveland's Administration
Landed By the Democrats
OF Michigan.
RETURNS FROM THE STATE
OF MAINE.
Democrats OF South Carolina
Chauncey n. Depew Talks
The Grant Memorial.
BY Telegraph 70 the NEWS.
POLITICAL AFFAIRS.

State Conventions I'm usssaehu-
sets, siehiEan and south
Carolina
WORCESTER, Mass, Sept TO-
The State prohibition convention
assembled this morning. DIR.
Blackner was nominated for COVER
nor, 10y acclanation.
The State committee reported that
they had engaged Rev. John II.
Hector Of California, known Is the
'.Riack knight OF Prohibition, /"
TO work in this State until the
election
The platform demands the elimi-
nation Of the liquor traffic from
foreign commerce In the interest OF
state and home enterprises. IL is
set forth that the republican party
willingly embodies its temperance
virtues In a President who gives
bibulous banquets; a vice-president
who sets up altars TO Bacchus ON his
own premises; aud a Senate which
refuses to Danish King Alcohol from
its capitol anu places the leading
liquor sellers Of the country on its
leading committees.
The platform further declares for
equal suffrage, irrespective Of sex;
arbitration for international diff
cultieS; liberal fostering Of educa-
ton by the governments, State and
National; that the Senate owes Just
consideration 10 the farmer, whose
interests are now sacrificed in favor
Of monoPolists ami counterfeit pro-
ducts; declares that both the repub-
licAn and democratic parties are
dominated by corrupt corporations
and that no reform can be expected
Of them; asks that all prohibition
ISIS, Of whatever views on the tariff,
unite in denouncing the sale OF the
Presidency Of the country in con-
sideation Of the surrender Of every
other industry 10 the lordly manu-
lacturers who, in connection with
the liquor interests, control the re-
publican party.
PRAISE FOR CLEvELASD's ADMIN
IsTRATIoS.
GRAND RAPIDs, Mich, Sept. 10.
The democratic State convention
met today. +. Il. Wiane Of Ham
burg was nominated for governor.
The platform reafiirms the princi- |
pies OF the democratic national plat |
form and points with pride to CIeve- |
lands administration; condemns
the Han. is0n administration on all |
points; favors liberal pensions; de-
nnunces the Lodge election bill.
demands preservation Of the public |
domain for homestead and actual |
settlers; condemns the Follcy Of |
giving bounty 10 promote CONNER
cial relations with other countries |
undl closer commercial relations
with those countries can De
maintained; fSvors the creation
Of a merchant marine. which |
can best be brought about by |
unrestricted commerce; favOrs a |
secret ballot; believes in the free
and unlimited coinage of silver, and |
condemns the republican party he
cause u demOnetizei silver and still |
refuses the demands Of the people
for it, restoration 10 complete equal
ity with gold. The Mckinley bill
Is denounced.
SWEEPING THE SEGRDEs.
CHICAGO, Illinois, SEPT. 10. -
Air. y. Il. Brown, a god demo-
crat from Vieksburg. Miss, who il
In the city talked 10 n reporter To-
DAY about the work Of the Consti-
Convention, which has been
in session at jackson for several
days.
The incorporation Of the educa-
tional qualifying clause I'm the new
constitution" said he, 'swas, adj
nit, for the main purpose OF dis
franchising the great majority Of
The blacks. BY IL about one hum
ired and twenty thousand negroes
will be detarred from voting, aud
between ten and fifteen thousand
whites, bat We in Mississippi have
no desire 70 have our property, 10
say nothing Of ourselves, ruled by
gnorant blacks and such white re-
-ublican demagogues as have come
Town there, and nobody can blame
IS. IL may be wrong in theory 10
ieprive any living being Of his vote,
lut IL the human being Il 20 de-
lraved that he is absolutely unable
q take care Of himself, let alone
lnybody else, / say theory be
hanged. Practice is whafwe want"
THE MAINE RETURNS.
Lewiston, Me, Sept. IO.-Tke
EceNfHg Journal has returns from
the whole State, footing
~: Burleigh, 63, Sos; ThomIs8s.
IS, sii; Clark, SIS; scattering, 955;
'epu6liean plurality; ls,TaI. The
places voted in 1856; re-
Jublicans. s25; democrats, sli; scat
ering los.
COULD NOT GET ALONG.
COLUMBIA, 5. C., Sept. IO.-The
democratic State convention met
his noon, but up 10 midnight has
allied to effect n permanent organi-
alton, there being n very deter
mined contest between the fillmansl
nd other factions.
l2.55 a-m.-Permanent organiza,
lon is just affected. All the officers
ne Tillmanites.
NORRu.L's SUCCESSOR
HoLroS, Kans., Sept. IO.-The
epablicanso Of the First Congre<sion-
! district today nominated Case