New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-07-11
son lNDoRsED FOR PRESIDENT.

GENERAL FRANCIS VI. DRAKE.
Civil War period. and because Of his friendship
for President Lincoln. General Drake. who *
equally popular. was backed by a shrewdly or
ganizcd following Of working politicians. The
third strongest candidate for Governor was *
State Senator Matt Parrot. Of Waterloo who
secured the second place the ticket. defeating
| for denomination Lieut. ,nant-Govcrnor DUNCAN,
Of Charlton.
There were seven othe. candidates for Cover
ner-J. +. Harsh. Of Creston; f. s Ormshy. Of
Enmcttshurg J. L. kamrar ~ Webster CITY:
" NJ. Mcfarland. Of Baskerville. the present
Secretary If state State Senator \. Il Conway.
OF New-Sharon f. c. Let's. Of Msrshalltown.
and w $ Russell. Of Perry The strength Il each
rapidly disappeared after the first ballot
supreme Court Judge Josiah Given. of Des
Moines; state Superintendent of Public lnstruc-
ton Henry sabin. Of Clinton. and Railroad Com
missioner George W. Perkins. OF Farragut. were
rcnominated without difficulty
There was no contest In tho convention over
the platform. which Ignores the prohibition
question among state issues ts being cat ~ poll
TICS ami after dcnoun 'lne the National Demo
cratic Administrator for u.s. Incompetence, prt.
fral- r,ainrns tn Minneapolis platform 90
1879, ON IA, loading National ISSUES. ~ attempt
yer. \ resolution adopted d, tar cauruT n lhe
iId District delegate. f,foiing 4 Ia" permitting
the manufa tue 81 liquor. In the state was Pre-.
scented to the Committee ou Resolutions hut Nas
ignored senator Allison Mas present AMI rr-
,,l,rI an enthusiastic welcome. but di not make
, spccch The platform nlor-or him TOT iicsi-
dent.
a mo AND nARMoNlpIs GATHERING
Th. conventions wns held In calvary Tah"r.
naoio The auditorium Viii H'a' $500 people
and II wa nlled To- oy'tilcwiuK Tn" number
nf Delegates entitled 10 s'aH was LA ana
nearly all were present II wa III" lttr'h
convention ever held b. ~. party, any nearly
every Republican tu' Of promn"''" IN tn
State was prcscn. The gathering wnF called {"
order at 1915 a. m bS Chairman J i. blythe
Of the state Central Committee. VII" after
nraver by the Rev + Norton of Tama
CIV introduced j Il. Lane. ~ Davenport rs
Temporary chairman. Mr Lane. In the cours"
~ his address. congratulated IL" parry %"
the change Of two gears ago In is policy on
the liquor question. Iie advocated int'rna-
uonal bimctalIism and POINTED oui what h"
considered the dangers Of independent action
by this country and Of free coinage other thhn
the commercial ratio = tn" precious metals
At IN. conclusion ~ his address the usual
committee were appointed and IN, c"nV'h'""
at II a, ADJOURNED until =. m
ON reconvcning the report 81 IN" ''ihih, ~
on Permanent organization. recommending
LAFAYETTE Young Of Des Mcincs. for permanent
chairman and j. W. Willctts. 81 Tama 'lty' az
secretary was adopted. Chairman Young an
dress was brief. and devoted 10 ridlcul" 81 IN
Democratic party. The convention then pro-
ceedci 10 the nomination Of a eandidat' Tor
Governor nominating speeches being p"i req.
'rbe first formal ballot resulted. Drake. 3b'.
Harlan PAS. Parrot. 20>. Harsh SO, brmsby,
81: Kamrar, 50. Mcfarland. ZIG: '"Iaway. ~
Let's a; Russell. 10. Drak" gain ID steadily,
and Harlan gained at a smaller rate me Dig
rnuntIes Of Dcs Moinrs Polk. Lynn and Potta-
watomie went solidly To Drake on the sixth
ballot which resulted. Drake SOL HARLAN. l",
PARROT 23i: Harsh. ,. kamrar. - ormsby. =.
For Lieutenant -Governor the candidates were
three Of the mel who had aspred to first place.
Matt Parrott j. l.. OrmsDy and J. !. kamrar.
and the prcsen, Incumbent W ;. DUNCAN Par
rnit was nominated by reclamation IN the ma
die Of me second ballot Josiah Given was nom.
mated for Judge Of supreme Court ON the first
haIlo; his competitor being \ j. Mccrcary. Of
<eokuk Superintendent ~ Public Instruction
( hin and Railroad Commissioner Perkins were
,cnominated by acclamaton. Ell nlied states
Senator j. g. Wright oi l)es Moinrs cnaiIinH"
of the Committee On Resolutions submitted the
platform. ,,.,- -
debate and the convention adjourned.
General Drake was born in Rushvil.c. H.. on be
c.nbcr 80 1890 HIS family removed To Iowa in
1881 He received a good business education' ana
while still "A young he crossed IN" plans twl'e
10 Sacramento conducting an oX-tralh ana droV"
OF cattle He enlisted the beginning OF the civi
War and was commissioned captain In an Iowa
regiment He served with credit throughout the
Rebellion. distinguishing himself In particular In the
actions OF F,klnss Ford and Marks NILS. al the
latter OF which he was dangerously Wounded lie
| vas In command Of his brigade IN this night. ana
was afterwdrd breveted brigadier general or Noun-
teers for his bravery on that occasion
After the he practised law ioI ABOUT SIX YEAR
He has been engaged IN fdllTOad ana bi1k
Ing business: he has projected and built nve rail-
roads and has held office III several. besides nav
ing been 4 bank president and the president Oi inc
| Board OF Trustees OF Drake University. In Dcs
Moines OF which has been the most liberal bene,
factor. lie H. also prominent IN Other educational
| and benevolent work. =. =
Matt PARROT was born In Schohare. y. Y. IN
! 1887 He early learned the printers trade and Ia
porter ia 1853 and has since conducted H. .
Josiah Given is a native Of Pennsylvania. IL
went to Des Molnes in 1868. and with the exception
OF his service the bench has practisei law there
since
! Henry Sabln il a native OF Pomfret. Conn. where
he was born in 1879 IL. was graduated from Am
herst College in 1862 and has since been engaged IN
educational work. He has lived In Iowa since 1871
and H. serving his third term.
George W. Perkins born Ia New Hampshire
nfty-one years ago. He has lived III Iowa twenty
+, I'VE years being engaged in farming In Fremont
| COUNT He has served term IN the stat" Senair
| and j. serving MS nrs' term - Railroad Comni's
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