Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1892-08-18
A BID FOR YOUR VOTE
THE PEOPLES PARTY CONVEN-
TON PROCEEDINGS.
Adopted-Joseph and Cole for
Electors at Large.

Electors at Large.
The peoples party convention met at
Dcs MONIES on the isth in state con-
venuon At 10 o'clock the convention
was called to order in y, NJ, &, A. hall
oy Chairman Scott of the state central
committee, who announced A. w. Cr
Weeks as temporary chairman. Mr.,
Weeks took the gavcl without making
a speech. Rev. Il W. Woodrow ~
Marshalltowu offered prayer j. Bel
langee of Polk was named rs secretary,
Il. Is. Cook as assistant and George III,
Blanchard of Mahaska rs reading secre'
tary,
At l0:30 the convention took II recess
till IL o'clock and upon reassembling
the committees were announced.
The committees are as follows
Credentials--Firs district, A. A..
Hidlebaugh, Louisa; second district,
w. q. Holmes, Muscaune; third dis
trict, George Mitchell, fourth district,
Thos. A, Laska. Floyd fifth district,
A. Brenaman, Lyon; sixth district, A,
Brown, Jasper; seventh district, John
Kent, Dallas; eighth district, ID. f.
Mcdaniel, Decatur; ninth district, G.
5. Woodin, Montgomery; tenth district
II, A. Sanburg, Floyd; eleventh dis
trict n Rcmston, O'Brien,
Permanent Organization-Eirst dis.
trict, w. l.. Gorsuch, jefferson; second
district, w. q. Holmes, Muscntine;
third district, j. Wells; fourth district,
Thos. A. Loska, Floyd; fifth district,
Il. w. Woodrow, Marshall sixth dis
trict, J. NJ Gass, Monroe; seventh dis
trict, j. w. Mckinney, Madison; eighth
district, S. $, Patch, Taylor; ninth dis
trict, j. 5. Ausberry, Guthrie; tenth
district, II. T. Watson, Floyd; eleventh
district, G. A, Clemens.
Rcsolutions-Fi First district, 4, A,
Pierson, Van Buren,; second district,
+. A. Gray, Muscatine; third district
*. c. Curtis; fourth district, Thos. a.
LaslSa Floyd; fifth district, w. II Cal
houn, Marshall; sixth district, q. w,
blanchard, Mahaska; seventh district,
! j. Belangcc, Polk; eighth district,
w. II. Kobb, Union; ninth district, +,
! V. Cook, Adair; tenth district, A, X.
Starrup, Humboldt; eleventh district,
| +. Roe, Monona.
The following list Of district presi-
| dental electors was also announced:
First district, w. l., Duke, jefferson;
second, John Idle, Muscatine; third,
X G, Curtis, Hardin fourth, 5. J..
White, Worth; fifth, Il, W. Stubs,
Grundy; sixth, Milo Reno, Wape!lo;
seventh, Capt NJ. c. Randleman, War
rem; eighth, w, p. Wilson, Fremont;
ninth, n. H. Bowman, Pottawattamie;
tenth, A. X, Sturrett. humboldt; clev-
cnth, J. l.. Bartholomew, Monroe
The convention then adjourned till /
o'clock.
When the convention assembled in
the afternoon, u season of speech maxi
ing was had Among others were La
Dor Commissioner Sovereign and Judge
| c. G. Cole.
The committee on credentials then
reported no contests and 3i2 delegates
| present.
The committee on permanent organ
ization reported w. IL. Calhoun OF Mar
shall as permanent chairman, w. ii.
Robb of Union as secretary, George II.
Blanchard of Mahaslia as assistant, and
+. w. Woodrow of Marshall as reading
clerk. The report was adopted. and
Mr.. Calhoun was introduced, and adj
| dressed the convention briefly.
w u. Robb, chairman of the com
mittee on resolutions, presented the fol-
lowing platform, which was adopted:
Resolved, BY the peoples party Of Iowa
! in state convention assembled, That we
endorse the peoples party platform AS pro-
mulgated at Omaha by the national con
vention on July 4, 1892, and declare il to be
the true policy touching national affairs
Resolved, That in state affairs 1t IS the
| duty of our state legislature to repeal all
| laws that grant to individuals or classes
special privileges or impose upon them re.
strictive burdens. To this end we demand
the repeal of all laws which shall maintain
the charters of private corporations for pc
cuniary profit
Resolved. That we denodnce the pres ent
la rs which enable the individual to de
monetize silver by so specifying in written
note or contract, and demand that all
| money issued by the government shall be n
| legal tender in the payment Of all debts,
aud that the state should exercise It's con
stitutional power of making silver legal
tender in the payment of all debts within
the state
Resolved, That we demand of our legis.
lature the passage OF Il law at its next SEES
sion which shall electually prevent the
employment by corporations of Pinkerton's
detectives or private armed soldiers.
Resolved, That we condemn the existing
truck store system and demand the weekly
| payment of all wages in lawful money.
w. II. Robb nominated for clcctor a,
large, to head the ticket, j. NJ. Joseph
of Union and the nomination was made
unanimous,
G.. L. Davis made an address in which
he declared that one of the greatest
occurrences of the summer was the adj
vent of Judge Cole, a life long rcpubll-
can, into the party. He moved this
selection of Judge Cole as the Other
delegate. The selection was made by
rising vote.
For secretary of state Mr.. Il. IL
Gillette was nominated by acclama-
ton.
For auditor a. }. Blakely of Monro,
county was nominated, also by accla
nation.
For attorney general +. i. Brown
of Pottawattamic named Charles Me
Kenzie of Dunlap and the nomination
was made unanimous.
Justin Wells of Hardin county wa
the unanimous choice of the convention
for the Office of treasurer
J. II. Barnett of Warren county wa
nominated for railroad commissioner
by reclamation.
After music by the glee club aud a
speech by ). +. Myers the conventio |
adjourned