Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-07-26
REPUBLICAN STATE CONVENTION.

was one of the largest, most enthu
siastic, and at the same time best
natured conventions ever held in Iowa
The hall was packed with delegates
and visitors long before time for the
convention to open. The convention
like all large political gatherings was
an unweildy body and as the vote
varied from one candidate to another
the house was often in an uproar OF
wild cheers. The delegates were very
good natured and while many 60 home
defeated there was no i'll will after the
convention closed.
At II 40 Chairman Blythe read the call
and introduced Rev.. l.. Weaver, OF
Des Moines, who was to ask the Divine
| blessing on the convention and its
work. Rev. Weaver, however, seemed
to think that prayer and a stump
speech were identical, and proceeded
to roast the democracy in a way that
made the convention break into cheers
The prayer" was disgrace and it is
safe to say the Rev. Weaver will never
again be asked to perform like office.
Temporary chairman John w. Bald
win of Council Bluffs was then intro
duced and gave one of those ringing
speeches which only he can give.
Regular convention business then
came up. Audubon county was rec
ognized by the placing OF L. l.. Statzell
on the list of vice presidents.
The afternoon session was opened
with prayer by Rev. f. w. Smith of the
Fourth district, and the committee on
permanent organization made Senator
j. b. Harsh OF CrestOn, chairman, with
j. o. Lemming of Hamilton county,
clerk. The committee presented a
resolution which was greeted with
cheers that in the future the central
committee will allow the convention
to select its chairman.
Senator Harsh thanked the conven.
ton for his selection in brief speech
and proceeded to business.
Nominations for secretary OF state
were called for and w. M. Mcfarland
was nominated by reclamation, as were
=. u. Mccarthy for auditor, Charles Il.
Granger and IL. E. Deemer for supreme
| Judges.
The first contest was over the treas
ureship. The candidates were Nor
row OF Union, Herriot of Guthrie and
Davidson of Boone. Herriot was nom
mated on the fourth ballot the vote
standing Herriot 681, Morrow 440,
Davidson IL.
For attorney general eleven candi-
dates were named. Parker of Clay,
Remley of Johnson, Cheshire of Polk,
Sims of POttawattamie, Carpenter of
Louisa, Mitchell of Adams, Gamble of
Marion, Sweeney of Mitchell, Mullan
of Black Hawk, Curtis of Cass and
Kaye of Howard. After the nomina-
tions were made Major Curtis with
drew his name and the convention pro-
ceeded to ballot. After five ballots
Milton Remley of Iowa City was
chosen by the following vote: Remley
go, Carpenter 245, Parker 113, Mullan
100.
G. L. Davidson of Sioux county was
nominated for railroad commissioner
on the second ballot. Mr.. Dayidson's
opponents were Sackett of Woodbury.,
M0wry of Iowa, McHugh of Howard,
Martin of Adair, and Brown of Lee.
For clerk of supreme court only one
ballot was taken, which resulted in the
selection OF Christopher Jones by a
vote of 500 with Allison 1862 and Ses-
sions 2lS.
For court reporter N. b. Raymond
and Ben Sallenger were nominated.
The first ballot gave Raymond 46S and
Sallinger 657, and Berryhill moved to
make the nomination unanimous
which motion prevailed.
The Platform.
The Republican party comes again
before the people of Iowa with every
promise performed and every prophecy
fulfilled.
The history of the past year has
again demonstrated the unfitness and
incompetency Of the Democratic party
to administrate the affairs of the Ma
ton, and has again vindicated the eter-
nal truth of Republican principles.
From the universal disaster that has
accompanied Democratic supremacy,
we turn with confident hope to the
sacred duty of restoring peace and
prosperity to a distracted and disor-
dered country.
We again declare for a system of
protective duties so adjusted that
every American resource can be de-
veloped by American labor, receiving
American wages; and we insist ON q
tariff that will accomplish these ends.
We have but to mention the disas-
trous results which have followed the
mere menace of free trade as conclu-
sive evidence of the wisdom of the Re-
publican policy in the past upon this
subject.
We adhere to the declaration of the
National Republican party in 1892 up
on its monetary policy.
We re-affirm our belief that "the in
terests of the country, its farmers and
workingmen, demand that every dollar,
paper or coin, issued by the govern.
ment, shall be as good as any other
dollar"
We favor the largest possible use of
silver as money, that is consistent with
the permanent maintenance of equal
values of all dollars in circulation.
We do not want monometallism
either of gold or of silver, and we
pledge ourselves to continue to work
for bimetallism, to be brought about
by all fit means within the power of the
government.
The welfare of the laborer and the
maintenance of the dignity of labor
have been the constant care of the Re.
publican party from its birth. Its
whole history is an effort to secure to
the wage worker his just share of the
fruits of toll; and it now renews its
pledge to defend the workingman not
only against the assaults of foreign
competition but against the attacks OF
domestic ayarice