Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1874-03-05
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last week. Mr.. G. +. Whiting, DEM
ocrat, temporary chairman, IN stat
ing the object of the meeting with
eommendab!e candor, said il was to
redeem the State and country FROM
the thralldom OF Republican rule.
Committees on Permanent Organi1
cation and Credentials, each consist
ing Of one member from each Cott
gressi0nal District were appointed
For this 10th Dist, S. Harmed, of
Keokuk, aud J. Nj. Randall of Waps
clio, We're chosen.
Afternoon, committee on Resolu-
tions was chosen, Including II. Il.
Harbour BEN. of AEairaska
Senatos Mitchell, of Polk Co., was
chosen Us permanent Chairman os
Convention. Sam Evans, editor OF
the Ottunwa Copperhead was select
ed to represent this Congressional
District as u Vice President.
Rail Road Harbour, tDem. was
called out, and said some queer
things, among Others, that "Oid
parties are corrupt. IN the leaders
exists sufficient corruption to destroy
this great Republic. | don't think
the Democrats can Claim anything
over the Republicans they have,
hand in hand, plundered the treas
ury. A large number of the present
Republican leaders were ten years
ago copperheads.'
He did not say how many OF
those copperheads are nov leaders
IN the A. NJ. party.
J. w. Dixon said the Republican
party has saddled Us with hundreds
OF millions Of war debt. Not one in
ten of the farmers wives have had
a silk dress purchased since their
marriage. We earn money enough,
but General Government and State
Government expenses eat up all the
profits. The object of this conven-
ton was to secure to farmers their
profits.
Committee reported 81 counties
represented. Number Of delegates
414. Those present from Marion
county were: Democrdts-J. l.. Me-
Cornack, j. NJ. Brouo, Jos. Porter,
Il. j. Anderson, q. I. Clark /;
Rsoubticasas u. S. Shaw, a, y. Lucas,
s. Breckenridge.
Tom. Claggett, Sam. Evans, Ed.
Campbell, Dan. Finch, L. O. Walk
er, Bill. Smith, j. NJ. Shelby, John
Mccormack, John Irish, and host
Of others of that ilk were there as
delegates, and all erawled in except
Irish.
On the State Central Committee Of
nine, II. n. Gates, Of Jasper, repre-
sent5 this District.
The Central Committee for this
Congressional District is composed
OF j. n. Dixon, of Mahaska, Chair
man; r. @. Walker, of Davis; A..
G. Reynolds, Of Appanoose; j. NJ.
Humphrey, of Monroe S. B. Evans,
of Wapello; S. Harmed, Of heokuk /;
G. A. Clarke, Of jasper.
How many farmers do We find on
the above committee Let ns see
first, however, who are not farmers {:
Walker is Democratic editor,
Bloomfield Democrat; McCorGack,
editor Marion Go. Democrdt; 7; Evans,
editor Oltumwa COpperAead; Clarke,
tcalIed at home Missouri BUSH
whacker, editor Newton Liberdt and
Democratic Ssatinet; Harmed, late
Democrat Co. Treasurer. Here We
have six Democrats, not farmers.
Dixon is Il late Republican, but
whether he is plow boy or not, we
do not know. The remaining two
may be farmers and may be Demo-
cratic lawyers for aught we know.
The Central Committee for this
Judicial District il thus made up !:
Liston McMillen, Of Mahaska; j. f.
Benjalnine, Of Jasper; John Coma
way, Of Poweshiek III. Scofleld, Of
Washington; III. u. Lucas, Of Mari
on; II. +. Rateliff, of Jefferson 3.
Harmed, Of Keokuk.
On this unimportant committee
there are probably some farmers.
Convention adjourned after adopt
ing the following
PLATFORN.
In order TO define our position, we
In convention assembled, submit to
candid public, as the basis Of
our political action the following res.
olutions:
/. That the primary object OF a
free Republican government Is the
proper protection Of persons and
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