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Show I national bankruptcy law; laws for rebuild-I rebuild-I ing th' merchant mariue and strengthening the uavy; for the exclusion of pauper immi-I immi-I grants; declares the nation should care for the needy veterans, and indorses Harrison's administration for vigor, justice, efficiency, freedom from scandal, brilliant diplomacy, Blaine coming in for special mention. Recess. Re-cess. Democrats of Oregon. Portland, Oregon, April 20. The state democratic convention met and L. B. Cox of Portland was made temporary chairman. George E. Chamberlain was nominated for attorney-general. The platform endorses G rover Cleveland and condemns the billion-doliar billion-doliar congress ana McKinley; declares unfaltering un-faltering adherence to the cause of tariff reform re-form ; the gold and silver coinage of the constitution tnd a currency convertable into such coin without loss, and of sufficient volume to meet all the demands of the: people. It demands that all money issued by the United States should be of equal monetary value and of equal purchasing power; and that all paper currency should be redeemable in either gold or silver. Liberal Lib-eral pensions are favored, as well as the election of United States senators by direct vote of the people; Chinese immigration is opposed; although an effort was made to instruct the delegates for Cleveland, they go uninstructed, but are favorable to him. Governor Penoyer was endorsed for a place ou the national ticket. They Fmiorse Harrison. Columbia, B.C., April 20. The old -line republican convention which met here yesterday, yes-terday, spent most of the time in wrangles. It was late at night before the committee ou credentials reported. The wrangling was renewed, and an effort to smash the old machine ma-chine was evident from the resolution that no federal office-holder should be sent as a delegate to the national convention. The resolution passed but was afterwards withdrawn. with-drawn. Resolutions were adopted endorsing endors-ing President Harrison, protection and reciprocity. reci-procity. The convention then adjourned to 7 a.m., after choosing delegatus to the national na-tional convention. A Woman's Su finite Ticket. Mausiialltown, la., April 20. Mrs. Nei. Ite Stanford Chapin of this city, chairman of the national equal rights party, has given out the the announcement that a national convention of that party will be held at Chicago Chi-cago on May 2ith to make nominations for president and vice-president of the United States. Delegates can be sent by any or ganization representing' woman's suffrage Glic-k W1U Head the Delegation. Salina, Ks., April 20 The dernoi ratic state convention to elect delegates to the national convention met this afternoon. Governor GHck will head the delegation. Nobody is thought of in connection with t'ae presidential presiden-tial nomination, except Cleveland. Prohibitionists of New .Jersey. Trenton, N. J., April 20. The state prohibition pro-hibition convention met to select delegates to the national convention. C. T. Parker was chosen chairman. The following delegates dele-gates at large were chosen: C. T. Parker, W. H. Nicholson, George Lamont, Rev. D. B. Gjaw. A recess was then taken. x Altrer Isn't Withdrawing. New York, April 20. The Mail and Ex-prea Ex-prea says editorially: "General Russell A. Alger informs us that he will not write a letter of withdrawal from the presidential contest. He favors uninstructed delegations to the Minneapolis convention. The Liquor Dealers' Fxeise Bill, Albany, N. Y., April 20. The Liquor Dealers' association excise bill was passed by the senate and it will now go to tha governor. AGftiNSTTHELDTTERY Foster Wins in the Louisiana Election Elec-tion With a Majority of About ao.ooo. I He Polled a Large Negro Vote in Many Parishes Baton Kouge Goes Republican. KEYSTONE REPUBLICANS. They Meet, Make Nominations and Adopt a Ringing Declaration of Principles as a Platform, IN THE OLD BAY STATE. The Republican Convention Declares in Favor of the McKinley Bill New Jersey Prohibitionists-The Field of Politics. New Orleans, April 20. The indications now are that Foster's majority will reach 30,-000. 