Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1892-07-07
IN STATE CONVENTION
THE REPUBLICAN STATE TICK
EFT is BEFORE THE
PEOPLE.
The Platform Is Unusually Brief
Synopsis of the Pro-
ceedings.

ceedings.
The republican state convention was
called to order at the Grand Opera
House, Des Moines by Chairman Mack,
at lies a. m, and the following tenn
porary officers were announced, Chair
man, r. b. Huff, of Muscatine; reading
clerk, T.. r. llutchins, Polk; assistant
reading clerk, 5. $. Sessions, Kossuth;
secretary, A. d. Collier, Woodbury.;
first assistant secretary, Il. NJ. Weaver,
Jasper; second assistant secretary, Ii.
L. Carroll, Davis; doorkeeper, j. III.
WILSON, Adair; sergeant-at-arms, IL. "A.
Jehu, Emmett; assistant sergeant-at-
arms; j. NJ. Fox, Ringgold.
Following these announcements Rev.
Geo. c. Henry, of St. Johns Lutheran
Church, Des MONIES, offered prayer.
Chairman Mack then introduced
Hon, r. b. Huff, temporary chairman
who spoke ut length.
Roll was then called for mem bers of
rtirious counties Following were named
0s committee on resolutions: First dis
trict, j. A. NJ. Collins, Lee county; Sec
ond, Geo. w. French Scott; Third, N.
Harris, Black Hawk; Fourth A. X.
Bailey, Winnesheik Fifth, T. b. Han
ley, Cedar; Sixth, II. l.. Waterman,
Wapello; seventh, Il. Il. Anderson,
Warren; Eighth, q. l.. Finn, Taylor;
Ninth, Smith Mcpherson, Montgomery;
Tenth, George A. Clark, Greene;
Eleventh, A. b. Funk, Dickinson.
District electors were announced as
follows: First district, VIM. Walker,
| Van Buren, county; Second, Charles
Lewis, johnson countyt Third, G. Il.
Albrook, Hardin county; Fourth, II.
i. liancock, Fayette county; Fifth,
/ Henry Stone, Marshall county; Sixth,
b. +. Carroll, Davis county; seventh,
Il. Il. Hays, Marion county; Eighth,
! NJ. l., Temple, Clark county; Ninth,
John Lindt, Pottawattamie county;
Tenth, u. A. Church, Greene county;
Eleventh, Z. d. Chassell. Plymouth
county.
At about 1890 the convention ad.
| journed, and when it was again called
to order at o'clock the committee on
| permanent organizatio announced the
| following permanent officers had been
chosen. and they were duly elected:
President, A. Il. Hagaf; Secretary, ii.
| l.. Wilson; assistants, j. w. Dotsee and
J. w. Scott; reading clerk; e. r. Hutch
! ms.
Senator Hager, was introduced by
Chairman Huff and delivered an ad
dress reciting the benefits of protec-
| ton, reviewing the record of the party,
and calling upon all republicans to
stand by the colors.
! The rules of the fifty-frst congress
were adopted for the government of
! the convention. All nominating
| speeches were dispensed with. and the
/ convention proceeded TO the naming of
! candidates Secretary of State Me-
| Farland, State Treasurer Beeson and
Attorney General Stone were nominat-
! ed by reclamation. For auditor, c. &.
Mccarthy, Warren n. Brown, w.
! +. Johnston, and j. w. Van
Glider were placed in nomi-
nation. The roll call showed large
majority for Mccarthy, and the nomi-
nation was made unanimous. For
railroad commissioner, Senator George
w. Perkins, OH Coomes, and Spencer
| Smith we're named. The roll call
! showed a good majority for Perkins
and the election was made unanimous.
Nominations for electors at large be-
| ing in order, ID. +. Voorhees,, A, Il.
! Cummns, John O'Keefe. Ii. /. Sallinger,
|
/ ley were placed in nomination. The first
ballot resulted: Cummins, 500; Voor-
hees, 800: Lake, 292; Remley, 23i;
| O'Keefe, $50; Perrin, 50; Salllnger,
295. This made Mr. Cummins. the first
choice of the convention. A second
! ballot was then taken, which resulted
In the election of Remley by vote of
! 59715 to 49615 for Voorhees,.
Hon Smith Mcpherson presented the
report of the committee on resolutions
as follows:
The Republican party, recognizing the
necessity of highways that will at all times
| be fit for traffic. favor the adoption of such
| equitable measures as will result in such
/ improvements of the roads as will enable
| the business of the state to be carried on
without the loss now inflicted upon towns
and agricultural communities.
| The resolution was unanimously adopted.
! THE PLATFORM
Resolved, That the Republican party of
| Iowa, in convention assembled, hereby rat.
iies in terms of un qualified approval the
nomination of Gen. Benz. Harrison and
! Hon. Whitelaw Reid as our standard bear.
| ers in the National campaign The pros
| perity of the Nation under the able and
patriotic administration of President Har-
rison commands the admiration of all good
! citizens.
Resolved, That the platform enunciated
| by the Republican National convention is
| broad enough, strong enough, and all sufii.
cient as the basis of union in the contest
before US. While we unhesitatingly ratlfy
and endorse that platform in all its parts,
| we point with special pride to the attitude
| upon the tariff issue, the silver problem,
| the temperance question, and its demands
| for pure and untrammeled ballot
/ Resolved, That we denounce the Demo
cratic party for its declaration in its recent
National convention in Chicago in insist
| ing upon the abolition of the National tax
on the issue of state banks. That after
! more than a quarter of a century of con-
/ tinuous prosperity with sound currency
| under the wise and beneficent system
evolved and maintained by the Republican
party, we condemn and denounce the at
| tempt to reinstate wildcat money and
worthless bank notes, which at one time
ruined all financial interests of the country.
A minority report was presented add
| ing tothe above report plank in re.
ference to the prohibitory record of the
party, but 1t was voted down and the
majority report adopted.
At 6 o'clock the new state central
committee held meeting and elected
j. 4. Blythe chairman, DR.. w. S. III.
Matthews vice-chairman, and +. j. Sal
mon secretary. Following are the
committee: First district, c. NJ Jun
| kin, Jefferson county; Second, j. NJ.
Kemble, Muscatine; Third, w. II. Nor
ris, Delaware; Fourth, J. L. Blythe,
Cerro Gordo; Fifth, j. G.. Brown, Mar
shall; Sixth, E. J. Salmon, Jasper; Sew
enti, w. S. II. Matthews, Polk; Eighth,
l.. G. Mechem, Appanoose; Ninth, w.
| n. Jones, Cass; Tenth, NJ. X. Whalen,
Emmett; Eleventh, ii. q. McMillen,
Lyon.
| SHOT TO DEATH.