Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1874-02-19
DELEGATES.


Allen Short, Dallas township.
A. B. Lyman, Liberty.
j. NJ. Brous, Perry.
j. s. Shaw, Washington.
III. ID. Lucas, Union.
Jas. Porter, Lake Prairie.
VIM. M. Stone, Knoxville.
Levi Carruthers,
w. X. Rouze, Clay.
ALTERNATRs.
]. L. Mccormack, Knoxville TIP.
Sam'l Breckenridge,
James Mathews,
G.. T. Clark, Lake Prairie.
III. Neyenesch,
Henry Lindsay, Washington.
Dan'l Sampson,
James Pendroy, Summit.
Wesley Jordan, Pleasant Grove.
Mr.. Jordan was objected to, as not
in sympathy with the Anti-Monop
oily party, but Gov. Stone vouched
for the Jordans.
Gov. Stone and Maj Anderson ap-
pealed to the convention long and
| ! earnestly ed Het 70 ignore that DEM
ocratic element which opposed
the Grange ticket and support
ed the Independent ticket last fall.
II. NJ. McCully and John Steuben-
ranch, of Pella, were mentioned
among the men whose help they
must have. One-third Of the vote
OF Lake Prairie township, which
should have been with them last fall
was given to the Independent ticket.
That element must be conciliated and
united with the Anti-Monoply party.
1t could and must be done. Success.
depended in great measure upon 1t.
| Gov. Stone proposed that nine
more alternates be selected; and q
motion to that effect prevailed. He
then moved that Major Anderson, OF
Knoxville, and John SteuDenrauth,
Of Lake Prairie, be chosen as two Of
the nine additional alternates. Car.
ried.
Il +. M. Edwards, Of Franklin, va.
named. ID. G. Foster objected bu
n Mr.. Edwards was elected. Tnos
Ball, of Franklin, Jno. Everett, o
Polk, III. Willis, of Summit, j. Nc
Corkle, of Dallas, M. w. Yowell, o
Red Rock, and Stephen sayer, wer'
added.
About halfthe persons In the hous'
went out, and Gov. Stone moved tt
adjourn. Chair suggested that there
was a resolution to come before thu
Convention. The following present
ed by G.. w. Harsin, was read ane
and adopted:
u WHEREAS, The action Of the
leaders of both Republican and Dem
ocratic parties for the past few years
has demonstrated the necessity OF {
change I'm the law making power o
the country, and whereas we firmly
believe that the organization OF
New Party will be the most efectua
method Of making said change
therefore,
Resotred, That we do pledge oul
earnest support and cooperation tt
the Anti Monopoly party OF Iowa sc
long as we shall be satisfied that its
leaders are working for the good 0
the whole people and not for any
particular class corporation or Mo
nopoly.
\ Mr.. Marsh moved that q Contra
Committee of five be appointed m
wanted the Anti Monopoly party Il
! have head--some authority Il
call q convention. Governor Ston'
said this was not the prope
. time for the appointment Of a Cen
traI Committee, and wished to post
p0ne the matter till another conven
i, ton. Mr.. Anderson said that severa
n Central Committees had been ap
, pointed last fall, but he thought tina
one of them-the DemOcratic-woul'
, have no occasion to call convention
. soon. He moved to lay Marsh
motion upon the table. Mr.. Mars
urged his motion. Mr.. Robinso
, said there would be no difficulty j
calling convention at any time.
could be called by "Many Citizens,
? as this one and others had beer
]. The vote was taken on Anderson
' motion to table. Division called fol
J. the farmers generally voting wit
Marsh, but Stone, Anderson d O.
: succeeded in defeating them by Il
}. bling Marsh's motion.
: The appointment Of committe
: at this time had not been provide
for in laying out the work OF II
: Convention; besides the old polit
:. clans wanted the thing left In sue
eI ohona fhof fhay could InanaOA