The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1890-08-16
THE POLITICAL POT.
Proceedings OF shs state Convention Of
Iowa's UnIon Lmbsr Party = Nebraska
Densscrats Nominate q state Ticket.

Proreedlngs OF she state Convention oi
Iowa's UnIon Labsr Party = Nebraska
Democrats Nonssnase state Ticket.
DRs MorxEs. Ang. ~.
The nnion labor industrial state eonsen.
ton Of Iowa met In Des Moines on the af-
ternoon OF the I4th viih about i60 dele
gates present. The Second and Fourth
congressional districts we're not repre-.
seated. W. III. Robb, Of Creston, was
temporary chairman and read an address
on the political situation. After the APP
pointment OF working committees, Gen.
Weaver was called for and made short
speech, In which he assure the eonven.
zion that the prospects were good for the
success OF the independent movement
throughout the west and south Daring
his trip through Kansas he bad ample time
% test tie feeling of the people there,
and from this and the action OF the Topeka
convention be vas free 10 pre.Ict that
every congressman acd four-fifths of the
Legislature a Kansas would be union labor
met. notwithstandinR the fact that the re-
publicana claim S2,909 majority. He spoke
OF the meetings held In that state, where
he had addressed thousands OF people and
had seen PROFESSIONS i've miles long. The
movement Ia not confined 10 Kansas. Ne
braska Is alive, and the indep sndents there
are confident oil eleciing two ont or three
conerassmen. South Dakota will carry the
day for union labor men. and throughout
the whole country the tendency Ii not
toward the old parties, but many from
them. The following platform was
adopted;
We heartily endorse tho demands aud dee
I@Fatinn Cf principles adopted by the fRrmcrs
and laborsrs industrial union or Am rica at
st. Louis ON Dee. last, and we favor govern
msnt loans to be- made directly to tho people
at rata OF interest mot 90 exceed per cont.
We denounee the Mckinley tagin bin M
grossly unjust Co taxpayers and producers; the
Lodge bin as designed TO deprive the people
every whore 90 their lawful rights to control the
election OF their ofElcers, and wa denounee
tho usnrpationa 0l Speaker Reed 20 destroy She
indspendece OF our representative In
ccugrese and 20 arrogate to himself the
control OF federal leglalaticn in utter
violation Of the constitution aud the
established usrTsa ola century.
We favor the Australian ballot system and
demand ita adoption IN this state, ana We de-
nounce ths Iats general a8ssInbIy for with
holding a from tho people
We denounce ths present congress. and par
ticuiariy tne Iowa members thsre 4, for do
featina the bfIl for free coinage of sIivsr.
We demand the immediate passage OF
service pension bill
The following nominations we're made:
Secretary Of State. Il. r. Brown, of Patta-
wattamie. Auditor, G. II. DAVIS, OF Davis.
Treasurer, A. ]. BlakeIy, OF Powesheik.
Attorney Genera, ID. +. Wills, OF Page.
Supreme Judge, n. II. Jones, of Davis.
Nebrasixa Democrats.
OaAHA. Nes., Aug lS-Epsciai;
The democratic state convention was
called 30 order al ! p. n. last evening In
Boyds opera house, this city. The follow
" Y IN lllatA ,llll lGalll suss
Fer TAsuisnant- Governor -Dr Alex Bear. Of
Norfolk
For Secretary a State Frank W. srrAgus
Of Rnshvlile
" Anditor-R u wahlquist OF Hastings.
For Treasurer h. Cushing
The prohibition plank OF the platform is
unreservsdly in favor of high license.