The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-06-12
POLITICAL NOMINATIONS.
Platform Adopted by the South Dakota
Democratic Convention.

ABERDEEN Is. Dak.) June 1.-THE South
Dakota State Democratic Convention met
here this morning. Colonel NJ. w. Sheafe
of Wate=town is temporary Chairman. The
convention 1eassembled this evening. The
platform reaffirms the national platform
of 1888; demands tariff revision and a
graduate income tax; denounces the
Mckinley bill; favors a resubmissiom
of prohibition; opposes woman suffrage
fayors service pension and reconciliation
of silver. The following ticket was nomi-
mated: For Congress, Judge c. NJ. Thomas
and w. /. Quigley; Governor. Morris
Taylor; Lieute nant = Governor, Peter
Couchman; Secretary of State, G. 81. Free
man. Auditor, A. H. Wicks; State Treas
urer, II. 2. Horswel; Attorney General, 5.
B. Bqskirk; superintendent OF Public In.
struction, w. w. Buxton; Commissioner Of
Schools and Public Lands, f. II. Eyenson /;
Commissioner of Labor and Statistics, T.
R. Kennedy. Hon. Bartlett Trip was
indorsed for United States Senator.
ST. JOSEPH, June 1.-THE Democratic
State Convention TO nominate Supreme
Judge, State Superintendent of Public
Schools. members of the State Railway
Commission, met here to-day. Hon. w.
POPE Yeaman was chosen temporary Chair
man. The usual committees were ap-
pointed and recess taken.
LITTLE Rock, June 1.-THE Union Labor
party held a State Convention here yester-
day. Thirty-three counties were represent
ed. Jones from Nevada County was elected
Chairman. The following were nominated
Fer Governor, Napoleon b. Fizer; Secre-
tary of State, John Pittman; Auditor, o. s.
Jones; Treasurer, Tom Andrews;
cratic State Convention will be held at Ra-
leigh August 30th.
CARRoLLToN (Ky.), June 11.-HUn. w.
W.Dickerson Of Grant County has been nom-
mated for Congress on the 207th ballot to
succeed Carlisle. Dickerson is 40years old, a
lawyer by profession and has served three
terms in the Legislature. being Senator in
the last General Assembly, and has made a
record as an anti-Iottery fighter.
BROOKVILLE Qnd.), June 11.-COngress-
man Holman Of the Fourth District was
unanimously renominated to-day, being
the nineteenth time he has been similarly
honored.
WASHINGTON. June II. = Schuyler S.
Olds, Secretary of the Republican Congress
sional Committee, has resigned,
RICHMOND (Mo9, June 11.-The Democratic
Convention OF the Third Missouri District has
renomInafed DocKery for Congress.
ST. PAUL, June 11.-TO-morrow at Aberdeen,
y. D.. the Democrats VIII hold State convention
to nominate the first party ticket in what pro m
lses to be one OF the most exciting and uncertain
elections ever held In any one-slded Stale. Last
October the vote for Governor OF South Dakota
was DcuOCIdtlc fOlc
being %, $40 ana that was a warmly contested
campaign. However, there are factions In tnis
years battle which have been absent heretofore.
Last week the Farmers Alliance, In con-
vention at Huron, organized an independent
party, and called a convention to meet
July 9th to nominate State and
congressional Ticket 1t is claimed by the Farm
ers' Alliance that their membership exceeds
30, 900. most OF whom the leaders expect to carry
with them TO the new party. 1t is generally ac-
kaowledged that most OF these will come from
the Republican party, in which case the present
political status OF South Dakota may be material
ly charged
WICHITA, June 1.-THE combined Farmers
Alliance and Union Labor Party Convention wa
In session here yesterday. President Glover OF the
Alliance addressed the convention briefly, urging
thai every question now before the people b. met
squarey and the best men available be nomi-
mated for office.
INDIANAPoLIs, June 1.-THE Fifth District
Democracy. at Franklin. has renominated
Congressman G. w. Cooper, without opposition
and the Third District, at Seymour, rendered a
similar compliment TO Congressman Jason b.
Brown. The nominations are equivalent 10 elec-
tlOQ.