The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-07
KLINE FOR GOVERNOR.
A Splendid Ticket Nominated by the
Iowa Democrats.
The Greatest Enthusiasm Manifested
Good Prospects for Success.

DIES MONIES, June The Democratic
State Convention met yesterday, with a
membership of eleven hundred. The
Committee on Credentials reported that
ninety eight of the ninety-nine counties
of the state were represented. The Com
mittee on organization reported Congress
man Pusey for permanent chairman and
L. w Goode for secretary. and I, o
Walker for recording secretary.
Mr. Pusey, on taking the chair, coun-
SEIZED moderation and begged for wise
action, saying that the people of Iowa are
ready to trust the Democratic party. He
declared against all sympathy with sump-
tuary laws and protection against corpo
rate encroachments must be respected by
all possible constitutional means.
A motion was made and carried to take
an informal ballot for Governor while
waiting for the report of the Committee
on Platform
THE CANDIDATES.
Mallory of Lucas county, Cleggett of
Cerro Gordo county, Merrill of Clinton
county Merit of Polk county, and Kline
of Tama county, were placed in nomina.
lion.
The speeches presenting the names for
nomination took up nearly an hour. An
informal ballot resulted as follows Kline
$40, Mallory "a, Merritt 217, Cleggitt
none, Merrill 33, B. j. Hall IS This was
majority of % for Kline, and Mr.
Finch, o. behalf of Col, Merritt, moved
that Kline be declared the unanimous
nominee The chair ruled the motion
out of order and ii was Withdrawn. to be
renewed after the report of the committee
on resolutions.
KINNIE NOMINATED.
Finch withdrew his motion to make the
nomination of Kline unanimous, and a
| formal ballot was ordered and had as
follows: Kline 4S8, Mallory A. Merritt
20. Mr. Kinne's nomination was then
made unanimous.
THE REST OF THE TICKET.
On motion OF Congressman Murphy and
George w. Jones, Justin c. Clark, of
Montgomery, was nominated for leuten-
|
The report of the committee on resolu-
tions was made by Judge Thayer, of
Clinton.
Walter |. Hayes, of Clinton, was nom
mated for Judge on the first formal ballot
by vote of 400 for him, to 228@ foI
Burton. The convention was so strongly
for Hayes and so impatient of any oppo.
sition to him that the chair had difficulty
in quelling repeated efforts to cry down
Judge Henderson, who presented the
name of Burton. The nomination OF
Hayes was made unanimous.
Edgar L. Farr, Of Page was nominated
for superintendent of public instruction
by reclamation.
Judge Kline was called forward and
received with great enthusiasm. He
spoke first in an appeal for all democrats
to 60 home and fight harder than ever fol
the success of the ticket. He said he
was in hearty accord with every principle
of the platform and always had been
He said We shall make this fighting
campaign, and, if we die or live, we will
sweep the state of Iowa at the mex
election. The speech was much applaud
ed. The convention then adjourned.
! THE PLATFORM.
Below is the platform in full as adopt
ed by the convention unanimously:
ResoLUsd. The Democratic party in con
vention assembled, reaffirm the great
principles which are foundations of free
government, among which are equal
rights to all, special privileges to none
the protection Of the weak against the
encroachments of the strong, equal taxes
free speech. free press free schools, anC
first of all, free and incompatible ballot
Res0Eged, That we denounce the abust
in the Civil Service of Government, Stat,
or National, inaugurated and perpe tuateC
by the Republican party; and we favo
the extension of civil service reform IL
every department of the government
We arraign the last Republican congress
for an extravagent increase in the public
expenditures, and demand economy il
every branch of the government,
ReS0loed That we favor tariff for rev
enue only by gradual but persisten
reduction of protective duties; that W
denounce the tariff legislation of the last
congress as a result of corrupt and dis
graceful intriegues and shameless at
tempts to perpetuate the existing evil
under pretense of tariff reform
ResOIDed, That we oppose constitution
al prohibition, and in the interests q
practical temperance we favor wei
regulated license law, with the penalty 0
a forfeiture of Iicen Sc bv violation thereof
Resolged, That it is the right and dut
of the state TO regulate railways throug
legislative enactnents, and we deman
that such action as will fully protect tn
interests of the people in every respec
and prevent unjust railway charges Q
any kind and at the same time, as far a
possible, promote mutual confidence an
friendship between the railroads and tn
people So sacred are the rights c
American citizenship that we demand G
this government that no citizen thereC
shall be imprisoned by any foreign gov
eminent without charge, or denied tn
nights of trial; and we cordially symp;
thize with the oppressed of all nation
struggling for their constitutional right
and liberties.