The herald., 1895-08-08
Free Silver Meets a Waterloo in
the Convention
STATE TICKET NOMINATED
Resolutions Declare for the Use of Both
Gold and Silver
Election Of United States Senator's by Direct
Vote Of the People Favored
General Notes
As,oci.ted Press Special Wire.

Associated Press Special Wire.
1MARSHALLTUWN Ia, Aug. 7.-One
of the most notable state conventions I'm
Iowa closed in this city this afternoon
Since Monday there has been bitter strife
between the two opposing elements OF the
party-one contending for ticket nomi-
mated on a platform on a sound money
basis; the other clamoring for free coin
age without waiting for an international
agreement. From start to finish the
white metal contingent did nearly oil the
talking. By an apparently fortuitous in
cident, the silver men had hne chance
to exploit their views in the convention
hall during the afternoon from the fact
that the resolutions committee got into
a wrangle on the financial plank that
kept them in the committee room until
nearly O'Clock, the currency question
being overhauled and reconstructed two
or three times. The controversy grew
warm and bitter, and when the minority
report endorsing free coinage was intro
duced another prolonged silver discussion
was precipitated. The final roll call on
the resolutions showed the white metal
crowd defeated by a vote of 65l1a to 420H.
A mighty shout mingled with groans fol-
lowed the announcement of the result. A
large num- DER of free silver delegates i'm
mediately left the hall, not waiting for
the nominations. The state ticKet was
nominated as follows:
For governor, Judge W. I. Babb.
Lieutenant-governor. S. L. Bestow.
Superintendent of public instruction,
Lyman r. Parshall.
Railroad commissioner, Colonel r. G.
Adams.
Supreme Judge, Senator Thomas Har-
per.
The following is the platform:
The Dem ocratic party of Iowa in con-
vention assem- bied reaffirms the national
platform OF the party adopted in Chicago
In 1892; points with satisfaction to the
evidences of the wisdom of the conven-
ton in results accomplished according to
promises, to evidences of returning pros
perity; restoration OF wages and re-estab-
1ishment OF industry upon prosperous
basis-conditions which have extorted
congratulations from even the Republic
ans of Iowa. We declare the rescue OF the
finances of the country from the baleful
effects of the Sherman law; the repeal OF
the un-American federal election law,
and the uprooting OF Mckinleylsm to be
works worthy the history and prestige of
the great emocratic party and courage
of the Democratic administration. We
reafirm the following portion of the sew
enth plank of the last national Demo-
cratic convention: "Wa hold to the use of
both gold and silver as standard money
of the country, and to coin both gold and
silver without discrimination against
either metal or charge for mintage, but
che dollar unit of coinage of both metals
must be one equal in intrinsic and legis-
lative value, or be adjusted by interna-
tional agreement or by such safeguards
OF leg islation as shall insure the mainten-
ance of the parity OF the two metals and
the equal power of every dollar at all
times in the payment of debts. and we
demand that the paper currency shall be
kept at par within and redeemable in
such coin.' We insist upon this policy as
especially necessary for the protection of
the farmer and laboring classes-the first
and most defenseless victims of an un-
stable and huctuating currency.
We repeat our demand of the last five
years for local option, high license tax
on behalf of the commercial interests of
the state. We favor law permitting the
manufacture of liquors. thus affording
m arket for the production or the farm
and the labor OF the state, and giving to
our people the enormous sums now ex-
pended in other states.
We favor the election of United States
senators by the direct vote OF the people.
We favor just and liberal pensions to all
deserving veterans. We reiterate our
opposition tt monopolies and trusts. land
call for enactments which will abolish
combines of all kinds.
Several other planks OF the platform re-
aerred wholly to state matters.