Democratic Sentinel, Volume 7, Number 28, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 August 1883 — POLITICAL. [ARTICLE]

POLITICAL.

The Democratic State Convention of Pennsylvania, met at Harrisburg. When the roll was called it was announced that for the first time in many years there were no contested seats. Robert E. James was elected Permanent President Jacob Ziegler, of Butler county, was nominated for State Auditor, and Joseph Powell, of Bradford county, for* State Treasurer. The platform advocates an honest civilservice system; condemns unnecessary taxation; demands a tariff that will encourage productions and industries at home, and afford just compensation to labor, but which will not create or foster monopoly; denounces the Republican party for raising a surplus tax to be divided among the States; recommends that the surplus be applied to the extinguishment of the public debts calls for the abolition of the present internal system, and insists that public lands be held for actual settlers; that every legitimate effort of labor to better itself commands sympathy; that the “vested rights of capital” shall be recognized, and that legal arbitration is a proper means of settling disputes between employers and employed. . The Executive Committee of the Irish National League, in session at New York, discussed, among other subjects, the “land-grabbing in the Southern and "Western States and Territories by English aristocrats and English corporations. ” The Democrats of Minnesota assembled in convention at St Paul and nominated W. W. McNair for Governor, R. L Frazee for Lieutenant Governor, J. J. Green for Secretary of State, John Lduwig for Treasurer, and J. W. Willi 3 for Attorney General. Resolutions opposing prohibition and favoring a tariff for revenue only were passed. Austin F. Pike (Republican) was elected Senator from New Hampshire, the announcement being greeted with the wildest applause by the Legislators. Harry Bingham (Democrat) received 112 votes on the final ballot. Mr. Pike is a leading lawyer, 64 years of age, residing at Franklin, and bears a marked resemblance to Senator Edmuncfci Department employes at Wasliington will no longer be allowed fifteen days’ time in which to go home to vote.