, 1877-07-03
IOWA REPUBLICANS.
a History Of the Proceedings Con-
neuted with tho Matter,
Anti."Pol1cy" Men Attempt to Entrnp
the Convention.
But Their Vaccinations Result In Utter
Failure,

But Their Vaccinations Result In Utter
Failure,
Erteta, corretrondenes cJ IN Tttbtns
Dra Mafxts, Ia., July $50 unwasranteA 10 the
ptrvcs*,nn Of facts In relation TO tho ncsfon Of tic
Republican state Convention, held here, 10 felA.
t1on TO the Presidents Southern policy, and 80
false ure tho conclusions drawn thereffom BY pa
pcrs throughout The country, that = concise and
true statement OF tho proceedings seems nscss-
sarJ that the party may be act right
Prior to the Convention. # WAS understood hy all
delegates, and especially by the candidates, that
the Policy question WAS 10 he
K4iT OUT or rnK CONTENTION.
I. WAS 40 understood and agreed by The cnmmiltrc
Platform. Tho candidates. howcsof. know
ing The division Ut sentiment and tho rad
tcat nature Of Tho party. panned
to hare the nominations made before the platform
was prescnted, fearing thai some hot-hoadeJ dete-
gate might throw bomb into tho Convention which
would make trouble. Thay werc not mistaken.
Under the common understanding, Ill was peace
and harmony In tho Convention until the
platform whs read. James r. VIII
run, Of Jefferson County, Temporary Chair
man, and nuthor Of tho platform, an antl-pollty
man. eonnsclcd letting the roltcT alonc. James
Wilson, Of Tah>a Comfy. Permanent Chairman. q
Policy man, advised the same. When tho reading
DE Inc FlAtLGFW WIS EuuCHuEus D. Va kf0eUy. or
Clayton County. with lcer In his eye, nrosc and
offered the following ~ substitute for ths second
resolution:
'.Gtsolrtd. Thst we have confidence In tho absl-
lty md integrity At President Hayes. anu p!edFe
hin y, In carrying ont the pFp
The Chair decided 1t wns not gprmano to the sub
tccl, md could moi be entertained.
Mr. croehy then otlcredt ~ substitute for the
tilir! resolution, and tbs Chair again ruled II ont
1t .hls juncturo, ex.Atsorncy- General II. E.
Cuts,
AN ANT1-roLrcr MAN,
With tmfle Of sarcasm written al ovsr his fnce.
ollrrcd, substitute for Afr. CEosbys substtaie
Ah Amcndment to lhe third resolution, ~ follows:
that the o.entlcd Southern policy merits and dc.
seryss tho approval Of the Republican party Of
lntsanty delegate In front Of .Mr. Cults s,oro
:nl moved to adjourn, md Unlisted on recognition
rhere M ar wcrc several delegates on their eh.trr,
s hou"s Il sS "Sep s ~ ss'' 'n'
to osaar Shs suo.t @oop
vas pending, and Insisted On bis mutton being
rEe rie. chasf decided that motion to adjourn WAS
always In order: and that Mir. cutss' mutton was
Tot cr1nant to the snbtrct-m matter OF The fcaola.
tlcn Il he woua put It Id proper shspe the Chair
NJ: cntts stepped to tho platform .nd changed
:. And that We believe tho .o-ca,led Southern
policy OF tho Executive will result in accomplish
Ing the purposes herein Gnumera,ed.'
AMEND M ss q q H. ~ n o T.
"wlLL NOT ACCoMpL1sM," ETc.
Dr. Deasdsloy, OF burlington. mounted = chslr,
amid great com11otois, and moved 10 refer both
amendments to the Committee on 1fosoiutanA
Early in the Convention. M.. D.. V. t:oulay, OF
Dubuque bad offered resolution that all sesola.
tih,Is ahOnll he referred 10 tho EuHin1teo On keA.
plationa without 1rbatc; which wa na,cnled by
Mr. Cults to luetudu MI resolatIons offered bofote
that Committee made lts sclnEt aud. ~ amended,
WAS adopted
Endrr this rule. tho (:lalf decided that Tho
amendments OF Asssts cntts and McHutt worn
properly before the convention.
motion Was i'ado 10 lay theln both on TIT
Table
lht chhlf uec1dea lnht tne motion woald carry
WIN IL ths ofiR;nal RESOLUTION:
oaNSh +; = tleon came 70 Inc rescue oJ moving
l" suape'a IN lu!es, so taa.
HEFERkNcA NIGHT nE uAD;
which wns ado1bed " unanimous so.s. and The
ah"ndMe.t. wcse leIesfed, aud tho COMMITTEES to.
Acn, VIA lhsttncAohs 70 fepott tmnssdlsts!y-
ward from Llu Convention, and Rdupted; when tho