The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-08-28
POLITICAL.
Iowa Republicans and Michigan
Democrats and Greenback-
ers i'm Convention.
Party Conventions In Other States
The Platforms and the
Nominees.
Iowa Republicans.

The Republican State Convention of Iowa
met In theGrand Opera House, at Des Moines,
and was called to order by Senator Donnan.
Chairman OF the State Committee, who an
nounced J. @. Dolliver, Of Fort Dodge, as tenn
porary Chairman of the convention, and j. Fred
Myers as temporary Secretary.
The usual committees were chosen, when the
convention adjourned till afternoon.
The State Central Committee was announced as
follows: First District G: McJunkin; Second
District, w. p Wolf: Third District, r. @. Per-
kins; Fourth District, f. s. Fonda; Fifth Dis
trict, Charles Wiers: Sixth District, w. H. Need
ham; Seventh District, g. Q. Goodale; Eighth
District, @. III. Stryker: Ninth District, Il. @.
Consigny; Tenth District, John Scott; Eleventh
District. III. @. Curtis.
On reassembling, Hon. s. M. Clark, editor of
the Keokuk Gate CITY. was elected permanent
A committee Of three was appointed to invite
Gen. w. Il. Sherman. who was in the city, TO
honor the convention with his presence.
The Committee on Credentials reported full
delegations present from every county. The
report of the committee was adopted.
The Committee on Permanent Organization
reported for President s. NJ. Clark of Lee; for
Secretary, J. Fred Meyers, of Crawford; for As
sistant Secretaries, Frank Dayey, of Emmett,
and Il. ID. Chassely, of Mitchell; for Reading
Clerk, e ID. Hutchins, OF Polk. A full list of
Vice Presidents from each district was also
named.
Mr. Clark. on taking the chair made brief
but rousing speech. which was frequently in
terrupted by applause.
The convention then proceeded to place can
didatcs in nomination, the speeches being linn
tied to three minutes each.
Shortly after o'clock Gen. Sherman entered,
when the whole convention rose to its feet,
waving handkerchiefs and hats. The applause
was long continued
Frank ID. jackson, of Butler County, was
nominated for Secretary Of State on the third
ballot, receiving 465 votes, against 446 for W. W.
Russell.
V. p. Twombly, Of Van Buren, County, was
nominated by reclamation for State Treasurer.
j. l.. Brown, of Lucas County, was nominated
for Auditor of State by reclamation.
The first ballot for Attorney General resulted
p. NJ. Sutton, of Marshall County, 3S9; Smith
Mcpherson, of Montgomery, 167: Gen. A. J. Ba-
ker, OF Appanoose, 2l7 f; q. s. Robinson. of Buena
Vista, $50. Baker was nominated on the fourth
ballot.
Judge J. II. Rothroch, OF Linn. was nomi-
mated on the first ballot as his own successor
for Justice of the Supreme Court, receiving $40
for j. II Mexican, of Jones'
For Presidential electors-a t-large Col. w. +.
Tapp, of Pottawattamie, and John Van Valken-
burg, of Lee were elected, and the following
from the districts:
First District-D. J. Palmer, of Washington
County. Second--W. A. Foster, of Scott. Third
Hugh, of Howard Fifth-O. H. Mills. of Tama.
Sixth-H J. Vail, of Mahaska. Seventh-John
A. Story, of Adair Eighth-W. III. Tedford, of
Wayne. NINTH. ID. Holmes, of Audubon.
Tenth-J. S. Kelso, of Hardin. Eleventh-D.
G. Early of Sac.
The Committee on Resolutions reported the
following, which was unanimously adopted:
The Republicans of Iowa hereby reatfirm the
full platform of the National Republican party
as adoptedat Chicago, in June last, and that
with reference TO State issues the Republican
party of Iowa reaffirm the platform adopted at
the State convention of 1888; declaring further
more their respect for the law and their de-
mand for allegiance to the law. and that they
also heartily support the declarations as set
forth in the letters OF acceptance OF James e.
Blaine, the nominee for President, and John A.
Logan, the nominee for Vice President