Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-05-28
ARE IN FOR GLORY
Indiana Prohibitionisfs Ready
for the Campaign.
THEIR TICKET IS NAMED
Proceedings Of the Parsy's State conven-
uon-Psooeedings Of Other Poii-
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INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, Nav e. - The
state convention wss
called TO order Thnrsday by Temporary
Denny At the English opera
house. The committee On credentials
that seventy-sonr counties
were represented and that 6ls delegates
were present. N. w. Harkias. of Rsn-
dolph county. was elected permanent
chairman. and H. T. shieis. Of Marion
county, secretary. The various COM
electors and delegates 70 the
national convention were then selected.
The platform. ia addition to opposing
the trafIic in liquor, declared that the
general government without the inter
vention Of banks should issue the cir
culsting medium Of sufficient volume
for tho transaction of the business of
the country. The platform also advo-
Gates government control OF trans
portation; = graduated system OF
taxation; prohibition of the alien
ownership of land; exclusion of
diseased. pauper and criminal immi-
grants; election Of United States sena-
tors by popular vote: establishment OF
postal savings banks by the govern
ment; prohibition of speculation in
margins; adjustment of the So
called ''age of consent laws and
convict labor and service pen
sions. II also declared the Woman's
Christian Temperance union faithful
and powerful influence in the work of
moral reforms The following ticket
was nominated: For governor, Rev.
Aaron Worth. of Jay county; lieutenant
governor, c. w. Culbertson, Shelby;
secretary of state. James Mccormick,
Gibson; auditor, Frank Taggart,
Brown; treasurer, II. II. Moore, Ben
ton; attorney general, b. s. Dobyns,
Martin; reporter supreme court, j. w.
Bair, Newton; superintendent public in
structions, E. A. Devore, Sullivan; state
statistician. NJ. e. Shiel, Marion; Judge
supreme court, Robert Denny, Marion;
appellate court judges, John Baker.
Knox; John Cougar, Tippecanoe; j. b.
Joyce. Miami The candidates in two
supreme and two appellate court dis
tricts were not nominated, their selec-
ton being left to the state central COM
mittee.
Tennessee Democrats.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. May 27.-The
democratic state convention adopted
resolutions indorsing the candidacy of
Grover Cleveland and instructing the
Tennessee delegates to the nation
al convention to vote for him
from first to last A resolution
demanding that the delegates to be
selected 1T the Syracuse convention
May Last in Cleveland's behalf be
admitted to the national convention at
Chicago as the legal representatives of
the convention of New York met with
Violent opposition and was promptly
tabled by q large majority. The Cleve-
land sentiment. however, was very
strong and the mention Of his name by
the speakers elected the widest enthu-
siAsm.
They Are for Cleveland.
ALBANY, N. ". May 27.-The colored
citizens state democratic organization.
known as the New York State Cieve-
land league, met here in convention
Thursday. There were seventy-two
delegates from New York county.
twenty from Kings, ten from Queens
and about fifty from other counties in
the state.
The platform adopted declares that
there are to-day in this country l.407.-
600 colored voters; that it is neither
sound politics nor good craftsmanship
that they should unalterably attach
themselves to one party and base
their demands on the needs. wants
and desires of the negro rather than
of the citizen; and that the accident Of
which men should vote. Another plank
deprecates the southern outrages,
charging them to the republican admin
istration, saying: Under democrat
ic administration for four years peace
and prosperity prevailed. demonstrat-
ing the influence that a democratic
president could rizhtfully exert"
A resolution indorsing the February
convention was lost by vote of yeas
81, nays 90, after an angry and spir.
tied discussion. A resolution protest
ing against the present national admin
istration for failing to give any repre-
sentation to the colorcd people OF
America upon the worlds fair national
board was adopted
Ohio Probsbitiouists.
COLUMBUS, o., May as.--Thc state
prohibition convention on Thursday
nominated the following ticket:
For secretary OF state. George L. Case. Of
Cleveland: Judge OF supreme eourt Gong term.
Thomas c. Grove. Of Champaign. Judge
Of the supreme court tsho-t terrn). John
r. Moore. OF Jackson: clerk Of
the supreme court. z. c. Payne. O.
Franklin: member az hoard of public works.
Joseph J. Ware. Of Champaign. delegates ct
large to national convention. II A. Thompson.
westerville: c. L. Work. Dayton. J. y Mar.
Tin. Cincinnati: L. r. Logan Alliance: Il 9.
Thompson. Springfield; J. n Beiwfe Spring.
field. Mrs. Henrietta q. Moore. Springfield
wyoming Prehibftiosists.
CHxyESsE. wyo.. MAY zs.--This state
has now full fedged prohibition par
~. Thursday state ticket was named.
headed by William Brown. democratic
member of the Legislature. for governor.
O. c. Smith. an ex-rcpubiicsn congress
sicnal nominee IT large. as also Re~. d.
l.. RAIDER, prominent Methodist min.
lister. and A. J. Pinkham. republican,
head the state central committee