Democratic Sentinel, Volume 9, Number 32, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 September 1885 — POLITICAL. [ARTICLE]

POLITICAL.

The New York State Republican Convention will be held September 22, at Saratoga. * General Butler denies that he has written a letter indorsing tne administration, and claims to bo entirely out of politics. The Pennsylvania Prohibitionists met in convention at Harrisburg, and nominated Barr Spanglor, of Marietta, for State Treasurer by acclamation. Over three hundrod and fifty delegates were in attendance. Ex-Governor St. John addressed tho convention. Conrad B. Day, of Philadelphia, was nominated for Treasurer of State by the Pennsylvania Democrats at Harrisburg. The speeches and resolutions were severely denunciatory of the deal between Vanderbilt and the Pennsylvania Railroad Company. The platform indorses the administrations of President Cleveland and Governor Pattison, favors a revision of tho tariff, and condemns sumptuary legislation. The lowa State Republican Convention assembled at Dos Moines and nominated tho following State ticket: For Governor, the Hon. W. M. Larrabeo, of Fayette County; Lieutenant Governor, Capt. James A. T. Hull, of Polk County; Judge of the Supreme Court, the Hon. Joseph M. Bock, present incumbent; Superintendent of Public Instruo tion, John W. Akers, present incumbent. The platform, which is very lengthy, protests “a ainst tho Union soldier having ouo vote and the rebel soldier having two;” denounces President Cleveland for tho character of his diplomatic appointments; opposes the Democrat c policy of a “tariff for revenue only;” indorses civil-service reform, and favors the creation by Congress of a national commission for the supervision and regulation of interstate commerce. As to the liquor question, the platform simply declares for a fair and thorough trial of the existing law, and alleges that “the Republican party of lowa has never

made support of prohibition a test of party fealty.” Governor Hoadly, of Ohio, has been challenged by Dr. Leonard, the Prohibition candidate, to a joint discussion of the license quostion during the campaign. The Governor signifies his willingness to engage in a series of debates with the Prohibition stand-ard-bearer if Judge Foraker, the Republican candidate for Governor will also participate.