Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1888-05-10
DUBUQUE CONVENTION.
Delegates to tho st. Louis National Con.
vention Selected.
Important Action in Regard 60 the
State Committce-- Hunter Hoids
over as Chairman.

The Democratic State Convention OF
Iowa assembled In Dubuque, May 2, for
the purpose OF selecting delegates to the
national convention to be held in st.
Louis, Judge J. G. Cook, OF Webster
county. was made temporary chairman,
and on taking the chair, addressed the
convention at length, District delegates
to the National Convention were an.
nounced as follows:
First District-W. W. Baldwin and ].
ID. NJ. Hamilton.
Second District - Moses Bloom and
Thomas Lambert.
Third District-J II. Scales and Cato
Sells.
Fourth Cistrict--L. L. Ainsworth and
q, T, Belamy.
Fifth District-Charlcs A. Clark and J.
f. Ienriques.
Sixth Districts s, Caruthers and L.
q, Anderson,
Snventh District-W. H. McIIenry, ST..
and A. t. Morrison.
Eighth Distriot--W. S, Sproat and Il.
s. Whitmore.
Ninth District. s. Tam and K. NJ.
Wyland.
Tenth Distrlct-A, b. Keith and J. j.
Wilson.
Eleventh District-Win A. Wills and
7, ID, Higgins.
A recess was taken until . o'clock.
Col. Charles A. Clarke, Of Cedar Rapids,
was made Permanent Chairman. The
Committee on Credentials reported In the
contested case from Dubuque county In
favor Of seating the regular delegation
and the report was adopted. The follow
ing resolutions were adopted
Frrst-The DcmoCrts Of Iowa, In con
veniion assembled, endorse the admins
trati0n Of President Cleveland and com,
mend his enforcement of all the laws,
and his manly and courageous declaration
for the reduction Of the useless war taxes,
and his clean, honest and economic nd.
ministration Of public affairs and his
liberal. prompt and generous payment Of
all pensions In mcrlturiOus claims
Sccond-We are opposed TO the exe:'
ciso Of the taxing power for any but pub
lie purposes, and fully and unqualiilodly
declare President ClGveland's message rs
the views OF the Iowa Democracy on the
tariff question. In the interests OF Amcri'
can homes. we demand free coats and
blankets. and in the interest of temper.
ancc and morality we oppose free whisky
and tobacco.
Third-ln appointments to all offices,
the duties OF which may reflect the poll.
cics Of the administration, persons should
be selected whose principles harmonic
with tho party having the responsibilities
Of such administration. But subordinatcs
should be selected and retained for their
efficiency. Levying assessments on office
holders for partisan purposes, cannot be
too strongly condemned. aud we recon.
mend. to the full extent, cyery effort
which President Cleveland has made In
the direction of reform and the elevation
of civil service.
Fourth-We again declare our opposi.
ton to all prohibitory liquor laws In State
or Nation.
Delegates at large were elected rs fol.
lows: II. w. Lehman OF Dos Moines,
J. c. Kelly OF Sioux City, w. II, NJ.
Pussy Of Council Bluffs, u. q. Ballingall
Of Ottumwa; and alternatcs as follows:
win Dodge Of Burlington. W. 9. Earle
OF Wuakon. j. w. Crockett OF Adams,
and j. NJ. Swigart Of jackson.
One of the most important acts OF the
convention was the passage OF a resolu.
ton instructing the State central com
mittee to arrange so that one-half OF Its
members hold for two years and that
hereafter but half Of the committee instead
OF an entire committee, shall be chosen
annually. thus leaving ut least some
experienced organizers to hold over.
After the convention the committee
met and unanimously selected Chairman
Hunter for the long term and decided
the other holdOver memberships by lot.
The delegates to the national conven-
ton met to make arrangements to go To
st. Louis, and finally decided to leave
that matter to a committee OF three.