Democratic Sentinel, Volume 12, Number 7, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 March 1888 — THE POLITICAL FIELD. [ARTICLE]

THE POLITICAL FIELD.

The United Labor party of the Twentysecond District of New York declared in its last meeting that the party should make every effort to have a Presidential candidate in the field at the next election, and should conduct an active campaign in all tho doubtful States. The Legislature has passed a township local option bill, and- the lower branch has passed a bill providing for scientific temperance instructions iu the schools and other public institutions of the State. The lower house also passed a measure lo close saloons on Sunday throughout the State by a vote of 70 to 2J. The Democratic State Committee of Minnesota has fixed the time for holding the State convention to elect delegates to the St. Louis convention for May 17. At the committee meeting in Si Paul President Cleveland’s administration was indorsed, without a dissenting vote, and the declaration made that “Wo are willing to stake the result of the next national election on the doctrine enunciated in his last message” A Personal-liberty Society, numbering 350 members, has been formed at Belfast, Me., for the purpose of agitating for the repeal of the prohibition law. Similar societies are to be organized throughout the State of Maine. The date of the Illinois Prohibition State Convention, to be held in Representative Hall, Springfield, has been changed from May 9 and 10 to May 23 and 24 The call for the lowa Democratic State Convention, to be held at Dubuque May 2, has been issued. The convention will be composed of 580 delegates. The lower house of the lowa Legislature haß passed a bill granting municipal suffrage to women, and permitting them to vote on school questions.