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George Gets A Nomination

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Parent Issue
Day
26
Month
August
Year
1887
Copyright
Public Domain
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The United Labor State convention of L7ow Yck uitin öyracuse andnomiuated the followiug ticket: Secretary of state, Henry Georgo of New York; comptroller, Víctor A. Wilder of Kings; state treasurer, H. li. Cumniings of ilontgomery ;attorney-eneral, Domus C. t'eeley of Monroe; state engiueor and surveyor, Sylvanus Sweet oL liroome. The oid platform adopted at the Clarendon Hall meeting last year was taken as the ground wort for the new platform and eólarged to suit the necessiües of a state campaign. A few of the plnnks of the platform of the old greenback-labor party are aiso used. One of the principal ol favor the establishment of postal banks and n postal telegraph system. After a very spirited debate it was decided not opi nly to oppose the socialist organizution, but as a compromise a plank was usod opposing state and public con trol of any subject which is not a matter of public concern. Among the resolutions adopted was the folio w ng: tl '.-.trant. At a conference of mombers ot the united labor party of the siates o( Uhio and ludianu, lield in (Jincinnati July ■1. resolutioua were adopted urtcing the central land labor committee to taUe steps ior calling a natioual conference; theretuie, be it ■■', Tbat in view of the near approacii of the nationul coutest this ioaveutioD joins with our bretht-rn of tüe west in requestlng t e chairman of our stal e comnmtto to co-op rate with the lánd i nd labor committee to issuo a cali lor a natioual conference oí sucu organiiiit.ions ol citizen-i of olher stutes as may be diapoeed to net with tlie united iabor party oí -New York in íormuig a gieat nacional purt3r. J'.esolutior.s were also passed favoring eif; liL iioui'a' work letior carrier: nomen ejuaity; extendiug the schuol ge in chilurou froui 14 10 lü year; in Lavor oí -ree pub ie librar: .s . a suite 1 riuting departmeut; the Ausiralian sys(i.'in ot . eoj'et ballut; the prohibltion ol the employ ment oí uruied detectives; dei.ouiicing class legislation and the niisapiropiiation of the public iunds: and in lav or Of iinproving tue state waterways. Uuriiig ihe couvention enthusiastic meetiuga were held by the souialists, at bieb Henry George and Dr. McGlynu were rouudly denounced. F.rojoa the Maj galurj of a New Y.h-h city si'liool teacher, who reeelvea J700 a year, tlii'ro waB deducU-il 1 cent becanse slie had oue day been tardy two minutes. A club of scientists and ]n_'u.-ts !i s been formed in S:m Francisco, Cal., for llie study of the Volapuk langua;e, the luventloq cf a Germán riest named Schleyer. An estáte of over one mllllon acres n-.is reeentl; offered at public auctloo in Norway. lt is hardly eurprisin th:it there was uo serious offer ior it, aud the estáte ivus wlthdrawn. By careful experiments M. D'.och bas deterin.neil that it fakes 1.73 of a eecond Ipnger to béar a sound Ihan to gee a llght, and 1 21 of a second lonsíCf 'o feel a touch than to sec a light. (Vhltman county, Washington terrltory, has the sniallest womau liviiij;. Bh,e re&'dea three miles froin Piue City, t. ;? yeara old, twentynine inches high, and ffelghi thir'.ytüree

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Ann Arbor Democrat