The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-07-02
IOWA DEMOCRATS.
They Renominate Horace Boies for
Governor Of the State.
A synopsis of the Platform Adopted
Declarations Regarding Prohibition,
tho Tarin and Other Questions,
State and National.
ALI. FOR BoIEs.

ALL FOR BoIEs.
OTTUMwA, Ia, June 25.-In state con
vention here yesterday the democrat
nominated the following ticket:
Lisutsnan. Governor STD [. Bessoy ss
Judge Supreme Court. .............L L. &. Kim,
Supt OF Instruction ....... -. j. B. Knoepfie
Railroad Commissioner Peter A. De.
The platform indorses and eulogizc:
Boies' administration. reafEirms the
license plank of the platform Of 1889
demands the Australian ballot and
state and national control of rail
roads, denounces the Mckinley bill,
favors liberal pensions, urges the free
coinage Of silver upon q just ratio and
urges . liberal appropriation for the
worlds fair. 1t denounces trusts, pools
and combines. and favors state and ma
tional legislation against them; con-
demns the importation Of contract
labor for work in mines or elsewhere;
favors the election of United States
senators by a direct vote Of the peo-
pie; denounces the wastcful and lavish
appropriations of the last congress;
expresses sympathy with the Irish
people in their struggle for home rule.
and protests against the persecution OF
the Jews by Russia.
Gov. Boies was placed in nomination
by c. A. Clark, of Cedar Rapids, and
the nomination was seconded from all
!. parts of the house, and he was renom
mated bv reclamation.
OTTUMwA, Ia, June 25.-After tho
enthusiasm which greeted the nomina
tion of Gov. Boics in the democratic
convention Wednesday had subsided s.
L. Bestow and Mr.. c. E. Whiting were
placed in nomination for lieuten.
ant-goyernor, but Mr.. Whiting with
drew, and Mr.. Bestow was chosen
as the nominee by acclamation. Fol
supreme Judge the nominations were
L. q. Kinne, of Tama; Judge Banks
of Keokuk: E. L. Burton, of Wapello
and w. z. Brannan, of Muscatine. The
ballot resulted: Total votes cast, 1892
necessary to choice, SIT. Kline
61S11; Brannan. 17715; Burton. 144la
Banks, IS. This settled the business
and on motion Of Senator Schmidt thu
nomination of Judge Kinme was made
unanimous Candidates for superin
GGnuCuC VI puUlIC AuStIuGJlOu WeTt
suggested as follows: J. X. Knoep
fer, of Allamakee; w. s. Wilson, o
O'Brien: O. J. Landers, Of Poweshiek
S. +. Fiester, of Bremen. The roll be
ing finally called, J. b. Knoepfier wa.
nominated on the first ballot. The can.
didatcs for railroad commissioner were
Peter A. Dey, of Johnston county
Michael GRAY of POcahontaS and T.
d. Hot:hkiss, Of Davis county. Dey
was nominated on the first ballot
The state central committee for thu
ensuing year is as follows:
First congressional district. Charles Fnllen
Of Jefferson county: Second. Fred A. Fischer
OF Scott county; Third John J. Dunn. Of Dn
buque county; Fourth, NJ. J. Carter. OF Winnie
shiek county; Fifth, John Baum. OF Bentor
county; j. T.. Levers CT Mahask county
Seventh. Edward II. Hunter. Polk county
Eighth. w. f Lewis Lucas county: Ninth, T.
H. Lee. Montgomery county: Tenth. Jsssc,
Taylor, Kossuth county; Eleventh, A. vaaUN1
enen, Lyon county.