Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1891-07-10

Chairman Mack OF the state central
committee called the convention to
order. and the divine blessing was in
voked by Rev. Julian Ward OF Cedar
Rapids. MAY there be in this con-
vention, said he. some OF the breadth
and peade OF Grant, some OF the courage
OF Hooker. some OF the vigor and dar-
ing OF Sheridan. some Of the bravery
OF Sherman. May there come to the
assembly some OF the spirit of Lincoln
and Garfield"
The new state central committee
which il to conduct the coming cam
paign vas reported as follows: First
district c. NJ. Jundin; Third. w. Ii.
Morris; Fourth. j. L. Blythe; Fifth. j.
q. Brown Sixth, j. w. Kendall Sew
enth. w. S. Mathews; Eighth. j. 4.
Wall; Ninth, l.. Z. Sewers; Tenth, NJ
X. Whelan; Eleventh, Z. f. Mack.
The convention took recess until
2 p. IN. On reconvening the nominal
ton OF state officers was declared in
order a nd the convention declared that
no nom mating speeches should be per-
mitted.
For governor. Hiram c. Wheeler OF
Odebolt Sac county was nominated on
the first ballot amid great enthusiasm.
He was called upon for a speech and
returned thanks briefly for the honor
| conferred.
The Republican candidate for gov
| ernor OF Iowa was born in New Hamp-
shire In 1885. His father was u farmer
there. but moved to Lane county, Ill
inois, when the subject of this sketch
was still child. Young Wheeler
worked on his fathers farm and at
tended district school and academy.
When he was sixteen years old he
taught school and the next year de-
clded To seek his fortune on the Pacific
slope lie went to California, and
when twenty -one years old engaged in
the real estate business in San Fran
cisco for himself and was soon after
wards married to Miss Kate Dennis.
In 1868 he went with his wife to Eu-
rope and remained there two years.
In 1877 he purchased ten sections OF
land IN the western part of Sac county,
Iowa. upon which he has since resided.
Vince Yer was a candidate for the CUB
ernatorial nomination in 1889, when
Hutchinson was nominated. He was
president OF the state agricultural So
clety three years, and has always been
presidento OF the Iowa Fine Stock Breed
ers' association.
George Van Houten OF Taylor coun-
ty was nominated on the second ballot
Tor lieutenant governor. Van Houten
Is farmers alliance man.
For supreme judges. M. Weaver.
For superintendent of public educa-
ton Henry Sabine.
For railroad mmissioner-Frank
| L. Campbell of Newton.
Congressman George d. Perkins,
chairman of the committee on resolu.
tions, reported to the convention the
platform adopted by the committees:
l. The republican party OF Iowa, in
convention assembled, gives renewed
expression of devotion to the princi-
pies of the national republican party,
and declares the acceptance of those
principles to be the bond of union with
the republican party of Iowa.
2. We commend the patriotic, wise
and courageous administration of
President Harrison.
8. We commend the republican party
in the last congress for its redemption
OF pledges made to the people and for
a revision of the tariff in the interest
OF home industry and for its work in
behalf OF liberal provision for pen
sions for old soldiers in accordance
with the pledges of the nation.
4. We approve the coinage act by
which the great product of the silver
mines of the United States is added to
the currency OF the people and out OF
which experiment may come wise
adjustment of financial questions lib
eral towards western interests.
We commend most heartily the
poll icy that has been inaugurated look
ing to reciprocal trade relations with
other people OF the American CONT
merits and the administrative efforts
now making for the enlargement of
foreign markets for American beef and
pork.
9. We assert that the republican
party stands on record in every state
OF this union in favor OF elections
based upon the freedom OF individual
cor science and that the republican
party may be trusted in Iowa or in
any other state to promote any plan of
refo rm, Australian or otherwise, cal
Gu lated to extend this liberty and to
further protect the purity OF the bal
lot.
7. While inviting to our shores the
worthy poor OF all nations we earnest
iy recommend laws that will protect
our country and our people against the
influx OF the vicious and criminal
classes OF foreign nations and the i'm
! portation of laborers under contract to
compete with our own citizens, and
earnestly approve the rigid enforce
ment OF these laws and OF such further
legislation as may be necessary.
8. We favor such legislation as will
impose upon all classes OF property,
corporate and individual equally the
burdens OF taxation.
9. We favor the passage OF the Con-
ger bill, state legislation, tending to
promote farmers institutes and enlarg-
ing the powers of dairy commissioners.
10. We regard the Worlds Column
bian exposition as an important event
IN the worlds history and we are in
hearty sympathy with the effort to
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