The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1885-09-03
4 STRONG TICKET.
Larrabee, Hull, Beck, and Akers the
Hen to Lead the Hawkeyes
to Victory.
The Hon. Charles Beardsley Made Chair
man Of the State Central Com.
mittee.
Summary Of the Work Of the Repub.
ican State Convention ct Des
Moines.

ne HeDuDIcan state convention met az UeS
MOines on Wednesday. Aug. &c, with the largest
attendance in the history Of the party. The
convention was called to order by the Hon. w.
p. Wolf. Chairman of the Republican State Gen.
trial Committee The Hon: George d. Perkins,
temporary Chairman, and the Hon. Lafayette
Young. o. Atlantic. temporary ecretars.
Mr. Icrkils. on taking the chair. delivered
strong and impressive address, outlining the
main Issues Of the cam. align. His speech was
loudly cheeicd, especially the portion in which
he contrast z the differences between the Re-
publican aud Democratic parties I'm lpwa on the
question OF the control II the liquor traffic.
The convention proceeded to perfect the tenn
pora organization by the appointment OF
committees composed of one from each Con-
gressional d- r,ct credentials, permanent
organization and resolutions
The lat r committee was composed Of the
merical order: Chas- Beardsly. Des Moines
County: {. NJ. y aicrman. Scott County: H. G.
Hemingway. Black .iawk County: J. v: smith.
Floyd County: u. =. FaralI. johnson County:
]. q. Hutchins. n, Wapeio County: ]. s. Clark
ron, FOLK toAnty; i. n. .jusephs. Union County:
Smith Mclh-rson. MONTGOMERY County; J. d.
Hunter. Hamilton County: J. \. Miller, Sac
County.
The following were chosen rs the State Cen
trail Commute for the ensuing year: Louis
Meinstein. i.e, Moines County: John H,lsinger.
John Harriet, ,nlhrie; Mlllard r. stookey. De-
C1IuTs u. L.. i, cOIt, lOLI8W8IC80llcs d. IL. HAYS
Story: George y. Perkins. Woodbury..
After periectng the temporary organization
the cow, nt.on adjourned or the day.
The CONVENT on reassenbled At 9:l5 .: m: on
Thursday. tn. eth The Committee on Credcn-
ttals iepoltea every county in the State repre-
sentei. The onvent on selected as permanent
Chairman he Hon. p. NJ. sutton. OF Marshall.
and setrctars. j.hn A. story. of Adair. Mr..
Sutton, on taking the chair. made IN eloquent
spe sch on the issues of The day.
motion pre-. allied that nominating speeches
tNc INN 10
Aliamakec, Nominated for Governor Senator
Larrabce. 0. Tayrtte County. Capt. w. +.
Wilkinson. o; i'ok County, n minated for tho
same Osltion tn. lion. j. A. 4. Hull. Of Polk.
The first Ia lot was informal, and the result
shOa ed that Jarlabac received 7Ost2. Hull 37A,
and keraood .,',: necessary TO choice, $40. 1t
was decided thai tits ballot be formal. and that
Larrahee be nominated Nv reclamation.
The convention then balloted for Lieutenant
Governor.
Capt Hull, WHO had been nominated for Gov.
crnor, MS then nominated for Lieutenant
Governor. The Hon w. f. Sapp, of Pottawat.
tamie County. nominated Representative b. f.
Clayton, Of Council Dluas. 1apt. Head. Of
Greene was also nominated. but before the bal
lot Was TAKEN withdrew. j. q. Agnew, one
armed soldI who was removed from the Post
ooe ~ e. ~ mi, was ~
the first ballot.
Gen. Gwen ami Judge Beck were nominated
FOR supreme Judge heck for the fourth term
tion then ballot I'd for SUPERINTENDENT OF Public
Instruction lhe candidates presented were:
superintendent. J. W: Aker-. lrof. sabin. Of
Clinton. and Prof. J: Mernli. OF Plymouth.
Akers was renOminated.
TIE PLATFORM.
The Committee on Resolutions then reported
the following platform. A min rity report on
the temperance question, fayOrlng local option
for counties where prohibit on was not en-
forced. called cut a spirited discussion by rep
resentatiyes OF the river towns and interior
| counties. The roll OF counties WAS called, and
| the minority report was lost by vote Of 82l to
$50. The LA form was then adopted:
THE EAILOT lOX.
!. We protest against the Union soldier hay.
ing one vote and tie rebel soldier having two.
=. The menace or this crime against the bal
lot in the South il also ACE to free labor in
! the North. With the black men robbed Of the
elective franchise. their power to protect them
| selves il gone. AMI tie sOuth IN white men can
| degrade them al will into tom Of cheap labor.
| Labor in the South can net b rauperized with
| out the wages OF iaDOr III tue North being nGo,
-..arilS acted, IL Ii already driving the
Sonthern ,,... =" the Acfs:. 70 find both lib.
erty and EMPLOYMENT, anu 4oea =.
thousands OF such men, who here have sought
and found n chance tD live as free men and
work at good wages. The Republican party de-
clares N the intei est CT honest safe govern
mem. that there cam / lie Il political Inequality
Ma.ntainau among the cit sens of q frea repub-
nc. and that there n not be minority Of
white men in the south ruling q majority OF
whit men IN the North.
CLEVELAND CRITICISED.
3. The adhesion Ct the emocratic party to
the doctrine OF state righs evidenced by the
character OF the diplomatic ai,; ON ments made
by President Cleveland. al. e censure his Sc
lection OF prisons to represent this Govern.
ment ut the courts OF foreign countries who
deny the tndissOiu.ic uni y Of til nation, and
who during the rebellion Z ther fought for its
success, or justified the lnneple on which it
was based. and still cOntinu. ), to do and we
declare his conduct in this regard is made ali
the more o ieDsive by his persistent removal or
disabled Union soldiers from Government en-
plOyment by means OF the disreputable device
OF the offensive partisan schem 70 mulated
by his Postmaster General and practicsd by
the other heads OF del artments and by the Pres
ident himself.
THE PENSION LAWS.
4. Time does MT bar the claims of the soldiers
who fought down the rebellion. or the gratitude
and Justice OF The count y, and, therefore we
demand such modification of the pension laws
as shall secure eiual treatment to all such sol.
dters entitled to pensions under said laws by
commencing payment from the date Of dieabil-
ity, the increase Of widows pensions from s.
to Sl2 per month. and the granting of pension
to all such sold.e as are disabled from secur-
ing support by their own labor. aud to those
who served in the war with Mexico. We con.
denim the mOval by President Cleveland OF
the Medical Pension Examiners appointed by
Lincoln Grant, and Garfield, who have been
the steady friends OF the Union soldiers, and
their replacement by men who generally on.
posed tie passage OF the pens.on laws