Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-07-19
The Ticket.

Governor. . francis NJ. Drake
Lieutenant Governor. Matt ParrOtt
Supreme Judge. Josiah Given
Supt. Public instruction. :. Henry Sabin
Railroad Com. 49,. George w. Perkins
The Iowa Republican State convention
met in Des Moines for the purpose Of
nominating candidates for Governor,
Lieutenant Governor, Judge of the Su-
preme Court, Superintendent of Public
instruction, and Railroad Commissioner.
There were 1,242 delegates, occurring CD
to nominate.
The auditorium of Calvary tabernacle,
the scene of the convention, was plenti-
fully decorated with flags and bunting,
and when the chairman of the State Cen
tral Committee, ]. L. Blythe, called the
convention to order at 1854 every seat
was filed, There were 1000 visitors in
addition TO the delegates. Senator ALI
son appeared on the stage and the entire
assemblage arose and united in a series
of tremendous cheers. Senator Allison
bowed his acknowledgements. but main
tanned silence. Chairman Blythe named
j. K. Lane, of Davenport. as temporary
chairman. Mr.. Lanes speech was short,
but its delivery was delayed by almost
incessant applause. The Hon. LATE
Young was made permanent chairman
and made an exceedingly brief but cpl
gramInatic address.
When the chair announced that ballot
Ing for Governor was in order there
were no nominating speeches nor presen-
tation of candidates, and no changing of
votes while ballot was in progress. This
facilitated matters greatly, and the six
ballots required TO decide the nominee for
Governor were taken in about two hours
There was intense interest manifest
throughout the tiresome ordeal.
Gen. Drake made a ten-minute speech
accepting the nomination. The conven-
ton then proceeded to the nomination of
| Lieutenant Governor. and ballot was
taken resulting as follows:
farrOtt .6OG
Ormsby ............... III
kamrar Observation-Disclosures. so
During the second ballot Dungan's
name was withdrawn and the nominal
ton went to PARROT. State Superin-
tendent Sabin, Supreme Judge Given and
| Railway Commissioner Perkins were
| quickly renomnated by acclamati0n. The
resolutions were read and adopted and
the convention adjourned sine die.
Platform Adopted.
| The platform N brief roaflirms the fealty
of the party i'm Iowa TO the national party,
congratulating the people upon the >evi-
dence of returning prosperity. labor re-
| established on Il prosperous basis all of
which is attributed to the prospective re-
turn of the Republican party to power.
1t deplores the destruction of the recip-
rOcity agreements by the Democratic
party, afiirns the declaration of the Min
neapolis national convention on he cur
rency question, quoting that plank entire,
and urging an international agreement
on the silver problem; welcomes the hon
est and industrious Immigrant md de-
clares no other should be permitted to
| come; favors liberalty TO the nations
defenders in the way of Pensions: con-
graduates the people that the State viii
be represented in the next Congress by
| two Republican Senators and eleven Re
publican Congressman, and with cspe-
cial pride remembers the services f our
senior Sena tor. whose long and honorable
record entities him TO full confidence end
enduring affection, and halls with salts
faction the universal desire of the Re-
publicans of the State to continue him
in his present field of Usefulness until
called to the larger services of rhe ma
ton"