The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-06-19
STALWART IOWA.
Meeting Of the Republican State Conven-
tion-Great Enthusiasm and Harmony.
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| The State Republican Convention OF
Iowa, held in this city yesterday, was
the largest, most enthusiastic, and har.
monious ever held in the State, and
composed of the most prominent stall
wart members Of the party. Every
county in the State was represented,
except Dickinson, with two votes Over
1000 people were present. The Opera
House was packed, even on the large
stage, from which all scenery was re-
moved. The convention opened by
prayer by the Rev. I. s. Jenckes, of the
Episcopal Church, which was his first
invocation for Republicanism, he hay
ing been q Democrat until two, weeks
ago, when he was converted by the
Confederate .Brigadiers in Congress.
John N. Irwin, temporary Chairman,
sounded the Keynote of Iowa
Repubicanism when he said, "From
1879 we will go on to greater
victories in 1880, whether it be under
the leadership of that man of imperial
intellect, Roscoe Conkling, Or the model
fnancier of the world, John Sherman,
or the magnetic orator, James G. Blaine,
or that better yet silent man who is now
blowing his homeward way through the
China sea, Gen. Grant" At the name
OF, Grant the whole convention rose and
cheered and shouted for several minutes.
There was an effort made by Elder
Dr.R. Lucas to substitute prohibition
resolution, including wine and beer, for
the eleventh plank, as reported by the
committee, but it was tabled, the COM
mittee explaining that, after mature con-
ference, they had decided the question
was one to be removed entirely from par
tisan politics, and the record of the Re
publican party could not be mistaken on
the question. The Republican party of
Iowa will this year force the Democratic
party squarely on their war record, and
not allow it to mask itself behind a few
soldiers. rr@.1"
+ The convention assembled with ex.
Senator Harlan in the chair, Col John
Scott as Secretary, and an Assistant
Secretary from each Congressional dis
trict. The announcement of Senator
Harlan's name as Chairman was very
warmly applauded. He made fifteen
minutes speech, reviewing the issues of
the day, and was very radical in all his
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enthusiasm. One of his utterances was
this: History repeats itself, and 7 re-
member twenty years ago-more wildly
than you, because of your Junior years
that there was a sectional party that
located in the South, and that the
| Northern Democrats, if not cipher
were a tail to the Southern kite. Then
the Democrats, I well remember, had a
Douglas to breast the rebellious storm.
But does any Of you know q man that
stands as his representative to that
party now? No. There is none. Not
a Northern or a Western Democrat
1 stands out as successor. Twenty
years ago we were in no worse condi-
ton" .ea-aH @55 @t . @2&U -
Coy. Gear was renominated by accla-
nation, and without dissenting vote.
! Lieut.. Gov. Campbell was nominated
in the same way.
Both of the gentlemen were notified
of this nomination, and were brought
before the convention to address it.,
which they did in short and earnest
speeches. -t-f"
Judge Beck was renominated on the
third ballot for Judge of the Supreme
Court, and Mr.. Won Coelln was nomi-
mated by reclamation for Superintend-
ent of Public instruction.
The Committee on Platform, the
Hon. James F. Wilson, Chairman, sub
mitted the following report, which was
adopted without amendment:
The Republican party OF Iowa, in convention
assembled declares:
! 1. The United States of America is nation,
not league This is the doctrine of the con-
slitution, confirmed by the result of the War
of the Rebellion. The Democratic party de-
MES this, and opposes to it the doctrine of
States rights, which includes the power of q
State to dissolve its connection with the Union.
| Therefore, it is dangerous to the national life
/ to trust it to the Democratic party.
| 2. Upon the foregoing doctrine of national
| ity depends the power of the republic to pro
tect its citizens in all their rights, both at home
and abroad, and from its denial by the Demo-
cratic party have resulted the barbarous out
RACES perpetrated on citizens in all of the dis
turbed sections of the Southern States, and
redress can be had alone through the admins
tration of public affairs in the several depart
ments Of the Government by the Republican
party. sE9
g. We denounce the attempt of the Demo-
cratic party in Congress to render the Federal
| elections insecure by repeal of the Election
laws of the United States, as dangerous to a
Tree and pure expression of the will Of the
| people through the ballot box, and as tending
/ to subject said elections to the domination Of
the bulldozing elements of the Southern States,
and OF the reporters and promoters of fraud,
in the city OF New York and elsewhere, and the
resistance made to the accomplishment of this
result by the Republican Senators and Repre-
sentatives in Congress, and President Hayes, by
his veto messages, is accorded our profound
commentator.
f. That the Democratic threat of Not q
dollar for the army unless the appropriations
can be limited for partisan ends'' is but the
i echo of the cry heard during the Rebellion from
the same quarter of Not another man nor an
other dollar for the purposes of the Union! !"
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