The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1882-08-31

do not regard Il 40 much A. tribute TO my per-
stand have always taken In political Affairs.
Should be elected. will cndcAvor to carry tho
independence and fairness with mo In looking
after tho interests uf tho state and Of oil it,
people
Gentlemen OF tho convention. / will do MI
can honorably do 70 secure my election and
BY your making mo your candidate you arc In
al fairness bclnd 10 labor from now 70 tho
closing Of the polls for this cnd. | feel that tho
triumph OF our principles ID but q question Of
time and IN our onward progress to hnl r,,c.
cess We are proud TO be- joined by tho great
mass Of our patriotic citizens who were willing
to make common cause against the common
Of those minor party differences which do not
really affect tho vital principle which undcres
our free institutions.
Recognizing the fact that ours IN one which
should enlist every lover OF his country against
the dangerous advances OF bonded monopoly
and so,illess corporations. We invite nll who
love their country and their FREQ institute ms
the right In tho coming struggle OF the people
against these interruptions opprcssors.
/ cannot conceive how, In a republican Gov
ernmcn. like ours, there should be any hcsita.
ton In submitting questions which concern the
interests OF the State and tho well-being OF Ito
inhabitants to popular vote.
! certainly Tor one am willing 70 submit any
and oil questions which concern the votcfs OF
this State 10 themselves for their determine
ton, and abide by the result.
Aud now. gentlemen, again thanking you for
the high honor you have conferred upon me,
1t mo exhort you to united and vigorous ac-
ton on behalf OF tho cause wc love. pledge
Won my word that nothing shall be lacking on
my part In in,u success il labor can accom-
plisli Il. confidently rely on You. gentlemen,
that there will be nothing left undone on your
part. will state my views more fully In which
We are NIL interested through the press, At >
proper time and in proper manner.
MIR. Bego.c's remarks were listened TO with
close attention, aud were frequently interrupted
by applause.
Gen. lnnes followed Mr.. Degole and stated
that nj recent conferences, held at Eaton Hap
,dp, the Democrats had asked IL proposition
coming from the Democratic State Convention
10 the Grecnback Convention would receive re-
rp,ctfui consideration. He had assured them
ton seat from Jackson would have the coufte-
GUS attention of the National Convention, and
read the following telegram from tho Chairman
Of the Democratic Cory ention:
JACKSON, Mich. Aug. %.
To TIE President Of TIE National areehhack Com
Sention:
The d mocrats OF Michigan Offer to divide
with the National Grccnback party Of Michigan
the State ticket. to be to-day nominated, as
follows:
Fret Div sion Governor, Commissioner Of
the State Land Office, superintendent ii
Public Instruction, Member Of State Board Of
Education.
second Division l. eutenant Governor. Se,-
Rotary OF State, state Treasurer, Auditor Gem
eral, Attorney General
And that the National Greenback Convention
be invited 10 make = choice between tho fore.
going list OF candidates, to be selected from
their party, and It's convention will name CAM
didatca for the Offices mentioned IN the other
llst. The nominees 10 be- ratified hy each con-
yention. q. CHASE GopwlN,
President Democratic State Convention.
table was rejected.
Several delegates called for fair play. and
spoke in favor OF respectful attention to what
ever might b. received fron the Democratic
Convention.
Gen. Innes read = private telegram stating
that the Democratic Convention was over
whelmiugly In favor Of union, ant that tho
adopted.
Gen. lines expressed himself ~ personally
opposed TO fusion.
Mr.. Roberts, Of Lansing, also opposed
fusion.
Mr.. Hill. Of Hllsaals, WAS strongly opposed
to fusion.
Mr.. Potter, Of Lansing, spoke At length and
with force and cloanencc in favor Of union OF
the two parties against the common ent NV.
He declared that the rank and file OF Demo-
Gratis and Nationals entertained q common
purpose. II was not SO much fusion that he
WAS after as the joining OF all forces OPP osed
to Republicanism. The Democrats had iaAde
many concessions hut so Tar the Nationals had
made none.
