Telegram-herald., 1890-08-08
STATE POLITICS.
Democrats Hold Conventions in
Iowa and North Dakota.
Names Of the Candidates Chosen
sad Points OF the Platforms IA
Both States.


CEDAR RAFIDs. IA, Aug The
Democratic state convention on Wednes-
day nominated the following ticket:
Secretary Of state. VI. H. Caambcrlin.
of Independence. Judge Of Supreme
Court. p b Wolf o. Cedar COUNTY,
Treasurer. H l. Waite. of Wayne
County, Auditor. George :. Writers,
OF Ida Countg; Attorney General. e.. H..
Mackey. Of Reokak County, Clerk Of
Supreme eourt, T. J. Saukey, of Cedar
County, Reporter % Supreme Court T..
" Ivory. OF Mills County, Railroad
Commissioner. Peter 4. Dey
A synopsis of the platform IS as fol
loRs.
IOWA DEMOCRATS
II congratulate fhe people On the election
o. Governor Boies and approve. the action of
me D~mceratlc members "a the last General
Assembly; realnrms the policy respecting
TIE coDtsol 0f The liquor tr4llic as expressed
n The Democratic platform q 1872 and favofs
such legls. .et.on a. may be necessary 70 carry Il
into effect, declares continued adherence 10
the principle ~ railroad contrCl as ex-
pressed in the laws of state and Nation. ard
fayors just liberal and equitable pension
laws for ell invalid and dependenI sol
diers and sailors. II declares In favor q a
tarln for revenue only. = tarir reduced 70 the
lowest rate consistent with the needs of an
economical administration Of government.
l. opposes the Mckinley bill an abuse
cf the taxing power in favor OF the
wealthy corporations. pools ana trusts by
which the manufacturing interests are sc
largely controlled. especially discrimin nating
against the agricultural interests OF the
country h. compelling the farmer 20 buy
duces m monopoized market. II lavors rec.
iprocity, rot alone WITH the Spanish
states a. South America. but Is well
with all other countries whose mar.
kets are opcn TO our products 10 de-
ma1ds the free coinage OF silver and
that II may Be made n FUN legal tender Tor
al teoJs. public and private. and denounces
as unjust and dishonest the provision of the
law recently Cracted allowing parties 10
stipulate agaiust payment Ia silver and silver
certificates. thus setting up one standard
o. value for the creditor and another for the
deOtOr-one for The poor man and another
for the rick man. The election bill passed
by the lower house OF Congress is condemned as
a mena.a 10 the freedom and purity OF elec-
tions, placing the Treasury a the United States
az the disposal ~ the party in power. and
enabling the managers OF that party 10
employ as large force ss IL deemed necessary
10 carry on tho work OF its campaign and 10
do this under prctcnse OF supervising cleo
tions
NORTH DAKOTA DEMOCRATS.
GRAND Forks. y. D., Aug. THE
Democratic State convention hele hero
Wednesday nominated the following
ticket:
For Congressman. John u. Benton, Of Fargo;
Governor. " y. Roach. OF Larimore; Lieuten
ant-Governor. George P. CARAT, OF Richland
Secretary of State +. A. Wilson, OF Bath Gate
Auditor, c. +. Meach of Morton County: Treas
urer, 7. T. Baker Of Bism arc,s, Attorney Gen
eral. J. V, Brooke, Of Devils Lake; Insurance
Commissioner. r. (. Serungaarde, OF Grggs
County, Commissioner OF Agriculture, j.
Hastaad, or Trail County; Superintendent of
Public Instruction. Miss Laura j. RUsenbusth,
Of BosteT County.
Resolutions were ad dopted declaring
for tariff for revenue only, ratifying
the National platform Of 1SsS, favoring
reciprocity or free trade wherever such
policy viii open a market for home pro-
duction, and favoring resu admission Of the
prohibition question. The convention
also adopted resolutions opposing tho
proposed Federal election law and de-
claring in favor Of the free coinage of
silver.
FOR CONGRESS.
Congressional nominations were made
on Wednesday IS follows: Illinois,
Fifteenth district, Jesse Harper, nomi-
mated by a Joint convention of farmers,
miners, Prohibitionists and knights Of
Labor; Texas, Seventh district w. IL.
Grain (Dem.), renominated; Missouri,
Eleventh district, K. +. Bland tDem.),
renominated; Kansas, Third district,
T. II. Cover Farmers Alliance); Geor-
gia, Sixth district, James II. Blount
Dem. J. renOminated.