Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1886-09-02

the Glec Club again opvn'd the session
with an appropriate song, after which the re
port of the Committee on Credentials was
called for. Pending Its report loud calls were
heard for Dolliver aud Hepburn, aul finally
Mr.. Deliver responded In one OF his charac-
terisLic addresses
The Committee on permanent organ izatIon
reported, announcing the following as the
permanent officers Of the convention;
Chalrman-W. p. Hepburn.
Vice Presidents
First Dlstrct-Charles Stevens.
Second District-Col. Egbert.
Third District-H. l.. HUI.
Fourth Dstrict--Col. Mccarthy.
Fifth Dstrict--J w. Wllett
Sixth Distrct--John Sims
Seventh Dlstrict-B. Wheeock.
l. ghth District--C. =. Whitmorc.
Ninth Dstrict-COl W. Y. Sapp.
Tenth District-Dr. Wclch.
Eleventh Distrct--G. ID. Perkins. .
Secretaries-A. X. Bailey, Wlnneshek; Dr.
u. X. Ilutchins, Polk
Reading Clerks, J. Kenyon, Mahaslsa.
AssIstants-Wm. Walker, Van Buren,; T..
J. Woods, Emmett, and q. NJ. Waterman,
Scott
Col. Hepburn, on taking the chair, address.
ed the convention as follows;
Gentlemen OF the Convention with q
heart full OF gratitude, thank you for tho
honor you have conferred upon me and for
the hearty welcome you have given mo as
your presiding officer. / congratulate you,
gcntlctnen, upon your assembling here under
such ausp.cious circumstances TO inaugurate
the thirty first annual successive victory Of the
Republican party Of Iowa. (Applause.)
Thirty years ago l assembled with the first
Republican state convention held within the
limits of our state. Thirty years agol What
years Of eventful history those have been and
yet during all these years the Republican par.
BY of the state has never failed to retain the
confidence the people. In the Inauguration
Of that party we found II state meager In pop
ulation, u state In which there was much OF
poverty and want, owing TO policies inaugurs-
tel by those who were our predecessors In
power. There had been panic In 1884 fol-
lowed by the more disastrous one OF 1857, ow-
Ing to the financial policy Of tho Democratic
party. Early in the history Of the Republican
party there was forced upon 1t tho necessity OF
q REORGANIZATION of the financial system Of
the state. They met that responsibility. They
gave TO us In 1853 and 1859 the first solvent
and reliable currency worthy Of the confidence
Of the people, that we had ever had Shortly AZ
forwards came upon us the disasters, of the 10
bellIon. How well the responsibilities Of tho
trying hours OF these dark days were met 10
known to nearly all now before me. All, gsa.
tlemen, they will be known TO other genera
tlons, for those are among the proudcst pages
of grand history that has been written in the
state and In the nation Of the Republican par.
ty. Then came those days Of reorganization
or OF reconstruction. All OF the responsible
ties of those hours were met by the
Republican party. You were able then TO over
come all Of the prejudices against race with
which your minds had been filled through all
your earlier years. You were able then TO see
the necessity for declaring In favor OF that ex-
act equality which would make every man,
without regard 10 status or color, equal before
the laws OF the land, and give every man,
(Cheers) no matter how heavily the hand OF
university might have rested upon him, no mat
ter how bcnlghtcd he might be, no matter how
darkened his mind by the Withholding from
him aids to higher manhood, you saw the ne
cessity OF giving him an equal start In the race
Of life and placing before him all OF the re-
wards that lay at the other end OF the race and
cluster round the goal OF success. Gentlemen,
during all these years of history, you have met
the requirements that were imposed upon you.
| take 1t that you are no less resolved, animal
ed by patriotic principles, intent only upon the
good of the whole people, to see to It that
| these other questions now pending before your
people, and that have been adverted to and
have been discussed by the gentlemen who
1ave preceded me, have their full recognition
aud that they receive that wise solution that
| only comes from the brains of sagacious and
| the hearts of patriotic men. Applause.
Thanking you again for the kindness Of your
greeting and for the honor conferred upon me,
aud invoking your aid in the discharge OF my
luties, | assume them as you have directed.
| Enthusiastic applause)
The Committee on Credentials reported as
follows:
/ To the Republican State Conpentton Of bra'
Your committee upon credentials submit the
iol owing report: We find every county In
the State REPRESENTED. and the committed
recommend that the delegates present cast
the vote OF the county.
The only contest for seats In the convention
rose from Fremont county. Two delegation:
presented themselves claiming seats in the
Convention-the one headed by William Eaton
lnd the other by Robert Symonds. The for
ner claimed to be the regular delegation
chosen by county convention properly called
aud elected by vote Of majority OF tht
: convention. The latter were chosen by !