River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1877-07-05
IOWA REPUBLICANS.
Proceedings of the state Conventio
Dea MOines.

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Des MOines.
Associated Press Report from Des Moines, june I'D
The Republican convention met at 10
a. m. Hon. James T. Wilson, temporary
chairman. stated there would be no dis
sension in the convention, but the Iowa
standard of Republicanism would not be
lowered or its flag trailod in the dust.
After the appointment of committees, adj
iourned until 2 p. m. The following is
the committee on resolutions: First dis
trict, Frank Haitian Des Moines county;
second district, E. s. Bailey, Clinton;
third district, II. C. Bules, Winneshiek
county; fourth district, S. c. Patterson,
Loyd county; fifth district, F. w. McClen-
Ian. Linn: sixth district. VIM. Stone,
Marion seventh district, j. H. Clarkson,
Polk: eighth district, VIM. McGill, Union;
ninth district, Geo. ID. Perkins, Wood
bury.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The convention met again at 2 o'clock
and elected Hon. James +. Wilson per-
manent chairman, and proceeded immed-
lately to ballot for governor. Hon. John
H. Gear, of Burlington, received 494 votes
on the informal ballot, large majority,
and plurality of all cast. On the first
formal ballot he received over 500 votes
and was Immediately declared nominated,
amidst great enthusiasm. Hon. Frank l..
Campbell, of Jasper county, was nominal
ed for lieutenant governor. When the
nominations were announced for supreme
Justice, the present incumbent, Chief
Justice Day, was almost unanimously
called for by the counties. Prof. Van
Coellin was nominated for superintendent
of public instructions. The committee
on resolutions reported the following res
olutions:
THE PLATFORM:
First-That the United States of America is
a nation and not league; that by the COM
bined workings of the national and state gov
ernments the rights of every citizen should be
| everywhere secured, and the failure TO secure
! them is criminal neglect.
Second-The Republican party has done a
work of preservation of the government to
] which the nation owes its life, and the work
of the Republican party is unfinished.
Third-the permanent pacification OF the
South and complete protection to all citizens
| i'm the free enjoyment of all their rights is a
duty to which the Republican party stands sa-
credly pledged The power to provide for the
/ enforcement of the principles embodied in the
recent constitutional amendments is YES
! ted by the amendments in congress.
! and we declare it TO be the solemn obligation
/ of the legislative and executive departments
4 Of the government TO put in immediate and
vigorous exercise of all their constitutional
powers for removing any just causes of dis
content on the part of any class and for securing
to every American citizen complete liberty
and exact equity in the exercise Of civil, pol
/ itical and public rights. To this end we i'm
pcratively demand OF congress, and OF the
chief executive, courage and fidelity To these
duties which shall not falteru until the results
are placed beyond dispute or recall.
\ Fourth-The public credit should be sacred
/ ly maintained, and all obligations of the gov
! eminent honestly discharged, and that we
/ favor the early attainment of a currency con-
vertible with coin, and therefore advocate the
gradual resumption of specie payments by
continuous and steady steps.
Fifth-Thc silver dollar having been the legal
unit of value from the formation of the Fed
eral government until '73 the laws under
which its coinage was suspended, should be
repealed at the earliest possible day and silver
made, with gold, a legal tender for the pay
ment Of all debts, both public and private
4 We also believe that the present volume OF
f currency should be maintained until the wants
4 of trade and commerce demands its further con
! traction.
FIGHTING OVER FIREBRANDS.
The other resolutions are local in char
] acter At the conclusion of the reading
a resolution endorsing the president and
Y his policy was offered by Mr.. Cresly as an
4 amendment to the first resolution. This
created an Undesirable uproar, and was
received with a tumult in which were
u mingled cheers, protests and misses. The
chair ruled the resolution out as not be
/ ing german to the subject, and said it
4 would secure the results asked for in the
third resolution of the report of the com
mittee. The resolutions as presented by
d bo too xr-oc fhat adosafaH flor
\ this all the rest of the resolutions of the
committee were adopted. Mr.. Quito OF
Mahaska, offered the following resolution
Resolved That the so-ealled Southern
4 policy which has been inaugurated and pur-
/ sued by the present national administration is
in accord with the principles of the Republic
/ can party.
4 This was received amid general tu-
multi Mr. Beardsley of Des MONIES
county moved If be referred to the COM
mittee on resolutions. Mr.. Merriam OF
/ KeOkuk county moved amid great ex-
/ element, that the resolution be tabled.
/ Adopted by about a three-fourths vote.
/ The committee on resolutions to whom
had been referred the amendments to the
resolutions at stage returned with the
/ recommendation that the amendments
referred to be indefinitely postponed.
| The following resolution, supplementary
! to the platform, was introduced after a
debate of few minutes, and adopted by
a decided majority:
Res0l,ed, That we are i'm favor OF the rigid
/ enforcement OF our present prohibitory liquor
1 law and amendments thereto that will render
/ its provisions more effective in the suppress
1 sion of intemperancc.
The convention then adjourned.