The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1872-04-04


[owa In order 70 abstain her radical
reputation - > Rspublican State, thsre
d no doubt that many wsrs surprised
BY the sire, unity and enthusiasm o.
The Convention held 1t Des Moinss on
The 9th ult. Ninety.six counties
were represented by 6Al delegates, and
The action Of the convention was not
that Of any ring or clique. but that Ut
The great Republican party Of Iowa.
party that sees work yet to be done
and stands ready to take its full share
iu doing 1t, come the opposition 70 b
overcome from professed friends or
confessed enemies.
The endorsement Of General Grant
for the renomination was . foregone
conclusion, and Il WA given % unani.1
mously and Enthusiastically - TO
leave little comfort for sscediug sore
heads In or out Of the State.
In declaring IL wish tbss the second
place on the national ticket b accord-
ed to Iowa's favori.s son, Gen. James
F. Wilson, the convention did that 1t
which every Republican In the State
and many In other States will rejoice.
General Wilson 10 . man Of purity.
honesty and strength, and In obeying
the instructions TO use ell h0nora-
BILE means to secure the Generals
nomination ~ Vice President Of the
United States, every delegate from
Iowa TO the National Convention will
feel that he has = noble cause and ad-
vocate It honestly and earnestly.
The permanent Organization was ~
follows:
Prssident-Gsneral J. b. Weaver |;
WIGS Prssidents-lst District-0eneral
=. {. 0nUsVS; 3u-nUu. 4. =. IT0Sunu;
Burdick 4th-J. w. Ha
vens; 5th-J. w. Jones 6th-A. II.
Smith.
Secretary-Maj. J. J. Safely.
General Weaver, being introduced
by the temporary chairman, Hon. F..
H. Stiles, made . short but spirited
and appropriate speech. The progress
and policy Of the party, the great work
Il has accomplished. the good work II
has yet to do, he alluded to In eloquent
terms. Pledged to the two great cardi-
nal principles Of the Fatherhood Of
God and the Brotherhood Of Man, IL
had wrought glorious mission. and
its work was not yet done. He paid
his respects to the Democracy. for their
attempts In trying 70 steal into the old
clothes the Republican party had cast
OF ten years ago. The desperate Of.
forts Of the Democracy to run
the old Democratic ship remind.
him Of the old boat on the Arkansas
River whose Captain thus described
how she went down:
''she heaved and sunk an sunk and heaved.
An up her beam she dung.
And every time she Aung an heaved,
w0rser leak she sprung.
The Generals speech was frequently
and enthusiastically appla uded.
Gen. Vandever, Chairman Of the
on Resolutions, rsporte d
The following:
Resolved, That we heartily sndo re
The administrator OF U. s. Grant il
ne enforcement Of the laws, the faith
lui collection or the revenues, the 70.
iucttOn Of the public debt, aud reotOr.
lsion OF the National credit; that we
believe with him that . President
'hOuid have no policy to enfoscs
lgainst the will Of The people; and
,ur delegates to the National Conven.
Jon are hereby instructed TO vote for
Mud use their most earnest endesvors
% secure his nomination.
Resolved, That recog mixing 10 Jamss
+. WiisOn-an eminent citizen Of Iowa
all the qualifications Of an able, up-
right aud pureminded statesman, We
hereby instruct tue delegates selected
~ this convention 70 vote for his
saDiossjoo Gse- 49, NSoo PappSAenov.
md to exert every just effort to secure
{.
The resolutions, when read, were
eceived with tumultuous applause,
md were adopted with prolonged and
e.echoing cheers.
The following delegates to the Ma
ional Convention were then chosen,
he several District nominations Of
hree each being at once ratified, and
he delegates 1t large selected from M.
nerous nominations amid warm com.
'etion but perfect good feeling:
DELEGATES AT LARGE.
G NJ Dodge, Alex Clarke, {col)
w II Sewers, w Card.
ALTERNATE DELEGATES AT LARGE.
J 8 Hurley, Juo f Burke,
10 Havens, Jno Beresheim.
DISTRICT DELEGATES.
LIST Dist.-C. w. Slagle, Norman
.verson. 8. NJ Clark.
Alternates-Dr. Shaffer, Jno. Gear,
J. w. Tatlock.
ID Dist. Yates, John w.
ireene. s. l.. Baker.
Alternatss-John Mexican, J. 8.
lecture. E. 8. Baily.
Sd Dist.-Wm. Vandever, Andy
cit, August Beadle.
A lternates-H. c. Bulls, A. 6. Ford,
}. Eddy.
4th Dist.-H. G.. Little, H. q. Wins
W, Gen. J. B. Drake, Of Appanoose.
Alternates- N. b. Vinyard, A. B.
ornsll, 8. r. Csldwell.
5th Dist. 8. Mcintyre, Col. w.
. DUNCAN, Mai. Anderson.
Alternates-B. F. Murray, l.. Tod.
unter, f. s. Sellards.
9Th Dist.-Isasc PendIeton, J. l..
Williams, p. H. Congsr.
AlternAtes-J. r. Berry, H. c. Cali,
!. c. Early.
Alexander Clarke, Of Muscatine, the
,lored State delegate, was called up
nd made . brief speech thanking the
invention for the compliment, not 70
I'm. but to bis people.
A resolution was here offered and
iopted instructing the State Central
ommittee TO call the State nomina-
ng convention ut an early day, and
"Wednesday, June
Ith, for that purpose.
A committee Of three, appointed for
70 purpose, having Invited Hon. J.
Wilson to address the Convention,
} took the stand amid great applause.
10 remarks we're few but pointed and
spiriting, and ELECTED prolonged ap.
|auso.
On motion, the Convention I'd.
urned with three rousing cheers for