The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-08
IOWA FAVORS SOUND MONEY.
UNABLE TO CONTROL
THE CONVENTION.

The sound Money Men Outnumber
Them About Forty VOtes-J. II.
shields the Permanent Chairman.
A Full Extract From the Speech of
Temporary Chairman French-Text
OF the PlatfOrm-A sound Money
Man Nominated for Governor.
Marshalltown, Ia, Aug. 7.-The demo-
crauc state convention was called to or
der by Chairman Howard this morning at
1920 o'clock. There We're nearly a thou
sand delegates present. Temporary Chair
man Nathaniel French of Davenport was
presented and addressed the convention.
Nothing was done after the conclusion
OF Chairman French's speech. except rou-
tine business.
The afternoon session opened at 2 p. m.
The majority Of the committee on per-
rnanent organization recommended ]. II.
Shields of Dubuque for permanent chair
man.
C. II. Mackey of Sigourney. for the mi
nority, reported the name Of s L. Bestow
OF Charlton.
Mr.. Shields represented the sound
money element and Mr.. Bestow the free
silver men.
The majority report was adopted, a mo-
ton to substitute the minority report for
it having been defeated by vote Of 40 to
49,
The sound money men received the
announcement with protracted cheer
ing Mr. Shields accepted the gavel as
permanent chairman, and made brief
address in which he did not refer TO the
money question.
The following platform was adopted:
The Democratic party of Iowa, in con-
vention assembled reaftirms the nation
al platform of the party adopted in Chi
cago in 1892, and points with satisfaction
TO the evidences of the wisdom of that
convention, of the results accomplished
according to its promises, 10 the evidences
of returning prosperity, the restoration
of wages and the re-establishment OF IN
dustry upon a prosperous basis-condi-
tions which have extorted congratulations
from even the republicans of Iowa.
We declare the rescue of the finances
of the country from the baleful effects
of the Sherman law, the repeal OF the
un-American federal election law and the
uprooting of McKinleyism to be well wor-
thv of the history and prestige of the great
Democratic party and Of the courage
of the democratic administration.
We reaffirm the following portion of the
seventh plank of the last national DEM
ocrattc convention: 1--WE hold to the use
of both gold and silver as the standard
money of the country, and to the coin
age of both gold and silver without dis
elimination against either metal or charge
for mintage, but the dollar unit of coin
age of both metals must be OF equal In
trinsic and exchangeable value, or be ad-
justed by such safeguards OF legislation
as shall insure the maintenance OF the
Of ba
power of every dollar at all times in the
market and in the payment of debts, ana
we demand that all paper currency shal
be kept at par with and redeemable in
such coin"
we insist upon this policy as especi-
ally necessary for the protection OF lhe
farmers and laboring classes, the hrst
and most defenseless victims OF unstable
money and a fuctuating currency. We
condemn the cowardice and trickery or
the Republican party of Iowa IN fahlng
10 meet in it's last state platform any OF
the issues important and vital 10 the IN
terests of our state and we ask upon II
the sober judgment of an Intelligent peo-
Pile
We believe that the mulct law fails to
meet the requirements of a good excise
statute. 1t is unfair as between commu-
mites and imposes hardships upon prop
erty owners, and it compromises the
honor of the state in declaring the safe
of liquors a crime and condoning the Of
tense for a money consideration. we re
peat our demand of the past five years Tor
a local option high license law, and on
behalf of the commercial interests OF our
state we favor a law permitting the manu-
facture of liquors, thus affordlng a mar
ket for the products of the farm ana Ia
Dor of the state, and saving to our people
the enormous sums now expended IN other
states. a. &Es
We favor the election of the United
States senators by direct vote of the pee
pie.
We favor just and liberal pensions to all
deserving veterans.
We reiterate our unfiinchinS opposition
to all monopolies and trusts and call Tor
enactments which viii abolish combines
of all kinds.
We demand that our state institutions be
governed by a single non-partisan board OIL
control which can intelligently compre-
hend their relative wants and economic
ally and justly apportion among the whole
that which their just requirements de-
mand.
We favor the speedy completion of the
Hennepin canal and the deepening OF the
waterways from the great lakes to the
ocean, so as to enable ocean vessels to
pass through.
Judge w. f. Babb of Mount Pleasant,
a sound money man, was nominated for
governor by acclamation on motion of eX-
Congressman Walter l. Hayes of Clin-
ton.
In the same manner the nomination
for lieutenant governor went to 5. l..
Bestow of Charlton, who has been lieu
tenant governor and is an advocate of
free silver. He was the candidate Of the
free silver men for the permanent chair
manship.
The nomination for railroad commits
sioner went to Col. George jenkins OF
Dubuque, and that for state superin-
tendent to L. B. Parshall of Maquoketa.
There We're two candidates for supreme
Judge, and a ballot was required. G. Har-
per, eX-state senator, of Burlington, was
nominated, defeating Z. E. Hasner of In
dependence.
The sense of the delegates was twice
taken on the silver question and the par
" in this state is squarely on record as
opposed to free coinage at the ratio Of
10 to l. The first test was indirect, the
free coinage men and their opposition
having candidates for permanent chair
man. J. II. Shields of Dubuque, a cham
pion Of sound money, was chosen by a