Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1873-08-21
State Anti.MOn0pOly Com
yellt1ON

State Anti.MOnopOly Con.
ventlOD.
A Convention bearing the above
name was held in Des Moines, on
Wednesday of last week. Only 36
of the SO organized counties were
represented by less than 100 delegates.
1t was called as a farines' convention,
bat as such q thing was failure.
The Register, partial against the
convention, of course, says "there
were but few farmers present, and
those few willing to accept of the cut
and dried programme, ticket and
platform, as prepared by Grinnell
Irish, Campbell, Tuttle, Savery,
Dunlavey, Sinnet, Harber, and 9th.
ers in the ring. At the hotels on the
evening before the Convention, the
above gentlemen laid all the pipes,
and really held the Convention"
r. r. Harber of Oskaloosa was
made temporary chairman, and X.
M. Ratcliff of jefferson Sec'y. Com
mittees were made as usual, each
embracing one member from each
Judicial District, except the 10th and
18th which were not represented.
The afternoon session was given to
reports of committees, balioting and
speech-making.
Committee on Credentials reported
SO counties represented, but did not
read names Of delegates.
Committee on Permanent Organi-
zation reported II. w. Lathrop OF
Johnson for President, and nine
other gentlemen for Vice Presidents;
n. M. Ratciiff Of Jefferson, 4. o.
Walker Of Davis, and Jas. Laferty OF
Warren for Secretaries.
While the Convention was waiting
for the Committee on Resolutions,
Mr.. Hastie, of Warren, was called
put, and among other things said he
had seen the Whig. die out, and the
Democrats had followed them to the
charnel house. The Wings had
made large appropriations and had
put the money in their pockets.
Democrats had done the same thing,
any had been equally profiigate.
The Republican party arose and took
the reins of power. The people who
endorsed them gave them full power
over the treasury. They claim that
they embody in themselves ell the
advantages to be found in political
party, and deny US the right to go out.
They have given away nearly all our
lands to O few railroads. Let US re-
turn to Free Soil party. We claim
this as right. Bonds go untaxed,
while the taxpayer endures more
than he is able to bear. Iowa Is ca
pable Of producing $4,000, 900 a year,
without government capable to
protect us.
J. b. Grinneli, in response to calls
mounted the stand and repeated his
Liberal speech of last fall, saying
"Our leader (Greeley) is gone-God
has taken him to heaven, a states
man and saint" and he was sorry
to say that his successful rival (Grant)
was not there or on the way. He
wished, il it were possible, that he
could forget to his dying day that he
had once been Republican. I'M
this he spoke the unanimous wish OF
the Republican Party.l
Porte Welch moved TO test the po-
Iitical character of the Convention
by a rising vote. He wanted to
know how many had heretofore
been Republicans and how many
Democrats. Motion lost. Welch
appealed, but the Chair considered
his appeala joke.
Porte Welch and Green +. Clark
were appointed to conduct the Chair
man TO his seat. Mr.. Lathrop re-
marked briefly and sat down.
The Committee on Resolutions re-
ported the following, which WAS
unanimously adopted as the
PLATFORM:
WHEREAS: Political parties ere
formed to meet public emerxeneies.
and when they have discharged the
duty which called them into being
they maj, become the means of sbns"ss !
- gsoss ~ thoee they were crgAnise0j
ta reform, now
WHkRRAr: 10th the oll political
parties having discharged me vealtS