The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-08-14
3 - DE- - n = q rhrh NJ.
The iowa Farmers State
Convention.
Their Ticket and Platform.
Pennsylvania Republican
State Convention.
Great Storms in the East.
Railroads Washed Away.

DEs MONIES, Aug. l3.-The Anti Mon
opOly State Convention met at lnA
and was called to order by NJ. j.. Deyine
X. K Harber, of Mahaska, was chosen
temporary chairman and VI. Radcliffe. of
jefferson, and u. o. Walker. of Davis
Secretaries. A committee on resolutions
was appointed, composed of the following
persons: }. Z. Harnish c. Adcock. J \
Rush, f. NJ. Wilson, j. W. Cummings
Ed Campbell Samuel Linnett and II, "
l4athrop.
After the presentation and reading of a
number of resolutions, the convention ad-
journed until P. NJ.
The convention met at the appointed
hour The committee on credentials re-
ported that delegates from the following
counties had presented credentials and
were entitled to seats: Adair Buchanan.
Cass, Clark, Clinton, Crawford. Dallas
Davis, Decatur, Delaware, Guthrie, Har-
din, Henry, Jasper, jefferson, Keekuk.
Lee, Madison, Mahaska. Marion Monroe "ne'
Mills, Muscatine. Page Polk, Powesheik
Scott, Story, Van Buren, Wapello, Wash
ington, Wayne, Webster, The list en-
braces about onethird of the counties in
the State
The following were made permanent of
lcers OF the convention President. FL,
W. Lathrop, of johnson county Vice
Presidents, J. W. Hanson, of Henry. NJ.
J. Rholts, of Scott, j. T. Miller, of Hardin.
Il. Thornberg, of Dallas, J. E. Rule, of
Clark, Harvey Dunlavy, of Davis, David
GILL; of Buchanan, John Orator, of Mills !;
Secretaries, r. NJ Radclif, of Jefferson.
I. o. Walker, of Davis, James Laverty, of
Warren.
While waiting for report of Committee
on Resolutions, speeches were made by
Andrew Hostile, of Warren county. j. B.
Grinnell, of Poweshiek, Porter Welch. of
f.ahaSka, ?. j. Fisher, of Linn, and others.
An effort was made to ascertain the pohti-
cal complexion of the convention by ris-
ing vote, as to whether the delegates were
formerly Democrats or Republicans, but it
was defeated.
/ The onyention proceeded to ballot for
/ Governor Jacob q. Vale, of Van Buren
county, james Matthews, of Knoxville, ].
/ ". Dixon, OF Wapello, Andrew Hostile. OF
/ Warren, and Judge Claggett, of Lee. were
nominated The first ballot was made for
nal. ltresulted Vale, l2S; Hostile, los
| Matthews, Is Clagget. 6 Dixon 3.
I For Lieutenant Governor. Fred O'Don-
nell, OF Dubuque, NJ. j. Rohlfs. of Scott,
and r. r. Hhber. of Mahaska. were nom.
mated, Rohits and Harber declined thei1
nominations, and . Donnell was nominated
/ by accIamation.
B. }. Hail, OF Desmoines county. wa,
nominated by reclamation for Supreme
Judge.
Prof Piper of Delaware county. II, G.
Batkins, of Mills, and D. W. Prindle. O
Hamilton, were nominated for Sunerin
teudent Of Public Instruction, resulting
Prindle, 1877; Watkins, 33; Piper. i
Prlndle was declared the nominee Thi
completed the nominations.
BY order of the convention, all resolu.
tions offered were referred TO the commit
tee on resolutions without debate. Tba
committee reported the following plat
form, which was adopted unanimously am
without word of debate
/ WHEREAS, Political parties are formet
to meet emergencies, and when they hav
discharged the duty which called then
into being, they become the means o
abuses as gross as those they were organ
lied To reform. And
WHEREAS, Both the political partie
have discharged the obligations assumed A
their organization, and being no longe
pertinent as instruments for the reform O
abuses which have grown up in them. there
fore we deem it inconsistent TO attemu
to accomplish political reform bv act
ing with and in sucn organizations. There
fore.
Resotred, That we, in free convention. d
declare as the basis of our future politica
action
|. That, all corporations are subject I
legislative control
.. That those created by Congress shout
be restricted and controlled BY Congress
and that those under State laws should b
,, subject to the control, respectively. of tn
States creating them.
3. That such legislative control shout
be an express abrogati0n of the theory {
: the inalienable nature of chartered right,
and that it should be at all times so use
as to prevent the moneyed corporation
from becoming engines Of oppression.
1. That the property of ali corporation
should be assessed by the same officers am
taxed at the same rate as the propertv {
individuals
, 3. That the Legislature of Iowa shout
by law fix maximum rates of freight to h
, charged by the railroads of the Stat,
leaving them free to compete at lowe
rates.
!, 6. That we favor such notifications
: our banking system as will extend its be,
eits to the whole people, thus de
+ troying all monopoly now enjoyed by f;
n vored few
I, That we demand such general reyisic
of the present tariff laws as shall give l
q free salt, iron, lumber and cotton and woo
. en- fabrics and reduce the whole system
a a revenue basis only.
s. That we will not knowingly non
!, mate any bad men to office nor give pla,
! to persistent seekers therefor, but W
4 freely seek for ourselves competent of
GERS. as heretofore political leaders ha'
;, sought Office for themselves, and that v
: nominate only those known to be faithf
o and in symathy with these declaration
: and will at all the polls repudiate auy ca
didate known to be unfit or incompeten
Fl 9. That we demand the repeal of tt
n back salary law and the return to Il
l. United States treasury of all m0nt
Hereunder received by members of Il
,e last Congress; and for members of the pr
D. sent Congress we demand a repeal of Il
N law increasing salaries and the fixing of
Is lower and more reasonable compensate,
n. tor public officers, believing that until 4
e, publlc debt is paid and the public burde
> lightened, the salaries of our public Sc
Is wants should be more in proportion to t
i. rewards of labor in private life.
IN 10 That we are opposed to all futu
o grants of land to railroads or corporation
z and believe that the public domain shou
be held sacred to actual settlers and are
he favor of law by which each honorabIy d
er or charged soldier or his heirs may use su
: discharged in any government land off
oe in full payment tor a quarter section
~ ~ unappropriated public land.
~ ~ II. That public officers who betray tn
pledges or trusts are unworthy of renew
% confidence, and those who criminally tri
x.,;th nuhlia funds rnust ba ,,,,r:.b aJ