Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1892-05-19
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HORACE Boys.
The Democratic state convention
met at Council Bluffs on the 18th in
the Dohany theater, and was called to
order by Hon. Charles Fullen, chair
man of the state central committee.
The Rev. Mr. Babcock, rector of ST.
Paufs Episcopal church, ohered prayer,
after which ). Il, Wadsworth, of Pot
tawattame county, welcomed the
members OF the convention in q short
speech. Temporary officers were
then announced as follows; Chairman,
Hon. John C. Bills, of Scott; secretary,
Frank Watson, Benton; assistant sec
retaries, j. w. Cahill, Lee; William NJ.
Park, Warren; Frank Saule, Howard,
J. b. Butler, Webster; A. Brandt,
Jackson; w. c. Campbell, Shelby;
reading secretary, }. II. Stcubanrauch,
Marion; official reporter, G, y, Thorpe,
Lucas; sergeant-at-arms, Frank Guam.
ella, Pottawattamic.
Temporary Chairman Bills was then
introduced and addressed the conven.
ton, after which he announced the
following committees and officers, they
having been selected at the morning
caucuSes:
CREDENTIALS. First district. w. A.
Duckworth, Van Buren,; Second J. T.
Beer, Iowa; Third M. j. Kelly, Butler;
Fourth, John Gates, Floyd; Fifth, w
L. Bailey, Marshall; Sixth, j. r.
Pound, Jasper; Seventh, ID. J. Jackson,
Marion; Eighth, L. c. Winter, Union;
Ninth, J. II. Hubert, Adair; Tenth,
W. II. Brackett, Hancock; Eleventh.
c. Buckley, Clay
PERMANENT ORGANIZATION First,
Edward Lyman, Louisa; Second, q. j.
johnson, jackson; Third, +. G.. Yeo-
mans, Wright; Fourth, J. j. Neon
logne, Cerro Gordo; Fifth, w. II. Fitz.
gerald, Tama; Sixth, q. q. G. Phillips,
Mahaska; Seventh, Farley Sheldon,
Story; Eighth, J. NJ. Sherman, Clarke;
Ninth, Charles Kelley, Montgomery;
Tenth, 9. l.. Lund, Kossuth; Eleventh,
j. c. Keenan,, Ida.
RESOLUTIONS. First, Theodore Guel.
Itch, Des Moinesj Second, J. Springer,
johnson; Third, NJ. NJ Ham, Dubuque;
Fourth, II, Il. Aers, Winncshiekj Fifth,
q. f. KIRBY, Marshall; Sixth, G. II.
Mackey, Keokuk; Seventh, w. w.
Wilmer, Pollsj Eighth, George ID. Por-
ter, Appanoosei Ninth, W. f. Cleve-
land, Shelby; Tenth; II. A, Cook,
Crawford; Eleventh, John G. Kelley,
Woodbury..
VICE PRESIDENTS. First district j.
p. Johnson, Louisa, Second, A. X. Me-
Coy, Clinton Third, John G. Busch,
Hardin; Fourth John Foley, Chiclsa-
saw; Fifth, i. +. Shaw, Linn; Sixth,
S. ii. Carruthers, Davis; Seventh, Il,
j. Hudson, Madison; Eighth, 5. II.
y,ll II. IL
Guthrie; Tenth, j. NJ. Elder, Hancock;
Eleventh, I. ID. Riggs, Buena Vista.
ASSISTANT SECRETARIES. First dis
trict, Rollin Clark, Lee; Second, 10.
siah Swigart, Jackson; Third, J. w.
Miller, Bremen; Fourth, August Hill
mer. Chickasaw; Fifth, w. l.. Alex
ander, Jones; Sixth, ID. s. Bcardsiy,
Poweshick; Seventh, Samuel Il. Car.
rell, Dallas; Eighth, q. w. Gunnison,
Fremont; Ninth, Robert Harris, Har.
rison; Tenth, J. w. Lee, Hamilton;
Eleventh, Willis G. Clarke, Woodbury..
DELEaATEs.-First District, David J.
Ayres, Lee; w. N. Hood, Washington.
Second, Nathan French, Scott; n. Il.
Holbrook. Iowa Third, r. Il. lIarri-
man, FranklIn; l.. w. Geon, Buchanan,
Fourth. r. ID. McIlugh, Howard; NJ.
Ii. Hcndriclt, Allamakee. Fifth, il. ID.
Stiger, Tama; NJ K. jackson, Cedar.
Sixth, !. l.. Patton, Jasper; G.. IL. Me
Fall, Mahaska. Seventh, T., r. Cassatt,
Marion; Samuel j. Gilpin, Madison.
Eighth, n. C. Ridenour, Page; j. w.
Freeland, Wayne. Ninth, Lucius
Wells, Pottawattlmie; Frank p. Brad
ley, Audubon Tenth, John Mccarthy,
Greene; Il. G. Brown, Humboldt.
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w. II. Dent, Plymouth.
ALTERNATEs-First district, H. s.
Phelps, Des Moines; J. G. Winters,
Henry. Second, J.. ii. Judge, Clinton;
w II. Johnson, Muscatinc. Third, Il.
M. Carr, Delaware; John 5ager, Bre-
mer. Fourth, Jerry Green, Floyd; ID.
d. Murphey; Clayton. Fifth, f. c.
Holt, Jones; IRWIN Mitchell, benton.
f. w. Perry, Warren; A. T.. Mares
Union; w. Il. Mitchell, Fremont.
John Sexton, Guthrie. Tenth, w. T.
Hancock. Eleventh. Ed Wirick, Buena
Vista; f. l.. Brownell, Dickinson.
The following were named as mem.
First district, Chas. ID. Fullen, JEFF
ferson; Second Fred fischer; Third, j.
j. Dunn; Fourth, +. r. Stern, Fayette;
Fifth, John Baum; Sixth, j. l.. Sewers;
Seventh, Edward II. Hunter, Polk;
Eighth, T.. w. Curry, Decatur; Ninth,
Charles Il. Chase, Cass; Tenth, James
Howard, O'Brien.
"A al u
m, at which time the committee on
permanent organization reported in
favor of j. Il. Markley of Mason City
for permanent chairman, +. +. Will
son of Vinton, for permanent secretary,
and j. ii. Stubcnrauch of Pella for
reading clerk, which selections were
ratified. Chairman Markley then adj
dressed the convention,
The convention then proceeded to
the election OF delegates at large. The
names of J. H. Shields, Col. l.. NJ.
Martin, l.. II. Bolter, John +. Dun
combe, Col. Charles A. Clark, Edward
Campbell, jr., and J. ID. Yeomans were
placed in nomination. A ballot re-
suited in the choice of Shields, Martin,
Campbell and Duncombe. Alternates
were then selected as follows: j. ID.
Yeomans, j. 5. Reque, Silas Gardner
aud S. l.. Mash.
John c. Kelley, from the committee
on resolutions presented the following
platforms:
We reiterate our devotion to the principle
that all men are born free and equal We
assert that this does not mean necessarily,
the physical, social ormoral equality Of all
men. but II does mean equal rights for all
men before the law and special privileges
to none II means the right OF every man