Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-06-28
Republican state Nominations.
GOV. SHERMAN RENoNINArEp IN IOWA

The Iowa republican state convention met at
Des Moines yesterday. Hon. John A. Kasson was
elected temporary chairman, and made q brief
speech, In the course OF which he said that the
publican party OF Iowa were not In favor OF free
foreign trade or free alcohol, but rather In favor
OF free market for home industry and enterprise,
free press, free schools and free citizens In the
great and unending debate between the Iowa
home and the Iowa saloon the republican party
rendered one year ago decision that 1t could not
ana would not take the side OF the saloon. Col d.
B. Henderson was unanimously chosen permanent
chairman, and spoke pledging the party to 1.-THE
home as against the saloon," and to home indus
tries as against British gold and power. This
speech was enthusiastically applauded. One OF the
vice presidents OF the convention was Addison
Rhodes, OF Mahaska, former slave, who was once
sold on the block Buren, X. Sherman was renOm-
mated for governor, o. H. Manning was nominated
for lieutenant governor and Prot. Akers, OF Linn,
was renominated for superintendent OF public in-
struction-all by acclamation. Judge Reed was
then nominated for supreme judge
The platform, unanimously adopted. favors con-
sttutional prohibition regards the liquor traf-
f1c; declares in favor OF Ju; equilibrium between
producers. transporters and consumers; that all
arbitrary Determinations, pools and combinations
TO prevent competitor or work injustice to cOmmu-
mites or individuals, at either competing or nom
competing points, should be prohibited and such
at its next session. should enact law prohibiting
the giving or receiving by public officers OF any
railway pass during their terms OF Office, and that
the same should De enforced by proper penalties
against both givers and receivers. The platform
further says: ave insist upon such revenue laws
as will encourage American Industries and protect
American labor, In order that American working
men shall have a fair days wages for fair day %
work, and which will tend to assure permanent
EMPLOYMENT" The other resolutions favor the
creation by Congress OF a department OF industry
and improvement or water ways and indorse the
wise and conservative administration OF President
Arthur, and cordially approve the promise given
by him to delegation appointed by the Philadel-
phia convention OF Irish-Amer1can citizens, that
the subject OF grievance contained in the reSOlu-
ton OF said body presented to him should have a
thorough and exhaustive examination and such
action as the government may lawfully take.
GOV. HUBBARD RENOMINATED IN MINNESOTA.
The Minnesota republican convention assembled
at St. Paul yesterday. Mr.. C. D. Gllfllan was
| nominated for permanent chairman by Hubbari's
friends and j. s. Psbury by the Windomtes.
Gil1lan was chosen by vote OF 40 to &C. Gov. Hub
rdwas renominated by reclamation. A resolution
Was introduced Conforming the action OF those
republican legislators who refused to vote for
Window as senator after he had received the eau
Gus nomination last winter. This was laid on the
table by vote OF 14S to 90. The platform ap-
proves the river and harbor bill, and the re.enact-
ment by Congress OF the arrears OF pension clause.