St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-07-11
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sop IN IOWA.
IOWAREPUBLICAN HOLD THEIR
STATE CONVENTION AT DES
MOINES.
AN OVATION FOR ALLISON.
TEARS ROLL DOWN THE SENA-
TORS CHEEKS AS HE HEARS
HE CHEERS
DRAKE TO HEAD THE TICKET
Free Coinage of Both Gold and
silver. With an InternaA
tfonaI Agreement.
PLANks OF THE PLATFORM.
Temporary Chairman Lane Deiiy-
ers a Tirade Aguinst the
Democracy.
TEARS ROLL DOWN THE SENA-
TORS CHEEKS AS HE HEARS
HE CHEERS
DRAKE TO HEAD THE TICKET
Free Coinage of Both Gold and
silver. With an InternaA
tionaI Agreement.
PLANKs OF THE PLATFORM.
Temporary Chairman Lane DeiiT-
ers "a Tirade Against the
Democracy.

DES MONIES, 10, July 10.-The
Iowa Republican state convention
today attracted more than usual at
tention on account OF possibilities al
fecting the presidential boom OF
Iowa's faVorite son, William 3. Al
lison. The utterances OF the tenn
porary chairman. Hon. Joseph r.
Lane. of Davenport, were listened
TO with marked interest as an outline
OF the Allison idea as 10 the present
political situation. The weather to-
day was perfect. and the attendance
at the convention was the largest in
the history. OF the party in this state.
The campaign for gubernatorial hon
ors has been one OF the most hotly
contested ever known in Iowa, and
has been unique from the fact that
the candidates have organized and
conducted the campaign on the
school district committee plan. just
as the state central committee does
the campaign for the election OF
the ticket About fifteen active can
didates entered the field for gov
ernor. Jackson declining TO run for
another term last spring. The field
simmered down until only the fol-
lowing opened headquarters Mon
day and sought nomination today:
Gen. F. NJ. Drake. Centerville: Sena-
tor James Harlan. Mount Pleasant;
Senator Matt Parrott, Waterloo;
Senator J. H. Harsh. Creston. Sec
retary Of State ". Mcfarland, Des
Moines. Senator J. T. Kamerar,
Webster City; Col. E. S. Ormsby.
Emmettsburg
When the convention opened the
chances were believed 10 lie between
the first three for the nomination for
governor. with Gen. Drake a strong IA
vori1e 70 win. The best estimates on
the first ballot We're: Drake 400 votes:
Harsh. 800: Parrott. 200; Mcfarland. 100;
others scattered. There are 1.243 dele
gates 10 the convention. requiring 622
votes for a choice. SO several ballots
were expected. Heavy charges were
sprung against Drake the past day or
two. but all were refuted. and other
candidates being accused OF originat-
ing them. il was claimed that ne
charges helped his candidacy in place
of injuring II. There was little inter
est today in the other offices for which
nominations were 10 be made.
LANE ON REPUBLICANISM.
The convention was called 10 order
by Chairman Blythe. OF the state cen
traI committee. Temporary Chairman
Lane. OF Davenport then delivered an
address. AIr. Lane said:
I congratulate you on the magnifi-
cent harmony existing at the present
time in the Republican party through
out the state. a few years back,
through senseless actions, through
questions not political. we were tenn
porarily defeated in state affairs. I
congratulate you on the wisdom OF
your last Two conventions, and I trust
the result OF that experience will in
sure a continuation in that direction.
In 1892. through the deception and false
promises OF the Democratic party,
BENJAMIN Harrison was defeated and
Grover Cleveland elected a majority
of the people thought they wanted a
change. They got II. 1t is a matter OF
history in what doses il came and how
soon they learned they did not want II.
AT the time of this election the coun-
try was prosperous, business good,
manufactures were in operation, Ia
/ Dor was III Q6ildIlQ- E1afulS udu MI
Cleveland been inaugurated before
their Democratic free trade promises
and threats eliminated a panic as Sc
| we're in its disastrous results as II was
sudden in its coming It gave no
warning. It swept down upon US, an
/ avalanche of distrust and fear OF
! Dem ocrauc legislation. They prom
ised to repeal the Mckinley law and
the purpose Of revenue only The
! Gorman-Wilson bill, enacted by the
/ sugar trust and other combina-
tions, satisfied the people that
/ the Democratic party was truly
! in favor of a tariff for revenue
only. It was this class OF legislation
! that made it possible TO give Iowa a
/ solid Republican delegation in con-
/ gress and to sweep the country with
! Republican victories.