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-MiniStor Young Indicates the
Method to Prevent Chinese Inn
migration--Politic
KOyya Republicans.

DEs MONIES. Ia, Aug. 27.-The Re-
publican state convention assembled at .
o'clock this morning. Hon. p. NJ. Sutton
was elected permanent chairman, who
made a speech urging the SOlidfication of
the party. An informal ballot for governor
was taken. resulting: Lauabee, 70S; Hull,
314: necessary TO a choice, 543. Larrabee
was decided the nominee by acclamation.
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 the temperance 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 vote of S21 to go. The platform was
then adopted. Senator Larrabee was intro
iuced t0 the convention and he accepted
.he nomination in a brief speech.
THE PLATFORM BEGINS
oy waving the bloody shirt in a vigorous
manner. The alleged disfranchisement of
the negro is resolved upon, Cleveland ap-
pointments are criticised, the pension laws
should be changed SO as to increase pen
sionS, the tariff for revenue only policy is
irraigned and the dear labOring man re-
,eiyes 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
corporations, shall be disposed of only to
3CtDol settlers in limited un1n1ifiQC nTpNridpd
oy law and bona fide settlers on unearned
lands within the limits of the Sioux City &
St Paul Railway company shall have their
rights amply and speedily provided for by
the prompt enactment Of laws to effect that
result.
We oppose any change 70 the laws Of cur
rency and finance that viii increase the bur-
1ens Of the debtor class. We favor such
practical improvements of natural water
ways shall secure the clement of competi-
lion in the transportation of the country.
The Republican party OF Iowa, while steadily
upholding the right and duty of the state to
regulate the traffic of liquor by such methods
as will suppress most of its evils, has never
made the support of prohibition u test of
party fealty. 1t pledged its honor to enact
ard afterwards did enact laws which the peo-
pie Of Iowa, at a non-partisan election fairly
leld, had ordered by 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 to demonstrate its efficiency or prove its
nefIiciency before repealed to give way to
lone other honest and earnest method in
:he line of finding the true and successful
system of dealing with the liquor traffic. We
arraign and condemn the 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 al other alcoholic
liquors, and for removing all restrictions
from saloons, giving freedom in the liquor
.rnlic that has not existed in Iowa for thirty
years. We hold steadily to the doctrine Of the
,ontrOl 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
The United States. This principle
gives to the general assembly power to regu-
late 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,
poolings and combinations, which prevent
legitimate competition or work injustice to
communities or individuals in the state. The
full measure of prosperity for the agricul-
tural, manufacturing, commercial and mining
INTERESTS VI our SldAt htlJtiiuS upon the Just
and impartial service Of the great railway
systems operating within its borders and hold
ing their corporate privileges under its stat
utes, and any policy of railway management
designed to embarTass the single industry of
Dur commonwealth for the direct benefit of
corresponding interests elsewhere is Il fit sub
lect 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-
siOnal legislation for the better protection of
their interests. We need further state and
national legislation more effectually 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
Indorse 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 for cur
disabled volunteers. soldiers and sailors.