New-York tribune., 1874-06-25
GENERAL POLITICAL NE WS.

IOWA ANTI-MONOPOLY CONVENTION.
THE NAME "INpEPENDENTn ADOPTED FOR THE NEW
PARTY-A LIQUOR LICENSE RESOLUTION VOTED
DOWN BY A LARGE MAJoRITY-THE ADMINIsTRA-
TIoy OF PRESIDENT GRANT DENoUNCED-A sPE-
Gle BAsIs NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. FOR STATE
OFFICES.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRrBUSE.l
DEs MONIES June 24.-At the Antl-Monopo-
lists State Convention &c of the 100 counties OF te eo
were represented by delegates, numbering 29i IN ALL
many of them farmers though the politicians were ho'
absent. When the resolution fixing the name OF INC
new party as "The Independent" came before
the Convention, 1t was moved to amend py thc
substitution of "AntiMonopolists." This was op'
posed on the ground that 1T was unadyisabie
TO change the old name but the amendment was, over
whemipgly adopted. The questions Of the Liquor law
and OF specie payments were those on when the sha
est debates weIo h5G. stf0Dg attempt was made py
the Germans and their friends to pass resolution 70
the effect that the necessity of checking the ravages OF
inemnerance and the utter futity OF the Prohioory
In made expedient the passage OF license law; put
no arguments for personal liberty and no pouca con-
alterations could prevail over the Convention. 1he
License law voted down-240 to 236.
The resolutions adopted by the Convention denounce
the Administration Of Gen. Grant, declare that hfe'
liberty and happiness belong to all men without ois
tuction of race color nationality that the rights OF
the States to control their airs should be Kept In
violate that legislation affecting the social interests OF
tho peope IS unwse that the railroad legislation OF
the State wise and must be maintained The currency
resolution is as follows:
That the faith and credit OF the nation must be main
tanned nvioate that the public debt o whatever klnu
snold be paid strict accordance with the law under
winch il was contracted that overlssue OF paper
money is at variance with the principles OF sounu
financial policy, aud the circulation medium shouIu De
based upon its redemption III specie at the ear.es'
and its convertblity Into spccle eIu
ent nj the viii OF the holder and that supJect 70 ,Vs
II Ia the duty OF Congress so 10 proVue p
leglslatun that the volume or our 1oVe
ment currency shall at all tunes be aueQuate W 'o m
general business and commerce or the country au po
e0ually distributed among the several states'
Desperate efforts Swere made by the soft Money
men 10 lead the Convention astray from this resolution
TITS very much superior to the utterances OF the ihde
penden,s Of Illinois and Indiana, and 1t to the cred
of the Iowa Anti Monopoists that they adhered 10 H.
motion to strike out the auson to redemption IN specie
was laid on the table An amendment to substitute the
words as soon as il be done without injury 10 tne
country" for the words at the earliest practcaDie
day." was lost. a..
The nominees are David Morgan OF Mahanska Tor
Secretary Of State j. W. King for Auditor; j. ".
Barnes OF Des Mcnes for Treasurer; j. T. keatiy OF
Pottaw ottomie for Attorney General! Geo. W. Ban oi
Polk for Supreme Court Clerk and Rodarmel OF story
for Register OF the State Land Office.