30,-000. He got a large negro vote in many darishes. Fitzpatrick's majority for mayor is estimated esti-mated at 5;A0. The count is not yet completed. com-pleted. The election was one of the most important impor-tant ever held in Louisiana, the people voting for governor aDd other state officers, for a full legislature, and for district, parish and local officers. The citizens of New Orleans Or-leans voted, in audition, for municipal officers, offi-cers, from mayor and councilman down. Three amendments to the constitution were also voted for, the most important of which is the famous revenue amendment, extending the charter of the Louisiana Lottery Lot-tery company; another authorizes New Orleans Or-leans to fund her bonds at a lower rate of interest; and a third authorizes police juries to levy an additional tax for school purposes. pur-poses. Five complete and distinct state tickets were in the field the regular democratic ticket with Judge McEnery for governor; the anti-lottery faction, headed by Murphy J. Small; the regular republican ticket, headed by A. II. Leonard; a republican tirket headed by John Ebreaux; a people's party ticket, headed by R. L. Tansill. The reiruiar democratic nominee for mayor is John Fitzpatrick. who is a McEnery. Mc-Enery. te, opposed by Joseph Shakespeare, the present incumbent, who is a Fosterite. Baton Roi ge, La., April 20. The indications indica-tions are that Leonard ( liep. ) carries this parish by about 1000 majority. McEnery 1 -ats Foster by about 200 votes. The entire McEnery local ticket is elected with possibly two Leonard republicans in the house. Republicans of Feunsylvauia, HARiiisBURo, Pa.. April 20. The republican republi-can convention to nominate a supreme judge, two congressmen at large, four e?fcttr: tors at large and eight delegates at large, to the national convention, met here today. The opera house is packed. Genera! James W. Latta of Philadelphia was made temporary tempor-ary chairman. On takinir the chair General Latta briefly addressed the condition. The platform congratulates Rhode Island on its late victory; vic-tory; declares unbounded confidence in President Harrison as "a leader without fear and without reproach" ; says that in the disputes dis-putes with Italy, Chile, and in the reciprocity recip-rocity negotiations he "acted with judicial temper and American spirit," and coupling the name of James 6. Blaide with these achievements; it indorses the McKinley law and hails with satisfaction the signs in the recent elections, that the country lias come to realize its wisdom ; it attacks the democratic demo-cratic congress for its attack on protection piecemeal; favors a ship canal joining Lakes Erie and Ontario; opposes the free coinage of silver, but favors the purchase of American Ameri-can silver at the market value and the issue of treasury notes in payment; declares move stringent immigration laws necessary. The convention then took a recess. Ou reconvening E. K. Martin was made permanent chairman. A special resolution was presented congratulating Quay on the manifestations of popular approval of his course. The resolution was received with mingled cheers, hoots and hisses. After the uproar had continued for some time a nus. oer of persons endeavoring to spe.-.k without success. The resolution was temporarily withdrawn, but after the platform was adopted was re-introduced in a modified form, coaup ending the earnest public and party services of Quay, and adopted. The convention then chose delegates at large and alternates. A Big; Fight in Indiana. Indianapolis, April 20. The democratic state convention meets in this city tomorrow tomor-row to choose four delegates to Chicago and nominate a full 6tate ticket. The indication indi-cation are that it will be one of the most hotly contested in i the history of the state. Followers of Cleveland and Gray seem about equally divided. There is some disposition on the part of the enthusiastic Cleveland people to ignore the agreement understood o have been entered into in thifc s a;r0 by some friends of 0 ... atm (irav. If this is done, the whole presidential presiden-tial question will be reopened tomorrow. to-morrow. This agreement provides that the state convention shall endorse he Cleveland administration and tariff policy pol-icy which he enunciated, and declared the ex-president the logical candidate of the national convention, but that Gray shall bo endorsed as worthy of the highest honors, and the Indiana delegation instructed in the event of the faiiiue of the national convention conven-tion to nominate Cleveland, to endeavor V every honorable effort to secure Graya nomination for the pressdency. The Bay State Republican. Boston, April 20. The republican state I convention to choose for delegates and alternates al-ternates at large to the national convention met at Tremont Temple. E. S. Draper was male chairman. Committees were appoiu'ed; that on permanent per-manent organization reported the name of Hon. W. C. Lovering for permanent chairman chair-man and he was chosen. In his audress on taking the chair he spoke at some length, sayiug that New England manufacturers were satisfied with the McKinley Mc-Kinley tariff on wool and in opposition to free silver. The platform opposes free silver and says in view of the decline in the price of bullion purchases by the treasury, the Issue of certificates cer-tificates thereon should be suspended for a time; declares any changes in the tariff necessary nec-essary from time to time should be made by the friends of protection not the enemief ; indorses reciprocity; favors the extension eff civil service reform; the enactment of p |