The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-07-04
IOWA REPUBLICANS POW WOW,
The Cut And Dried Ticket Nominated
Without Opposition Showing
Itself.
4 GAY OLD PLATFORM OF PRINCIPLE.
Filled With Musty, Moth. eaten, Chest
nutty Platitudes which Mean
Nothing.
The Convention Protests Against the
Reelection of BOies and the Sue
cess of Democracy.
THE A RATIFIED.
The Iowa Republican Convention Nomi-
mates the Cut and Dried Ticket,

mates the Cut and Dried Ticket,
CEDAR RAPIDS, Ia, July 1.-One OF
the most enthusiastic republican conven
tons that ever assembled in the state o.
Iowa convened in this city at II O'Clock
today. 1t is felt by both political parties
that this campaign is to be a decisive
n and its effect on national politics is
fully appreciated by every politician of
the Hawkeye state.
Chairman Mack of the state central
committee called the convention to order
promptly at II o'clock. 4. prayer was
invoked by the Rev. Julius Ward of
Cedar Rapids. Chairman Mack's speech
was short and crisp. 1t consisted in an
%nouncing John Y. Stone of Mills county.
as temporary chairman. Stone made a
rousing speech at the conclusion of the
temporary chairman's speech. A new
state central committee and various
committees of the convention were ap-
pointed. The convention took a recess
until , p. m. Immediately after the CON
ma '" Ni' NpilNCiltlolI DtIIIluIltUI
chairman John Ii. Gear was introduced
and made a brief speech predicting party
success on the tariff and local issues.
The nomination of state officers was
then declared in order and the conven-
ton declared that no nominating
speeches should be permitted. For gov
ernor. Hiram G. Wheeler of Odebolt, Sac
county was nominated on the first ballot
amid great enthusiasm.
George Van Houten was nominated on
the second ballot for ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
over the present incumbent. Van Houten
is a farmers alliance man.
For supreme judge, S. M. Weaver.
Fol superintendent of public in
%struction, Henry Sabin.
For railroad commissioner, Frank T.
Campbell, of Newton.
Congressman George ID. Perkins. chair
man of the committee on resolutions, re-
ported to the convention the platform
adopted by the committee.
CEDAR RAPIDS. Ia, July l. The fol-
lowing is the platform as finally adopted
by the republican convention today:
First-The republican party of Iowa
in convention assembled gives its re-
newed expression of devotion to the
principles of the national republican
party, and declares its acceptance OF
those principles to be the bond of union
with the republican party of Iowa.
Second We recommend the patriotic.
wise, and courageous administration of
President Harrison,
Third. We commend the republican
party in the last congress for is redemp-
ton Of the pledges made 10 the people
as to a revision of the tariff in the inter
est Of home industry and of It's work in
behalf Of a liberal provision for pensions
tor old soldiers in accordance with the
pledges of the nation.
Fourth. We approve the coinage act
by which the great product OF the silver
mines is added to the currency OF the
people. and out of which experiment may
come a wise adjustment of the financial
questions. liberal toward western inter
ests.
Fifth. We commend most heartily
the policy that has been inaugurated
looking to reciprocal trade relations with
other people of the American continent
and administrative efforts now making
the enlargement of foreign markets
for American beef and pork.
Sixth.-We assert that the republican
party stands on record in every state of
union in favor of elections based up
the freedom of individual conscience,
and that the republican party may be
in Iowa or in any other state to
promote any plan of reform, Australian
or other calculated to extend this liberty
and to further protect the purity of the
ballot.
Seventh.-While inviting to our shores
the worthy poor OF all nations we earn
estly recommend laws that will protect
our country and our people against the
of the vicious and criminals OF for |
eign nations and the importation Of la
under contract to compete with |
our own citizens, and earnestly approve
rigid enforcement Of these laws and such
further legislation as may be necessary.
Eighth-We favor such legislation as |
will impose upon all classes of property, |
cooperative and individual, equally the
burdens Of taxation.
Ninth-We favor the passage Of the |
Congcr land bill, state legislation tend
ing to pronote the farmers interests
and enlarging the powers OF dairy com
missioners.
Tenth-We regard the Worlds Column
tian exposition al an important event In
history, and We are in hearty sympathy
their effort to make il a success in