, 1877-08-30
Jotu r. Irish Calmly Consents
to Lend tile Doomed
Minority.
They Declare for the Early Repeal Of
the Resumption ACT.
Demand the Reconciliation OF
the Silver Dollar.
And Would Have No Contraction of
the areeuhaok Currency.
Progress Of the Workingmen's Movement
IN Ohio.
IOWA.
IOWA DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.

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IOWA DEMOCRATIC CoNvESf1oN.
Special DfspatcA 10 7ne Tribune.
1fARsnALLTouN, H., Aug. 20.-Tho Demo-
erattc state Convention to-day wns small II,
numbers but excellent In rcrsonncl The Moss
Backs were not present. Ont Of delegation o!
473 but 100 were present, representing u coun-,
ties OF The 100 In the State. ftaycs' policy was
the only theme Of discussion, and how to fndorso
IL without lndossing him Was the question. and
created more than two hot,rs' consultation by
tic Committee on Platform. D. u. Finch,
Chairman of the Convention, struck the keynote
by declaring II was not Hayes policy but tho
fundamental principle of thu Democracy before
uaYcs was born. The Convention accepted tho
assertion and put It III tho platform.
l.. L. Ainsworth, F. Heinz, Z. y. Fean, and
]. Van Meter threw
FlRKnnAHp
into the Convention IN minority report Il an
amendment to tho platform In layor Of
repeal Of the rrohibltory liquor law aud enae.-
nlent Of llrensc Inv, which caused much cx-
cttetnent, and for the time row Was imminent,
hut Judge Campbell made pacific speech, nnA
the minority report was adopted. Whcntteuholc
platform was adopted without dissent.
rnE TIcKEr
nominated IL the first III n.auy year1 not pre-
vioaisIy prepared by the ring leaders, The
nomination Of Irish for Governor was surprise
to him and the Convention, and ho
rendered thanks with marked emotion.
Judge Doarlmau, for Supreme Judge.
Is q prominent lawyer here OF high
position, chiefly known "a tho prosecutor OF
railroads for damages. @. ". Cutisou, for
Superintendent Of Public Instruction, is highly
educated, las good executive ability, anil IS an
excellent nominee, but viii fall abort u, 100.
The Democratic campaign Is TO bc run on tho
Hayes policy and q license platform.
THE rH0CEEDTEOs.
To tia tristsra Asscefass6 PFtA.
MAnsnALLrowN, IN. Aug. M.-the Demo-
cratic State Conyention was called TO order by
Committee, At II O'Clock. A Temporary. organ
Izaton was effected BY the election of j. z.
Cook, Of Jasper County, aa4Chairinan, and T.
9. Walker, Of pavts County, and col: ". ".
Mr.. Cook, on tnklug the chalr, thanked the
| Convention, and trusted the party would Sc
!ect only INQUEST and pure men Tor tho offices;
fo sa'd the great issue q to-day IS reform, anu
poncnt OF reform. He advised tho Convention
TO inlorse him. aad stand by his first sseps to-
| ward real reform.
Committees OF Credentials and Permanent
] UrganlzatIor, and Resolutions, were appointed.
| Tho following u the Committee on Resolutions:
El Campbell, Jefferson County; Fred Hines, Of
ssGts VI Msse4 s oa Il Ii 4 q s Eoyst's
Linn; +. Il. Gtbhs, Of Atabaska; 8. J. GIlpLu, ol
Madison; D. al. Harris, Of Harrison; E. D.
efHns Thss s ssa,s Central Committee Is .s fol,ws:
ond, A. Il Mccoy, Of Clinton; Third, T.. Medary,
oi Alatnakeci Fourth, 4. I. Roberts, ,of uar1Ln;
Ftftt1, I: q. k!nne, q Iamai sl1ah, ]. Il. Me.
Polk; Eighth, \. c. Redenour, Of Page; Ninth,
h. 8, Wgbb, Ut bUpnc,
RESOLUTIONS.
