The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-08-19
The POLITICAL POT.
Democrats of Iowa Hold Their
State Convention.
RESULT OF THE TEXAS TANGLB.
Whitelaw Red Addresses Large Audience
AT springfield, lll-Republican state
Convention of Idaho

DAVENPORT, Aug. 1S.-The Democratic
state convention met here this morning.
Back of the speakers chair was life size
oil painting of Governor Bcies; also large
portraits of Cleveland and Stevenson.
Hon. A. L. Eaton was made temporary
chairman and he thanked the convention
for the honor; congratulated the Democ-
racy of Iowa on the magnificent record at
tho Chicago convention in the fight for the
nomination of Boies for the presidency;
congratulated the state on the unity Of the
party and their hope of victory in Novem-
Der. He also expressed the hope that
Boies will be nominated for the presidency
four years hence. The speaker then eulo-
gized Cleveland, dwelt on national political
questions, purity in politics, the labor
troubles. the tariff, which he asserted was
the legitimate cause of the strikes and
lockouts at Homestead and elsewhere, and
declared he was in favor of q single term
of six years for the president and election
of the United States senator's by the vote
of the people.
= After the appointment Of committees,
the convention took recess.
When the convention reassembled Hon.
T. f. Ward was selected as permanent
t chairman. In assuming the chair Ward
revie ~ ed the issues between the two great
! parties and prOphesied the success OF the
Democrats in DO b the state and nation.
The committee on resolutions next re-
| ported. The platform endorses the ma
tional platform anG the nominees; endorses
Boies' administration; halls the opportu-
nifty to determin by ballot the paramount
issues OF tariff reform and local self-gov-
eminent; condemns the United States
| Senate for failure to consider the meas
ures passed by the House; attributes the
| labor difficulties to the policy of the
Republican party; declaresfor the purpose
of nominating candidates for the Un-tsd
STATES Senate in general convention, and
demands such change in the national
constitution as will permit the election of
the same by direct vote of the people.
The resolutions were received with ap-
! plaase and unanimously adopted. TIE
following nominations were then made
| H. x. H. McContegne, secretary of state
S. p. Vandyke, auditor; Charles Rene
gintz, state treasurer; Ezra Willard, attor-
ney general; w. G. Kent. railroad COM
missioner After the election of presi-
Dental electors the convention adjourned.
Democrat C Convention in Texas.
HoUsToN, Tex, Aug. 10. = The Hogg
convention met again this morning and
adopted the majority report, 693 to los.
Then the delegates from Dallas Tarrani
and Washington counties left the hall to
| join the Clark people. James S. Hogg was
then put in nomination. The ballot
showed Hogg, 697; Clark, 1851: scatter
ing, 90
Hogg accepted in fiery speech. The
convention then adjourned till the after
noon.
The Clark convention met this morning
and proceeded with the nominations as fol-
lows: Attorney general, E. A. Meadowell
| treasurer, Gorce, comptroller. Charles
Gillespie The convention then adjourned
to await developments in the Hogg conven
ton.
At the afternoon session of the Hogs
convention Potter of Cook, was nominated
for lieutenant governor. Tonight ths
ticket was completed as follows: Attor
ney general, c. A. Culberson, Dallas
land commissioner, L. G. Gauquer, Hood
comptroller, D. Mccall, Travis; treasurer
j. w. Workman, Travis; superintendent o.
public instruction, JoAn Carlisle.
The Clark convention this afternoon com
pleted it's ticket as follows: Governor
George Clark; lieutenant governor, G. w
Rogers. Travis; treasurer, j. T. Gorse
Chocrokee comptroller, A S. Gillespie
Dallas; superintendent of public instruc
tion, Jacob Becker. Galveston.