Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-07-02
In BATTLE ARRAY.
The Iowa Political Leaders in
the Field.
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION DoINGs.

REPUBLICAN CONVENTION D0INGs.
Full Ticket Selected with Wheeler at the
Head-The Platform Stands Pat for
Protective Tariff and Prohibition, in
Spite of Attempts to Modify the Latter
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CEDAR RAPIDS, Ia, July 2-The Re
publican state convention was organized
permanently yesterday after an attemps
to rake the mat 1er out of the hands of the
committee had been sat down upon: and
when the convention reassembled after re-
cess ex-Congres sman Gear was named for
permanent chairman. He made brief
speech and declared nominations in order.
There were -four nominees-Wheeler, Clay
ton, Kerr and Stone The first ballet gave
Wheeler rs; Clayton, 210; Kerr, IS, and
Stone, 9. A motion was made that the
nomination be made unanimous and it
was carried with a hurrah.
The Comp State Ticket.
Ballot then succeeded ballot in rapid
succession, and when this part of the con-
vention business had been finished the
ticket was as follows: For governor, H.
c. Wheeler, of Pottawattamie; lieutenant
governor, George Van Houten, of Lena;
supreme judge, ). NJ. Weaver. of Hardin;
superintendent of public instruction, O.
II. Sabin, of Clinton: railroad commits
sioner, f. j. Campbell, of Jasper Be
tween ballots kilograms were read from
A. B. Humphrey, of-Nev York, conveying
greetings in behalf of the National Re
publican league, and saying that a greet
wave of Republican enthusiasm was
sweeping over the Sand, and from Hon.
John Jay, of New York; in behalf of the
National League for the Protection of
American Institutions, urging the conven-
ton TO put itself on record in favor of
state and national prohibition of appso-
priations TO sect rian institutions.
The Rith of the Platform.
Congressman Perkins. of Sioux CitS,
presented the platform. 1t commends the
administration Of President Harrison and
the last congress for the redemption of its
eledges as TO the revision of the tantf in
the interest of home industry, and FOR is
WORK in behalf Of liberal pensions Cor Old
soldiers; approves the coinage act, COM
t14Cu6S lHC lbplAN ibOhlLS W ftCiDTOthA
trade relations, says the party favors elee-
lions based upon individual consciesse,
and declares that the party may be trusted
to promote any plan of reform, Australian
or otherwise, calculated to extend this lio-
erty and tending to protect the purity OF
ballot.
Immigration and Contract Labor.
II commeHds the law to protect our
country against the influx of the vicious
and criminal classes of foreign nations,
and the importation of labdFers under con-
tract to compete with our citizens: favors
the passage OF he Conger lard bill, and
state legislation tending 60 promote farm
ers' institutes: favors a liberal appropria
ton for the Worlds fair; protests against
the election of Horace Boies as governor,
and declares that he misrepresented Iowa
in his New York speech; denounces theDeul-
ocratic.platforn made recentlSat Ottum-
wa, and the Democratic party Tor miprep-
resentation OF the Mckinley bill.
AEraigls the Democracy.
It.auPaigns the Democratic party for OPP
position to ballot reSGm in the south
while making a pFesense of ballot reform
in Iowa, where the undisputed right 10
cast a free ballot and have It ho<sestry
eoanted goes in every precinct of the state
unchallenged, and as the enemy of labor,
scheming to break down the defense of
protective laws. 10 clog the wheels of home
industry and to degrade the mass of the
people. The past and present record of
the party on the prohibition question was
Endorsed in lengthy and ringing plank.
An ObjeC ton to Prohibition.
=As expected, it was antagoniZed by 4.
X. Hirschie, of Davenport. He offered as
a substitute resolution favoring such
system of local option under high license
as would afford protection and prohibition
to those communities desiring the same
He supported this in a ringing speech, the
convention meanwhile being in an uproar.
The Republicans, he said, were on tie
wrong track regarding the prohibition
law, and they would find it out. Sena-
tor Lawrence. of Sioux City, strict
abstainer, followed in the same wien, say
ing that the present prohibition law was
a farce and that in his county ii bred
more intempera nee than open saloons. \
roh-eall was demanded amid great 6isor-
der, and the amendment was defeated by
107 to 9S1. Then another amendment rec
egniZing the manufacture of intoxicating
liquors for lawful sale was hoYled. down,
and after fesy remarks OF thanks from
Mr. Wheeler, he. convention at ole al
toaDnedss4ne die.