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Newspaper
Dixon Sun
Location
Dixon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1888
Page
3
The speech at the Iroquois Banquet in Chicago lauds the Democratic return to power after a quarter century, condemning wartime excesses and corruption. It argues that federal overreach harmed liberty, cites the need for constitutional restraint, and praises the party’s commitment to a plain government and fiscal responsibility.
The speech extols three and a half years of Democratic rule, credits reforms, peace, and fiscal integrity, and warns against returning to old corrupt practices. It emphasizes unity, national interests, and the blessing of lawful process, urging continued Democratic dominance against GOP opposition.
Indiana Democratic Convention in Indianapolis on Thursday April 26 organized with Charles I Jewett as chairman. Delegates to the National Convention were named including Voorhees Turpie Shanklin Bass. The platform endorsed President Cleveland, Gray for governor, opposed stringent prohibition, urged a well regulated license system and labor protections, and called tariff reform and civil service ethics.
Seven hundred eighty three delegates attended the Maine Republican Convention in Bangor presided by Horace H. Burbank. Electors chosen include Horace H. Shaw Joseph H. Manley 5 H Allen and Charles A Bou telle with at large delegates to Chicago. The platform supports protection denounces the Mills bill and free trade. It calls for cutting internal revenue taxes to match government outlays and thanks James G Blaine for his Paris letter defending American industry and markets. It condemns filibustering war tax and criticizes Democratic foreign policy. Hostility to saloons and civil service reform are urged.
The Iowa Prohibitionists approved a ticket with James Mickelwaite for Secretary of State Malcomb Smith for Auditor J L Adams for Treasurer EK Sharpe for Clerk of the Supreme Court and delegates to the national convention. They backed Clinton for President Cranfinn for Vice President and urged immediate prohibition at state and national levels with broad social reforms including wage workers rights public land reservation child labor bans and woman suffrage.
The State Convention of the United Labor party of Illinois met in Decatur and organized with W. W. Weaver as chair. W. W. Jones of Camargo was nominated for Governor on the first ballot, with Charles G. Dixon, Bert Stewart, and George W. Collings named for Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, and State Auditor respectively. The platform calls for strict law enforcement, lower taxes, mortgage taxation, elected railroad and warehouse commissioners, government ownership of transport mains, producer-friendly monetary policy, arbitration over strikes, graduated income tax, direct election of U S Senators, universal suffrage for both sexes, and declares the party a prohibition party.
A listing of congressional nominees by district and party includes Gen. Philip H. Post Republican in the Tenth Illinois District, J. H. Yoder Democrat in the Fourth Ohio, George W. Fithian Democrat in the Sixteenth Illinois, L. N. Wise Labor in the twelfth Illinois, Seth J. Milliken Republican in the First Maine, Horace L. Handeman Democrat in the Tenth Pennsylvania, J. N. Morrill Republican in the First Kansas, Charles P. Wickham Republican in the Fourteenth Ohio, L. K. Payson Republican in the Ninth Illinois, J. J. Henderson Republican in the Seventh Illinois, C. A. Boutelle Republican in the Fourth Maine, E. W. Senson Prohibition in the Seventh Kansas.
At Fort Worth Webster Flanagan presided as Texas Republicans chose a 16 white and 10 colored delegation to Chicago led by At Large members from Austin LaGrange Richmond and Galveston with many names listed. Delegation leans toward Blaine or Sherman and electors at large were nominated. A state ticket plan was sent to a Austin meeting Aug 28. The platform denounces free trade and backs tariff protection, wool and Blair education bill.
District meetings held April 25 across Indiana selected twenty six delegates for the Democratic National Convention. Delegates listed by district include J E McCullough and William Rahm Jr in the First, J M Oglin and L B Mullinix in the Second, O O Stealey and Wayne Cook in the Third, and others across districts up to the Thirteenth Garland E Rose and W C Wilson. No instructions were issued with the ticket.
Jacob M. Campbell presided over the Republican State Convention in Harrisburg. James T. Mitchell was nominated for Supreme Judge. Presidential electors-at-large named Thomas Dolan and Lewis Pugh. M. B. Quay Hastings Reed Oliver chosen delegates-at-large. The platform calls for fair elections, pension reform, civil service reform, prohibition referendum, and endorses Governor Beaver’s administration.
The Republican State Convention in Boston nominated George F. Hoar F L Burden Henry Hyde and Alanson Beard as delegates at large to the National Republican Convention and cheered Blaine. The platform denounces Democrats as a foe to honest elections quarrels with the Dakota bill condemns Cleveland on civil service reform endorses high license local option and reciprocal trade while urging tariff revision to protect the nation’s welfare.
The Syracuse sub committee of the Union Labor party named J. J. Junio of Syracuse and J. J. Hoyt of Jamestown as delegates at large to the Cincinnati convention. A. J. Streeter of Illinois was noted for President and Powderly for Vice President. They pass resolutions urging immediate redemption of 3100,000,000 in government bonds to aid business and set May 8 as the day to choose delegates by congressional districts for the national convention.
The Arizona Republican Territorial Convention adopted resolutions praising protection and denouncing the Democratic administration for broken pledges to the territories on appointments and silver policy. Delegates to the Chicago convention were chosen as Blaine supporters.
The Georgia Prohibition Convention, presided over by A. A. Murphy, heard stirring speeches from Sam Small and other leaders. A 24 member delegation was chosen to attend the Indianapolis convention and instructed to vote for Fiske and Bayne for President and Vice President.
A wide set of items from the region include John Oschinski a railroad laborer who shot himself dead at Williamsburg Morrellville gains a post office with William Orr named postmaster Pleasant H Robbner a Marion County citizen for over thirty years dies Kansas Governor proclaims quarantine against Illinois cattle Doug las County supervisors audit books since 1872 Quincy merchant F G Wahle dies Tuscola society figure Esther Hudson dies Vermilion Charles Scott arrested for swindle Canton Ohio Lenora Chambers wife of Col George M Chambers dies at 80 married since 1837 Mason Wright sells land to Consolidated Coal Co of St Louis for 47000 with coal shafts planned Freeport hosts 700 at Woman s Presbyterian Board of Missions meeting Central Trust Co of New York James Cheney sue to foreclose 1071000 on railroad John Bates 85 Chicago deputy postmaster 1832 3 Haymarket dynamite raid linked items Grand Jury indictments Clark County includes Dr W H Haslitt murder case and embezzlement charge against H C Fancher 18 year old Frank Atwood indicted for manslaughter Dry Fork Canal lands taxed 30000 first installment paid by poor farmers second due soon Waterman Hall endowed school for girls near Sycamore with 200000 endowment and land to fund Christian education in Waterman Illinois.
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