Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-06-12
THEY ARE IN TRE RACE
Iowa Temperance People VIII
Make strong Fight.
lHEY NOMINATE 4 Full IlCEEI
Aaa win go IA Al Win-kes0lsttsas
Adopted ~ The faFmsrs' Al4iaRes
SoasSHtioa IA " Wisconsin,
Ohio EoAIblt1saisss-

hibltionlsts held their state convention
here Wednesday. The following state
ticket vas nominated. For governor,
L. I. Gibson, Of aaleIn; lieutenant gov
ernor. ). u Little, of Perry, sGpsFin-
ta-ndent 81 pablo instruction, Mrs 81
IL Dunham, Of Burlington; railway
commissioner. c. :. Hart. OF Colon; SUI
preme Judge, Daniel b. Turney. Of
Bennett
The platform declares the Scriptures
70 be the basis OF all civil law; faSors
prohibition. state and national; favors
. state eonstabulary; declares the
transportation, importation or handling
CT liquor Illegal; favors free
coinage OF American silver and
gold, with 20 cents IN the
silver dollar; fayors the abolition
OF national banks as banks Of issue.
the election OF president by direct vote.
strieter immigration laws, WOMAN
suffrage, a graduated income tax, and
the adjustment OF the internal rev.
enue system. Confidence Is expressed
IN the National Woman's Christian
Temperance Union
resolution favoring the payment TO
soldiers of the loss they sustained by
reason Of the depreciation OF green
backs during the war was defeated on
the ground that IL would offend the
southern prohisitionists. although the
speakers dsfe nded the resolution as
just
state central committee was elect
ed composed Of one member from each
district and other plans formed 10 ear
~ on an active campaign The action
of the peoples party IN lodging the
prohibltory issue both in the Cincinnati
and Des Moiaes platforms was COM
nented upon and denounced,
WISCONSIN FARMERS.
LA CROSSE, Wis, June IL. - The
Farmers Alliance convention COM
pleted its business Wednesday and adj
joGrned 20 meet IN Eau Claire Novem-
Der or December OF this year. Officers
were elected 10 serve only till that
meeting as follows: President. c.
NJ Butt Vernon; vice president,
X. z. = Seritzeiner, Chippewa; secre-
tary. y. Z. Moodey. Vernon; treasurer.
w. F. Donahue. Eau Claire; lecturer.
Reuben May, Vernon. Thirteen dele
gates 20 the National Alliance, which
meets in Chicago in January, were
also chosen The eati-e forenoon was
spent in discussion OF the proposition
To- consolidate with the National
Alliance and Industrial association,
which finally prevailed with the pro-
viso that il must be ratified by two
thirds of the local alliances. A COM
munication was received from the
Knights of Labor of this city proposing
consolidation for the purpose of or
ganized third party in Wisconsin ip
the interest of the laboring and pro-
ducing classes 1t was adopted unani-
mously and a committee appointed to
take charge of the matter. The res
olutions favor free coinage, all
clifton OF national banks. govern
ment loan OF money on land security
ct per cent. cooperation of all indus
trial organizations in politics, govern
ment ownership of telegraph and rail-
road lines, election of president, vice
president and senators By direct vote,
postal savings banks aud female suf-
fraye-
ONO PRoHrBrrIoSIsTs.
SPRINGFIELD, o., June IL. - over
1900 strangers are in the city. drawn
by the prohibition state convention
noon. At 1:3) p. IN. the va
rious district delegates met TO
make their nominations for the
committees Many of the pro-
hibitioa notables are on the ground,
including Sam Small. OF Georgia; Sam
uel Dicxie. chairman of the national
rrohi 6ition committee; Van Bennett,
Of Kansas. and Col John Sobieski, of
Nebraska. At night parade took
place. The talk Of delegates
now IS for strong farmer and
labor platform Union with the
farmers meets with wide favor. A bit
ter fight is on about the adoption of a
platform: the two factions are about
evenly divided Rev. Or. Work, of
Dayton. is the most prominent guber-
Material candidate. Hon samuel
Diclic. chairman of the prohibition na-
tlonal committee. addressed the mass
meeting last night The real work of
the convention VIII begin this morn
ing
PLANS or THE PEOPLES PARTY.
Sr LOUIs. June 1.-THE advance
guard OF the executive committee OF
the peoples party, which viii convene
here Saturday 20 select place of meet
ing Tor the natioral convention. has put
in an appearance. r. L. Saxton. one
Of the secretaries ~ the Cincinnati
convention. stated 10 a reporter that
there are a nurn Der Of people who
wish 90 60 faster than Is deemed wise
be the ma jority Many advocate pIac-
ing state tickets in The Geld in mum
her OF s.stes. While others think thas
such course would be unwise and
have q tendency ~ divide the party :
strength This course would seri-
ously ieopardise the success Of
he party. a. there would bs
chances to trade votes for state Of
fcerS in return for votes FOR congress
men The Kansas neu. however.
think that The frht should De made in
the state. and their advice Is naturally
OF great weight As 20 The candidates
- Be placed before TIE national con
vention Mr. Saxton said ths, a variety
Of uaunes Rad been suggested but 50
Far senator Leland Sanford, Of Csli-
fornia. seems 20 he the favorite.