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iowa Democratic state Conveuti.

Iowa Democratic state Convention
OTTUMwA. Ia, June 20. The low;
democratic state convention was hel,
in this city yesterday.
The convention opened with prayer
At the conclusion OF the prayer Mayor
Burgess delivered an address of wei
come and extended the freedom OF tn,
city to the delegates.
The chairman OF the state centra
committee introduced Walter II. But
Ter, congressman from the Fourth dis
trict as the temporary chairman.
After the announcement OF the vari
GUS committees the convention ad.
journed to 80 p. IN.
Immediately after the meeting OF the
convention in the afternoon w. II. NJ
Puscy OF Council Bluffs was selected u.
permanent chairman amid cheers.
After the speech by the permanent
chairman the formal reports OF com.
mittees were received and adopted and
the nomination of state officers de.
clared in order
Colonel Clark OF Cedar Rapids nom.
mated Boies for a second gubernato.
rial term. He was unanimously re.
nominated by reclamation. Samuel
d. Boston was renominated for lieu.
tenant governor. Tho tickle. was com.
pleted as follows: supreme Judge,
l.. &. Kline OF lama county; for state
superintendent j. j. Knoepler of AL
amakec county; for railroad commits.
sioner, Peter A. Day of johnson county.
The central committee for the ensu-
ing year will be as follows: First con.
gressional district Charles Fuller; Sec.
ond, Fred A. Fisher; Third, John j.
Dunn, Fourth, NJ. j. Carter; Fifth,
John Baum; Sixth. j. +. Levers; Sew.
enth. Edward ii. Hunter; Eighth, w.
+. Lewis; Ninth, +. IL. Lee; Tenth,
james Taylor; Eleventh, A. Van
Wagner.
The platform is as follows:
AS signal illustration of the public
good to be secured by letting the Office
seek the man, we congratulate the peo-
pie of Iowa upon the true, able and
fearless administration of our presen,
distinguished executive, Horace p.
Boies.
Second-We demand the repeal OF
the prohibitory liquor law, and in the
| interests of true temperance we favor
the passage OF carefully guarded
license law which will provide for the
issuance of licenses in towns, town
ships and municipal corporations, and
which shall provide that for each
license an annual tax of 1900 be paid
into the county treasury, and such
further tax as the town, township OF
municipal corporation shall provide,
the proceeds thereof to go to the use
of such municipalities.
1hlrd-Ne favor such changes in
our laws as will insure, under strinpen,
penalties, full and equal taxation OF
every species of property, after allow.
ing the present exemptions as fixed by
law. and we demand strict economy
and honesty in the expenditure of ali
public moneys taken from the sub
stance OF the people under any form
or guise OF taxation.
Fourth-We favor the Australian
system of voting to the end that we
may have an honest ballot uncontrolled
by bribery or employers. We denounce
the republican party for the defeat OF
this salutary reform in the Twenty
third general assembly, in defiance OF
the popular vote in its favor and in the
face of its adoption by so many of our
sister states with the undeniable re-
suit OF securing pure and untram.
melled ballot.
fifth-We reatfirm our adherence to
the doctrine OF the control and repula-
ton of railroads as now enacted into
law, and We favor such changes us ex-
perience may show to be necessary to
protect the people from eyasions of the
law. from encroachments and extor-
lions. through imperfections OF law,
ami as will establish just and eauita-
Die relations between the people and
the railroad corporations in all travel
and traffic over the railway lines. We
call for statutes which provide strin-
gent safeguards in the organization OF
all corporations, to protect the people
from fraudulent and bubble concerns
to provide that when any such artif-
cial creature of law is found to be en-
gagged in harmful practices, the law
shall promptly put an end to its exist.
snce.
Sixth-We denounce all trusts, pools
and combines. and we favor such ac.
ton. state and national, as will forfeit
to the public all franchises and prop.
erty made use of by corporations OF
others to form trusts in manufactures.
trade or commerce to the injury and
spoliation OF the people, and also to
insure the punishment criminally OF
individuals thus conspiring agains,
public wealth. The democratic party
declares that in the division of the
product of labor and capital. labor
does not receive its fair proportion.
Seventh-On behalf of our laborino
and producing classes, we renew that
devotion TO their interests and rights
which has always been the funda.
mental doctrine and practice of the
democratic party. We favor all other
fair and lawful methods by which la.
Dor may secure laws establishing free
public employment agencies and ade.
quate compensation undiminished BY
any device for the enrichment OF the