Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1891-06-11
THE NEW PARTY.
The Peoples Party in Convention
at Des Moines Adopt a Platform
and Nominate a Ticket.
Synopsis of the Proceedings, Rcso-
lutions and the Nominees.

Syuopsts VI VIC IToCccutuSs, ItcSo-
buttons and the Nominees.
The State convention OF the Peoples
Party met in the Grand Opera House,
Des Moines, on the morning OF June
Sd. Nj. l.. Wheat called the meeting
TO order and Nj. ii. Bowman of Coun-
eli Bluffs, nominated j. +. Anderson
of Forest City, Winnebago county, for
chairman. There was no opposition
and that gentleman took the chair.
He addressed the convention at some
length. After the speech the commit
tees were announced as follows:
Credentials. First, Leonard Farr Of
Henry; Second, G. 4. Lindley of Scott,
Third, Fred Aldrich OF Wright;
Fourth, ID. V, Haney of Floyd; Fifth,
l.. 5. Woods, of Linn; Sixth, ID. j.
Morris of Mahaska; Seventh, VIM.
Hartsook of Madison; Eighth, Robert
McCaull of Decatur; Ninth, G. T..
Ashby of Montgomery; Tenth, j. +.
Badger Of Greene; Eleventh, j. Nj.
Hathaway of Monroe.
Permanent Organization, First ii.
c. Harsey of Washington; Second,
John Heller of Iowa; Third, Fred Aid
rich of Wright; Fourth, M. b. Doc
little OF Howard; Fifth III. L. Willard
of Tama; Sixth, A. A. Ramsey of Mon
roe; Seventh NJ Wheeler, of Warren;
Eighth, j. ii. Fitch of Taylor; Ninth,
NJ. V. Vest of Shelby; Tenth, w. II.
Maddox of Winnebago; Eleventh,
Daniel Campbell OF Monona.
! Resolutions. First District VIM.
Loomis of Henry; Second c. A. Wal
rod of Clinton; Third, +. Aldrich OF
Wright; Fourth, Aaron Brown of Fay
cite; Fifth, VIM. III. Calhoun OF Jasper;
Seventh. j. b. Weaver of Polk; Eighth,
w. ii. Robb of Union; Ninth, Jona-
than Shearer of Montgomery; Tenth,
M. c. Cooper of Winncbago; Eleventh,
I. +. Roe of Monona,
Rules and Order First, VIM. Nj.
Clark of Washington; Second, c. A.
Dutton of Clinton; Third, +. Aldrich
of Wright Fourth, j. l.. Payne of
Fayette; Fifth, j. b. Vancourt of Mar
shall; Sixth, j. +. Rudd of Wapello;
Seventh, ID. +. Rogers of Dallas; Eighth
II. S. johnson OF Taylor; Ninth Nj.
ii. Bowman of Pottawattamie; Tenth,
w. w. Olmstead OF Winnebago;
Eleventh, +. Weycr, of Ida.
Short speeches were made by several
delegates. after which the convention
adjourned until afternoon. The COM
| ,,;ttno nj, unSolutinnS ropnpta1 40 fal
| lows:
| THE PLATFORM.
| Resolved, BY the peoples party Of the state
| of Iowa, IN convention assembled, that We
! view with alarm the continued cncroachmcnt
| of COME iera'ci m )nOpOlles and trusts ON tht
rights Of the people aud are firmly convinced
| of the inability of the old parties 10 meet the
issues which are forced upon us. A vicious
| system Of class legislation protects money
| oligarchy most dangerous to the rights and
| liberties Of the people, and is fast unGcrmlning
the foundation of our civil government, which
| must rest upon the equality aud intelligence
of all. We hereby 'artily ratify and conhrm
| tho movement inaugIrntci at the Cincinnati
convention of May 10, Il, aud the wise and
| patriotic platform of pIInciplr there adopted
| STATE ISSUES.
| Concerning questions Of local concern, we
declare
/. That wecondcmn the action of our exccu
|
road assessment to an average equal to that OF
farm and other property and affirm that said
| assessments tn be equitable and Just should DC
| at least ~ u 0),tOD, aud that the legislator,
should proyiue by stringent law for such MS
| scSsmcnt.
.. That we demand the establishment in oui
state of the Australian ballot system.
3. We dcnounce tha action of the Twenty
second and Twenty third general assemble,
for defeating the Australian ballot bill; for in
cooperating the contract clause in the miners
screen bill for the defeat OF the two cent far,
bill; the uniform school book bin aud the bill
for the taxation of mortgages, all of which
measures we endorse and advocate.
We sympathize with the miners of Iowa II
their struggle for the cighthour day anC
pledge them our support, forthe repeal Of Tho
contract clause in the screen bill and the aboi
ton of the truck store system and demand
weekly pay for the miner
We favor a uniform system Of school book,
for the entire state, the books to be furnished
by tn, state at cost to the pupils.
4. Wecensurc the "a 'crs of the Republican
and Democratic parties for tn, constant eiror
to reopen the temperate, question In this stat,
to the exclusion Of the grave economic ques
tions which now conf mt our people.
3. We favor jtlici jus service pens ion law
and demand additional compensation cquiva
lent to the disparity between the currenc,
paid to our Union soldiers aad that of gold a
the time of avmeat. In grantlpg pensions
there should he no discrimination on account
of rank.
8. The creation OF private corporations fo
pecuniary profit we bel eve to be contrary (,
moral law and In violation of sound publ,
policy, and we therefore demand thai our mex
legislature shlll provide for the investigation
Of our present system OF private corporations
with a view to their ultimate suppression al
soon as II can be done with safety to the bust
ness interests.
the following, not part of the platform
was recommended for adoption
Rcsoired, That we favor Il hearty co-opera
ton by the people and reasonable appropri
alton by The incoming general assembly, IL
order that Iowa may creditaby exhibit her re
sources at the great gathering Of the nations
of the world.
After the adoption of the platform
the following state ticket was nomi
mated:
Governor-A. j. Wcstfall, of Wood.
bury county,
Lieut-Goyerno Walter Scott, O
Appanoose county.
Superintendent of Public instruction
&C. w. Bean, of Buena Vista county
Judge OF Supreme Court-T. +
Willis, OF Page county.
Railroad Commissioner-D. +. Rog-
ers. OF Dallas county.
At the evening session the first bust
ness was the organization OF the stat,
central committee. NJ. l.. Whea
named w. III. Robb for chairman anC
he was selected without opposition
The rest of the committee was ther
selected by districts rs follows:
First District, Owen GarretSon
Salem; Second, +. II. Shepard, Elwood
Third; Fourth. NJ. b. Doolittle
Howard county; Fifth, j. ID. Rounde
Lamoil; Sixth, Dr. Perry Engle, New
ton; Seventh, {. X. Innes, Des Moines
Eighth, w. II. Whistler, Alton; Ninth
j. w. Brown. Atlantic; Tenth Isas,
Common, Forest City; Eleventh, +. f
Roe Monona.