Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-07-26
STATE REPUBLICANS
Party Conventions in Various States and
the Proceedings
Decisrati"as Of the Platform o.. stI-
yer, the Tariff and On Other
ttoas.

The republican state convention of ms-
nois net I'm Sprins ield yesterday in the han
OF repres entatives and nominated the fob
lowing ticker:
cago.
For superintendent of public instruction.
Prof. s. NJ. Ingliss OF CorlinviIle
For trustees of the State University. q.
A. Ballard and Alex Mclean were renomi-
mated aud Mrs. ]. M. Flower of Chicago Sc
lected as the third nominee. Ex-Gov Fifer
was permanent chairman. Mr.. Fuller OF
Boone arose. and In a speech of some
length proposed that the convention pro-
ceed TO declare its choice for a United
states Senator to succeed Mr.. culom. This
imn ediately caused a great uproar
Ek-Gov. Filters voice failed him. and he
retired from the chair. being succeeded BIZ
ex-Gcv. Ray. number of speeches on the
senatorial question were made. and the tur-
mol continued a long time. but finally
Chairman Rays peremptory rulings Quoted
matters down, and a motion to lay the SEN
atorial matter on the table was carried by
a vote of 1913 to 3i5
The platform maintains the RICH; and ius-
tice of the American doctrine Of prOte ction.
opposes the importation of so-callod raw
material free OF Guty as an interference
with the system Of protection TO Amcricau
labor. and should only be permitted when
the raw material is unobtainaple In our
own country: the Wilson bui. as modified
by the Senate. is denounced. and the pres
ent unusual and unnatural conditions be-
tween capital and Labor ARE the natural
results Of the false economic theories.
vacillating policy and hopeless incompe-
tency of the democratic party. and TO re-
move the evil thus created. restore proc
perity and bring health 10 the body OF the
DpOnlo az ram
party should be restored to power" I.imet-
talism is fvsorei. and the use of gold and
silver as money metals upon a rarity or
values. with complete interconycr;ihility
under such legislative provisions as shalt
make the purchasing or debt paying power
OF any dollar coined or issued by the United
States the absolute equivalent of that OF any
other dollar 50 coined or issued" The gcVer-
Eor Of Illinois Is arraigned as ''the most con-
spicuous case Il misiit in official iife." aud
the opinion Is expressed tina; the people
with uudisglisel impotence the expiration
of his tern: Of Office"
WISCONSIN Republicans Ballot.
The Wisconsin republican state eonven-
ton at Milwaukee was unable 20 select
a candidate for governor last night.
the forces of the leading cariidates
-Upham. Schofield and Haughen. making a
hard struggle TO win over the struggling
vote and break into each others ranks.
Maj rphsm seems TO have a shade the
best Of the situation. although the adjourn
ment was i'm the nature of a victory for the
other candidates. The convention took five
ballots last evening and then adjourned
until this morning. Each ballot showed .
clear gain for Gpham.
The platform was adopted. IL declares
in favor Of a protective tariff. and recog-
nizes the right OF laborers to organize. The
concluding planks read:
THE republican party is in favor of hon.
fSf
any scheme which will give TO This country
a deba sed or deprecated currency. We Ia
vor the use Of silver as currency 20 tho
extent only that ii can be circulated on .
parity with gold. 81
THE republican party is a party OF re-
ligious liberty and absolute non-seclaffan-
ism Of entire separation Of church ana
state. OF free common schools. and of the
utmost Independence of individual thought
speech and action within the law"
The Town State Ticket.
The following ticket was nomia tted bv
the Iowa republican state convention ~
Dies Moines. Iowa. yesterday;
For secretary of state. W. NJ. Mcfarland.
Auditor of state. A. c. Mccarthy.
Judges of the supreme court. c. 4. Gran-
ger. Waukon. and II. r. Deemer. Red Oak.
State treasurer. John s. Herriott Of
Stuart.
Attorney general Milton Remley &C Iowa
City.
The prayer Of Rev. J. L. Weaver. pastor
of the Christian Church in Des Moines.was
the most remarkable feature of the pro-
ceedings. He began by invoking the divine
blessing on the country In this no tr of
peril and asked that its enemy, the demo-
cratic party. be as merciful as y ssible. aud
that the people be thankful for all the good
IL did IL IL did anything 20 elicit their SYM
pathies. He closed by appealing to omnipo-
tence to Assist in expediting the democratic
party from power and lay the hand az divine
nt.,ls aata
from the exercise Of government authority.
The platform expresses renewed comb
dence in a protective tart Tor the develops
ment of American Industries. On the mon
we favor the largest possible use Of sill
yer as money that is coe sistent with me
permanent maintenance OF equal values q
all dollars in circulation. We do not want
monometai,ism. either OF gold or silver. aud
We pledge ourselves to continue TO work foe
bimetallism to be brought about u" all e..
means within the power OF the government"
New York Republicans.
The republican state committee. IN session
in New York city yesterday. authorized
Chairman Brookfieid TO call the state con.
vention TO meet at Convention Hall saratS-
ga. Tuesday. September Is.
William w. Goo rich Of Kings colnty
then arose and m abe the motion that "a,
chairman appoint a subcommittee To hear
the contest between the rival org sniz. tons
IN New 1Ork ana syracuse. Mr.. Goodrich
suggested as the makeup OF thu subcommit-
tee James ". Wadsworth. chairman:
George W. Dunn. William l.. Proctor. John
y. Quackenbush and Il. V. Odell. jr. Clair-
man Brooktield took the floor and made a
speech i'm opposition to the motion. hut the
resolution OF Goodrich. naming the ahov.
the subcommittee to hear the evidence
i'm the two contests was carried by a Nos,
of II TO IL. and the committee WAS accCid-
ingly appointed. $500
II was a decided victory for Mr.. P.ats
and the Milholland faction. In IA Il. il was
all they had asked for and when the news
got out from behind the closed doors OF
the committee room there WAS great re-
jocins in the Milholland headq darters Tn,
resolution reads that the committee shall
have power TO settle similar disputes in, All
parts OF the state, well as in New York
county. The committee adjourned 60 meet
again at the Fifth Avenue Hotel August -
The subcommittee vas directed to repart
at that time Messrs. Platt Miller and de-
pew were added 10 the executive commit
tee.
The Arkansas Republicans
The republican state convention was In
session at Little Rock, Ark, yesterday Ths
nomination of II. J.. Remmel OF Newport 10,
governor was brought about in ca uc a. aud
created a great 81 prise, as IL was the geu-
eral eNDectatio that Col TIL mas no,aS -