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IOWA REPUBLICANS.


State Convention in Session Mt Des
Moines-The Proceedings.
DIES MONIES, Iowa, July 1.-The
Republican State convention for the
nomination of Presidential electors,
Secretary of State, Auditor of State,
Treasurer of State, Attorney General
and Railroad Commissioner. met at IL
o'clock yesterday in the Grand
Opera-house, which was profusely
decorated with flags and por-
traits of Republican leaders.
The convention was called to order by
Chairman Edgar w. Mack, of the State
committee, who, after prayer by the
convention chaplain, introduced r. b.
Huff Of Muscatine as temporary chair
man, Mr.. Huff made the usual chair
mans speech, after which the roll Of
districts was called for the appoint
ment of committees and district cleo
tors and the convention took rest for
dinner.
A committee of ten from the State
temperance alliance, with Judge Nourse
as spokesman, appeared before the
committee on resolutions at noon and
presented request that the platform
reatlirm the previous declarations on
the temperance question and promise
that no backward step shall be taken.
When the convention reassembled at
0 o'clock the committee on credentials
reported every county represented and
no delegations contested. The COM
mittee on permanent organization pre-.
sented the name of Senator A. L.
Hager, of Adair county for permanent
chairman. Mr.. IIager in his speech
eulogized President Harrison and
attacked Cleveland's administration.
At the close of the address, on mo-
ton of ex-Congressman Sweeney, the
rules of the Fifty-frst Congress were
adopted as the rules of the convention.
The committee on resolutions not be-
ing ready to report, motion was
adopted to proceed to the nomination
of State officers without nominating
speeches.
William Mcfarland was renomi-
mated for Secretary of State by accla-
nation.
For Auditor, the names of C. G. Nc
Carthy of Nevada, J. w. Van Glider of
Abba, w. N. Brown of Keokuls and
w. M. johnson of Taylor county, were
placed in nomination. The first ballot
resulted: Mccarthy, ISL; Van Glider,
531l: Brown, 81 y; johnson, IT'S.
Before the secretaries had completed
the footings Mr.. Van IIouten, on be-
half of Mr.. johnson, moved the nomi-
nation of Mr. Mccarthy by acclama-
ton, The motion was adopted with
out dissension.
For State Treasurer Il. A. Beeson,
the present incumbent, was renomin-
atcd by acclamation on motion of Mr..
Stone of Marshall.
The same compliment, n renomina-
ton by acclaim ion, was paid to At
torney-General John Y. Stone.
Then came the contest over railroad
commissioner. The names of Spencer
Smith of Council Bluffs, G. w. Perkins
of Farragut, and OIL, Coomes of At
lantic presented. l.. S. Coffin
also got few votes on the roll
call. Long before the call was finished,
however, IL became certain that Scna-
tor Perkins had many more than a ma
jorlty of the votes. and so he was de-
clared nominated by reclamation.
The committee on resolutions was
still unable to report and so the con-
vention proceeded to the nomination of
two electors-at-large. After two bal
lots A. b. Cummings of Des Moines
and j. NJ. Remley of Iowa City were
chosen Presidential clectors-at-large.
A resolution declaring prohibition a
allure was voted down in the conven-
ton. The resolutions indorse the Ma
tional ticket and follow the Repu BILL
can national platform closely. After
the adoption of the resolutions the
convention adjourned sine die.