The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1877-07-05
IOWA REPUBLICAN,.
Proceedings or the state COnyen.
llOn.-.Thc Nominations, Rcso-
lmliOns, etc.

Proceedings OF the State COnyes
tlOn.-.Thc Nominations, Rcss
luliOns, etc.
At ten o'clock last Wednestia
forenoon, June 2Ith, the largest pc
litical convention ever heard of i
Iowa, assembled In the Opera Hous
at Des Moines pursuant to the call q
the Republican State Central Commit
tee. A temporary organization wa
announced with Hon. Jas. +. Wilson
AS Chairman, who, on taking his seat
made short speech In which the rec
ord of the Republican party, the nee,
for its continuance, and the wisdom
and necessity of perfect harmony II
the deliberations and conclusions o
the body to whom he addressed him
self, were emphasized.
The Committees on Credentials
Permanent Orginazation and Resolu
tions we're then announced AS nomi
mated by the several District Caucuses
and confirmed by the Convention
The nominations, made in the sam,
manner, for State Central Commits,
were also accepted Hon. II. &, Carr
of Cedar, being the Committeeman
for the Second District.
Mr.. ID. b. Lucas, Of Des Moines
presented the petitions of seven thou
sand citizens of Iowa, asking some nc.
ton from the Convention on the sub
ject Of Temperance, which were re.
ferred to the Committee on Resolu.
tions- whereupon the Convention al.
journed until two o'clock p. NJ.
Upon re-assemhling, the report OF
the Committee on show.
ing that every county in Iowa was
represented, and that over nine hun
dred delegates were in attendance
was read and adopted.
The report of the Committee on
Permanent Organization was also
promptly adopted--the Convention
being thereby offieered as follows.
President-James Wilson, of Tama
Secretaries "A II. Neidig, of Mar
shall, W. V. Lucas, Of Cerro Gordo,
A. II. Chase, NJ. Z. Woodruff, Du-
huque, Chas. Linder'nan, Page.
e-presidents-J. s. Hurley, j.
Carskadden, J. .. Crosby, II. +.
Read, J. n. w. Rumple. Gen. J. b.
Weaver Francis Varga. VIM. HYDE.
Elijah Peake.
On taking the chair. President Will
son Tor "Tama Jim," as he is called
to distinguish him from James c.
made short speech which was en-
tirely unobjectionable as well az rather
tame.
John H. Gear, Buren, II. sherman
and Joshua q. Newbold We're then
presented to the Convention as cam
didates for Governor--the nominating
and seconding being done, and in
some cases twice done. with good
deal Of fire-cracker orstory. An in
formal ballot resulted: Gear. 4s6,
sherman, 2as: Newbold, 1863; Ed
Wright, d; Jas Wilson, 0. More than
a majority OF the votes having been
cast for Mr.. Gear, an effort was made
to elect by acclamation; bat objections
being made, formal tallot was or
xissei, i,sersAlASssg as SeAiCwA '5Aas sA05;
Sherman, si2; Newbold los; Wilson, 2
-whereupon the nomination Of John
H. Gear was made unanimous.
For Liutenant Governor, the names
Of Fnnk T. Campbell, Of Jasper,
relos Arnald Of Marshall, DIR. Van
Sandt ofPage. DIR. Hamilton Of Fayette
and Mr.. Strawn of Montgomery,
were placed before the Convention.
The first ballot was formal one and
resulted In no choice. The second
ballot resulted as follows: Arnold, 296;
Campbell, ,:,66; Van Sandt, 25: Hamil-
ton, IS;
Several candidates were placed in
nomination for Supreme Judge, but
before the ballot was announced,
counties began to change to Chief
Justice Day, the present incumbent.
and his nomination was made unani-
nous.
Prof VonCoeln, superintendent Of
Public Instruction, was renominated
by acclamation.
Mr.. Frank Hatton o. Burlington,
Chairman, then presented the follow
ing report of the Committee on Reso-
lutions:
Acting for the Republican party of
Iowa, by its authority and in its name,
this convention declares:
lst. That the United States of
America is nation and not league.
BY the combined workings Of the
national and State tegovernments. under
their respective constitutions. the
rights Of every citizen should be secUr-
Ell Mt home and protected abroad,
and the common welfare promoted.
Any failure on the part of either the
national or State government to use
every possible constitutional power to
afford ample protection to their cit
iZens, both at home and abroad, is a
criminal neglect Of their highest OBJ
legation.
2d. The Republican party has pre-
served the government to the second
century OF the nations existence, and
embodied the great truths spoken at
its cradle. THAT all men are created
equal. That they are endowed by
their Creator with certain inalienable
rights, among which are life, liberty
and the pursuit Of happiness. That
for the attainment of these ends
governments have been instituted
among men deriving their just powers
from. the consent Of the governed,
which consent IL evidenced by a ma
jority Of the lawful suffrages Of the
citizens determined in pursuance of
law Until these truths are recog-
nized by all and cheerfully obeyed,
the work of the Republican party Is
unfinished, and the Republican party
Of Iowa will stand by Its colors and
fight the good fight to the end.
Sd. The permanent pacification of
the southern sections, union and COM
plete protection of the citizens in the
free enjoyment of all their rights, Is
the duty to which the Republican
party stands sacredly pledged. The
power to provide for the enforcement
OF the principles embodied in the recent
constitutional amendments 10 vested
by these amendments in the Congress
of the United States, and we declare
it to be the solemn obligation of the