Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-07-02
BEDLAM In A CONVENTION
AN IOWA STATE SENATOR GETS
POLITICAL HYDROPHOBIA.


President CleveIsna And 4 ttornay Gen-
eral Garland Denounced with Yindic-
tive BIttarness The Convention
Hisses while the PhilIipIc is BsipE
Delivered-The Author Not Sustained
on Vote.
DEs MoINEs IA. July 1.-The Demo-
cratic State Convention met here to-day.
Various committees were appointed, and,
while waiting tor them to report, a resOlu-
tion expressing the good will Of the con.
VeNtion towards Messrs. Gladstone and
Parnell and hoping for their success was
passed. The platform indOrses Presi-
dent Cleveland and his administra-
ton; favors honest pension bills, but
opposes special laws; calls ON Con-
gress to revise the tariff laws so as
to meet the needs OF revenue only;
declares in favor Of the payment of the
public debt; in favor of legislative adj
justment of the labor question eenounces
The new Congressional district law; de.
mands Investigation and conviction OF
all malleasance in public office; fav0rs
the repeal OF the prohibition law and the
enactment Of a local option law extend
ing to counties aud cities, the license, ii
adopted, to be not less than $500, The
tion was adopted by the following Yotey
Yeas 3S7, nays 2l3.
A WAR OF WORDS.
After the adoption of the platform,
which on the temperance question called
out long and heated debate, a resolution
was sent to the platform cOndemning as
an outrage and traVesty on Justice the
action of the StaCe Senators who took
S2l6 pay for the recess before the impeach.
ment trial began. An attempt TO lay the
resolution on the table failed by a viva
voce vote. Senator Knight, OF Dubuque,
one Of the Senators who had taken pay,
rose TO defend himself and his colleagues.
He branded the resolution as lie and
the man who wrote IL as "A liar. He said
it was not true that the Senators had not
earned their pay. While proceeding with
his defense he was Kissed all over the
House, and an angry scene followed.
81 defy the conventions" said he. land
the man who wrote this resolution, to in-
jure me 80 long as | have the confidence
of my constituents OF Dubuque"
ATTACKING THE ADMINISTRATION.
He asked the convention il it wanted to
denOunce abuses why il did not denoenca
the President OF the United States for
going down on bis knees TO a corporate
monopoly and vet0lng the DesMOines river
land bill at the demand OF powerful land
ring. Kisses and cries OF You must not
attack a Democratic PRESIDENT Sena-
tor knight continued In an impressive
way: "Wby didn't you deneunce the ju-
dicial department OF this government
loaded down with Pan Electric stock and
corruptionW lGreat excitement, and
yells OF PUT him Outpl II will be
heard" sald Mr.. knight, land | DEFY you
to come to Dubuque and the counties
where ! am known and hiss me down"
At the close Of his speech, while the
resolution was pending, the convention
adjourned for dinner in great confusion.
THE RESOLUTION ADOPTED.
The convention reassemb bled at O'Clock.
and an angry debate ensued on the pend.
ing resolution.
Judge Cook offered resolution holding
the Republican party responsible for pass
ing the law under which back pay was
taken and eXcusIng the individual Sena-
tors who took 1t. The convention, after
an excited debate, voted down the subst-
stute snd adopted the original motion.
Cato Sells, OF Black Hawk county, was
then nominated by acclamation for Secre.
tary of State, and Paul Guelick, Of Bur.
nngtOn, Tor Auditor.
The convention of the Greenback party
met here to-day, with about one hundred
delegates. There was opposition to fu-
sion, but the majority were in its favor,
and concluded contract with the repre-
SentaLVeB of tue DGmOcratic party on the
consideration that they be accorded two
places on the ticket, aud they nominated
therefor Daniel Campbell for Treasurer
and William Hheophius for Clerk Of the
Supreme Court. This action being an.
nOunced to the Democratic Convention
the latter completed its work by noruinat,
ing for Attorney General G.. II. Mackey
and Frank Bradley for Supreme Court
reporter, and Then adjourned.
THE ARKANSAS PLATFORM.
LITTLE ROCK, ARK, July The plat
form adopted by the Democratic State
Convention before adjourning this morn-
ing indorsed the national administrations
regrets the depressed condition OF the
agricultural interests OF the State and
strained relations OF capital aud labor,
and traces these conditions directly to the
operations OF the nigh protective tarihs
commends the efforts OF the Arkansas
delegation in Congress in support of the
Morrison bill reaiirms adherence 10 the
time-honOred Democratic doctrine
OF tariff for revenue only;
favors Unlimited coinage u
silver, and demands that the com OF the
United States, both gold aud silver, he
paid on the government debts withOut
discrimination against silver.
Resolutions expressing the sympathy
Of the Arkansas Democracy with the pa.
triotic efforts OF Mr.. Gladstone, assisted
by Mr.. Parnell, in behalf of home rule for