Daily globe., 1883-06-28
THE IOWA REPUBLICANS.

DEs MOINEs, Iowa, June 27.-The Re
publican state convention met at II O'Clock
and Hon. Jno. A. Kasson was elected tenn
porary chairman. Mr.. Kasson in a short
but enthusiastically worded speech referred
to the favorable aus pices under which the
convention met, to the economy and sue
cess with which the affairs of the nation
and state had been administered by the
Republican party, to the high credit of the
state and to the great reduction of taxation.
He alluded to the low rate of taxation in
this state as compared with that of Others
to the general reform effected in the civil
service, and to the protection at home and
abroad to the Americun citizen. He declar-
ed that without anticipating the action of
the convention it could safely be said that
the Republican party of Iowa is
not in favor of free foreign trade
or free alcohol, but rather in favor of
market for home industry and enterprise,
a free press, free scools and free citizens
In the great pending debate between the
Iowa home and the Iowa saloon, the Re-
publican party rendered one year ago a
decision that it could not and would not
take the side of the saloon. He counsel
ed moderation in debate and closed by
predicting for the party in Iowa a victory
unsurpassed by any before.
The convention reassembled at 2 o'clock
The committee on credentials reported
every county in the state fully represented,
and no contested delegations. The COM
mittee on permanent organization re-
ported as follows: Chairman, Col D. B.
Henderson. of Dubuque; secretary, CALVIN
Monroe; vice president from each con-
gresslonal district, and one assistant sec
retary from each congressional district.
The report was unanimously odopted.
Mr.. Henderson was escorted to the chair
and made speech pledging the party to
home as against saloon, and to home
industries as against the influence of Brit
ish gold and power. His speech was en-
Enthusiastically applauded.
One of the vice presidents was Addison
Rhodes, of Mahaska, former slave who
had been sold on the block.
Buren Il. Sherman was re-nominated for
governor, 0. H. Manning for lieutenant
governor and Prof, Akers Linn for super
intendent of public Instruction, all by ac-
clamatiol
The convention proceeded to an infor-
NAL ballot for supreme judge. McDiI
had 262, Reid 267, Ruddick 50, Reimger
rs, Chas. H. Lewis %, Day IA, W. L. Joy
16. E L. Cooley 16
At this point Governor Sherman and
Lieut.. Gov. Manning were presented, and
returned thanks in eloquent terms for the
honor of denomination.
The convention proceeded to its first for
NAL ballot for supreme Judge. Before
the ballot was concluded the count was be-
gan, choosing for Reid, and it became ap-
parent that he was the successful candi-
date, and motion to nominate him by
acclamation was ruled out of order. On
motion the rules were suspended and Judge
Reid was declared the nominee of the con
vention by acclamatlon.
1.-THE platform reported through Senator
Wilson is quite lengthy. The first resolu-
tion reviews part of the record of the
party. Temperance is dealt with in the
following tive planks: Second, that while
we extend our earnest sympathy to the
people of all countries who are struggling
for their rights in opposition to oppressive
laws and systems, we also plant ourselves
on the side of the homes of our people in
their contest against the saloon. That
when the Republican party pledged itself
in 1869 to give to the people at special
nonpartisan election, opportunity to vote
on proposition to amend the constituti on
of the state so as to prohibit the manufac.
ture and sale as beverage, intoxicating
liquors, it acted in good faith.