The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1892-05-06
THE POLITICAL POI.
Republicans Ia onvention--New York,
Ohio, Missouri and Alabama Held
Conventions on the 18th.
Stanford Says a Good Word for the
New Party.
New York Republican Convention.
From Saturdays Daily:

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The state convention OF the republican
party was held at Albany, New York, Apr
2sth. William M. Sutherland Of Rochester
N. Y, was made temporary and Whitelav
Reid, permanent chairman. Talks wer,
listened to from Sutherland, Depew aed Reid
The greatest applause was elected by tn.
name of Blaine, but Harrison was warml,
endorsed by all the speakers. The following
is a summary of the platform:
THE platform declares that the republican
party has a right to ask the approval and
support Of all good citizens for the policy il
has pursued in revenue legislation for the
fruits now apparent, Of the Mckinley bill
under which agriculture, manufactures extend.
ed, trade promoted, labor benefited, and for
the system of reciprocity, The consumate
ability Of President Harrison, and the wisdom
and sagacity Of his cabinet, and especially Of
his chief cabinet officer, James G. Blaine, is
recognized in the success of this administra-
ton. President Harrison's declaration in favor
of an honest dollar is cordially Endorsed.
The treatment of the colored people in the
south was denounced as barbarous and con-
tinued in defiance of the law and the federal
constitution.
The democratic party is arraigned as guilty
of a conspiracy against the constitutional
rights of the people for various revolutionary
and criminal acts which eliminated in the re-
versal of the political majority Of legislature
as determined by the verdict Of the people at
the polls, and the legislature thus feloniously
constituted is denounced. The platform was
adopted.
The following named delegates-at-large to
the Minneapolis convention were then elected:
Warner Miller, Frank Hlscock, c. NJ. Depew,
and Thomas c. Plat. They are uninstructed.
Altenates: j. S. Reed, D. H. Mcmillan, J,
F. Parkliurst and George c. Buell.. Electors
at-large: II. A. Sage Of Ithica and ]. Selig-
man of New York. After the appointment
of the state committee the convention at 500
adjourned sine die.
Alabama Republicans.
The republicans met in state convention at
Montgomery on the 2sth. There was a split
in the convention, one wing being largely
composed of colored delegates. The latter
accuse the white republicans of attempting to
sell out to the democrats. Two sets of dele
gates were named for the national convention.
Both factions endorsed Harrison.
Missouri Republican.
The republican state convention of Missou-
ri was held at Jefferson City April 2Sth.
Major William Warner OF Kansas City was
unanimously nominated for governor amid
great enthusiasm. The platform endorses the
administration of president Harrison and in
structs the delegates to the national conven-
ton to vote for his denomination.
Ohio Republican.
They meet in state convention at Cleve-
land. The party is not a unit, Sherman and
Foraker show their teeth. Governor Mckinley
was made permanent chairman. The platform
declares unbounded confidence in Harrison's
administration and endorses Mckinley's pro-
tective policy.