Morning journal and courier., 1892-05-12
NEWS BY TELEGRAPH.
 From All Quarters. INSTRUCTED FOR BOIBS. Iowa Democrats in State
 Convention.
 BLAND'S SCHEME DID NOT WORK. England to Take Part in the Bimeta|Iic Conference. TRAFFIC ASSOCIATION MEETING. Salisbury Not in Favor of the Eight-HOur Day.
TRAFFIC ASSOCIATION MEETING.
IOWA DEMOCRATS.

| "O SO"sC"shoh DAbtAhCtly - nOIei Asssmblage and the Delegates In. Means to Secure His Nomination foI structed for Cleveland.
 COUNCIL BLUFFS, Ia., May 1.-The largest democratic convention in the his. tory of the state of Iowa assembled in this city to-day. Every county in the state was represented and over 300 delegates were present. The convention was dis tinctly Boies assemblage. Every delegate seemed thoroughly imbued with the spirit of the occasion, and to realize that united and vigorous action was necessary in or der to convince the nation that Iowa is in earnest in her presentation of Horace Boies as presidential candidate. Badges bearing the inscription "For president of the United States, Horace Boies," adorned the breasts of hundreds of delegates, and every mention of the popular governor was the signal for tumultuous cheers.
 Promptly at 10:30 Chairman Fulton of the state central committee called the con- vention to order. John 0. Bills of Daven- port was made temporary chairman and made ringing speech. In conclusion he said he believed Governor Boies would be the next president of the United States; that the national convention would not be justified in projecting into the presiden- tial campaign the factional quarrels of the party in the state of New York. The nomination of Boies would insure the electoral vote of Iowa in his favor.
 Immediately after Chairman Bills speech the announcement of the delegates and members of the various committees was made and the convention took a recess.
 On the reassembling of the convention Hon. J. E. Markley of Mason City was made permanent chairman. Mir. Asrkley, in the course of his speech, said: What inspiration, what enthusiasm, what un- conquerable determination should animate us in this struggle when we recall the life and achievements of our party heroes, the immortal Jefferson, the courageous Jackson, the patriotic Tilden and last but not least, honest and fearless Grover Cleveland. We venerate the name of that foremost demo- crat of our times, who. without thought of self, ,Spread the banner of tariff reform and held up as 8 faithful, honest and fearless public servant the full iniquity of e1trava- gant and unequal taxation to the judgment of the people. Greater far greater, is Git izen Cleveland to-day-more loved by his friends, more respected by his enemies than he who occupies the presidential chair purchased by Phillistinian gold by enforced tribute exacted from the toiling millions of his fellow-citizsns.
 In few days candidates will be named by the contesting parties, and the dele gates you shall choose here to-day will represent Iowa in the nominating conven- tion. Standing as she does in the center oE oio%a of of fho rIo of xvri culture and the pathway of domestic commerce, bearing as she has to the fullest extent the bitter wrongs of unequal and unjust taxation and now finally awake to the enormity of that wrong, who 50 ftly as she can raise her voice in that convention and say to the assembled democracy of the nation "Choose ye as the leader of this war that grand man, who thrice has led the democracy of Iowa to glorious victory; choose him who is the acknowledged champion of 'our new allies of the north vest who represents the peo- pie most burdened by the iniquitous laws we seek to destroy; who commands the reverence and enthusiastic love of the peo- who will silence discord and cement 6 commonwealth of his birth-choose ye him to lead you in this fight and when the Ides of November be numbered with the past at 8 triumphant national democracy, with loud acclaim, will iuaugurate Horace Boies president of the United States"
 J. H. Shields, L. M. Martin, Edward Campbell and J. F. Duncombe were elected as delegates-at-large to the national con- vention. District delegates were also an nounced. A platform was adopted which denounces the protective tariff system and bounties; declares that the tariff issue will be paramount in the presidential cam paign; demands free raw materials, and reduction of duties all along the line; re- affirms adherence of the financial system of the fathers of the republic based upon equally free bimetallic coinage; pays a high tribute to Governor Boies; commends him to the national convention as presidential candidate, pledges him the electoral vote of Iowa and instructs the delegates select ed at this convention to use all honorable means to secure the nomination of Gov ernor Boies for proficient.
 The platform was adopted amid tremen- dous enthusiasm, the convention cheering for Boies for nearly twenty minutes. Ad- journed.
 MISSOURI FOR CLEVELAND.
 SEDAL1A, Mo-, May 1.-The democratic state convention requested the delegates to the national convention to vote for Cleve- land.