Democratic Sentinel, Volume 11, Number 36, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 October 1887 — THE POLITICAL FIELD. [ARTICLE]

THE POLITICAL FIELD.

The Massachusetts Republicans held their State Convention at Boston, and nominated Oliver Ames' for Governor, J Q. A Brackett for Lieutenant Governor, H. B. Pierce for Secretary, 8. W. Beard for Treasurer, C. R. Ladd for Auditor, and A J. Waterman for Attorney General. The platform defends the protective tariff; advises revision of the internal revenue taxes to reduce the Treasury surplus; demands liberal appropriations for the navy, internal improvements, education, and pensions; favors a national bankrupt law, and cessation of the compulsory silver coinage, and goes in strong for restrictive legislation against liquor-selling, and a prohibitory amendment of the Constitution. Irving Hall was excluded from the State Convention of New York Democrats which met at Saratoga. Frederic Cook was nominated for Secretary of State. The platform demands a reduction of Federal taxation of at least $100,000,000, indorses Governor Hill and President Cleveland, declares it the purpose of the party to support the civil-service laws of the United States and of the State of New York, and favors the local regulation of the liquor traffic. Memphis (Tenn.) dispatch: “An election was held in this State on the question of the adoption of an amendment to the Constitution prohibiting the manufacture or sale of intoxicating liquors. Returns so far received indicate that the amendment was defeated by a very small majority. The anti-pro-hibitionists carried this city by a majority of 4,232 out of a total vote of 9,010. Country districts’ returns are coming in slowly, but Shelby County will give about 6,000 majority

against the amendment Women worked for the amendment at all the voting precincts in the city. Dispatches from sections of the State representing 100,600 votes out of a total of 25.),0U) give a majority of about 5,000 against ths amendment The returns are a complete surprise and upset all conjectures, making the result doubtful, with the chances in favor of the defeat of the amendment. Both parties claim a victory. ” Chairman Jones is said to have indicated his purpose not to call the Republican National Committee together before January, which is taken as an indication that the nominating convention will not meet before next July.