Mr.. Gs.ce, ~ Detroit, was cut AM ont in
favor Of fusion. Suca leading Nationals as
Gen. Weaver. Gslle,t Jones. DIR. Lenatz and
Gov. Plaistcd, Of Maine, had oil been elected
by fusion, and oil good Nationals had been
well satisfied. Nationals could elect no one
without the Democrats but could elect halt tie
nom nees by actins with them.
Mr.. Andrews, Of Otscso, Was bitterly opposed
to fusion.
Mr.. Thorpe, Of Coliwater, was also against a
union.
Mr.. Harring on. Of Ionia, was Of the same
opinion.
Mr.. Mead, OF Lan.ing. favored fusion. II
he WAS rrcsLyt, rian he would just as soon set
Baptist help roll : log on from him. The
convention would lose \ golden opportunity
il decided against = unon. The Republican
party VAS thicc times ~ strong AZ the Nation Il
party, and this was q sort Of last chance foI
Democrats and Nationals, working together, tc
beat the opposition.
nuuSpu, Oh AittEaH, UCCtAIeu tnAt lhG
one question was "Shall we have Degolc foI
Governor? II Democrats Wished to help Ia
elect hmm, he believed in accepting their co.
operation.
Mr.. Waches, OF Ottawa, Was satirical and
sardonic. and wanted no fusion
Mr.. Holden, Of Shiawassce, thought thcrt
Was but \ angle question TO be considered :
1--WE Nationals and four Democrats2 He had
mortgaged his home to run Grecnhaci
paper, and believed that he Was entitled to {
hearing.
GEN lnnes thought that the ccnvent,o,
should make up their minds ~ TO what the RE
publican party would Ike to have them do
and do the opposite He should favor fusiav
II the Republicans were 10 oppose II.
On motion OF Augustine Dav, OF Wayne, tn,
convention took rccess until $50 o'clock
EVENING SESSION.
The convention was called 10 order by thu
Chairman. Gan. lnncs read dispatch fron
the platform adopted. The question WAS the.
taken on the first half Of the proposition su,
mitted by the jackson Convention. the vot,
being taken by counties, which resnlteds %
yeas and l5s nara
At the announcement Of this forty-thre
delegates boltcd and adjourned to Sweet
Hotel.
The ticket was then completed by the con
ycnt,on. a follows State Land Commissioner
John +. Van Dcvanter. OF 81. Joseph Super
intcndent Of Public Instruction, David Par
sons. Of Wayne member OF the State Board o
Education. Clark Il Hall, Of barry.
The State Central Committee was then ap
pointed rs follows: Chairman, W. d. Fuller
Of No~ssro. First district. John Hebron
Augustine Day; Second district, N. c. Putnam
II. 4. Farnam; Third district, Henry A Shaw
c J. Thorp; Fourth district L. n. sheriff. T.
/. Drew: Fifth dlstrict. john !. Curtlss. II. Il
Huison; Sixth district. JOAN NJ. Norton, JOIN
NJ Potter; seventh distrist. ]. SpAnlding. VIM
Campbell; Eighth district. +. 4. Burton, q. r
Shoemaker; Ninth district, W. 4 Whitnev. Geo
W. Woodward; Tenth district. J. II. Richard.
son, G. i. Hampton; Eleventh. district, Geo. A.
Parmslec. vi. II. Franklin
John u. Potter. OF Lansing, presented res
o.n'ion OF thanks TO Gen. lnnes for the eiiic,t n
and energetic manner in which he had PER
formed his duties - Chairman Of the Stat,
Central Committee. II WAS voted to send
telegram Of greeting to GOV. II. NJ Piaistei, o
Maine. While waiting 10 hear from the Demo
cratic Convention the convention was addressed
by prominent politicians. telegram was re
csiv.d from the jackson Convention Nnnounc