Omaha daily bee., 1881-07-02
The Chairman Pounds q Table
to Pieces in a Vain Attempt
to Keep Order.
The Campbell Delegates Break
on the Twelfth Ballot and
Sherman is Nominated.
The National Platform Of 1886
Reamrmed-A Ringing Set
of Resolutions Adopted.
A Short Biographical Sketch OF
tho Nominees.

DBs MONIES, Iowa, June 30
As forecasted in previous dispatches
the battle of the convention was to be
an effort to break the solid lines of
Larrabee and Sherman, by stamped
ing the uninstructed delegates and
coralling them in the camp of Harlan
and Campbell. Harlan's interests
were engineered by Frank Hatton, of
The Burlington Hawkeye, and Sena-
tor Woolson of Henry county. Frank
Campbell was his own manager, and
his general popularity and wide &C
quaintance with politics and politicians
caused him to be feared as a mighty
hard mar to beat. Sherman and
Larrabee had drawn up their lines for
a contest, determined, yet good hui
mored. They were not great men,
with overtowering genius, not such a
nan of brain and Drawn as Harlan,
and it was thought when really great
nan should be put to the front, there
would be such a scattering as to
change the result. The contest began
early Monday morning, and continued
unceasing until the o'clock struck twelve
tonight. But the ranks of Sherman
stood like veterans. Larrabee's
friends wavered not, and it was a no
ble.tribute to each to see. such strong
devotion to a leader, and in the final
defeat Of Mr.. Larrabee by only one
vote, there is no dishonor, no dispar-
agement, but an evidence of his popu-
larity and strength as a public mar.
1t was evident there would be need
of superior skill, firmness and knowl-
edge of parliamentary rules to guide
and control so large a body Of men,
every one with nerve strung to high
est tension. So on the assembling of
the convention, Hon. Jim Wilson, of
lama, the old speaker, was called to
the chair as temporary presiding Off
cer. On. taking the gavel he gave an
aside TO the reporters table: "Boys,
l shall be Short" and said:
Mr.. Chairman and gentlemen of
the convention: Before taking the
chair / desire to observe that the state
Of Iowa and the whole country has
never been as prosperous as it is to-
day. [Applause]. The republican
party in Iowa aud in the nation was
never in better condition or more sat
isfactory than it is to-day. This great
party was never NOR popular than
now, for it has kept down by the
people, and up in their estimation rs
to honor and devotion to just princi-
pies and popular free government.
[Applausel. Gentlemen, what is the
pleasure of this convention
He was succeeded by Hon. John Y.
Stone, of Mills county, also ex-
speaker, as permanent presiding Off.
Ger. He made n very neat speech
which "a heartily applauded.
The report of the committee on ere.
dentials being called for, that body
failed to respond. There was a wave
of sensation rippled across the house,
it being known some counties hat
sent two delegations, while others haG
proxies substituted for regulars, and
the proxies did not propose to vote as
would their principals.
The committee soon turned up with
a report, in which they Topped off the
proxies in Pattawottamie, Lucas, Linn
and Monona, and admitted the LARA
bee delegation from Floyd with the
statement that there was q minorit,
report somewhere, but they did moi
know where. The report was adopted
Sherman's friends saw the point ant
called for the minority report, but tn,
chair decided the report was cut OF
by the adoption of the majority re
port.
A motion was made by Col. Head
of Greene, to reconsider the vote OF
the majority report, which was sup
plemented by Col. Sapp, of Pottawot
annie to lay Heads motion on the ia
BILE, which was lost on the calling o
the roll.
The minority report was read
and considerable time was spen
in explanation of how tn
case got into the convention at all
when Col. John Y. Scott, of Story
moved to indefinitely postpone til
motion, which resulted in GAL ayes
372 nays, and this very much to TIN
surprise of a good many whicl
gave first blood to Larrabee
Then began the contest for gov
ernor, and the friends of Larrabe
and Sherman settled down to bushes
with the mercury at 90 in the shad
and every man packed as tight as
fig in a box. On the first informa
ballot a delegate from Grunday count,
arose and declared that he did no
agree with his delegation, which ha'
been instructed TO vote for Sherman
and appealed to the chair as TO hi
rights. The chair decided he had tn
right to have his vote counted as h
pleased, regardless of instructions
and he voted for Larrabee, which wa
second blood for the senate. Shel
mans boys took a hitch in thei
chains, knit their teeth, and took
fresh grip on the situation. 1t bega
to look as though they were I
be killed by too much tactics
The roll call then wer
on with ballot after ballc
until the ninth ballot, when
motion vas made by a Harla
man to adjourn for supper. Th
Larrabee, and Sherman men refuse
TO adjourn. II was moved TO take
short reees which was also rejecteC
and the delegations filed out in squad
OF relays and got their suppers, viii
the voting went on. When the let
ballot was reached. Campbells fors