The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1896-09-02

Gold Standard Democrats Continue to
Name Their Delegations.

Chicago, Aug. 27.-The political con-
vention is daily occurrence these days
and following is given what happened
in that line yesterday: At Saratoga,
N. Y. the Republican state convention
was brought TO a close by the nomina-
ton of Frank S. Black OF Troy for gov
ernor, T. L. Woodruff OF Brooklyn for
lieutenant governor and /. c. Vann Of
Syracuse for appeal court Judge.
At Milwaukee the convention of Re-
publican clubs elected d. ID, Woodmansee,
of Ohio, president of the league on a very
close vote. Detroit was chosen for the
next place of meeting. NJ. J. Bowling, Of
Illinois, was elected secretary. The con-
vention came TO an end last night with a
rousing meeting at which speeches were
made by several popular speakers.
At Bay City, Mich, the tripartite fusion
was accomplished, the new party being
called the Democratic Peoples Union
Silver party. Hater the Populists and
Silver men met in convention and NOM
mated a state ticket as follows: Govern
or Charles r. Sigh Republican silver,
Grand Rapids; lieutenant governor, JUS
tin r. Whiting, st. Clair; treasurer, Otto
K. Karste, Ironwood; auditor, Alfred z
Cole, Fowlerville; attorney general, AL
fred J. Murphy, Detroit.
The Iowa gold Democracy met at Des
Moines and chose delegates to Indianap-
oils.
At Milwaukee the Wisconsin gold Dem
ocrats concluded not TO name state
ticket at this time, but selected delegates
to the indianapolis convention. Villas
made the speech of the meeting.
The convention of gold Democrats at
st. Louis yesterday adopted platform
indorsing President Cleveland's admins
tration and the Democratic platform Of
1892 and protesting against currency
which would ruin the country. at the
same time favoring the use of both gold
and silver by international agreement
Twenty-Five delegates to the Indianapolis
convention were named. A full state
ticket will be nominated today.
Secretary Morton positively refuses to
allow his name TO be presented TO the In
dianapolis sound money" convention as
the candidate Of the Nebraska delegation
for president on the national Sound
money ticket. Among some Of the Ne
braska delegates Henry Watterson Is
strongly spoken Of for president.
The two wings Of the Idaho Republicans
met in separate conventions at Boise yes
terday and effected permanent organiza-
tions. 1t Is believed that they will NOM
mate ex-Congressman Sweet for governor
Thomas Updegraff was nominated by
reclamation as his own successor as con-
gresham from the Fourth Iowa district.
Two hundred and fifty school teachers
of Stark county, o., visited Major McKin-
ley at Canton and felicitous speeches were
exchanged.
Maryland gold Democrats met at Balti-
more and selected delegation TO attend
the indianapolis convention.
Michigan gold Democrats nominated a
full state ticket and electors and sent a
full set Of delegates to the Indianapolis
convention, Sept. 2. The ticket Is: Gov
ernor, Rufus Sprague, Greenville, lieu
tenant governor, A. b. Eldridge Mar
quette; secretary of state, L. l.. Boice
st. Clair; treasurer, Wilder ID. Stevens,
Grand Rapids; auditor, Irving w. Conkey
Berrien; land commissioners, A NJ
Tucker, Jackson; attorney general, Cyrus
K. Lothrop. Detroit; superintendent of
public instruction, William Heap, Muske
gon; member of board of education, John
5. Taggart, Shiawassee.