The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-08-12
REPUBLICANS MEET.
STATE CONVENTION AT LINCOLN

LINCOLN, Neb., Aug. 4.-TAe re-
publican state convention was called
to order at 1915 by Chairman Mercer,
after the roll call the temporary officers
were installed. They were John R.
Hayes, chairman; l.. V. Haskell, Geo.
E. Copeland and S. M. Bailey, secre-
taries. After the report Of the Gre
dentials cor mittee and the settlement
OF contest from Boyd county, the fol-
lowing permanent officers were elect
ed: Chairman, A. Z. Cady of Howard
county; secretaries, S. NJ Bailey OF
Jefferson, IL. NJ. Waring OF Douglas,
and &. f. Copeland of Antelope The
chair then appointed the committee on
resolutions as follows:
Hammond of Dodge, Sutherland Of
Burt, Bartlett OF Douglas, Pace of
Lancaster, Watson OF Otoe Stull OF
Nemaha, Thummell of hall, McNish
of Cunning, Sinclair OF Buffalo.
An adjournment was then taken I'M
til 2 p. IN.
At2:20 The committee ON resolutions
made their report upon the following
platform, which was adopted:
The republicans of Nebraska affirm
their faith in the platform adopted at
Minneapolis and most heartily endorse
the wise administration OF President
Harrison.
The republican party is the friend
OF labor in tho factory, mill, mine and
on the farm. 1t will at all times
stand ready to adopt any measure that
may improve its condition or promote
its prosperity.
We deplore the occurrence - any
conflict between labor and capital.
We denouuce the agitation OF dema-
gOgues designed TO foment and in
tensily these conflicts and we most
earnestly disapprove the use of private
armed forces in any attempt to settle
them. We believe that an appeal to
law and its officers is ample to protect
property and preserve the peace, and
favor the establishment in some form
of boards or tribunals of Cancellation
and arbitration for the peaceful settle
ment OF disputes between capital and
labor.
We believe in protecting the labor
ing man by all necessary and judicious
legislation, and to this end we favor
the enactment of suitable laws to pro-
tect health, life and limb OF all en-
ployes of transportation, mining and
manufacturing companies, while en-
gagged in the service Of such companies.
The farmers Of the state, who con-
stitute the chief element of our pro-
ductive wealth creating population,
arc entitled to the cheapest and best
facilities for storing, shipping and
marketing their products, and to this
end We favor such laws as will give
them cheap safe and easily obtain
able elevator and warehouse facilities
and will furnish them promptly and
without discrimination at just and
equitable rates, proper transportation
facilities for all accessible markets.
We demand the enactment OF laws
regulating the rates charged by OK
press companies within this state.
We favor the adoption ofthe amend
ment to the constitution providing for
an elective railroad commission en-
powered to fix local, passenger and
freight rates.
We are in favor of the postal tele-
graph and postal savings banks sys-
tens and rural free delivery.
The revenue laws of this state should
be carefully revised by commission
of competent persons. representing
the principal industries of the state,
to the end that all property rightfully
subject to taxation may be made to
pay its just proportion OF the public
revenues.
The debt Of this nation to the men
who preserved it can never be paid in
dollars and cents. The republican
party of Nebraska cordially and earn
estly favors a system of pensions 80
liberal as to properly provide for the
living and tenderly protect from want
the widows and orphans of the dead.
The convention then proceeded to
the nomination OF q candidate for
governor Lorenzo Crounse of Doug
las, Thomas Majors OF Nemaha, A. E.
Cady OF Howard and Lawson Sheldon
of Cass, were placed in nomination.
Four ballots were then taken with the
following result:
First ballot: Crounse S76, Majors
344, Cady S2, Sheldon AZ.
Second ballot: Crouuse 1854, Majors
3S8, Cady 80, Sheldon "a.
Third ballot: Crounse 1874, Majors
1928, Cady 6S, Sheldon 80, McColl "a.
Fourth ballot: Crounse 1898, Majors
S17, Cady 60, Sheldon SO, McColl 49,
Reese 2.
CROUNZE NOMINATED.