Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-09-06
POLITICS IN IOWA.
Four Candidates Now Up for
the Governorship.
PROHIBITIoyIsTs II he CONTEST

They Declare the liquor DIGESTION the
Paramount One ard Lay Plan. TO Bes;
jackson and Capture the Legisrzture-
The Declaration of ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS,
Assert That There Are But Two Parties
Now, Peoples and Gold
DEs MoINEs. sep 6-Tbe Republicans
woo deem prohibition The most in. po-.aut
Political question before the people Of
I1wa he'd a state convention here and
parted company with the regular Repub-
lcsn organization The remainder Of this
ampa gE uy nom mating candidate or
governor and Regulating the liquor -lslk
Opted al the August convention Cal
vlry Tab ruscle contained about 500 dele
gates and : 81 visitors when tie couven-
tin ss-eu. b.ed- Banners containing QUO
t,tious favorable TO prohibition from past
Republican platforms were conspicuous
R=v. Emory Miller. Of Des Noipes. was
made Temporal chairman and Rev. J. b
Wells. OF Eldora, secretary
The ChairmAn's Remarks in Brief
Dr.. Miller L his address said that Il tie
Democrats elect Governor Bo.es again this
fall it viii De the fault Of the recent Re
publican convention He attributed the
condition o: the Republican party in Iowa
10 cenera.ship which had sought 20 pIac-
cate the whisky minority al the risk Of
losing the Prohibition majority The
regular committees were appointed and
the convention took a recess until @o'c!ock
Al the afternoon session the temporary or
gsuiZa-lOL was ret t.ued The committee
Oh Credentials reported sixty ont q uiuetv-
Elue counties represented by so delegates
Prominent visitors from various parts Of
the state we're admitted as delegates 20 the
number Ct a hundred or more.
Points of the Platform.
Judge c Z. Nourse was chairman Of
the platform committee and he reported
resolutions which declared that a. the
Republicans have taken a new departure
On the liquor question. AID the Demo
Gratis adhere 10 their former position On
that subject, and the Leaders o. b5-h these
parties have -rGorsed the declarations OF
their respective platforms. therefore Z
has become Necessary for the PrOai 81
noalsts 10 nominate ticket for them
selves which shall represent the seuti-
ments OF the people Of the state a.
heretofore EXPRESSED l. WAS also de-
c.arec that IL i lot the design 10 OK L 5zs
new party or 70 sb2n on political
views heretofore individually maintained.
but 70 repuClate the COcIr.ae Of local on
ron OF license Of the sale Of liquor in any
form
Prohibition OF TsuElefoot Paramount
II = further declared that the yronibi-
ton Of the sale Of Intoxicating beverages
l. the paramount AMI practical issue q the
campaign, and will t-e pushed forward ana
not permitted % De hidden BY the discus
sioD q questions over which the governor
and legislature can exercise 10 control;
that liquor selling = CRIME. that il : rec
commended 70 tie people 70 Use every
proper means 70 elect prohibition legis-
lature, and finally thai Il l. believed that
The people Of Iowa viii IudOrSe this move
Lnent to prevent backward step on the
liquor question which would be CIscourag-
Ing and hUmIliating and to be deplored By
81 men who believe in the right.
Coffin Nominated for Governor
The proposition embodied II the plat
TN 70 nominate a candidate for governor
provoked a lengthy but one-sided debate.
tire sentiment Of the convention being
plainly IN line with the report OF the com
mIttee. b. T. Wright, OF Charles CITY. ex-
planned the object OF the nomination The
defeat OF Mr.. jackson, the Republican
candidate, would be warning y Repub-
lcsn members OF the legislature TO stand
By the law. Several men were proposed.
but finally l. :. Coffin, OF Fort Do5ye, was
nominated on the chance Of his 40 pting,
be being out OF the state at this time Cot
m has been prominent in the Republican
party for years.