New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-08-17
IOWA REPUBLICANS CONTENE.
THEY NOMINATE F. D. JACKSON FOR
GOVERNOR
I,prpN.p PLANK on THE TEMPERANCE QUES-
r,ox ADOPTED AFTER SOME DISCUSSION

r1prp,J PLANK on THE TEMPERANCE QUfS-
rrox ADOPTED AFTER SOME DISCUSSION
PROCEEDINGS OF THE CONVENTION.
1,as Moines Aug l6-Thc Republican State Con-
vention to-day nominated for Governor +. ~ jack
SON. of Des Moines. ,
In addition to the delegates. hundreds OF lNepup-
lcans from different parts of the State were Ill AZ
tendance The hall was finely decorated with
oaqs and banners District caucuses were heid thls
morning for the selection OF members oi Nd'io"'
committees to be reported to the conVehtioh' III
few instances there were contests over 'he seioO-
ton of members of the Committee on i'esoiu'o'S'
the dividing question being that of prohibuoh' put
hevond This nothing Of special interest was de-
veloped The Committee on Resolutions as hhaoe
ND was for liberal sentiment on prohlpitioh.
Tho convention was called TO order by Chairman
! f. Blythe of the State Central committee. -,
, l. F'risbe of the Congregational Church oner'"
nrayer in which feeling reference was made 10 t'e
nreeent industrial and labor conditions. CHAIRMAN
Rlvthe then introduced ex-senator HarIah' oi
Mount Pleasant The applause that eree'en MN
lasted several minutes. Ex-senator HariaI S"'
he believed there enough inteheeht i'eP"D-
licans present to inaugurate movement thd' siai'
result in overturnng the ADMINISTRATION lo" '''
poWer at Wa shington.
I s Lawrence chairman OF the convention
spoke at length the industrial ana hhahca'
problems. the tariff and pensions
At the close of Chairman Lawrences ADDRESS ''e
convention proceeded 10 S'itCt Il CHH''''''N '"' '
ernor Ten candidates were placed before the con
vention and ballot taken, which resulted.
Whole number OF votes cast. l.20i: necessary TO
a choice G8: +. D. jackson. i95ie: Lafayette Young
24 l-3 +. NJ Drake, 1ji; J. y. Lyons ~ 'I-' T. :"
Ormsby 81: W ii. Torbert 81 l-3; r. > CONN S
Albert Head 59 d. B. Henderson S'i' James mar
Ian g
4 second ballot was taken and. Jackson receiving
more than so votes. his nomination was maze
unanimous. The nominee is In New YORK on Dusi
ness and has not been in Iowa for two weeks
The report of the Committee on Resolutions was
read by Chairman $. NJ. Clark, Editor OF me
Keokuk Gate city" and in part as follows;
In going into another general election j. admissible +"
call public attention to the fact a. test Of th' TWO s''
,olit,c, pats that the campaign Of the Dcmocidu pf
IN the election 1897 has proved false and thc claims
made Y the Republican party have proved trie H"' az
allegation mad. By Democratic Ia'ty a. u tn M'heN
law reciprocity not claim OF the Nauhtu sool IT,
sult. Of Democratic success has true.
When President Cleveland said in his recent He-sIs .
Congress unfortunate financial pIS"I WIN Vn
c,u conditions he depicted principally charg' aDl"
10 Congrc sona legislation touching the plrchi'' ana
coinage Of silver by tc gc'cio government he omitted
The largest producing cause. his i the Sinister e''
f threatened Democratic attempt 10 overthrow pro" u'
and a protective tarn embraced in the Mckinney nos
|
For the relief Of people 10 Get stability 10 business
and security to and creditors alike the law should
r,o,ide ths. of debt snail BE- the return Z"
equivalent purchasing power estimated y laiu' Ie'' III
t.rest and the wages OF labor o.,
| we ,e in favor Of maintaining both gold and silver
money a, unlimited legaltender Tor the payment OF u'"s
,d In doing this Congress shall oNde that every dollar
whether gold silver or paper shall De kept Of equal value
II is our belief that the assault, made upon the system
-, oion bv tins Administration. because in few eases
,,a,e wore alleged 10 be faudulcnty obtiincd i a
80, % attack and destroy the whole system and j.
| onaco % the honor Of brave and deserving Ma
/ tonal defenders nj, ,.,
| pr,blbton is 70 teJ Of Rcpublicanism The General
| ,esomlIv has given the stat pr0hlbtPrN Ia" as
strong as any that has ever been eha'fu D' any '
H., ans. other criminal statute its retention modlhciuoi
- onoai pre, ne determined by the General Assembly,
loc,od NV and in sympathy with the people, and to them
| the subject take sucl action a. th'N may
dao,n inst and best the matter, maintaining inc present
1 IN those portons Of the state where it is now or
| can be made efficient and give 10 u" io'''"" ''"
hI =, controlling and regulating the liquor tiaic a.
,,u hos, serve the cause Of temperance ana mo'ahy'
,rho ,iouor plank in the platform resulted in a
| long controversy Pandemonium relsncd ior wv"
hours and speeches were made by score OF delc-
petes The nominee for Governor is an anu Pro-
hiLtionis but the liquor plank III thc present ioi
| was regarded by many as gong 700 ia,. vote
| The platform as "A whole was auopteu py a, ,ho
| Wennb,,cen party in Iowa indicated 10y the vote
today is sweeping and the subject eNcl'cl III
| mi to-night The conventions acton means vi.
certain repeal of the PromDtoIy arw ~ 6as al,yays
| Legislature, as the DeiiioOi"''N P"''' ~
To-night the convention completed its WORK py ,ii'
| nomination of the following Lieutenaht-Ho'eG.IU - no.,
| Jndee C. II Robinson. of Storm Lake; RaliIoad 90
| commissioner J. W. Luke OF New Hampton oit ~
| Superintendent of Public instruction Henry ""''
| of Des Mones.