Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-03-19
ALL SAFE FOR BEN
iowa's Republican Delegates
Will Vote for Harrison
TosuccEED HIMsElflN OFFICE
A List Of Those Selected BY TIA ssata
Convention AZ Des Moines-Tb
s-tfofm Outlined


egstss 10 the national convention The
delegation as chosen viii vote for Har-
rison, although uninstracted, and the
significant action demonstrated the
fses hat the party in Iowa is de-
terminsd to cnt loose from prohibition
As . party measure. About LOCO dele
gates were in atseEdaace.
Called 10 Order.
On account OF tie confusion In get
ting seated il was after 1850 when the
convention was called to order
by Senator Mack. chairman of the
state central committee. Prayer was
offered by Rev. A. l. Frisbie. of
Dss Aoines- Chairman Mack then an
noanced temporary officers with ii. Il.
CumminA of Des Moines. as chairman.
He was received with prolonged cheer
Ing and made brief speech. Mr..
Cummins was frequently interrupted
BY enthusiastic applause. and nj the
conclusion received a regular ovation.
The NsssIasiens Comnittee
The roll was called for committees
and ali appointed. The ansiprohibi-
tionists had majority on the commit
tee on resolutions The committee Is
rs follows:
First Atstrict. Sam Clark. Keokuk: Second
fissriet Charles ". Chase. Clinton; Third dis
tricr N. H. Foreest, Dubuque; Fourth district,
;. X Bailey. DEBORAH. Fifth district. johnson
Brigham. Cedar Rapids; Sixth district,
v r Caxrow1y. Brooklyn; Seventh dis
tr1cS ~ . RAymsnd. pes Moines; Eighth dis
,ries Lewis Miles. coryden; Ninth district, C.
b Hunt. Leoa Tenth district. ii. Head, Jsser-
pon. Eleventh district, }. 5. lawrence. Sioux
city
straSse for Permanent Chairman.
Ex-Congressman Isaac S. Struble. of
lie Mars. was made permanent chair
man +. +. Merriam. of Henry coun-
~, was chosen secretary. Mr.. Stru-
BILE on taking tho chair said the repub-
iicans had . number Of men who rs
yandidates could succeed In November
Mr. Harrison himself was foremost
smong the number and James q.
Blaine second The democratic avail
lbles are limited to Grover Cleveland
Ind David b. Hill That was the en-
lire list
where is Boiese" asked = delegate.
sBoies." said the speaker, was q man
without An expressed conviction upon
) national issue. The country frat
Eants to hear from Boies on the silver
question before it discusses him as q
rational possibility"
cless Cali for Garrison.
The convention then proceeded to
,oninsss delegates at large. J. s.
D. G. Chase and Col Jed Lake were
placed In ssminstion and ballot was
AIKEN The result Of the roll-call
)hswed The following delegates elected:
b C. Chase, j. s. Clarkson, John Ii.
Scar and E E. Mack. Mack received
NE highest nun Der Of votes cast and
tlarkson the lowest of the four men
shosen. Before naming the alternates
3he district delegates were chosen as
follows:
The Delegates.
First Observation-Disclosures, Marcus Simpson.
w. q. witArew; slternstes. O s. Todd, Jack
ssn Roberta
second Dfssxios- tee. George n Curtis,
Dohn II Munrss; slserusses. J. NJ. Buchanan,
B. .. csDpbsl
Third Observation-Disclosures, Q. w. Mullen. c.
n rfAd: altsrnates, u. Hsrkness, J. A. Rogers.
Feurth Distriss-D Delegates, n H. Ysirrurn,
Bsergs Z. Morse; sltsrnstes, J. 9. Crawford,
b. c. walker.
Fifth Observation-Disclosures, J. Z. Carney. John
T. Mseast; alterna.es. d. =. Booth. d Murphy.
Sixth Observation-Disclosures. Frank Simmons,
r eerrell: ai'ernatss. J. A. Riggen. g. L.
RosertsL
Seventh pissrics-Delegates, II c. Board
nsn. w. n. Berry: alternstes, r A. Crawford,
b q HenAsrshost
Elshsh pss,rict-De Delegates. Eli Manning. N.
Y. Nelson: alssrnates. J. c. Barrcws. W. Lseh-
nan
NiniA District--Delegates. p l. Heinsheiner.
D r. Harsh. altornates, c. T.. Shelter, NJ ].
Davis.
Tenth Dsssrict-De;egates. J. p. Corners. E.
Sssor: alssrnsses, r. A. Ryssig. Robert
ftroutasrs.
Elevss,a Observation-Disclosures. J. W. Reed.
3. W Pitts: altsrnstes. A. c. Parker, w. N.
Bmith
Altsrnatss at Large.
When the resolution providing for
slternstes-at-large was passed no pro-
vision was made TO cut Off nominating
speeches A number of dele
sates tried 70 make speeches.
sus were howled down and
the convention was in an uproar.
Chairman Struble raped In vain for
order and could do nothing. The rules
were suspended aad George +. Taylor
(coloredl was nominated BY acclama-
tioa- Bruce T. Seaman, OF Davenport,
Was chosen second alternate. A. Il.
Cummins was named amid wild cheer
Ing, With hardly o dissenting voice. and
william Eaten was chosen a. the
fourth alternative
The Yiasferw.
A resolution inSorsing prohibition
was presented TO the committee on
resolutions and voted down. The plat
eorm - presented and adopted deals
sntireiy with national issues 1t Is
brief and general in It's scope Fol.
lowing V q syaopsts.
y, declares that The Republicans Of Iowa enter
spsa ne campaign vitk full coaacence that
~ parry In iss 10 tisazl convention vii make =
lsci~rsti en Of principles znd nominate 81 ticket
, ~n hsrnery viii the republican PAST and
hat IL vii se rue - the purpose and coavie-
400 Of ne party n order 20 eliminate
rate issues frsm ne approaching esmpa.za
declares mat there 70 no test ~
rally b. the rational republican party
rher shsn sdhererce 20 the pattern TIE al
rinistrsficn % rresidsnt Harrison e ecrfisily
rsersea Ne sss sept -vevy pledge rrsas 81
be carev ana surrounded hirsseN ~ csosnss
rhfsh has side s~~ isnrsl- 20 American states
ssrsssp, Republicans n Ell parts q tsr stats
r. urged % isaors iccsl issues and unite
" victory On th- na.scn2l platform
rrssisssse,ssss kept osIet
The report was adopted without oP-
POSITION and the con vention adjourned
he snti-prehihitiea element was so
srcug in the convention that the pro-
Nbitlonists thought lest nes 10 spring
resolution eondssnsng Catch ard
Brew-r for their action In the iexislS
lure on the lfcense ball and no seties
whata~~r wna saks1 a, shs an hf~~k