Rensselaer Republican, Volume 18, Number 43, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 July 1886 — POLITICAL. [ARTICLE]

POLITICAL.

TltE Republican SUIe Convention of Alabama met at Montgomery with about pue hundred delegates present, one-half white. Speeches were made favoring the nomination of a State ticket. All the utterances were for a protective tariff and the Blair educational bill. The convention declined to nominate a ticket, leaving it with the executive committee to put one out or not. as it may think best.... . The liemecrntic convention of the Twelfth Illinois District nominated George Anderson, of Quinfer, for Congress on the ‘23oth ballot. The Knights of Labor in Maine propose to address open lettert to the candidates for the office of Governor, and to all candidates for the Legislature, demanding a decided “yes” or "no” without any “glittering generalizations.” Among other things in the interests of labor, they will demand that the candidates pledge themselves to vole for a ten-hour law, employers’liability bill, repeal of the lnw of imprisonment for debt, and the nbolition of the trustees process.' .. The Illinois Prohibitionists, in their State Convention at Springtield, adopted a coldwater platform and nominated Henry W. Austin of Oak Park for State Treasurer, and •U. Z. Gilmer of Quincy for State Superintendent of Public Instruction... .The Republicans of the Twelfth Indiana District have nominated for Congress Captain James B.White, a grocer of Fort Wayne... .U. M. Broder has been nominated by the Prohibitionists for Congress in the Thirteenth Illinois District,-. . .The Democrats of the Sixteenth District of Ohio have nominated Beriab Wilkins for Congress. Following is the vote, as recorded in the Senate, on the passage of the FitzJohn Porter bill: TEAS. Beck, George, Pugh, Berry, Gibson, Ran9oin, Blackburn, Gorman, Huldleberger, Brown, Gray, Setoell, Butler, Hoar, Vance, Call, Jones (Ark.), Vest, Cameron. Juries (Nev.), Voorhees, Cockrell, McPherson, Walthall, Coke, Maxey, Whitthome, Colquitt, Mitchell iOre.), WilsouiMd.) —30 NAYS. Aldrich, Hale, Palmer, Allison, Harrison, Sawyer. Conner. Hawley, Spooner, Cullom, Ingalls. Teller , Hearts, Hogan. IVils&HijM.) —l7. Frye. Manderson. -« (fIECAPtTTI.Ano.N: Republicans in italics. Democrats in roman. Yeas—Republicans. U; Democrats, ill. Nays—Republicans, 17; Democrats, 0.) The Senate Elections Committee voted last week to report against an investigation of the bribery charges made against Senator Payne (0.) on the.around that there is not sufficient evidence to support the charges. Senators Logan (Ill.), Evarts (N Y.), and Teller (Col.), voted with the Democrats. Senators Hoar (Mass.) and Frye (Me.) will make a minority report... .The Kentucky Republican State Executive Committee met at Louisville last week and decided to nominate candidates in every Congressional district in the State, A call was also made for John W. Yerkes, of Danville, to oppose Joseph Barber, the Democratic nominee for J udge of the Superior Court.