The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1892-08-25

of Wayne; Secretary of State Charles F. Mars
key, Of Saginaw; for Auditor General, James
A. Vannier, of Marquett for Attorney Gen.
eral, Adolphus A. Ellis, Renonia.
Ex-senator John c. Spoonef was nominated
for Governor last week by the Republicans in
convention at Milwaukee without a dissenting
voice. The nominations caused the greatest
enthusiasm. and confidence is expressed Oh all
sides that the party willswin great victory III
November John C. Keecb, of Milwaukee,
was nominated by exclamation Lieutenant
Governor. X. w. Jackson, of Spawnee, was
nominated for Secretary of State, and Alley
Peterson, of Crawford, for Treasurer. Among
other things. the platform denounces as with
out foundation the statement reiterated by the
Democratic Press that Republican success in
the State involves the surrender or compromise
of whatever legal rights the courts may hold to
exist in favor of the State upon the bonds OF
ex-State Treasurers, and promises to inforce
the legal rights of the people. 1t also de-
nounces the Democratic apportionment.
reception was offered Whiteaw Reid, cam
didate for Vice. President on the Republican
ticket, by the Lincoln Club of Cincinnati, Ohio,
when they heard he was coming West last
week. But the Cincinnati Commercial Gazette
publishes letter from Mr.. Reid acknowledge
luz ehV SouA NoJ, ouo s0Jiue hO ICiV oUiAkOu w
decline the invitation. In fact Mr.. Reid's let
ter reads: My visit to the West was intended
to be purely family matter. For special rea-
sons the National Committee thought it desira-
bic to take advantage of my being there to have
me present at the League meeting on Aug.
15, in Springfield Ill. The multitude Of invi-
tations already sent in from elsewhere shows
that it would be impossible to accept one in 20
of those which are offered. Engagements here
compel me to return almost immediately, at
any rate; and / should Only be able to visit
Cincinnati by cutting short my visit to my
mother, and under these circumstances / am
sure you will take the will for the deed"
The Third Party Convention in North Caro-
lima has solved the problem of the Guber-
Material nomination by naming DR.. W. P.
Exum, of Wayne. A full State ticket was
placed in the field.
The Women's Republican Association of the
United States, of which Mrs. Ellen j. Foster is
President has removed its headquarters from
Washington to New York. The National Re-
publican League has requested the Association
to hold mass meeting and other meetings in
connection with the League Convention at
Buffalo September Is and 49,
The officers of the Association have accepted
the invitation, and have issued a call to Re-
publican women throughout the country to at
tend this convention and to be present at
mass meeting of the Association at 10 o'clock
Friday, September 16 This meeting will be
addressed by distinguished Republcans-men
and women.
The Association has secured convenient head
quarters Mt the Iroquois Hotel, which will be
occupied by Mrs. Foster and others.
Tic Delaware Democratic State Convention
was held at Dover. There were 1913 delegates,
and not over 300 people in the Opera House in
all. There WAS little enthusiasm. Congress-
man Cansey was renominated. three Presi-
dental electors were cnUsen, "nd new State
Central Committee named
The Gubernatorial candidate of the Peoples
Party in West Virginia, s. A. Huston, has de-
cined the nomination. The Executive COM
mittee has substituted James Bassell, of Lewis
County. Bassel is a prominent farmer and an
ex.West Point Cadet He has accepted the
nomination.
In the general mixing up of things, due to
the failure of Kentucky's Legislature to pass
number of bills by constitutional majority,
there is danger that the electoral vote of the
State may be thrown out in the coming Presi-
Dental contest. A number of amendments to
the election bill did not receive majority vote
in the Senate, and il Gov. Browns construction
of the Constitution be adhsrsd to by the courts.
sevious trouble may result, since the entire bill
may be declared unconstitutional.
Charles F. Lamb will bring suit before the
Supreme Court to test Wisconsn's Legislative
apportionment law. Under the order of the
court Of Aug. 8, the petitioner is now permitted
to institute suit to test the validity of the act
Lamb is acting on behalf of the Republican
party.
Charles W. Hackett Chairman of the Repub-
lican Executive Committee, one day last week
met ex-senator Thomas G. Plat at Hackett's
two had an extended interview. Afterwards,
Mr.. Hackett gave out that Mr.. Platt had told
him that he would do all he could to aid in the
election of Harrison and Reid. He would co.
operate with the State and National Commit
tees and render them all the assistance in his
power.
Senator B. K. Bruce, Of Mississippi, Re-
corder of Deeds of the District of Columbia
has recently returned from trip to Alabama
and Mississippi, and says that the outlook from
Republican point of view sis auspicious
most encouraging and satisfactory, and the
prospects of handsome victory by thoroughly
united party, minus assistant Democrats, mug
wumps, ct al, were never better, never filled
with brighter hopes nor fortified with better
cheer" The ex-senator said that at the recent
election in Alabama the negroes pretty gener-
ally voted the Democratic ticket, because there
was nothing else for them to do both the Alli-
ance candidates and the regular party candi-
dates being Democrats He was glad to see
that both candidates were claiming to have re-
ceived a majority of the colored vote, as it was
q hopeful sign and would result in the negro
being allowed to vote and have his vote
counted.
Situation in Alabama.
The Alabama Democrats are beginning to
suffer from the laws designed by them to con.