The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1874-07-09
REPUBLICAN STATE con.
vENT1ON.
Grand Assemblagc or Delegates
Nomination and Platform -
Harmony and Enthusiasm.

Grand Assemblagc OF Delegates
/ Nomination and Platform :.
Harmony and Enthusiasm.
The twentv-frst annual Iowa Re
publican Convention met in Des
Moines, at IL a. m, on "Wednesday
lst inst, with large attendance
Hon. John II. Gearof Burlington, was
made temporary Chairman. ]. w
Shannon,of Clayton, and John Mahin
of Muscatine, were elected temporary
Secretaries. Upon assuming the
Chair Mr.. Gear said: 81 thank you
for this honor. One week ago TO-DAY
a convention was held in this hall and
its Chairman telegraphed that the
old parties were dead. | think No.
vember will prove that his party is
dead. Twenty years ago our party J
was founded, and we point with pride
TO its record. To you, gentlemen is
delegated the task of forming a plat.
form and the nomination Of candi.
dates. l know you will perform that
duty well. Our majority will be suf-
fcient to satisfy the State aod to
warn the nation that Iowa Republi-
can SIN is not dead.'
The regular committees named
were as follows:
Credentidls-First District, G. A.
Henry: Second, Alex. Clark; Third,
A. B. Ecker; Fourth, L. E. Smith;
Fifth, S. A. Knapp; Sixth, Val Men.
del; Seventh, J. f. Williams; Eighth,
c. c. Platter; Ninth, w. S. Vestal
On Permipeat Organization =
First, A. H. Nichols; Second, H. D.
Sherman: Third, ID. w. Bruckhart,
Fourth, C. w. Cialkson; Fifth, J. n
w. Rumple; Sixth, J. F. Greenleei
Seventh, w. S. DUNCAN; Eighth, E.
F. Smith; Ninth, ]. ID. Hunter.
State Central Coamittee-First. J
G.. Newbol1; Second, Geo. C. Her.
berling; Thirl, A. NJ. Nav; Fourth,
NJ. II. Parron Fifth. A. J. Wood
Sixth. II. w. Gleason Seventh, b
F. Murray Eighth, J. X. Powers;
Ninth, w B. Mayes.
On Resolutioos-First, I. NJ. Clark
Second, w. NJ. Potter; Third, NJ. c.
Woodruff; Fourth, r. w. Mcbride
Fifth, S. AZ. Finch; Sixth, A. II. Ham
ilton Seventh. J. S. Clarkson
Eighth. John Y. Stone; Ninth, Geo
ID. Perkins.
After usual announcement. the con.
vention adjourned till p. m.
AFTERooN.
The convention reassembled at
p. m. The Committee on Credentials
reported six hundred and four dele.
gates present. Permanent officers
were selected as follows: Chairman,
Theodore Guelich, Des Moines coun-
ty; Vice Presidents, First District,
S. S. Sample, of Lee !; Second, John
Mexican, Of Jones; Third, Col. ID. B.
Henderson, Of Dubuque; Fourth, Eli
as Jessup, of Hardin Fifth, w. G.
Thompson,o of Linn; Sixth, B. G. Bow
en-, OF Marion; Seventh, Ed. Hall, of
Warren Eighth. Frank Davis, of
Adams; Ninth, A. r. Smith, of Dick
inson.
THE NOMINATIONS.
Josiah l.. Young, for Secretary oil
State, and Vim. Christy, for Treashr-
er, were nominated by acclamation
B. r. Sherman was nominated by
a large majority on the first ballot for
Auditor.
David Secor, of Winnebago, was
nominated on the third ballot for
Register of State Land Office.
M. G. Cuts, of Mahaska, was
nominated on The first ballot for At
torneY General.
+. j. Holmes, of Jackson, was nom
mated on first ballot for Clerk of Su.
preme Court.
John S. Runnels, Of Polk, was nom
mated on first ballot for reporter o
Supreme Court.
Geo. c. Heberling, of Jackson, wa.
elected Chairman of State Centra
Committee. The Committee on
RESOLUTIONS
then made the following repor
through Waldo NJ. Potter, of Daven
port, which was agreed upon unani
mously by the Committee.
The representatives of the Repub
lican party of the State of Iowa il
Convention assembled, adopt the fol
lowing platform of principles.
Resoteed, First, that the policy 0
the Republican party in relation t,
finance, has afforded the people no
only safe, sound and popular curren
cy of equal and uniform worth il
every portion of our common coun
try, but has likewise greatly improv
ed the credit of the country at hom
and abroad. We point with pride /
its record and accomplishments i
this regard, and while reaffirmng tn
policy announced by the party in tn
national conventions of '6S and '7s
and triumphantly endorsed by tn
people at the polls-a policy which
while contributing TO the public cred
| it, has also enhanced the individus
and collective prosperity of tn
American people. We favor sue
Legislation as shall make nation,
banking free to all, under just an
equal laws based upon the polio
of specie resumption at such time
as is consistent with the ma. erial an
industrial interests of the country, /
the end that the volume of currenc
may be regulated by the nations
laws of trade.
Second, That we reaffirm the d,
. clara,ion of the Republican nations
platform of ~ in favor of the pa,
ment by the government OF the Uni
ed States of all its obligations in a
cordance with both the letter and Il
spirit OF the laws under which SUE
obligations were issued, and we d
clare that, in the absence of any e
press provision to the contrary, Il
e obligations of the government VIII,
: issued and placed upon the marke