The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1869-07-23

ADoPTED-FIGHT OVER THE TEMPER
ANcE QUESTION.
DEs Mb1NEs, July IA,
Special Dispatch to the Dubuque Herald
The heavy rains last night dana.
ged the Valley road, and badly de-
layed trains, 50 that the representa-.
tion is comparatively SMALL
The convention net at 100 'olock
a. M, and was call{d to order by
j. NJ. Walker, chairman Of the
state committee.
S. Farrall took the chair as tenn
porary chairman, with neat little
speech. I Il 4.
On motion of Gen. Geo. w.
Jones, r. L. Bowman and j. w.
Snow were selected as secretaries.
Mr.. Stewart, of Jasper, moved
the appointment of a committee of
one from each judicial district in
the convention, asa committee on
credentials. Carried. and the fol-
lowing committee appointed: /
Messrs. Cones, of the Sd district;
Hickman, 4th; Gaylord. STD;
Davenport, 9th; Stewart, 7th ;
Jones, 9th: Knapp, 10th; Haw-
thorn, '11th /; Lindsey, 18th. e. 4,
Mr.. Irish moved tho appointment
of a committee of FIVE on permanent
organization. Carried.
Committee consisted Of Messrs.
Murphy, Meatbcrby, Williamson,
Warren, Holb and Webb.
Gen. Tuttle moved tie appoint
ment of o committee Of two from
each congressional district, and one
from tho state at large. on rcsolu-
ticns. Carried. : $ 's@-s4-
Committee consisted of Gen. j.
NJ, Tuttle, N. G. Sales, D. N.
Richardson, Gen. Jones, Geo.
Lindlcy, M. A. Bowen, A. P.
Hanson, P. NJ Cassidy. R. Revert
and Major Hawthorne. kgzg
The convention then adjourned
till 2 O'Clock, p. m.
If. AFTERNOON SESSION.
The convention assembled at 2
o'clock.
The committee on credentials re-
ported thirty counties represented. !.
The committee on organization
reported S. Farrall, president J..
W. Snow, T. L. Bowman, and +.
o. Upham, secretaries, and several
vice presidents. So
Speeches wcro made by Messrs.
Irish and Finch. ] y ~
Gen. Tuttle. fsom the committee
on resolutions, reported tho follow.
ing:
RESOLVED, That the democratic
party view With alarm tho action
of an INSCRIPTIONS majority in con-
gress, in their attempts to absorb
the powers of the, executive and ju-
dicial departments Of the govern
ment and to annihilate the rights
and functions reserved to tho state
governments.
RESOLVED, That we favor q re.
form in the national banking sys-
tenn looking to IN ultima to aboli-
tion of that pornicious plan for ag-
grandizcment of a few ut the ex.
pensc Of the many. -
RESOLVED, That now, as in
times past, we are opposed to a
high protective tariff, and that we
will use every effosk to prevent and
defeat that system Of national legis-
lation which enrich q small class Of
manufacturers at the expense of the
great mass Of producers and con-
sumers, and that We are in favor of
such reforms in our tariff system as
snail promote commerce with every
nation Of the world.
RHsoLyED, That the pretended
trial, conviction and execution Of
persons not belonging,to the mill
tary or naval servic ofithe United
States by military commission, is
IN direct conflict with the constitu-
ton, and We denounce the same as
unworthy Of . free people aid dis
graceful to the American govern
ment. ~ l5s4 ss#z ..
Resolved, That We demand no
more and will submit to nothing
less than the settlement Of the Ala
ALBANIA claims according to the reo-
ognized rules Of international law,
and that we declare it to be the du-
ty of the government to protect
every citizen, whether naturalized
or native, in every right Of liberty
and property throughout the world,
without regard to the pretended
claims Of foreign nations to their
allegiance.
y RESOLVED, That we are in favor
Of, and insist upon, an economical
administration of the national and
state governments, that the people
may bo as speedily as possible re-
lieved from the load Of taxation
with which they are now oppressed .
and that public officers should be
held to strict accountability to the
people for al their official acts.
RESOLVED, That national debt
is national curse, and that whilo
we favor the payment Of our pres
cnt indebtedness according to the
strict letter Of tho contract, We
would rather repudiate the same
than see it made the means for tie
estab ablishment Of On Empire upon
the ruins Of constitutional law and
liberty.
RssoLvsD. That in the opinion