The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-05-12
IOWA FOR BOIEs.
The Hawkeye State Indorses Her Favor
ite Son for President.


ite Son for President.
COUNCIL BLUFFS, May 12-The Demo-
Gratis of Iowa pronounced their unshaken
fealty to Governor Horace Boies for Presi-
dent OF the United States by unanimous
vote, aad without dissenting voice in the
committee OIL convention. Resolutions were
adopted iustructing the twenty-six delegates
Of the Hawkeye State to vote as unit for
Boies, and use every effort in their power
to secure his nomination for the Presidency.
AS the first State in the great West to pro-
ounce in unequiyocal terms for the can
didacy of her favorite son Iowa must occupy
a prominent position in the national con-
vention, and the friends of Governor Boes
are tonight rejoicing over the impetus
which to-day's action must give his Pres-
Dental boom. In another respect is the ac-
tiOn Of tO-day's convention peculiar. 1t Is
the first STATE convention for several years,
outside Of the State Of New York, where
The name of Grover Cleveland has not been
mentioned. The omission to ext0l ex-Presi-
dent Cleveland was not The result Of error
or fOTgetfulness. 1t was due to the deliber-
ate action of the committee on resolutions
after calm discussion OF the question OF
policy that Grover Cleveland was ignored.
and this action was taken in the very excess
of caution. In order that the convention
might avoid the error into which Illinois
is popularity regarded as having fallen in
naming Grover Cleveland as the first and
Palmer the second choice. Boies is appa-
Tently so emphatieally and solely the choice
Of the Iowa Democrats that even Cleve-
lands name was banished from official dec
laration OF Democratic faith and not single
man in the vast assembage protested
against the omission.
the convention was called to order by
Chairman Charles ID. FELTON, of the State
Central Committee.
Hon. John c. Bills, temporary chairman,
made speech strongly arraigniDg the Re-
publican party, OF which he was member
until few years ago, when he went over 10
the Democrats on the tariff reform and pro-
hibition questions
After the announcement OF the members
OF the various committees the convention
took a recess.
On reassemblng Hon. John Z. Markley of
Mason City was made permanent chairman
and spoke at length, congratulating the con-
vention on the fact that Iowa is a Demo-
cratic State. In dealing with tariff legisa-
ton he claimed 1t was no advantage to agri-
culturists. he eulOgized Cleveland and
closed with glowing Endorsement of Gov
ernor Boes and the prediction of his
triumph il nominated for the Presidency.
The following delegates-at-large to the
National Convention were selected: J. Il.
Shields of Dubuque; l.. NJ. Martin of Polk;
Edward Campbell Jr., of Jefferson and J.
ternates are: S. L. Marsh of Polk (cOlOred);
j. ID. Yeoman of Woodbury.; l.. $. Regan
Of Winneshiek and ). l.. Gardiner OF Clinton
The committee on resolutions then made
their report, and when the plank endorsing
Boies candidacy and pledgng the delegates
10 his support was reached every man in the
hall spTang to his feet and the cheering
which ensued lasted two minutes. The
crowd on the outside caught the inspiration
and moment later the Steeple bells joined
IN the acclaim which attested the birth of
Boes' Presidential boom.
The Platform
The platform denounces as iniQuitOus the
doctrine OF protection as enuneiated by the
Republicans; denounces the Mckinley bill.
and tariff reform is declared TO be the para
mount issue Of the coming Presidential
campaign. The platform says: "Wilh free
ships and the markets of The world open TO
our farmers, our wagewOrkers aud our me-
ehan;cs. we will have that larger freedom
of commerce and that genuine reciprocity
tor which the Democrats have always con-
tended, and our industrial and commercial
supremacy is assured; trusts and monopo-
lies, with their imported foreign labor, are
entitled 10 no fayors over our mechanics
wageworkers and farmers; we demand
such free raw materials for our fac
tories, shops and forges as shall Sc
cure emancipation from Industrial bond
age; we demand a free list made up
of the many articles Of necessity and CON-
Tort to the people. and the reduction Of the
import duties all along the line, fixing the
limit at z basis which shall give no greater