On motion OF ktnne, VI Tama, all the rcso-
lutions were ordered referred To committee
| without debate.
| PERMANENT ctIAInXAN.
The Committee ou CREDENTIALS reported sixty.
four counties represented BY a3 delegates:
man, who, III extended remarks, ,arratgncd tho
Republican party For all tho evils now on the
country, and t1cnied that tho Southern policy
belonged to President Hayes, but was principle
Of tho Democratic party before he waa born.
| TnoMlAITloN.
Mr. Atneworth reported that tho Committee
on resolutions hat agreed upon every question
beft,ra them, except tl,at of the present pro-
mtttec favored no declaration on this 1ucst!ou,
willie 1 minority OF four members Of tue Com
misteo on Resolutions reported The following:
Rtan!rff, That "e fs'oF q repeal Of the present
Ptohfbitnty Ltqunf law, uhd Tho enactment fur =
judiclons license Instead, al money derived iron,
ths license to 80 10 the scaonl fund of the State.
Mr.. Irlab suggested that tho resolution be
postponed until the platform was considered.
| ter wcra also made, but wcFc all ruled out of
| order hy tho Chair, and the Convention prutced-
ed to discuss the minority Export Vi the co1-
lnittte. ..
lowed between l}lonm Of .Johnson, pcrry ol
Mouroc, Campbell Of Jefferson, IIAtrts Ut liaIr.
kon, Irish Of Jnhnsou, AlnsWoEth Of Allasuakse,
AMI many others. 4
excitement. an,l was suddenly GUIDED by the de-
t,,ar,l for the previous question.
Tho mtuvrisy report WAS then adopted-yeas,
2oi; nays, 7.
M: Irish offered tho following, which was
upaniEnously adopted:
Rt.o!rsa. THAI in the opinion Of shs Democracy
% seetsa rs:peesss!s 't rlessieas nj Sics:
President 1t The last election.
TIN PLATFORM
~ adopted BY tho Convention is "a followss
cess:a9s :..:%Ss {b.s; u s, % % t;ss !.
1uis; ths supssmssy of e,ii ese; miitssy power; w
eltissn. bsofe lbs iaw; opposition to liz giaatInv
by the General Government Of subsidies 10 any cor
pa aseoaa~Tae % ac.trueton M of % tno iadu.tsy Of Tho
country and tho pauperlsm Of labor are tho tnsyl.
tabIe fIu!s Ut vicious laws apsesed hs tho Rspub"
|
IAlfd-Thal n n,eaus Of relieving tha Distress
Cd potllon Of lac community anu Ithovtu. Tho
great sringsucy complained Ut In b4sn,c4s elfclcs,
W. dcmund ths lmu4u4iats repeal VI tho bpecle-
| Resumption act, 49,.
Fuarh-Thxt we den0pnco a. A Outrage upon
the ii4hts of tic people the enactment of the lte.
! publican mcssuTt dsn9nettxiHx sllfeE. aud de-
! mAnA inc puss44s Of law which shall restote TO
| eilyet it, monetary power.
| Ei(iA-That we favor ths fetontion ~of green
back currency, and declare Aga,u.s any further
coulsacft1a aad We arc IA fayuruf the s1bsltulion
1 Infr ri. ia f1RN Nut{n hHr
6txth-Ma congratulate tho country upon the &C.
reptaure br ths pres Administration Of ths cu1
statut1ouaa anI paeac pulley Vt local sell. govern.
mept In tue Sialco south 10 long Adsocaiel by the
Democratic party: aud WHICH hss brought pasce
and harmony to that secttou: aad In regard u tho
future bRAucl1l policy, III th1 language Of our ia
tioLal platform adopted tn thu New York Couvsn-
| eiua In 1HlJd. we urge,
| Sfrsath-Paymept OF tho public debt Of the
United States ~ rapidly ~ practicable. All money
drawn from the people BY tA1stton. a1sspt - mara
~ IL requisite for tho Necessities Of The AoteEA'
| 1nent IcnlIT sdmln1.taF being buAcstlY