The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-09-15
STATE CONVENTIONS.
Quite Lively Time Experienced by the New
Jersey Democrats.

TRENTON, N. j., Sept. 1.-the Demo
There was a lengthy struggle between the
contesting delegations from Passaic
county, resulting in victory for the A. B.
Belts wing. Nominations for governor
were then made, Judge Werts and Edward
f. G. Young being placed in nomination.
During the speeches of the Werts men
some sharp comments from the audience
drew forth bitter retort and q tremen-
dous uproar ensued. For q time 1t seemed
as though the convention would break up,
but after q lengthy row the balloting pro-
ceeded and resulted in the nomination of
Werts.
The platform endorses the national de-
claration ana defends in detail all alleged
partisan legislation.
MASSACHUSETTS.
BosToN, Sept. 1.-THE Republican state
convention was held in Trement temple to-
day. Eben S. Draper was temporary
chairman and Charles Fl. Allen permanent
chairman. The platform adopted is op-
posed to the imitation of the currency either
by incontrOvertable paper money or the
free coinage Of silver. Demand is made
that legal barrier be lnterposed against
indiscriminste immigration.
L
were unanimously nominated for electors
at large.
The following ticket was nominated
Governor, William H. Haile lieutenant
governor Roger Walcott; secretary OF
state, William DIN; Attorney general,
Albert E. Pillsburg; auditor. John W..
Kemble; treasurer, George A. Warden.
WYOMING REPUBLICANS.
CHEYENNE, Wy. Sept. l4.-[Speclal tele-
gram to THE HERALD. lin convention at
Laramie the Republicans nominated can
didate for governor on the tenth ballot
The man is Edward 1vinson of Albany
county, retired banker and merchant
with stout barrel. He is an Englishman,
born in the West Indies. and was a store
keeper at Memphis during the war. He
has been in this state for twenty years,
has kept out of politics and made money
Clarence d. Clark was re-nominated by
reclamation for representative in Con-
gress. G. II. Parmalee of johnson county
will be the candidate for justice of the su-
preme bench.
The presidential electors are w. H. Kill
patrick OF Weston, j. H. Barron OF Con-
verse and John G. Dyer of Carbon. In
making platform the convention chung to
the Minneapolis document against the pro-
tests of free silver element.
A miners hospital wss located in 6
doubtful county and the creation of the
office of labor commissioner was advised.
In answer to the charge that murderous
party was allowed by the Republican state
government 20 go into johnson county and
kill two alleged cattle thieves, the plat
form says:
In the administration of our state affairs we
are opposed to all class legislation and are il
favor of the equal and exact enforcement of al
the laws of the state, the equal and full protec
ton of life and property and the equal fostering
and encouragement OF their industry.
COLORADO DEM oCRATs.
DENVER, Sept. 1.-THE First district
W. Reed, who is also theJ Peoples party
nominee. There was split on the matter
of resolutions, the Weaver Democrats moi
wan ting the committee on resolutions
The Clevelandites bolted and called an
other convention, at which resolution
ndorsing the Democratic platform ant
candidates was adopted.
REPUBLICANS IN TEXAS.
FIT WORTH, Tex, Sept. 1.-The Re
publican state convention met again thi.
morning and tbs feature of the opening
session was the prayer of Sim Keller
Griffin, negro preacher who prayed fol
| COD to assist George Clark, The indepen
! dent Democratic candidate for governor
| This brought down the house and the com
mittee took O recess until afternoon,
| When the convention reassembled thu
| platform was read, which endorses tn,
! work of the Minneapolis convention ars
pledges the solid vote of the Repu DlicaI
party of Texas 10 Harrison and Reid ar
raigns the present state administration OF
fifteen counts; condemng the state law Gis
eliminating against colored school teacher
and deals with various other state issues
1t was adopted, and then came the repor
| of the committee on state ticket 1t Sc
{; forth the sdvisabiity Of nominating a stat
ticket and after discussion motion I
abandon the idea to recommend to Texa
Repu blicans that they support Georg
Clark for governor was adopted 500 10 17s
The minority vote represented the straight
out Republicans, would-be Peoples part
endorssrs and those favoring free-for-al
vote. This faction of the convention, 1t !
believed, will secure TO Clark not less tina
go, 900 out of $1,000 Republican votes in th
state and probably elect him.
NEVADA DEMOCRATS.
CARSON, Nev., Sept. 1.-THE Democrat
state convention met here today. Thirty
two delegates voted against the motion I
nominate presidential electors and min
who voted for the motion bolted the con
ventlon. They formed another, nominate