St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-08-28
HARMLESS HAWKEYES.
Larrabee, Hull and Beck the Chosen Stand
ard Bearers Named by Iowa
Republicans.
Prohibition, Protection and the Bloody
Shirt Leading Issues in the Plat
form Adopted.
Anthony Kelley. Home From Europe.
Gives the Reasons of His Re-
lection Abroad.
EX-Ministcr Young Indicates the
Method to Prevent Chinese Inn
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Republican,.

iowa Republicans.
Dies MONIES. Ia. Aug. 27.-The Re-
publican state convention assembled at 9
o'clock this morning. Hon. p. N. Sutton
was elected permanent chairman, who
made a speech. urging the solidication of
the party. An informal ballot for governor
was taken. resulting: Larabee, 70S; Hull,
314: necessary 10 a choice, 543. Larrabee
was decided the nominee by reclamation.
The ballot FOR lieutenant governor resulted
in unanimous vote for Hull. For supreme
court Judge, the present incumbent. Judge
Beck was renominated.
The. cOmmittee on resolutions then re-
ported the platform. The minority report
on thetemperance question, favOring local
option for counties where Prohibition was
not enforced, called out a spirited discus
sion by representatives Of the river towns
and interior counties. The roll Of counties
was called and the minority report was lost
by a vote of S21 to go. The platform was
then adopted. Senator Larrabee was intro
iuced tG the convention and he accepted
he nomination in a brief speech.
THE PLATFORM BEGINS
oy waving the bloody shirt i'll vigorous
manner. The alleged Acknowledgement of
the negro is resolved upon, Cleveland ap-
pointments are criticised, the pension laws
should be changed so as to increase pen
SONS the tariff for revenue only policy is
irraigned and the dear labOring man re-
.eives more than the usual supply OF tatfy.
A state board Of arbitration is advocated to
settle disputes between capital and labor.
The platform then proceeds:
We demand that the public domain, includ-
ing the forfeited and unearned lands within
:hc limits of grants made to railroads or other
1..rlf sau.g
actual settlers in limited quantities provided
oy law ard bona tide settlers on unearned
lands within the limits Of the Sioux City q
st. Paul Railway company shall have their
rights amply and speedily provided for by
the prompt enactment Of laws to eject that
result.
We oppose any change 70 the laws Of cur
rency and finance that viii increase the bur
7cnS Of the debtor class. We favor such
practical improvements Of natural water
ways Is shall secure the element of COMPETE
lion in the transportation of the country.
The Republican party OF Iowa, while steadily
unfolding the right and duty of the state TO
regulate the traffic of liquor by such methods
as VIII suppress most Of its evils, has never
made the support of prohibition Il test of
party fealty. It pledged its honor to enact
and afterwards did enact laws which The poo
pie Of Iowa, at a nOu-partisan election fairly
1eld, had ordered 10y an
UNQUESTIONED MAJORITY
hat came alike from votes Republican and
Democrats. We declare now for fair and
thorough trial of that law that it may have
lime 10 demonstrate its efficiency or prove its
nefliciency before repealed to give way to
some other honest and earnest method in
he line of finding the true and successful
system of dealing with the liquor traffic. We
arragn ana condemn me Democratic party
Of Iowa for declaring for $3.50 license COM
pulSOry on every community, regardless of
Ocal opinion; for legaliZing again in Iowa
The sale of whisky and all other alcoholic
iquors, and for removing all restrictions
from saloons, giving freedom in the liquor
rattle that has not existed in Iowa for thirty
years We hold steadily to the doctrine Of the
control and regulation Of railways by the
people as first established by the Republican
aw in Iowa, which was finally ap-
proved by the supreme court of
Inc United States. This principle
givcs to the general assembly power TO regll-
.ate state commerce, and TO congress the
regulation OF interstate commerce. Under
Republican rule and Republican methods the
cost of transporting produce has been de-
creased from cents per ton per mile in 1870,
10 mills per ton per mile in 1885. We are
opposed TO all unjust ana
ARBITRARY DETERMINATIONS,
poolfngs and combinations which prevent
legitimate competition work injustice to
communities or individuals in the state. The
fun measure of prosperity for the agricul-
tural. manufacturing, commercial and mining
interests OF our state depends upon the Just
and impartial service Of the great railway
systems operating within its borders aud hold
Ing their corporate privileges under its stat
utes. and any policy of railway management
designed to embarrass the single Industry OF
Dur commonwealth for the direct benefit of
corresponding interests elsewhere is Il fit sub
ect for legislative inquiry and
correction. We favor the creation
BY congress of Il national committee
for the supervision and regulation of inter-
state commerce. We favor the election of
railroad commissioners by the people. The
Importance of the live stock and dairy inter-
ssts Of The state are such rs to call for adGi-
tiOnal legislation for the better protection of
sheir interests. We need further state ana
national legislation more ctfectually to stop
The spread of the cattle plague and provide
for its eradication. We favor such legislation
as will keep litigation with corporations doing
business in this state in our state courts. We
ndorse the action of the Grand Army Of the
Republic asking that the legislature, at its
next session, pass bill and make an appro-
Driation for the establishment and mainte-
nance within the state OF Iowa home fore
disabled volunteers. soldiers and sailors.