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.MAxWELL's CONVENTION
The Anti-Gear, Assistant
Democratic State Con.
ventiOn.
Especial Dispatch to the State Register

Especial Dispatch TO the State Regiscr.l
OsKALoosA, Iowa, Aug. 3O.-The
Temperance Convention organized
here to-day, by electing J. A Parvin,
of Muscatine, President, and Mrs.
Pittman, of Des Moines, and J. A..
Young, of Linn, Secretaries.
1t was q curious convention, being
composed of forty-four men and an
indefinite quantity of women and
children. The men were mostly wild
zealots of benevolent intentions, and
a few specimens of strong practical
sense. The women were mostly pref
lty, and even the woman suffragists
looked wise. Ridenour, Mccormack.
Ballingall, and one or two other dele
gates to the Democratic State Con-
yention, came down from Marshall
town to-day, and were lookers-on
here. One of them says he voted in
the temperance convention and did
all he could to make it success. con-
sidering this the next best thing to
the nomination Of Irish.
The Convention adopted without
dissent, the long platform which
touches on other subjects than tenn
pcrance. The eighth resolution, ROW
ever, which favors women suffrage in
the interest of temperance, gave rise
to breezy and scalding little fight.
The resolution was finally adopted
by large majority.
| Senator Il. B. Kephart, Of Linn
county, was nominated for Governor.
But the Senator made speech for.
bidding the use of his name. His
/ connection with the Western College
he said, was such that he could mo-
make the canvass. Then, too, hi
thought the time scarcely ripe for tht
formation of a Prohibition party
He argued that John p. Irish would
get some support from bad elemen
!, in the Republican partys and if h,
: could weaken it still further by get
ting a temperance candidate nomi
] mated, and draw away some Of thu
best element, then Irish might hope Il
: conquer what was left. With singu
: lar Inconsistency Kephart concluded
by pledging his services to the prohi
bition party. Kephart having with
drawn, DIR. Elias Jessup was unani
. mously nominated for Governor, an,
t he signified his acceptance.
3 The question of other State officer
then came up. and Judge Maxwell
| offered the following:
l Resolved, That this Convention
D ratify the nomination of Frank Camp
r bell for Lieutenant Governor, Jane
. G.. Day for Supreme Judge, and Cal
G Won Coelln for Supt. Public Instruc
J. ton.
G Mr.. Beatty attacked the resolution
c saying that Won Coelln was not
s Temperance man, but decoy on til
: Republican ticket to catch the Ger
man vote. Other delegates defendc
Van Coelln and avered that he was
+. true Temperance man. After consid
Q cradle debate the resolution was lai
II on the table, and it was decided t
d nominate no other candidates.
y An effort was made to prevent tn
women delegates, who cannot vote 8
It the polls, from voting on the questio
of nomination in the Convention. Th
motion was disagreed to, and tn
}, ladies voted.
81 Arrangements was made to rails
j. funds and it was decided to carry o
n an active campaign and make siron
" effort to defort to defeat Gear. Som
: of the delegates refused to agree
this and were earnestly opposed
3 any political action.
The old State Central COMMITTEE
with Judge Maxwell atthe head, W,
reelected.
Il Now then GAN promenade.-Gea
q Irish, Jessup and Stubs.