Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-07-11
DRAKE NOMINATED
To Lead the Republicans Of the
Hawkeye State.
SIX BALLOTS REQUIRED TO VIE.

Platform for SSound Money" mud ALI
son for Observation-Disclosures Denies q
New York Herald Special.
DEs MONIES, Ia, July 1.-THE Repub'
lican state convention held in the audi
forum OF Cavalry Tabernacle was the cen.
ter Of interest to politicians in this state.
Among those on the stage at the opening
was Senator Allison, and when he az.
peared the entire assemblag5 arose and
united in n series of tremendous cheers.
Senator Allison bowed his acknowledge
ment, but maintained silence. Chairman
Blythe named j. r. Lane, of Davenport.
as temporary chairman. Lanes speech
was short, but its delivery was delayed by
almost incessant applause. On the silvc:
question he said: ''In my view We should
favor bimetallism, the use Of both silver
and gold, with the largest use Of silver in
cur currency that will not impair or en-.
danger in any way the parity in value Of
all money in circulation, whether metal.
lic.or paper. We should favor an inter.
national conference to adopt such meas
ures as VIII insure parity OF value be-
tween gold and silver foc use as money
throughout the world.
Not iu Favor of Free Coinage.
1.-THE United States should not open its
minis to Tree coinage of silver until ~
arrangement has been made with otho.
commercial nations whereby they will
agree to concurrcntly open their minis.
Let this convention, with the spirit O.
harmony and wisdom that prevails
among you, to what is right and "a, coz
will be our r,ajority." Attic conclusion
of Lanes sIacch tao usual committees
were announced and convention az
journed to = p. IL. The auditorium was
packed with delegates (of whom ther, was
n full attcudance) and onlookers, ana the
whole thronS was very enthusiastic.
Permanen: Org aniz alton Effected.
When the convention was called to Or
der again at o'clock Governor Jackson
and other dignitarics occupied the plat
form and every seat in the auditorium
was filled. Hon. Lafayette Young, eli.
tor OF The Daily Capitol. was elected peg.
mancnt chairman, and j. W. Willets, of
Tama county, secretary. Considerable
difficulty was experienced in sccurin.
seats for the delegates. Chairman Young
was escorted to the chair and made a
brief speech in which he said that neither
defeat nor success seems to have any eff.
feet on the Democratic party. 1t was
needless, he thought, to say anything
about the Democrats. They were saying
worse things OF each other than he dare
to say Of them. An a!lu-ion to the "val.
ley OF the shadow of the Democracy
evoked the widest applause
Drake Nominated for Governor.
The convention then proceeded to ballot
for governor and il required six ballots to
settle this matter. Drake beginning q;
36j with Harlan next. 2iS. and gradually
climbnG-i!5 500, 556, 597-to S641z Oh
the sixth, Harlan having l39 3-li Oh that
ballot; Pdrrott. 23l 5 Il; Harsh, ,; Kan
rar, 2, ana Ormsby, 2. With the an
nouncement Of the vote Chairman Young
declared General Drake the nominee OF
the convention for governor. After pro
longed cheering balloting for lioutcnnnt-
governor was commenced. Matt Parrott,
of Waterloo, was nominated on the third
ballot, defeating ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
DUNCAN, of Charlton, for reelection. Iu
rapid succession Henry Sibin was renom.
mated for superintendent of public in
struction; George w. Perkins for rail-
road commissioner and Josiah Given for
judge Of the supreme court.