Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1890-09-11
POLITICAL ISSUES.
Conventions Held and Candidates
Named for Office.
The National Reform Party Organized at
ST. Louis-Labor Ticket in Wiscon-
sin Other Political News
of Interest.
VERMONT ELECTION.


WHITE RIVER JUNCTION, VT, Sept. 8.
Verified returns from 245 towns in the
State show a total vote of 3S,31s for
Paige, 10, PA for Brigham and 1915 for
Allen and others. These returns make
Paige's plurality II, 1O4 and his majority
12,sss. In 1883 Dillingham's majority
was 27,6S2. The five towns not heard
from gave in 1888 Republican majority
of 262, which will not be materially
changed, The Senate will be made up
of 90 Republicans and Democrat. Ac-
cording to returns received here the
House will consist of III Republicans,
IS Democrats and Farmers League.
IOWA PRoHIBITIoNIsTs
Dies MONIES, Ia, Sept. 5.-The Pro.
hibition State convention was held in
this city Thursday, about fifty dele
gates being present The following
nominations were made: Secretary OF
State, c. r. Mcfarland, of Mason Citys
Auditor of State, Ira Doress, of To
ledo: Treasurer, j. C. Reed, of Keckuk
County; Supreme Court Judge, g.
b. Turney; Clerk of the Supreme Court,
d. f. Spurrier, of Taylor County; Re-
porter of the Supreme Court, o. B.
Crawford, of Hardin County. 1t was
resolved to put Congressional ticket in
each district and county ticket in each
county.
ANOTHER TICKET IN WISCONSIN.
MILWAUKEE, Sept. 6.-The State con-
vention of the Union Labor party met
in this city Friday afternoon and placed
the following ticket in the field: For
| Governor, Colonel Reuben May, of Vir-
ginia; Lieutenant-Govern Nelson Z.
Allen, of Beaver Dam; Secretary OF
| State, William NJ Lockwood, of Ripon;
State Treasurer, Alfred Mannheimer,
of Manitowoc; Attorney General, Ker-
ellio Shawvan, of Milwaukee; State
| Superintendent, Joseph w. Stewart, OF
! Brodhead; Railroad Commissioner, B.
| S Bishop. of Wausaukee; Insurance
Commissioner, Charles Hatch, of Chill.
| ton.
A platform was adopted which re.
aftirms the declaration of the National
Labor party convention at Cincinnati
! May 16, 1889, that the Government
should control railroads. telegraphs
and other public improvements;
demands perfect equality of all
men before the law, the taxa.
ton of notes and mortgages, and
| the election of all officers by direct
vote of the people; denounces the en-
| ployment of private armed forces; de-
mands that part of the education Of all
children should be in the English Ian
guage, and should be compulsory be-
tween the ages of and IA years, and
! denounces the contract-labor system in
! penal institutions.
NATIONAL REFORM PARTY PRINCIPLES.
ST.. LOUIS, Sept 6.-The National Re-
form party--for such it has been named
lis the outcome of the convention as
sembled during the last two days. The
platform favors the abolition of Nation.
al banks, prohibition, Govern
ment control of railroads, uniform
marriage laws, protests against the
alien ownership of lands, favors
tariff reform, the regulation of corpo-
rations and the restriction of pauper
immigration. A National executive
committee was appointed, consisting OF
w. w. Jones, Chicago Mrs. f. E. Will
Jams, president of the Womans Chris
tian Temperance Union; Mrs. S. E. v.
Emery, of Lansing, Mich; Edward
Evans, of Tonawanda, N. Y, and Hiram
Main, of Marion, Ind.
WEB. FLANAGAN NOMINATED.
SAN ANTONIO Tex, Sept 6.-The Re.
publican State convention placed full
ticket in the field, headed by Webster
! Flanagan, of "What-are- we-here-for'
fame, for Governor. The platform ia.
vors Blaine's reciprocity plan, Endorses
the silver bill and the entire financial
policy of the Republican party, and the
Australian system of balloting.
NEVADA REPUBLICANS.
VIRGINIA CITY, New, Sept. 6.-The
Republican convention nominated full
State ticket with r. X. Colcord fol
Governor.
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AkHEDIHAM RAMLED