The morning call., 1890-09-11

puDlicaH party can De reiied upon TO meet
and solve great public questions and have
| once more demon strated its capacity for in
| telligent and patriotic government"
The tariff plank reaffirmS belief in the
| Republican doctrine of protection to Ameri-
can industries and commends the policy of
| reciprocity proposed in connection with the
| pending tariff legislation.
Milton T.. Trnssler was nominated for
| Secretary of State; for Treasurer, George
W. Pixley; for Judge of the Supreme Court,
K: W. Mcbride; Attorney General, John
W. L. Nogle
For Statistican. John Worrell of Hen
dricks County: Superintendent of Public
Institutions, James Henry of Morgan
County: State Geologist, James NJ. Coulter
OF Hamilton County.
Ihe convention was the most harmonious
ever held by Indiana Republicans. Only
one place on thesticket. its Treasurer, re-
| qulred more than one ballot and the contest
IN this case was settled without acrimony.
references in the speeches 10 Reed, Blaine
and Harrison were loudly arplauded, the
first named probably receiving the greatest
share OF hand-clapp.ng Endorsement.
MASSACHUSETTS PRouIBITIoNIsTs.
WORCESTER Mass, Sept 10.-The State
| Prohibition Convention assembled this morn
ing. when the usual committees were ap-
pointed.
DR.. Baekmer was nominated for Gov
ernor, George kempton of Sharon; Secre-
tary of State, George d. Crittenden of
Buckland; Attorney-General,W Wolcott Had
lin of Amherst; Treasurer and Receiver
General, NiIlium II. Gleason of Boston :;
Auditor, Augustus K. Smith Of Lee. The
State Committee reported that they lad
| engaged Rev. John a Hector of California,
known as the Black knight of Prohibition,
to work in this State until the election The
platform demands the elimination Of the
hnH fI-Nf fro
state trade and home enterprises. 1t is set
| forth that the Republican party willingly
| embodleS its temperance virtues in Presl-
| dent who gives bibulous banquets; Vice
| President who sets UP altars to BacchuS on
MScb RS rpfus premises to bansS and RuS Senate Ate
| cohol from its capitol and places
| leading liquor-sellers Of the country on its
| important committees. The platform fur
| ther declares for equal suffrage, irrespective
| of Sex; arbitration for international difficult
| ties; liberal fostering of education by Gov
| ernmentS, State and national; that the
! Senate owes just consideration to the
| farmer, whose interests are now sacrificed III
| favor of monop0liStS and counterfeit prod
uc;s. Both the Republican and Democratic
| parties are complicated with a corrupt cor
| poration and no reform Tan he expected
| from them; asks all Prohibitionists, what
| ever their views on the tariff, to unite in
| denouncing the sale of the Presidency of the
| country in consideration Of the surrender of
| every other industry to worldly manufac-
turtrs who, in connection with the liquor
| interests, control the Republican party; and
| ca Is upon all fair-minded men To repudiate
| the bargain.
MICHIGAN DEMOCRATS.
GRAND RAPIDS (Mich.), Sept. 10.-The
DsmocIatic Convention to-day nominated
| E. B. WinanS of Hamburg for Governor,
John Strong of Monroe, Lieutenant Cover
| nor; Frederick BraaStad of Ishpeming,
| Treasurer; a. A. Ellis Of Ionia, Attorney
General; John w. MeGrath Of Detroit,
Justice of the Supreme Court; Captain
Daniel (. So er Of Mewayso, Secretary OF
State; Colonel David Baker 0i Niles, Conf
| missioner of Land Office; Fereeis II Fitch
| of Pontar, Superintendent of Public In
| struct!on, and David A. Gammond OF Char
lotte. Member of State Board of Education.
The platform reatfirms the princi-
pies of the Democratic National Plat
form; points with pride to Cleveland's
administration; condemns Harrison's ad-
minis ration on all points; favorS liberal
pensions; denounces the Lodge Election
Bill; demands the reservation OF the public
domain fer homesteads for actual settlers I;
condemns the policy OF giving q bounty to
promote commercial relations with other
countries until closer commercial relations
with these countries can be maintained !;
favorS the creation of a merchant marine
which can best be brought about by unre-
siIicted commerce; favors the secret ballot !;
believes in the free and unlimi,ei coinage of
silver ana condemns the Republican party
because it demonetiZed silver and still re-
FUSES The demands Of the people for its reSto-
ration TO complete equality with geld.
CONGRESSIONAL NoMIN ALTON.
HoLToN Kans.), Sept. 10.-The Republi-
cans Of the First Congressional District to-
day nominated Charles Broderick for Repre-
| sentative, Morrill, of Feasion Bill fame
having declined denomination.
SOUTH CAROLINA DEMOCRATS.
COLUMBIA Is. c., Sept. 10.-The Demo-
| cratic State Convention met this noon, but
up TO midnight failed TO effect a permanent
organization, there being very determined
contest between the Ii!lmanIteS and the
other faction.
THE MAINE ELECTION.
PORTLAND, Sept. 10.-1he Advertiser has
full Representative returns from ten coun-
| ties in Maine and partial returns from the
remaining six. they indicate a Democratic
| gain of twelve Representatives, making the
| House stand lib Republicans to IS DEM
ocrats. The Senate stands 4 Democrats, q
Republicans.
LEWISTON, Sept 10.-The Evening jour
| nal has returns IRON practically the whole
State, footing up: Burieigh Go, 565, Thompson
| 44S44 Clark 2S4S scattering 500. The Re-
| publican plurality is Is, ri. The remaining
| places voted in 1886: Republicans 925, DEM
| Ucrats 814, scattering los.
DISFRANCElSEMENT SCHEME,
CHICAGO, Sept. 10.-N. p. Brown. DEM
| ocrat from Vicksburg, Miss, who is IN the
| city, speaking to Il rerOrter about the work
| Of tie Constitutional Convention, which has
been in.session in jackson for several days,
| says 1.-The incorporation of the educational
| qualifying clause in the new Constitution
| was, l admit, for the main purpose Of dis
| franchising the great majority of the blacks.
| BY it about 10000 negroes will he debarred
| from voting, and between 10000 and $4,000
| whites. But we in Mississippi have no de-
| sire to have our property, to saysnothing OF
| ourselves, ruled by igncrant blacks and such
| Republican demasogues as have come down
| there. And nobody can blame US. 1t may
be wrong in theory 10 deprive any living
being of his vote, but if the human being so
| deprived is absolutely unable to take care of
| himself, let alone anybody else, | say theory
| be hanged-practce is VIII we want.
| UNDER WAITER.