Democratic Sentinel, Volume 12, Number 15, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 May 1888 — INDIANA FOR GRAY. [ARTICLE]

INDIANA FOR GRAY.

He Is Indorsed by the Democratic Convention for the Vice Presidency. Maine Republicans k Choose Delegates —lllinois State Labor Convention. The Indiana Democratic Convention assembled at Indianapolis on Thursday, April 2t>, and speedily effected an organization by making Charles I. Jevett chairman. Courtland C. Matson, William R Myers, W. D. Bynum and William Holman were named for Governor, but on motion of Mr. Myers Mr. Matson was nominated unanimously. Mr. Myers was immediately nominated Lieutenant Governor, and Robert W. i.-iers was chosen Sscretary of State by acclamation. The other nominations made were Charles A. Munson, Auditor; Thomas B. Byrues, Treasurer; John R. Wilson, Attorney General; A. r. Griffiths.Superintendent of Public Instruction; jonn W. hern, Reporter of the Supreme C<urc. Three Judges of the Supreme Court weie nominated from tne First, Second and Fourtn uiscncts. These were WE. Niblack, George V. Howk and Allen Zollars. Daniel W. Voorhees of Terre Haute, David Turpie of Indianapolis, John G. Shanklin ot Gvansville, and John H. Bass of lore nuyue were elected delegates to the National ihemocratic Convention at St. Louis. The platiorm, which was reported by Hon. William H. English, cordially indorses the administration of 1 resident Cleveland, and commends him to the country for re-election. It It also upp.oves the Si ate administration of Gov. Gray, and instructs the delegates to the St. Lou s v o..vention to cast their votes as a unit lor him fyr vice Pres dent The resolutions deciare against stringent prohibition, and favor a well-regulated license system. Labor legislation of a character calculated to assure the safety and payment of the laborer, ancT to promote uarmony between employers and employed, is approved. Indiscriminate land grants are disapproved. The revenue and civilsor.ice planks ure as follows: "Wo are opposed to taking money from th* pockets of the people and hoarding it in tne treasury of the United states beyond tbe needs of a proper administration of the government, thus converting it into dead capital at t|he expense of the business of the country, and encouraging extravagant and corrupt expenditures. io the end that these cruel burdens be removed from the taxpayers and that such expenditures shall cease, we insist that the taxes on imports be reduced to the lowest point consistent with efficiency in the public service, and we demand a revision and reform of the present unjust tariff as recommended in the late message of the President. “The Democratic party of Indiana favors such rules and regulations for the civil service, both national and State, as will secure honest, capable, and deserving publip officers; but where honesty, ability, and merit are equal, we believe there would be both justice and wisdom in giving prefi renee to those who would harmonize in principle and policy with the l>arty having the responsibility of administration.”

Maine Republicans. Seven hundred and eighty-three delegates attended the Maine Republican Convention at Bangor, which was presided over by Horace H. Burbank. Horace H. Shaw of Portland and Samuel N. Campbell of Cherrvfield were chosen Presidential electors. Delegates-at-large to Chicago were selected as follows : Charles H. Prescott, Biddeford ; Joseph H. Manley, Augusta ; s. H. Allen, 1 hoinastou, and Charles A. boutelle, Bangor. The platform declares for protection and denounces the Mills bill and tho free-trudo message. It favors the reduction of the internal-revenue tax to equal the wise expenditures of the Government. As to Mr.- Blain,; the resolutions say: “The Hon. James G. blaine, our long-trusted statesman, is deserving of the thanks of the people of Maine and of the entire na ion for the promptness and remarkable ability and facility with which, in his Baris letter, he answered the free-trade manifesto of President Cleveland and pointed out the duty of maintaining the American industries and markets for the American people.” The other resolut ons denounce the filibustering against the reiunding of the war tax, and criticise the conduct cf foreign affairs by the Democratic party. The declarations of hostility to the saloo-is are renewed and the proper administration of the civil-service law demanded.

lowa Prohibitionists. The lowa Prohibitionists met in convention at Des Moines and placed the following ticket in the field : Secretary of State, James Mickelwaite of Mills County; Auditor of State, Malcomb Smith of Linu County ; Treasurer, J. L. Adams of Dubuque; Clerk of Supreme Court, E. O. Sharpe of Polk. V. G. Farnham, J. Mickelwaite, D. R. Dungan, and E. W. Brady were chosen delegates at large to the national convention, and district delegates were also, chosen. They were instructed for Gen. Clinton B. Fiske of New Jersey, for President, and J. D. Cranfiun, of Texas, for Vice President. A complete electoral ticket was nominated. The Committee on Resolutions submitted a report recognizing Almighty God as the rightful sovereignty of all men, from whom the first powers of government were derived and to whose laws human enactments should conform; demanding the earliest possible prohibition of the liquor traffic by both State and national constitutions, and the repeal of all crime-fostering license and tax systems; declaring that the rum power must b’e vanquished by apolitical organization, and those intrusted with enforcement of tho laws must be in sympathy with the principles and sustained by a party unconditionally committed to the doctrine of prohibition, and that prohibitory enactments forced upon an unwilling party was prohibition in the hands of its enemies. The resolutions also protest against tho alleged cold-blooded attempts of unscrupulous demagogues to shiebt the liquor traffic by a disgusting effort to fight another Presidential campaign on the tariff issue, while the liquor problem, a thousand times more vast in importance. is sought" to be ignored. It declares for a reduction of both passenger and freight rates on all trunk lines; a fair count of ballots cast by prohibitionists as well as other voti rs ; sympathy to wage-workers in their efforts to better their condition; resernation of public lands for actual settlers; prohibition of importation of paupers and employment of child labor, and tor womau suffrage.

Illinois Labor Party. The State Convention of the United Labor party of Illinois met at Decatur and organized by placing W. W. Weaver in the chair. W. W. Jones, of Camargo, was nominated for Governor on the first ballot. Charles G. Dixon, of Chicago, was nominated for Lieutenant Governor; Bert Stewart, of Decatur, Secretary of State ; and George W. Collings, of Evanston, State Auditor. Mr. Jones is a farmer and a straight Unjon party man of Republican antecedents. He is worth 525,000, is a native of Indiana, is 52 years old, a Methodist, and a strict temperance man. The platform advocates the strict enforcement of all laws and obeyance of the same, calls for a lower State tax, urges that holders ot morgages shall be taxed on the same, that members of the Board of Railroad and Warehouse Commissioners shall be elected; that means of communication aird transportation shall be owned by the Government; that a monetary system in the interest of the producer instead of the speculator shall be secured; -hat arbitration shall take the place of strikes ; that a graduated income tax be established; that United States Senators be elected by the people; that both sexes shall have the right to vote, and that tho Labor party is a prohibition party. Congressional Nominations. Tenth Illinois District, Gen. Philip S. Post, Republican; Fourth Onio, 8. S. Yoder. Democrat; Sixteenth Illinois, George W’. Fithian, Democrat; Twelfth Illinois, L. N. Wise, Labor; Third Maine, beth L. Milliken, Republican; Tenth Pennsylvania, Horace L. Haldeman, Democrat; First Kansas, ID. N. Morrill. Republican; Fourteenth Ohio, Charles P. Wickham, Republican; Ninth Illinois, L. E. Payson. Republican; Seventh Illinois, T. J. Henderson, Republican; Fourth Maine, C. A. Boutelle, Republican; Seventh Kansas, E. W Benson. Prohibition.