Morning journal and courier., 1891-09-04
POLITICAL LooNyENrIoNs.

Pr0hibitionists Nominate a State
 Ticket in New York-Pennsylvania
 Democrats In Convention New
 Party in Vermont.
 ALBANY, N. Y., Sept. 3.-The prohition convention reconvened to-day. A resolu- tion that the state committee be author ized to appoint committee to confer with the Farmers Alliance with reference to what steps should be taken to conserve the best interests of both organizations, was referred to the state committed. The fol lowing nominations for the state ticket were made and unanimously adopted:
 For governor-J. W. Bruce, retired farmer of Canastota, Madison county.
 Lieutenant George W. Hal leck, prosperous farmer of Orient, Suf- folk county.
 Secretary of state-Willism E. Booth of Geneseo, Livingston county.
 State treasurer-Francis E. Crawford ,an extensive contractor and builder, of Mt. Vernon, Westchestsr county.
 Comptroller W. Smith, the cough drop manufacturer of Poughkeepsie.
 State engineer and sueveyor-H. P. Forbes, professor of the University of Can ion, St. Lawrence county.
 Attorney general-S. E. Crosser of Buff
 The platform adopted demands the re- peal of all laws legalizing the traffic and the substitution in their place of total pro- hibition. It favors the submission to the people of the state of @ constitutional amendment striking out the word "male" in the section prescribing the qualification of voters. It also fsvors the issue of legal tender treasury notes redeemsble in gold or silver and the maintenance of reserve suf- ficient for that purpose.
 PENNSYLVANIA --
 HARRISBURG, Pa., Sept. 3.-Promptly at 10:30 Chairman Kerr of the state com mittee called the democratic convention to order. At that hour the Harrisburg opera house was filled with representa- tive gathering of the democrats of the state. The representatives consist of 461 delegates, made up of one representative for every 1000 voters or fraction of a thousand. Nearly all of the delegates answered to their namss. The convention was called for the purpose of nominating 8 state treasurer and auditor general. The following were nominated:
 State treasurer-A. L. Tilden of Erie.
 Auditor general-Robert E. Wright of AlleuCOWn.
 The platform reaffrms the principles as set forth in the national platform of 1888, and roundly denouncss Senator Quay. NEW PARTY IN VERMONT.
 RUTLAND, Vt., Sept. 3.-Forty-fve dele gates representing the Farmers leagues, local branches of the Citizens Alliance, trades unions and Knights of Labor met here in response to call issued by the Vermont Citizens Alliance. Political re- form was discussed and the platform of the National Citizens Alliance was dis cussed. It was decided not to take up national issues, but to con6ne the work to local and state reform. The platform adopted demands that state and county shall be limited to the actual nec- essary expenses of government; that cor porations shall be compelled to pay taxes to town county and state on all possessions in the same manner as individuals; that agricultural college be established; that affairs of public institutions be ad- ministered in 8 more economical manner. It also demands the abolishment of the railroad commission, the reduction of sala- ries of all the state officers, reduction of expenses of the militia at least one-half and demands weekly payments by corpora tions.