Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1893-09-07
The POpulist Convention.

Uncle Dayy Overtield is to be con-
graduated upon the populist oonven.
ton held at the court house last Sat.
urday. 1t was about eight times larger
than any convention he ever held be.
fore. Heretofore he has constituted
the entire organization, but on this &C.
casion he was surrounded by seven CO.
workers. Mr.. s. A. Heath, more popu-
larry known as Vinegar" Heath, be-
cause he once sold vinegar on the road,
was called to the chair and presided
with great dignity. Mr.. Heath was in
splendid form to receive the nomina-
ton for representative, but the NOM
ination of county ticket was deferred
until such time as the county chairman
Is. A. Heath) should deem it proper to
call another convention. s. A.. Heath,
Tom Lee and Jas. +. wager were
selected as delegates to the state con-
vention held at Des Moines last Tues
day.
The chairman then announced that
the house was ready to listen to the
speakers present. JIM. Gallaher intro
duced himself as resident of Harrison
county and Kansas refugee, and it
was a Kansas hot wind that famed
that audience for half hour. He de-
clared for the populist free coinage
measure and roundly scored Mr.. Cleve-
land for having completely repudiated
his own free silver utterances. The
speaker gave no information on this
subject, but was satisfied to condemn
every body else. His chief idea was the
purchase and control of the railroads
under a management which would
cause the charges to be the same for
transportation of passenger or freight
from Audubon to Extra or Audubon
to New York, citing the postal system
as an example of what he regards as
possible in all things. He called 1t a
method of annihilating distance, which
would bring the field and market
together. Mr.. Gallaher was badly
knocked out by apolitical interview on
the train in the morning, and was un-
able to recover from the drubbing, for
his demeanor was decidedly lackadais-
ical to the close of his speech, when he
made way for NJ, Tabor,
Mr.. Tabor is rather grotesque per,
sonage from Guthrie county. He
found vent for his pent up wrath in
abusing the old parties, but the greater
part of his screed was directed toward
the republicans, as it was with this that
he formlery affiliated. He was highly
indignant with the parties that violated
their trusts, and when he said it he
raised up on his tip toes, extended his
arms with his index finger pointing
downward, while his hair was all turned
toward his face, green film o'erspread
his eyeballs, and his muflled and inar.
ticulate tones struggled through a
shaggy growth Of whiskers, a striking
combination Of the grotesque and Zero,
cious. And it was strange that this
mans great woe was founded in the
fact that the purchasing power of the
dollar is too great Think of 1t, the
great American dollar will buy toe
much Too much wheat, groceries
machinery, clothing, etc! 1t is too bad
that the honest populists are left to
the ridiculous teachings of such gro
tesque and ferocious little blather.
sixties as the man from Guthrie county
The audience was made up of per
haps fifty democrats and republicans
who we're there to furnish the applause
when the opposition was scored.
The nominating convention was in
definitely postponed, but before ad
iournment the hat was passed, asking
a dollar from each populist, for the
benefit of the populist central com
mittee.