Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1891-07-09
IOWA REPUBLICANS
Assemble in State Convention
at Cedar Rapids.
Synopsis OF Proceedings, Platform
Adopted and Nominees OF
the Convention.

offered by Rev. Julius A. Ward, OF st.
Paul's church, Cedar Rapids. Follow
ing the prayer Chairman Mack read
the following list of temporary officers
by tho committees: Temporary chair
man, Hon. John Y. Stone, of Mills
county; temporary secretary, W.. r.
Cochrane, of Taylor county; first assis-
tant secretary, I. j. Wilcox of Worth
county, second assistant secretary, f.
+. Merriam of Delaware county. Read
Ing secretary, w. S. Kenworthy, of
Mahaska county. Temporary Chair
man Stone was introduced and ad.
dressed the convention az length on the
various political topics of the day.
The following is the roster of the
committees as made up in the various
district caucuses which were held at .
o'clock.
On resolutions, l.. A. Riley,
Louisa; 2, A. j. Hirschcl, Scott; 3,
Chas. Mullen. Black Hawk; 4, Frank
Larrabee, Fayette; 5, johnson Brig
ham, Linn; 6, Dr. Gsorge F. Magoun,
Powcshiek, Z, W. ii. Berry, Warren;
s, Col. W. p Hepburn. 8, X. w. Bee
son, Montgomery; 10, Judge Geo. ii.
Carr, Palo Alto; IL, Geo. ID. Perkins,
| Woodbury..
On credentials--l, c. w. Payne,
Henry; ., r. h. Baldwin, Clinton; 3,
l.. S. Gates, Delaware; A., A, X, Baily,
Wmneshiek; >, Geo. Hemenstall,
Cedar; 6, b. +. Carroll, DAVIS; Z, j.
d. Gamble. Marion; 8, A. W. Enck;
0, w. j. Davis, Shelby; 10, Samuel
Mayne, Kossuth; II, q. w. Pitts
| Sioux.
On permanent organi2ation-1, w.
w. Valdez, Van Buren,; 2, W. B.
Burke, Muscatine;3, ii. c. Legget,
Franklin; 4, Adds Schemerhone Fay
cite; 5, s. b. Packard, Marshall; 8. +.
j. Johns Keokuk; z, NJ. b. Webb,
Story: 8, i. c. Mersham; 9, OH Cooms,
Cass; 10, J. ID. McVey, Calhoun; II,
II. G, Mcmillan, Lyons.
Vice Presidents. II, ii. i. Wing,
Washington; w. c. Gregory, jack
son; ), G. A. McIntyrc, Butler; s. b.
Murphy, Vinton; 6, Rev. Davies,
Davis; Z, ]. o. Warrington, Dallas; s,
Col. w. $. DUNCAN, Lucas; 9, J.. M.
c. Logan, Harrison; TO- Albert Head,
Greene; | |, Il. +. Sackett, Woodbury..
The State Committee. Il, G. NJ.
Junkin, Jefferson; =, hold over;3 hold
over; 4, hold over; D, j. G. Brown,
Marshall; g. +. j. Salmon; Jasper; T.
DIR. w. S. II. Matthews. Polk; 8, hold
over; 8, hold over; 10, N. X. Whelan,
Emmett; IL, hold over.
The hold over committee mea are as
| follows: Second district, j. M, KEN
BILE, Muscatine; w. II. Norris, Della
ware; Fourth James +. Blythe, Cerro
Gordo; Eighth, s. +. Wall Ringgold;
p. S. Sewers, Guthrie; Eleventh, +. L.
Mack, Buena Vista
AFTERNOON.
At o'clock the convention was
again called to order. The committee
on permanent organization reported
Hon. John ii. Gear for permanent
chairman, and the Other temporary
officers were made the permanent OIL
iicers of the convention. Gov. Gear
on taking the chair addressed the con-
| veption briefly
| 1C tOnNtnlloi ~ SSStuSu ~ llt
nomination OF candidates. with the
following result: Governor, II. c.
Wheeler, of sac county; lieutenant
governor, George Van Houten of lay
lor county; judge Of the supreme
court, Silas NJ Weaver of Hardin
county; superintendent of public in
struction, Henry Sabin, Of Clinton
county; railroad commissioner, Frank
T. Campbell, of Jasper county.
Hon. Geo. ID. Perkins, chairman Of
the committee on resolutions report
cd the following platform, which, af-
ter some discussion, was adopted:
THE PLATFORM.
i ]. The Republican party OF Iowa In conven-
ton assembled gives renewed expressions of
devotion to the PRINCIPLES of the National Re
those principles TO be the bond of union with
the Republican party of Iowa.
= We commend the patriotic, wise and
courageous administration of President Harri-
son.
3. We commend tho Republican party In
the last congress e.. its &c iempt.on of the
pledges made the people as to revision Of the
| tariff in the interest OF home industry and of
its work IN tchalf OF the lii eral provision for
pensions for old soldiers in accordance with
the pledges Of the nation.
/ T. We approve the coinage act by which the
great product of the silver mines of the United
| states is added to the currency az the people,
| and out of which experiment may come wise
adjustment Of financial questions, liberal To.
| wards western interests.
s. We commend most heartily the policy
that has been inauguratcd looiing - rccipro-
cal trade relations with other people Of the
| American continent, and the administrative
efforts cow making for the enlargement of
foreign markets for American beef and
pork.
6, We assert that the Republican party
stands of record in every state of this Union
| in favor OF elections basel upon the freedom
Of individual conscience, and that the Repub-
lican party may be trusted in Iowa or in any
| state to promote any plan OF reform, Austral-
ian or other, calculated TO extend and to furtn-
| or protect the purity Of the ballot.
| Z. While iaviting to our shores the worthy
! poor of all nations, we earnestly recommend
! laws that will protect our country and our peo-
PIC against an influx of the vicious and cr'm
i:al classes of foreign nations ana Importation
of laborers under contract to compete with
our own citizens and earnestly approve the
rigid enforcement OF these laws, and Of such
further legislation as may be necessary.
s. We favor such legislation as will impose
upon all class rs of pro- eTty, corporate or indi-
vidual, equally the burdens of taxat on.
Q. We favor the passage of tn, Colgcr lard
bill state legislation tenuing 10 promote farm
ers institutes and enlarging the powers OF tle
dairy commissioner.
10 We regard the Worlds Columbian Ex-
position as an important event in the wOrl is
history, and We are in hearty sympathy withthe
effort to make IL success. In the friendly riv-
airy OF states We shouldm make u creditable eX.
hibit OF lowas products, ana VIC favor a lio-
eral appropriation by the next general assem-
bly, for this purpose, that our prosperity and
greatness may be fully exemplihcd.
II. We take pride In the record Of this state,
AMI recognize that its growth and power, its
prosperity and It's good name are the fruits OF
its industrial people, aud we believe in such
policy, state and national, as will promote iu >
tice and wider opportunity among these
classes, and We pledge our most intelligent
judgment and most sincere endeavor to their
support IN the future as In the past.
II. We point to the record Of the state I'M
der Republican administration for justifica-
ton in the declaration that we favor economy
and Justice in the administration of public af-
fairs. We point TO that record also for justif-
cation Of the statement that the party has
kept faith with the people in the past and
upon tnat record We invite their continued
support and confidence.
l3 We have no apologies TO offer TO the