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HAWKEYE DEMOCRATS.
RESULT OF THE STATE CONVENTION
AT SIOUX Oily.

Horace Boios Named for Governor-Ths
Resolutions Demand Tariff Reform and
License OF the Liquor Trafiic.
For Governor. ..HOhACE BOlES
For Lieutenant -Goyernor......S l.. BESTOW
For Supreme Judge dong and
short term( ...........W w. n. BhANNON
For Supt. Pub. Instruction. .TH OMAS IRISH
For Railroad Com. DAVID MORGAN
Sioux City Iowa. telegram: The
Democratic State convention met here
Wednesday, nominated a State ticket
with Horace Boies at its head, adopted
platform demanding high license and local
option, and declared unanimously In favor
of Chicago as the site OF the worlds fair.
The convention was called to order ut
II o'clock by e. II. Hunter, chairman Of
the State central committee. After
fervent prayer by the Rev. M. w. Darling
and song by the Schubert quartet, Mayor
Clelland welcomed the delegates. Irving
b. Richman of Muscatine was made tenn
porury chairman.
In the afternoon the committee on per
manent organization named Judge Kinne
for permanent chairman. On taking the
chair Mr.. Kline made a short speech,
touching on the tariff, prohibition, and
railway questions.
nominations. For Governor the names of
Horace Boies and John t. Craig OF Lee
were presented and the informal ballot re-
suited: Boles 5O9, Craig 1914, Whiting
67t, Bolter 10, and Allen of Woodbury. 80.
Patterson of Union Lee county, then with
drew Craig and seconded Boies' nominal
ton, and he was nominated by acclama-
tion.
The ticket was completed by the follow
ing names: For Lieutenant Governor, S.
J.. Bestrw of Charlton; for Supreme judge
dong and short terms) w. II. Brannon OF
Muscatine; for Superintendent Of Public
Instruction, Thomas Irish of Dubuque; for
Railroad Commissioner, David Morgan Of
Powaschiek.
The platform was reported and adopted
unanimously, together with the world s
fair resolution and a resolution thanking
Sioux City for its reception Of the conven.
tion. The platform Endorses the decara'
tion Of principles made at St Louis in
1889; renews opposition to the unconstitu-
tional and unjust policy Of high tariff
taxation, which robs the many to enrich
the few, makes the producer the slave OF
the manufacturer Jays its heaviest bur-
dens on the farmer, { mechanic, aud the
day laborer, gives no return through any
channel whom it daily robs, and fosters
trusts, which are the Legitimate results OF
our present tariff system; denounces the
tassH q hs 9a STATE a. eu RS 81 Sn
| protection to the farmer; favors the Aus
tralian system of voting: recognizes and
approves the doctrine of State and nation
al control Of railroads and other corpora.
tions; demands the passage Of carefully
guarded license tax law which shall pro.
vide for the issuance of licenses for not less
than $500 in towns, townships, and NUM-.
cipal corporations by a vote Of the people
of such CORPORATIONS; arraigns the Repub-
lican party for changing the pharmacy
laws OF the State; and resolves that while
demanding that all honorably discharged
Union soldiers who wore injured in the
line of duty or who are unable by reason
of age OF other infrmites to support their
families shall receive liberal pensions de-
nounces the decision of the present national
| administration that the dishonorable dis.
charge of soldier from the service Of the
| United States Is no bar to his receiving q
pension.
A resolution was passed deploring the
death of S. s. Cox and extended sympa-
thy to his family. At 5;l5 the convention
adjourned sine die.
Inc orate cenJraI committee is compos-
ed Of these men:
Charles ID. Fullen, Of jefferson; Samuel
Cohn, OF Muscatine; j. G. Dunn, of Du-
buque; NJ X. Carter, OF Winneshierk;
John Baum, of Benton: j. 4. Sewers, of
Mahaska; J. b. Elliott, of Marion; w, T..
Lewis, of Lucas; T. H. Lee, of Montgom.
cry; G. w. Hyatt, of Webster; G. b.
Healey of Woodbury.