Evening star., 1898-08-19
CANDIDATES FOR OFFICES
Fusion Ticket Nominated by the California
Democrats.
Nominees of the Wisconsin Republt.
can Convention-Men Who Are
Running for Congress-


tion yesterday adopted fusion with less
than dozen votes against it,
| w. II. Afford, chairman of the democratic
state central committee. then nominated
| Representative James G. Mcguire for gov
! ernor in a brief speech. Senator Stephen
| NJ. White seconded the nomination in an
| eulogfstic speech. wherein ne reviewed Mr.
| Maguire's record in Congress on the rail-
road question. Senator White was fire.
quently cheered after which MIR. Maguire
was nominated by a rising vote.
Under the report Of the fusion committee
| adopted nominations were divided among
the democratic. populist and silver republl-
can parties The democrats have not yet
made any nominations except that of Mr..
| Mcguire.
The populist and silver republican candi-
| dates We're nominated follows:
Edward l.. Hutchinson, lieutenant gov
| ernor
T. w. Naples. comptroller.
H. A McCraney, clerk of the supreme
| court.
Walter Van Dyke. justice of the supreme
| court.
Christian Ruckles, superintendent of pub
4 lie instruction.
| j L. Dryden railroad commissioner.
The platform reaffrms allegiance TO tho
| Chicago platform of 1896.
| 1t indorses the action of Congress in de-
claring war against Spain; praises the DEM
ocrats I'm Congress for supporting our arms
and commends them for opposing the war
revenue measure as unjust and discriminate
ing.
Upon the question of territorial acquisi-
| ton the platforms says:
We favor the fullest investigation of all
| conditions existing in the Philippine ISL
ands affecting the interests ana obligations
of our country in the matter of their future
treatment and disposition. TO the end that
hnal action in relation thereto shall be in
teliigent and based upon a fun knowledge
n of
the United States. While we do not favor
an aggressive policy of territorial expan-
sion, We are opposed to the surrender TO
Spain of any of the territory that has been
acquired by American valor and the ex-
peHditure of the blood and treasure of our
people And we do not favor the surrender
to Spanish dominion of the people of any
Spanish colonies who cO-operated with our
forces against our enemy in the late war.
The Wisconsin Ticket.
Following is the Wisconsin republican
ticket As completed at yesterdays session
of the state convention:
For governor-Edward Scofield Of Oconto.
Lieutenant governor-Jesse Stone OF Wa
tertown.
Secretary of state-W. H. FroeIIich Of
Jackson.
Treasurer. o. Davidson Of Soldiers
Grove.
Attorney generaI-E. R. Hicks of osh-
kosh.
Superintendent public instruction-L d.
Harvey, Milwaukee.
Railroad commissioner-Graham m /. Rice
of Superior.
Insurance commissioner-Emil CSiliohan Cf
Milwaukee
]. b. Treat of Monroe was elected chair
man of the state central committee by ac-
clamation, and the convention adjourned
Texas Convention Over.
The Texas republican state convention
concluded its labors last night. z. H. f.
Green was reelected state chairman by ac-
clamation. The platform afirlns allegiance
TO the principles laid down by the St. Louis
platform in 1885, indorses the action and
course of President Mckinley and the ad-
ministration; congratulates the soldiers
and sailors; favorS the immediate construc-
ton of the Nicaraguan canal owned and
controlled by the United States; favors an
increase in our army ard navy to the eX-
tent that circumstances and conditions re-
qulre to establish and carry into effect
permanently the plans and policies Of our
administration with reference to the an
Hexation Of Porto Rico and other Spanish
possessions, and to establish and guaran-
tee stable government in the Island of
Cuba"
1t approves the annexation of the Hawa-
iian Islands as being wise ara tending to
increase. our commerce and trade, provid-
ing safe, convenient and sufficient naval
base and coaling station, and adding much
to the wealth and resources of our country.
We insist that the annexation of the Ha-
waiian Islands is within the spirit and let
ter of the Constitution, and is an evidence
of the determination of our administration
to carry into effect the Monroe doctrine
Iowa Republicans.
The ninth Iowa district republican con-
vention assembled last night and took 2'9
ballots without result The opposing
didates are A. L. Hager, the incumbent;
Smith Mcpherson. eX-attorney general; II.
A Byers, speaker of the house of legisla-
tCre, and Maj W. Curtis, CaSs county.
Byers has the most votes.