, 1891-07-02
WHEELER GOT THERE.
Nominated for Governor by
Iowa Republicans.
Considerable Discussion on the
Prohibition Plank.
The Party Will Stand by the
Present Law.

CEDAR RAPIDS. July The Rcpub-
lican state convention assembled in this
city today. As expected, Hiram g..
Wheeler was nominated for governor.
For lieutenant governor. George Van
Houten OF TAYLOR county developed uncx-
pected strength and was nominated on
the second ballot. defeating the present
incumbent, Povneer. For supreme judge,
s. NJ. Weaver of Iowa Falls was nomi-
mated on the third ballot, defeating Chief
Justice Beck, the present incumbent, aud
other Candid ates. Henry Safn. present
superintendent of public instruction, and
Frank T. Campbell, present railroad com
missioner, were dominated BY acclama-
ton. The platform was then presented
By Chairmau Perkins OF the resolution
committee. A telegram of greeting was
read from the secretary of the National
Republican league, and one from John
jay, president of the National League for
protection to American institutions. asking
the convention to recommend in the plat
form state and national constitutional pro-
hibition of soctarlan appropriations az a
tAAFoa ' h-GHAAN ~ y 10 " ANst
American common school system.
Congressman Perkins, chairman of the
committee on resolutions. reported the
platform. a. J.. Hirschl of Davenport,
also a member OF the committee. pro
tested against the plank endorsing
prohibition and offered substitute there
for, "~tavorinR such system 0floctl option.
under high license, as will afford uro
lection and prohibition to those communi
ties which uesire the same and also
wholesome restriction aud regulation of
those which, under the prOhibitury sys-
TEN, are and Of necessity ever will be,
cursed by free license.
Hirschl made a vigorous speech in favor
of his substitute. II the Democrats sd-
vanced a resolution OF this kind, it was
only TO- be smothere1 GU the f. st occasion;
whereas, a resolution OF this kind coming
from the Republican party, is an effort to
introduce trGe temperance IN every part
of the state. The adoption OF tine rcsulu-
ton will tasten the state irrevocably to
the Republican party. the party of Ia
triotism and progress
Henry s. Wilcox of Polk county argued
against the Substitute, and Senator Law
renee OF SInux tity favored 1t. The lat
ter SAID as ttr as preventing incompetence
goes. prohibit on 10 not only a tarcs. but
is tnlay breeding ut,rs nf.utberauaa than
anv othor law tb,t can bo devisaJ Tbs
general sentiment of the convontion han,
ever. was cL-lsjv ag,inst Inc snhs,;,nte
and on rail ali ~ YEA deia,teJ or 10
I07 and ,reneudou. nnrlonsc grcetsJ ,boe
announcement of tho nrohihiIian y;ct5TT-
Ga morton ni one ieIegst.' tba, he
plnttorm a. rcr,rtri hr thc c,n,mi,tse ho
adpo,cd b, a ri,iup yot, win cheers there
we're no nnr,.ipv vot, : and h ,,Iatc,rn
was adppt,d uuanimruJv
The rI,tiorr rrnrps dcvot;op IN rho
prIpciplfs of the national Rapublican
party: cngmend, tbr, a6m,eistrston nj
President RI ,rrisnr. commprds tLe l,st
congress Tor the rraemntInn of pl,dres IN
revise the tariff and make a LbrrsI nm
vision for re7~inus arnrnvps thc ',nin.g.
act by which the rraat product of lie
silver mines of the limited states il added
to the csrrenry of the reonIe and ouT of
which experiment may come a wise adjust
ment Of financial QUESTIONS literal towards
Western interest,"; heartily commcnds the
reciprocity policy and the administrative
efforts far the enIargement oI G,ro;cn