The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1881-09-15
THE NATIO nal PARTY!
OrOceodlngs or lis C0Myenti0a In the
l4th Senatorial District. 10 Nominate
acandidate Or State Senator, Held at
hcH Hampton, Sep, 10tl., 1881.

At /: 30 p. m, the delegates from
the counties comprising tho district
viz. Bremen. Chickasaw and How
ard convened In Dawes Hall and
were called to order by ". Il Mead.
On motion OF Geo. McCauoghy, Hon.
@. G. Harrington OF Bremen county
was nominated for Chairman, and
unanimously elected. On motion OF
John F. Gnting, W. Il. Mead was
chosen Secretary. On motion OF I.
0riilia. the chair appointed COM
mite. OF three on credentials, con-
s!s.!ng OF DR.. A. Bab.ock OF Chicka-
Jaw, NJ. +. Gillette OF Bremen and 7.
Grimm OF Howard.
On motion the chair appointed q
committee OF three on resolutions,
consisting OF w. r. Mead OF Howard.
II. w. Lobdell OF Bremer and J. J..
Simmons or Chickasaw.
The committee IN credentials re-
port tho counties fully represented
and the following persons entitled TO
Q seat In the convention.
HowAaD Is DELEGATES
8. s. Lambert, NJ. B. Doolittle. T.
Griffin r. P. Peterson. j. Flaherty
o. q. WanIess, J. E. Dargan. ". F.
Daniels. ]. E. Peck. ID. s. Edmistes.
r. Robson. T. r. Reese. N. Lydon.
Il. r. Marsh and W. r. Mead.
CHlckAsAw IL DELEGATES.
G. McCaughy, A. Babcock. W. s.
6orter. O. Potter, J. +. Gceting. J. J
Simmons, w. II. Hance. G. A. Thorn
Is, 7. E. Mills. j. Sanford, l.. Pnddon
L II. Weller.
DRExE G DRLEoATBs.
@. G. Harrington. NJ. Moore, n
=. Gillette. T. p. Wilson. Z. Lampson
II. FonholloH. H. w. Lobdell, g.
Watts Jr.
The report Of the committee wa
adopted unanimously.
The committee on resolutions re-
ported series OF resolutions which,
with few amendments Of minor
Importance were adopted without a
dissenting voicc.-as follows:
WHRRxAs under Republican rule
n tho State OF Iowa, an official aris-
tocracy has been foisted upon the
People too grievous 10 be borne, by
which official salaries OF all State
end County officers have been doub-
led within the last IS years and
bearing No. Just comparison or
equality With the wages Of the La
boring man,
.l.ATAEaEToRE we demand Rtduc.-
Ion OF all Official Salaries from IS to
20 per cent.
2. We demand law to protect the
People against class OF Swindlers,
who. infest every section OF our
State and who arc Forging. Altering
aud Raising notes against various
citizens OF our Commonwealth.
3. We demand II revision OF our In
oDrest laws prohibiting tho taking Of
moro than eight per cent interest b.,
contract
4. We demand q constitutional
amendment doing away with the
Grand jury system.
8. We demand Il revision OF our
Revenue laws 50 that Railroad prop.
crty; Mortgages, and tho property o!
all Corporations. shall bear jus.
and Equal Burden OF Taxation with
all other property except the corpor.
0tions created and whose property
ls held solely for charitable purposes
8. Laws making 1t the duty OF pub
lie law officers to defend the rights al
citizens against injustice from pow.
crjul Corporations.
Z. Stringent laws against Bribery
Including tho Prohibition of Free
Railroad Passes.
8. That all corporations within the
state chartered by law Shall be reg
ulated and controlled by law, that
the railroad commissioner system be
Ing In the interest OF T. Il. Manopoliea
should be repealed md i law reYula-
ting freights and Knitting tr.nspor.
tation char gej should bc enacted.