The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-05-08
STATE CONVENTIONS.
Iowa Republicans.

Every county in the State was represented in
the Iowa Republican Convention at Des Moines
Ex-Gov Walden, OF Monroe County, was made
temporary Chairman, and III. >. Fairall, of
johnson County, Secretary. Congressman John
A. kasson elected permanent President
and in accepting the post made a half hours
speech in which he discussed all the Presidential
candidates OF prominence. All were cheered,
but the name of Blaine elected the loudest
applause, although hearty good feeling was man.
ifested for Arthur, Logan, Edmunds, and Lin
coin. AT the conclusion OF kassons speech the
order was made 10 proceed TO the nomination OF
four delegates -at-large. 1t was ordered that the
four delegates be voted for at once The first
ballot resulted: j. $. Clarkson, 800: n. NJ. Hub
bard $40; John Il. Stone, co., w, G.. Donnan,
$50; A. W. Swain, 800; j. II. Gear, 300; Il. j.
Hartshorn, 207: and William Vandever los.
Messrs' Clarkson, Hubbard. Stone, and Donnan
were declared elected.
The following four gentlemen, being the four
balloted for and not elected dclegates-at-
large. were made the alternates-at-la large. Albert
w. Swain, of the Oskaloosa Herald: L. j.
Burlington; and Gen. William Vandever, of Du-
buque
The Committee on Resolutions presented the
following report, which was adopted:
l. The Republican party OF Iowa reaffirms its
former annunciation OF principles, Doth State
and national, and points with Pride to its rec
ord, showing that 1t has faithfully fulfilled
every pledge given TO the people. We denounce
IA unwise and unpatFiotic the present effort
which the Democratic party in Congress declare
TO be only their first step to further derange
trade and Cypress American industry by an in
discriminate reduction OF the duty on foreign
products and manufactures which compete with
our own: Their threatened persistence in this
policy, II successful, will make or the United
States mere tributary OF England; will
destroy that domestic competition which
most surely keeps down prices; will rob
of labor: will diminish the market at
home for the products of our agriculture, with
out charging IL abroad< will stop the develop
ment of the national resources and stimulate
that OF foreign countries; will exhaust the
wealth of one section to enrich Great Britain
where they would send us for our supplies-and
will finally result in widespread bankruptcy and
ruin, witch the same policy produced in 1887. In
the common interest OF all our Industries, of all
our labors, and of national property, we
call upon Congress to halt in this destructive
work.
2. We demand of Congress that immediate
provision be made for the reconstruction OF a
nary adequate 10 the protection OF both native
anu naturalized citizens abroad, and of our COM
mercial rights the high seas for the defense of
our harbors, and for the SUPPORT of our rank
among the nations of the earth. nation that
cannot strike will be struck, and we want no
parsimony at the expense or our honor.
8. That we recognize and cordially indorse the
efforts of our distinguished Senator, j. r. Will
son in his efforts TO introduce, measures relative
to the regulation of interstate commerce. We
urge upon Congress the necessity OF speedily
adopting such measures will insure to the
producer the largest possible fruit of his labor,
equitably harmonic all conflicting interests,
and settle the various questions relative TO com
mon carriers.
4. AS the debt of gratitude due to the soldiers
and sailors can never be fully paid by the ma
ton, we demand pensions or bounty funds for
all who were honorably discharged from militia
ny or naval service OF the late war.
8. We congratulate the country and the Re-
publican party upon the wise, honest, and pat
has justly merited the confidence and respect of
the country.
of the Republicans OF Iowa for President: and
while thus expressing our preference, we pledge
the State by its old time majority for the nomi-
nee of the Republican National Convention.
The several district conventions were held
just before the State convention called TO
order and the following delegates elected TO the
Chicago convention. ALI OF them are said to be
for Blaine:
First District--Denns Morrison, of Lee and
VIM. Wilson, Jr, of Washington. Alternates
Arthur Springer, of Louisa, and G. NJ. Junkin,
Second-John Hilsinger, of jackson, and Col
w. T. Shaw, OF Jones. Alternates, III. r. White
Thrd-H. G. Hemenway. Of Black Hawk, and
w. III. Norris, of Delaware. Alternates, q. A
Mcintyre, of Butler. and J. M, Ray of Grundy
H. Lyon, of Floyd. Alternates, D. ". Clements It's
of Fayette, and William Kellow, OF Howard
previously eectedl.
Green, Of Marshall. Aternates, Il. w. Jackson,
of johnson, and G.. f. Geddes, OF Benton.
Sixth-H s. Winslow, of Jasper. and Calvin
Manning, of Wapello. Alternates, J. p. Lyman,
of Poweshiek, and Frank w. Eichelberger, of
Davis.
Seventh-E. W. Weeks, OF Guthrie and G. a.
Catch, of Polk. Alternates Lewis Igo, of War
rem. and l. II. Twombly, of Adair.
EiQhth-William Wilson, of Clarke and w. ID.
Christie, of Union Alternates, ID. II. Sigler, Of
Adams, and Mr.. Sheridan, OF Appanoose.
Ninth-E. A. Consistency, of Pottawattamie,
and T. NJ G. Logan, of Harrison. Alternates,
George Gray, of Audubon, and ID. b. Miller, Of
Mills.
Tenth-R T. Benson, OF Franklin. and c. T.
Maspn of Boone. Alternates, o. @. Nelson. Of
story and J. G. X Smith, of Hardin.
Eleventh.. ID. Ainsworth, OF Monona, and A.
r. French, of Dickinson. Alternates, +. ID.
piper. of O'Brien, and w. l.. Culbertson, Of