Telegram-herald., 1890-09-05
POLITICAL.
Platform Adopted by The Tax Re-
form Conference.
Nisconsin Repubi.oan Clubs Fsold :
Conferences Governor ran.pftrc1
Renomineiea - Kansas.


George read the platform wllica haa
been prepared By the committee 4P-
pointed Ser tie purpose lAe n@in
points we're that az men were created
alike, with certain insllens tie rs tts No
enc shah be rasniited a holc property
withoat fair return There shall l'e
ne tag on the products 81 labor ana al
revenues for s,tste and municipal Fer-
poses shall he RAISED bY single
tax upon land values isrospec.-
i've - Improvements ont clause
of the platform excited long
discussion, ft proposed that The tele-
graph. railroad. water and cas- supplies
o. ths country should he under she coa-
trol aud manipulated BY 4hs looal State
0r National Government a. eNpe3lepcy
might demand Several amendments
aud proposals we're offered. BIAS they
were finally Withdrawn and the plaaofm
~as adopted - rosd by Mr George
dinner end reception we're given
Henry George ~ ne Brighton i+e~fR
60tel Wednesday night and aio eutha-
siestle sing le taK men and women Were
present nost Of whom had attended
the conference OF the National Single
Tax Leagae. a. hich has been "a session
stCooper lns0n since Monday l4sl. in
his talk Mr. George said
.-A8F Blaine can 40 no be tef th.rr ffa1 in-
elaoe n has scheme oi reciprocity tAs Aeslrs-
hau colonies. AustfuHa wou.1 srccpi tf snd
give us free trsas 1le between tho 3utee
Stalcs and Aurtfsia would grow up csm-
Inorcc. j. IS nat tle areea fhet oifl1c us 90
much as the isrln C4ecrs ar Blaine co-it
missioner flere. tae adv allaEes ~ tne Govern
snent ow n.ns tcl-FtsIl alf rnlfoEds. iChecrs-I
And Australia. - rhe sane tirte colio iesra
hoe to avoid ear Iaistakes
WISCONSIN ELfrnLcAH Cg.Vns.
MmwAVKIE Sept s-The second
convention % the Wisconsin League a.
Republican Clubs was called 60 order
al noon "Wednesday by Henry G Payne.
chairman o. the executive board o. the
league. There were in al 525 delegates.
an. they represented, according %
the report Of the committee on creaen-
tials. ninety-nine Republican clubs
The Republican platform and senator
Spooner were enthusiastically Endorsed
in set Of resolutions The resolutions
also say:
In the education q ITS childrou lies 1he SAFE
u o. the republic We stand hy the little
school house. In its defense Ne invite she c.
operation q the patriotic people. We hehefe
IN tue protection ~ the youth oi me Staie ffQm
the evil resulting from child labor
John i. Kelly, of Milwaukee. was
elected president Of the state League.
and w J. McElroy. OF Milwaukee. sec
retary. with a vice-president for each
Congressional district The convention
adjourned late in the afternoon.
TRYING TO COMBINE
ST. LOUIS. Sept s-Tbere is q Nation
al convention in session here composed
OF about sixty delegates from oiferent
States, called FOR the purpose oi decd
ing upon a platform on which the
Greenback. Prohibition snG other re-
form parties ran unite Cor the
purpose Of establishing = genuine re-
form party of sufficient dimensions 10
make q marked showing against both -
the old parties. The con mitiee on plat
form has reported declaration 81 pr.n-
ciples which viii undoubtedly be adopt
ed. II declares against National banks
and fsvors free coinage q silver. de-
mands womans suffrage and National
prohibition. the material reduction ~
duties on nr>,essaries of NE. ballet re-
form and Government Arbitration 20
settle al labor difficulties u also de-
clsres in favor Of the election - United
States Senators by the people direct
pom coNenrss
Congressional nominations we're made
on Wednesday as follows Wisconsin.
Fifth district q n Brickner Den b.
Eighth district W = Bailey lDem. .
Ninth district Thomas Lynch Dem \.
Ohio. Thirteenth district ~. T.
Lewis lRcp4 New Hampshire. Irst
district l. r McKenney Dcm1 New
/ York. Twentieth district John sanford
/ (Repl. ronominste6 West Virginia
Fourth district C. D. smith Rep D
Washington. Robert Alternately PRO b
/ Michigan. Tenth district Watts Hump
/ hrey Rep Georgia seventh district.
~. II. FELTON, Dem ronominated
Tie Congressional convention - the
Fourth Ohio district. which adjourned
a. Grecnpiilc sir weeks ago after hsf-
! ing cast 600 ballots without result re-
assembled a. I'ooa " Wednesday and cast
twenty two ballots without reaching .
choice
KANske FrrrR1fcAN 00rVFrrfrv.
ToPrHh. Kan. sept The hrpub
/ 8ican state convention "Wednesday uigft
made these nomination. a ~ Horton
Chief Justice q tbo supreme Court Z.
" Humphrey. Governor. William biT-
gins. sacretsrv - Stste. a. = Fflt
/ Issutsnsnt Governor T. y Kellogg.
Attorney Genera and r. " Wlneus.
superinten6ent of pubilc Instruction.
These we're AZ reuor nations snd were
made rs scrismstion. A nomination fof
Treasurer WAS not rsache5 before tbs
recess
rFPHcrr rfTrFrr
wHrTr DIfFR Jrrcr1oT VI Sept q
One hundred and zig tT towns gsvs
Paige Rep 81 71s. brFbsu i'ern. }
1s. 81. sI others 1.1ez NsiorIty For
paige. 1e So The Same towns $50
gave Dililnghsm Rep se.@f Shut
lsT iDsm I5 ss1 80 others i.i0'
Nsjwitr Ger Dillinghan. 81 2ro
HAeITs Na1enfrF 5s aHstEsss
LIrrIE RocE bfR SEPT hetr-rs
from So ont of g1s townships in re
stste give Eagle Der. fgl Governor
rsin of 8 o2s oref fis uajofft n tts
same places two ves-s ago y $50 ssras
ratio continues Bsgiss uaj0r - ~
resrh - oDs
EH@s ~ - Fs.,s-issi vfr-
rFs norVfs Ia seT4 1srs