Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1890-08-07
CANDIDATES CHOSEN.
State Conventions Name Men for
High Political Ronors.
In North Dakota and Tennessee Repub.
Iicans Nominate state Tickets
Michigan ProhibitloDists and
Their Platform.
rFsyE--TE nEruHrIcAys.

NASHVILLE. Tenn, July 3l.-The Re-
i publican state convention met in the
+ capitol ia this city Wednesday about 600
4 delegates belEg present Congressman
/ Houck presided. The committee on
i resolutions submitted platform which
was adopted Ni;h great applause i
/ indorses the Administration OF Pres
/ ident Harrison: declaresfor a pro.
/ tective tariff and the Federal cleo
ton bill; approves the recent sill
! yer legislation and Genounces trusts.
/ The remainder Of the platform is de-
voted 70 State matters. The conven-
ton nominated by reclamation Lewis
T. Baxter. Of Nashville. for Governor
and Judge W. ". smith, Of Memphis
for Associate Justice Of the Supreme
Court
NEBRASKA FARMERS
LINCOLN. Neb., July 30.-The Peo-
pies Independent party in convention
in this city yesterday made the follow
ing nominations: For Governor. John
II. Powers; ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Will
lam II. Deck; Secretary of State Charles
n. Mayberry; State Treasurer, j. Y.
Wolfe. The platform declares for free
coinage Of silver, denounces alien own
ership of land. demands Just system Of
taxation, and that eight hours shall
constitute days work except for agri-
cultura! labor.
Norm DAKOTA BEpCBLICANs,
GRAND FoEEs, ~ d., Aug. 1.-The
full ticket nominated by The Republican
State convention is as follows:
For Governor. s. f. Burke OF Cass County
for Lieutenant G0.err0r, Roger AlIin Of walsh
County. for Congress. VI. n. Johnson of Nell
son County for Auditor. John p. Bray Of
Crane Forks County: FOR Treasurer L. r Ba
ker of Pemh.u4 County; Tor Secretary Of
state, John tltiie. of Trail County; for At
torney General, c. a. NJ. Spencer, OF Walsh
County FOR Superintendent Of Public Instruc
tion, John OeGen for Commissioner OF Agri
culture H. a. Helmson, OF Cavalier County;
fer Insurance Coa.Mis iouer a. l.. Carey. OF
Cass County.
MICHIGAN PRomBrTfoNISTs
LANSING Mich. July 5l.-The Pro-
hibitioaists assembled Wednesday
morning. The platform adopted de-
clares for prom btion Of the manufact-
ure, transportation and sale Of all
liquors; fayors the Australian ballot
system; the election Of President, Vice
President and United States Senators
by direct vote Of the people, and no
disfranchisement on account of sex:
limitation Of individual ard corporate
ownership; Of lands Governmental con
troll OF railroad, telegraph and telephone
systems; such tariff as is necessary to
raise revenues sufficient to carry
on the affairs Of Government on an
economic basis and that this tax
should be 50 levied as 70 be the
least burdensome to the producer and
laborer; free coinage Of silver and the
increase Of the currency to meet the
demands OF business, and that all
money to be issued direct from Govern
ment and be full legal tender for all
debts. The following ticket was placed
in nomination:
For Governor. Azorias s. Partridge Of Flush
ing; Lieutenant Governor, Henry l. Allen, Of
Schoolcraft, Secretary Of State, L. S. Parmen-
ter Of Hart. Auditor-General MAJOR L. s Ives
Of Mason; State Treasurer, Arson p. Codding-
ton, OF Lenawee Commissioner Of Land once,
Carlton Pack, Of Lspeer; Attorney General
James D. Adsit Of Traverse City; Superintend
ent Of Pubic Instruction. David Howell Of
Lansing; Member Board of Education, Charles
Scott. Of Hope College; Judge Of Supreme
Court. Noah w, CheeVer. Of Ann Arbor.
A NEW PARTY.
LANSING, Mich. Aug. IA new POI
litical organization was born in Michi-
gan yesterday. It's composed OF Union
Labor people, Green hackers, the Farm
ers' Alliance and Knights of Labor, and
has been christened the Industrial par
ty. The following ticket was nomi-
mated:
For Governor, Eugene II. Belden, Of jackson;
Lieutenant Governor Captain John McGregor,
OF Wayne; Secretary OF State William z.
Adams, Of Berrien; State Treasurer H. E.
Blaekman. Of Allegan: Auditor General
William W. Graham, Of Oakland; Attorney
General A, A. Ellis Of Ionia; Superintendent
Of Public Instruction, Charles A. Lyter Of
Ingham; Commissioner OF Land once George
w. Osborne, of ST. Joseph; Member Of the
Board OF Education, James Powers, Of Ralama-
zoo; Supreme Court Justice, O'Brien J. At
kinson, OF ST. Clair.
The platform demands free coinage OF
silver; al eighthour day; favors the
| Australian ballot system; woman suf-
| frage; the election of President of the
| United States and United States Sem
ators by direct vote, and the reduction
of salaries of all public officers to
strict economical basis proportioned TO
the wages of labor. A resolution favor
| ing prohibition was voted down.