The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-07-06
Convention News

Delegates to the National Prohibition Con.
vention continue at Cincinnati to swell the
number already registered at the various
hotels. The drift of sentiment seems to
grow in favor of Bidwells nomination.
There is probability that Bdwell viii be
nominated on the first ballot, and re-
mote possibility that the contest between
Bidwell and Demorest may attain such
warmth as to make n new man advisable.
The third party convention, consisting of
about $50 delegates representing all shades
of political beliefs and formerly belonging
TO both Republican and Democratic parties,
met at Nashville, Tenn. The platform as.
sails both the old parties demands free and
unlimited coinage of silver and an increase
of the currency 10 $50 per capita Forty
eight delegates were appointed to the Omaha
Convention.
The Republican State Convention met al
Des Moines, Iowa Secretary of state Will
liam NJ. Mcfarland, State Treasurer Byron
A Beeson and Attorney General John e.
Stone were renominated by accamation.
c. G. Mccarthy, Of Storey county, was
ballot, and State Senator G. W. Perkins, of
Fremont county, for Railroad Commission
er. For eector-at-largc, A. b. Cummins, OF
Des Moines, q pronounced anti-Prohib'
itionist, who was elected to the Legislature
by the Democrats four years ago, was Sc
lected on the first ballot, and Milton Rem.
ley, of Iowa City, an equally pronounced
Prohibitionst, ON the third. The report of
fhp flor.
triangular contest which turned the convcn-
ton into mob. The report of the commit.
tee ignored State issues entirely. II indOrses
the Administration of President Harrison;
approves the nomination of Harrison and
Reid declares the National platform to be
broad enough for basis in the coming con-
test and points with special pride to its atti.
tude on the tariff issues, the silver problem,
the temperance question and its demand
for pure and untrammeled ballot, 1t de-
nounces the platform of the National Demo
cratic party for ITS declaration in favor OF
the abolition of the national tax on the is
sue of the State bsnks as AN attempt 10 rein.
state "wild cat money" G. w French, of
Davenport and J. A. NJ Collins offered
minority report in favor of county option.
This brought out Mr.. Brooks. of Fremont
county, Il member of the last Legislature,
with a straight-out prohibition plank, which
he moved to substitute for the plank sub
mitted by the minority of the committee. 4
multiplicity of motions and points of order
ensued and cheers and hisses were coming
led. Finally, in the midst of the demands
for n roll call, the Prohibition and Local
Option plank were both tabled, the report
of the majority of the committee was adopt
ed and the convention adjuSirned. Republi-
can leaders generally agree that the action
of the convention to-day means that Pro-
hibition will not be regarded as aparty tenet
in Iowa hereafter.
The Nebraska Peoples party held State
convention at Lincoln, Neb., and turned
down Jay Burrows, who has controlled the
party in Nebraska ever since its organiza-
ton. He was presented for one of the dele
gates.at- large to the Omaha convention, but
did not receive single vote. The delegates
chosen were Charles II. Van Wyck, John
II. Powers, J. V. Wolfe, ]. X. McCombs,
William A, Poynter l. ID, Chamberlain,
Congressman McKeighan and J. H. Edmis
ton.