The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-07-18
The Ticket.

NO'ernor- Nj. Drake
Lieutenant Governor. .....Matt Parrot
supreme Judge. ....... Josiah Given
Supt. Public Instruction -. Henry Sabin
Railroad Com....... 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 1912 delegates, occurring 622
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
trail Committee, j.. f.. Blythe, called the
convention to order at 1854 every seat
was filled, There were 1000 visitors in
addition to the delegates. Senator ALI
son appeared on the stage and the entire
assemblage arose and United in u series
of tremendous cheers. Senator Allison
bowed his acknowledgements, but main
tanned silence. Chairman Blythe named
j. X. 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
grammatic 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 Il 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 IL ballot was
taken resulting as follows:
Duhgah
dIIott QUO
OrmsDy III
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name was withdrawn and the nominal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 Commissioners Perkins were
quickly renOminated by reclamation. The
resolutions were read and adopted and
tuc coH'eutlOl duJOurleu Sine ule.
Platform Adopted.
The platform in brief reafirms the fealty
of the party in Iowa to the national party,
congratulating the people upon the evil
dence of returning prosperity, labor re-
established on a 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, ailirIns the declaration of the Min
neapolis national convention on The 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 liberality to the nations
defenders in the way of pensisons; con-
graduates the people that the State will
be represented in the next Congress by
two Republican Senators and eleven Re-
publican congressman, and with cspe-
cial pride remembers the services If our
senior Senator, 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 the ma
ton"