Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-09-07
POLITICAL NEWS.
Prohibition Republicans OF low
Nominate a Ticket

Prohibition Republicans Of Iowa
Nominate a Ticket.
The republicans who deem prohibition
the most important political question before
the people of Iowa held a state conven-
ton at Des Moines Tuesday and parted
company with the regular republican or
ganization for the remain Ter of this cam
paign by nominating a candidate for gov
ernor and repudiating the liquor plank
adopted at the August convention.
l.. s. Coffin Of Fort Dodge was nominated
for governor. The nominee has been prom-
fnent in the republican party Cor many
years He served three terms on the
board Of railroad commissi Dners and has
been Identified with the movement In favor
OF the safety of train appliances.
Iowa POpulfsts.
The Iowa popuiist convention held at Des
Moines Tuesday was entirely harmonious.
The attendance was up to the average of
similar gatherings in recent years, about
300 accredited delegates being reported. A
full state ticket was nominated as follows:
Governor. j. NJ. Joseph of Creston; heuten-
ant governor. E. A. OFT Of Des Moines; SUI
preme judge. A. w. c. Weeks Of winterset:
railroad commissioner, ]. A. Gray OF Mus
catine. and state superintendent, Mrs.
Withrow of Marshalltown.
Maryland Republicans.
Mr.. Joshua Horner, jr., president Of the
American National Bank OF Baltimore. was
nominated for controller of the state treas
ury by the republican state convention In
that city yesterday. Provision was made
for filing the vacancy in the event of his
declination.
The convention disposed Of two importan,
questions to the republicans of the state.
IT wiped out the entire republican organiza-
ton In Baltimore city, placing the manage
ment OF party affairs here in the hands OF
men to be named on Wednesday next by
the chairman Of the state convention
Then 1t emphaticaIly repudiated the effort
alleged to have been made by certain repub-
hcan leaders in this city to disrupt the party
by arrayfng the white republicans against
the negroes. The resolution accomplishing
the latter purpose was adopted with a loud
shout, followed by continued cheering
The resolutions adopted reaffirmed the
Minneapolis platform of 1892: commended
the administration Of Benjamin Harrison as
worthy OF imitation; indorsed the Mckinley
bill and the policy OF protection: condemned
the action of the democratic administration
on pensions as unpatriotic: denounced the
action of the last democratic state legisla-
ture IN extending the terms of county COM
missioners beyond the period for which they
were elected by the people. and declared that
the head and bust of Abraham Lincoln be
adopted as the party emblem.
Massachusetts Populists.
The Massachusetts, convention Of the peo-
pies party was called to order at Lynn
yesterday by Henry r. Legate of Boston.
who was chosen permanent chairman, yes
terday afternoon. There were about 200 dele
gates present, as the convention was a mass
meeting open to all who vote the peoples
party ticket. The chair appointed a commit
tee on platform. which reported a long dec
iaration OF principles and they were adopted.
A state ticket was nominated. with George
II. Cary of Lynn as candidate for governor
Nebraska Independent Convention.
The Independent state convention of Ne
braska Tuesday night nominated District
Judge Silas r. Holcomb Of Broken Bow
for associate justice of the Supreme Court.
The platform in all essential details refter-
ates the principles enunciated at the ma
tional convention at Omaha last July Free
coinage Of silver at q alto of Is to 1 is fay-
ored and United States Senator Allen and
Congressman Bryan, KEN and Mcclellan
are upheld In their fight for the white
metal.
Massachusetts Prohfbitfonfsta.
A state ticket headed by Rev. Louis Albert
Banks of Boston was nominated by the
Massachusetts Prohibitionists at Worcester
yesterday.
Virginia PrOhfbitionists.
Col. j. r. Miller of Pulaski county was
nominated by reclamation for governor by
the prohibition convention at Richmond
yesterday. The ticket was completed by
the nomination of John S. Tyler Of Acco-
mac county for lieutenant governor and w.
3. Kagley of Wytheville for attorney gen.